Drug details

Narcan (naloxone hydrochloride injection)

type of Opioid Antagonists

Narcan (naloxone) is an opioid antagonist used for the complete or partial reversal of opioid overdose, including respiratory depression. Narcan is also used for diagnosis of suspected or known acute opioid overdose and also for blood pressure support in septic shock. Narcan is available in generic form.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• hives,
• difficulty breathing, and
• swelling of your face, lips, tongue or throat

The following drugs are related to Narcan, either as a replacement or used together:

• Amyvid (florbetapir f 18 injection)
• Aricept (donepezil)
• Brixadi (buprenorphine extended-release injection)
• Versacloz (clozapine oral suspension)
• Compazine (prochlorperazine)
• Neuraceq (florbetaben f 18 injection)
• Razadyne (galantamine hbr)
• Invega Sustenna (paliperidone palmitate extended-release injectable suspension)
• Kloxxado (naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray)
• Latuda (lurasidone hcl tablets for oral administration)
• Loxitane (loxapine)
• Namzaric (memantine hydrochloride extended-release and donepezil hydrochloride capsules)
• Methadone (methadone oral concentrate)
• Revex (nalmefene hydrochloride)
• Opvee (nalmefene nasal spray)
• Zimhi (naloxone hydrochloride injection)
• Narcan Nasal (naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray)
• Zyprexa Relprevv (olanzapine extended release injectable suspension)

The following supplements are related to Narcan, and may be used together with the drug:

• Glycine (s.)
• Lithium (s.)
• Dhea (s.)