Naloxone

Question 1

What type of drug is naloxone?

Answer 1

Narcotic antagonist

Question 2

What is the action of narcan?

Answer 2

Reversed the effects of narcotic analgesics

Question 3

What are the 3 uses for naloxone?

Answer 3

1. Coma
2. Drug OD and poisoning
3. Significant ALOC where hypoventilation and or loss of protective reflexes where OD cannot be positively excluded

Question 4

What are the 3 adverse effects of narcan?

Answer 4

1. Nausea and vomiting
2. Acute withdrawal syndrome in narcotic addicts
3. Aggressive behaviour following reversal

Question 5

What is the adult dose of narcan?

Answer 5

800mcg IM, repeat 800mcg if required

Question 6

What is the paed dose of naloxone?

Answer 6

10mcg/kg: repeat after 2-5 mins if no effect.

Max dose is 3 x paed calculated doses