naloxone

☆ nal·ox·one (nal′ək sōn′)

noun

a white, crystalline, nonaddictive, synthetic drug, CHNO·HCl, used to counteract the effects of narcotic overdoses

Etymology: < N-al(lylnor)ox(ymorph)one

Converse of object

administer: For less severe overdosage, administer naloxone 0.2 mg intravenously followed by increments of 0.1 mg every 2 minutes if required.

Adjective modifier

intravenous: It is very unusual to overdose patients using this regime, but intravenous naloxone should be available.

Modifies a noun

infusion: Adjunctive therapy with reduced opiate doses, spreading the dose equally over 24 hours or even a naloxone infusion should be considered.

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