Naloxone

Introduction: Naloxone

Description of Naloxone

Naloxone: A specific opiate antagonist that has no agonist activity. It is a competitive antagonist at mu, delta, and kappa opioid receptors.
Source: Diseases Database

Naloxone: specific opiate antagonist with no agonist activity, a competitive antagonist at mu, delta, and kappa opioid receptors.
Source: CRISP

Naloxone: A specific opiate antagonist that has no agonist activity. It is a competitive antagonist at mu, delta, and kappa opioid receptors.
Source: MeSH 2007

Drug name confusion

Because many drug names share similar spellings or sound almost identical when spoken, it is possible to mistake the name of a particular medication. Other drugs that are sometimes confused with Naloxone include:

• Naltrexone

Terms associated with Naloxone:

More specific terms for Naloxone:

• Naltrexone

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Naloxone

• Morphinans

Source - MeSH 2007

• morphine
• narcotic antagonist

Source - CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Naloxone

The following list attempts to classify Naloxone into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Heterocyclic Compounds
  • Alkaloids
    • Opiate Alkaloids
      • Morphinans
        • Naloxone

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Heterocyclic Compounds
  • Heterocyclic Compounds with 4 or More Rings
    • Morphinans
      • Naloxone

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Heterocyclic Compounds
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, Bridged-Ring
    • Morphinans
      • Naloxone

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Polycyclic Compounds
  • Polycyclic Hydrocarbons, Aromatic
    • Phenanthrenes
      • Morphinans
        • Naloxone

External links related to: Naloxone

• MedDet
• Naloxone, Flumazenil and Dantrolene as Antidotes
• Narcan Injection 400 mcg/ml, 1 ml Ampoule , SPC from the eMC
• Narcan Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Naloxone - RxList Monographs
• Naloxone for preventing morbidity and mortality in newborn infants of greater than 34 weeks' gestation with suspected perinatal asphyxia (Cochrane Review)
• Naloxone for shock (Cochrane Review)
• Naloxone Hydrochloride Injection , SPC from the eMC
• Naloxone for narcotic-exposed newborn infants (Cochrane Review)
• Naloxone Hydrochloride Injection, Minijet. (International Medication Systems) , SPC from the eMC

Source: Diseases Database

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