Naloxone (Narcan)

1. Therapeutic Effects
   1. Narcotic Antagonist
   2. Reverses effects of narcotics (heroin, morphine, methadone, codeine, demerol, dilaudid, paregoric, fetanyl, tylox, percodan, nubain, stadol, talwin, and darvon)

2. Indications
   1. Known narcotic overdose
   2. Known synthetic narcotic overdose
   3. Coma of unknown etiology

3. Contraindications/Precautions
   1. Hx of hypersensitivity to drug

4. Side Effects
   1. Withdrawal effects
   2. May precipitate vomiting

5. Administration and Dosage
   1. Adult: 0.4-0.8 mg IV/IM/SQ up to 2.0 mg
   2. Peds: 0.01-0.1 mg/kg
   3. EMT-Basic may administer up to 2.0 mg IM under direct On-Line Medical Control Only.