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Bookmark or Share- Naloxone DrugFacts | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)Prepackaged Nasal Spray (generic naloxone, Narcan®, Kloxxado®), developed as a result of NIDA-funded research, is an FDA-approved prefilled, needle-free device that requires no assembly and is sprayed into one nostril while the person lays on their back.
- Frequently Asked Questions for NARCAN® Nasal SprayNARCAN ® Nasal Spray was designed to rapidly reverse the effects of a life-threatening opioid emergency. It is used to revive someone during an overdose from many prescription pain medications or street drugs such as heroin and is available as an over-the-counter treatment.
- 5 Things to Know About Naloxone | Overdose Prevention | CDCNaloxone, for example Narcan®, is a medicine that can help people who are overdosing on an opioid. Opioids include prescription medications, heroin, and fentanyl. Sometimes other drugs, including cocaine and methamphetamine, are mixed with fentanyl.
- Naloxone: Opioid Overdose, Instructions, Side Effects - Drugs.comNarcan (naloxone) works in an overdose by reversing serious or deadly central nervous system (CNS) depression due to opioids (narcotics), including depressed breathing, extreme drowsiness and loss of consciousness.
- NARCAN® Nasal SprayCarrying NARCAN® Nasal Spray can make all the difference in an opioid emergency. Easy to use. No nasal swabs or needles. Safe to use, even if opioids are not present. Original prescription strength. Works quickly, often reversing an opioid overdose in minutes. Same brand used by first responders.
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