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What Parents Should Know About Naloxone, a Medication That Reverses Opioid Poisoning or Overdose

Author/s: 
Barbara H Chaiyachati, Rachel E Linstead, Lindsay A Thompson
Date Added: 
December 1, 2024
Journal/Publication: 
JAMA
Publication Date: 
November 25, 2024
URL: 
What Parents Should Know About Naloxone, a Medication That Reverses Opioid Poisoning or Overdose
Type: 
Patient Education Materials
Format: 
Article
DOI (1): 
10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.4419
PMID (1): 
39585663
Keywords 
Naloxone
opiods
Opiate Overdose
fentanyl
Drug Overdose
Poisons
MeSH 
Naloxone
fentanyl
drug overdose
Opiate Overdose
Poisons

RPR Commentary

Information for parents about naloxone. James W. Mold, MD, MPH

Abstract

This JAMA Pediatrics Patient Page describes naloxone, a medication that reverses opioid poisoning or overdose.

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