Naloxone
- Other Names:
- Narcan, Nalone
- Use:
- Naloxone is an opiate antagonist and pure analog. It competes with and displaces narcotic at receptor sites (Mu, Kappa, and Sigma). It is used to treat narcotic and narcotic-like poisonings resulting from Acetate, Alfentanil, Atropine, Belladonna (Atropus spp), Buprenorphine, Butorphanol, Clonidine, Codine, Captopril, Dextromethorphan, Diphenoxylate, Fentanyl Citrate, GHBA, Guanfacine, Henbane (Hyoscyamus spp), Heroin, Hydrocodone, Homatropine, Hydromorphone, Jimsonweed (Datura spp), Jessamine (Cestrum spp), Ketobemidone, Levomethadyl, Levophanol Tartrate, Lisinopril, Loperamide, Meperidine, Methadone, Morphine, Nalbuphine, Nalbuphine, Nitrous Oxide, Opium Alkaloids, Opium Tincture, Oxycodone, Oxymorphone, Paregoric, Pentazocine, Pentazocine, Poppy (Papaver spp), Propoxyphene, Sulfentanil, Tramadol, Valproic Acid, and Zipeprol.
Dosage: 8-10 mg/horse, IV (for hemorrhagic shock), 0.1 mg/kg IV (for hypoxic/ischemic encephalopathy)