Naloxone Hydrochloride

Naloxone Hydrochloride

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Side Effects & Adverse Reactions

Naloxone hydrochloride should be administered cautiously to persons including newborns of mothers who are known or suspected to be physically dependent on opioids. In such cases an abrupt and complete reversal of narcotic effects may precipitate an acute abstinence syndrome.

The patient who has satisfactorily responded to naloxone should be kept under continued surveillance and repeated doses of naloxone should be administered, as necessary, since the duration of action of some narcotics may exceed that of naloxone.

Naloxone is not effective against respiratory depression due to non-opioid drugs. Reversal of buprenorphine-induced respiratory depression may be incomplete. If an incomplete response occurs, respirations should be mechanically assisted.

 

Legal Issues

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FDA Safety Alerts

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Manufacturer Warnings

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FDA Labeling Changes

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Uses

Naloxone hydrochloride injection is indicated for the complete or partial reversal of narcotic depression, including respiratory depression, induced by opioids including natural and synthetic narcotics, propoxyphene, methadone and certain narcotic-antagonist analgesics: nalbuphine, pentazocine and butorphanol. Naloxone hydrochloride is also indicated for the diagnosis of suspected acute opioid overdosage.

Naloxone hydrochloride injection may be useful as an adjunctive agent to increase blood pressure in the management of septic shock.

 

History

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Other Information

Naloxone hydrochloride, a narcotic antagonist, is a synthetic congener of oxymorphone. In structure it differs from oxymorphone in that the methyl group on the nitrogen atom is replaced by an allyl group.

17-Allyl-4,5α-epoxy-3,14-dihydroxymorphinan-6-one hydrochloride
C19H21NO4 ∙ HCl

MM1

Naloxone hydrochloride occurs as a white to slightly off-white powder, and is soluble in water, in dilute acids, and in strong alkali; slightly soluble in alcohol; practically insoluble in ether and in chloroform.

Naloxone Hydrochloride Injection is available as a non-preserved sterile solution for intravenous, intramuscular or subcutaneous administration in 1 mg/mL concentration. Each mL of the 1 mg strength contains 8.35 mg of sodium chloride. The pH is adjusted with hydrochloric acid to meet USP limits of 3.0 to 4.5.

 

Naloxone Hydrochloride Manufacturers


  • Remedyrepack Inc.
    Naloxone Hydrochloride Injection [Remedyrepack Inc. ]
  • Tya Pharmaceuticals
    Naloxone Hydrochloride Injection, Solution [Tya Pharmaceuticals]
  • Mckesson Packaging Services Business Unit Of Mckesson Corporation
    Naloxone Hydrochloride Injection, Solution [Mckesson Packaging Services Business Unit Of Mckesson Corporation]
  • General Injectables & Vaccines, Inc
    Naloxone Hydrochloride Injection [General Injectables & Vaccines, Inc]
  • General Injectables & Vaccines, Inc
    Naloxone Hydrochloride Injection, Solution [General Injectables & Vaccines, Inc]
  • Physicians Total Care, Inc.
    Naloxone Hydrochloride (Naloxone Hydrochloride) Injection [Physicians Total Care, Inc.]
  • Physicians Total Care, Inc.
    Naloxone Hydrochloride Injection, Solution [Physicians Total Care, Inc.]
  • General Injectables & Vaccines, Inc.
    Naloxone Hydrochloride Injection [General Injectables & Vaccines, Inc.]
  • International Medication Systems, Limited
    Naloxone Hydrochloride Injection [International Medication Systems, Limited ]
  • Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Naloxone Hydrochloride (Naloxone Hydrochloride ) Injection [Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ]
  • General Injectables & Vaccines, Inc
    Naloxone Hydrochloride Injection [General Injectables & Vaccines, Inc]
  • Cardinal Health
    Naloxone Hydrochloride Injection, Solution [Cardinal Health]
  • Remedyrepack Inc.
    Naloxone Hydrochloride Injection [Remedyrepack Inc. ]
  • Hospira, Inc.
    Naloxone Hydrochloride Injection, Solution [Hospira, Inc.]
  • Hospira, Inc.
    Naloxone Hydrochloride Injection, Solution [Hospira, Inc.]
  • Cardinal Health
    Naloxone Hydrochloride Injection, Solution [Cardinal Health]
  • General Injectables & Vaccines, Inc
    Naloxone Hydrochloride Injection [General Injectables & Vaccines, Inc]
  • Mylan Institutional Llc
    Naloxone Hydrochloride Injection, Solution [Mylan Institutional Llc]
  • General Injectables & Vaccines, Inc.
    Naloxone Hydrochloride Injection [General Injectables & Vaccines, Inc.]
  • Hospira, Inc.
    Naloxone Hydrochloride Injection, Solution [Hospira, Inc.]
  • Cardinal Health
    Naloxone Hydrochloride Injection [Cardinal Health]

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