Addressing overdoses from “street drugs” containing potent synthetic opioids poses a key challenge when utilizing opioid antagonists. A standard approach to known or suspected opioid overdose includes ...

As overdose deaths continue to climb across Florida, a local treatment center is turning to a relatively new overdose reversal device to help save lives. It's called ZIMHI, an injectable emergency ...

People receiving a double dose of naloxone are no more likely to survive an opioid overdose than people receiving a standard, 4-milligram nasal spray, according to a new study. The new paper, ...

The proper name for a narcotic is an opioid. Naloxone and naltrexone are two of the most commonly used opioid antagonists or narcotic reversal agents. Opioid antagonists can block and even reverse the ...

A study comparing a new, higher-dose nasal spray for opioid overdoses to the standard dose found no increase in survival rates but more side effects. The 8-milligram naloxone spray, approved two years ...

Hikma is introducing naloxone hydrochloride injection, 2mg/2ml, in a prefilled syringe form. The drug is used for the emergency treatment of a known or suspected opioid overdose and is the third PFS ...

Suboxone (buprenorphine and naloxone) is a brand-name prescription medication. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved it to treat dependence on opioid drugs. This includes treating opioid ...

The FDA approved a new, over-the-counter intranasal naloxone spray for the treatment of emergency opioid overdose. HealthDay News — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved another ...

Suboxone (buprenorphine/naloxone) is a prescription drug that treats opioid use disorder in adults. Suboxone comes as a film that dissolves in your mouth. It’s usually taken once per day. Treatment ...

The FDA approved a new, over-the-counter intranasal naloxone spray for the treatment of emergency opioid overdose. HealthDay News — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved another ...