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Results 1 - 6 of 6 for NALOXONE OR BUPRENORPHINE
  1. Opioid Overdose (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... opioid overdose: Call 911 immediately. Give the person naloxone, if it is available. Naloxone is a safe medication that can quickly stop ... muscle under the skin, or into the veins. Naloxone works by blocking the effects of the opioids ...
  2. Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) Treatment (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... OUD)? The medicines used in MOUD are methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone: Methadone, buprenorphine, and lofexidine, which can decrease withdrawal symptoms and ...
  3. Heroin (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... a heroin overdose be treated? A medicine called naloxone can treat a heroin (or other opioid) overdose ... medicine is needed. There are two forms of naloxone that anyone can use without medical training: nasal ...
  4. Opioids and Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... also help. There is also a medicine called naloxone which can treat opioid overdoses. It can reverse ...
  5. Safe Opioid Use (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... for an overdose, you will want to get naloxone from a pharmacy and carry it with with you wherever you go. Naloxone is a medicine that can reverse the effects ...
  6. Pregnancy and Opioids (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... MOUD). For MOUD during pregnancy, providers prescribe either buprenorphine or methadone. These medicines can reduce your cravings ...