Naloxone: intravenously, intramuscular, inhalatory and intranasal use in emergency cases

The use of naloxone in emergency medicine is primarily connected to the treatment of a syndrome known as overdose, which is cause by non-essential use of heroin and certain opioid agonists. The dose of naloxone required to be efficacious depends on the quantity of opioid assumed, its receptorial aff...

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Main Authors: Carlo Locatelli, Davide Lonati, Valeria Petrolini, Raffaella Butera, Joannhe Georgatos, Simona Arrigoni Arrigoni, Andrea Giampreti, Luigi Manzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2005-10-01
Series:Emergency Care Journal
Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/1366