Naloxone

🧮 Dose calculator

Opioid overdose · Regimen source: FDA Naloxone inj. · Dosage and Administration

• • Repeat every 2–3 min. If no response after 10 mg, question the diagnosis. If no IV access: IM or SC. FDA Naloxone inj. · Dosage and Administration

Enter age (weight is optional for this regimen).

👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Darooyab: category C — only if benefit outweighs risk. Darooyab · G-1969/Naloxone — مصرف در بارداری

  “مصرف در بارداری نالوکسان گروه C در شرايط خاص و نظارت ويژه پزشك قابل استفاده است:”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Naloxone inj. · Precautions/Warnings – Nursing Mothers

  “Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, caution should be exercised when naloxone is administered to a nursing woman.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Naloxone inj. · Pediatric Use

  “Naloxone hydrochloride injection, USP may be administered intravenously, intramuscularly or subcutaneously in children and neonates to reverse the effects of opiates.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Naloxone inj. · Geriatric Use

  “In general, dose selection for an elderly patient should be cautious, usually starting at the low end of the dosing range, reflecting the greater frequency of decreased hepatic, renal, or cardiac function, and of concomitant disease or other drug therapy.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.