Naloxone is a fantastic tool in reducing opioid deaths, but gentler versions would be helpful for fighting overdose ...

Now available as an injection, as well, nalmefene acts like naloxone but is more potent and longer-acting. It’s marketed specifically for synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, which is responsible ...

Opvee is one of those. It’s a nasal spray with an active ingredient called nalmefene, which — like naloxone — is an “opioid ...

Arkansas Statutes speak to opioid antagonists which were previously seen as only naloxone products as a rapid acting opioid reversal agent until this new product came out. Nalmefene is a longer ...

Nalmefene has a higher affinity for opioid receptors and a longer duration of action than naloxone. Nalmefene has a longer half-life than naloxone, meaning it stays in the body longer. Nalmefene ...

A literature search identified more than a dozen published reports on the use of pure opioid antagonists (naloxone, naltrexone, methylnaltrexone) for the management of OIP in pediatric and adult ...

Naloxone, commonly known as Narcan, has become nearly synonymous with the opioid scourge and remains the gold-star treatment when it comes to overdose reversal tools. But it’s no longer the only ...

It is pronounced Nah-lox-own. Naloxone is a medication that quickly reverses the effects of an overdose from opioids. Opioids are drugs such as codeine, morphine, heroin, methadone or fentanyl. There ...

Denver Health unveiled a no-cost naloxone vending machine on its hospital campus on Monday. The vending machine distributes the life-saving drug naloxone, otherwise known as Narcan, free of charge.