Purpose. Published reports on placebo-controlled clinical trials and other studies investigating the use of pure opioid antagonists for the prevention and treatment of opioid-induced pruritus (OIP ...

In the three aforementioned studies of epidural delivery of naloxone in combination with an opioid (fentanyl or morphine), the frequency of pruritus was decreased, with no reversal of analgesia noted.

Connecticut College is committed to the health and safety of its community members and strives to prevent the harm that may result from the misuse and abuse of opioid substances. Accordingly, the ...

Buttenschon’s bill would require public buildings across the state to stock opioid antagonists, such as Narcan. The law is part of a trio of laws that seek to address the opioid epidemic.

Avoid concomitant mixed agonist/antagonist opioids (eg, butorphanol, nalbuphine, pentazocine) or partial agonist (eg, buprenorphine); may reduce effects and/or precipitate withdrawal symptoms.

Naloxone has no pharmacological properties of its own but it is a narcotic antagonist that powerfully counteracts the euphoria, respiratory depression, nausea, convulsions, and other effects produced ...

Avoid concomitant mixed agonist/antagonist opioids (eg, butorphanol, nalbuphine, pentazocine) or partial agonist (eg, buprenorphine); may reduce effects and/or precipitate withdrawal symptoms.

BMB-201's efficacy suggests that it may provide better pain relief than traditional opioid treatments, without the associated risks of dependency ... Our pipeline includes novel compounds targeting ...

While you may associate narcotic overdoses with heroin or oxycodone, potent synthetic opioids have been found mixed with stimulants ... work by binding to opioid receptors in the brain, producing ...

Opioid antagonists such as naloxone are administered to people suspected of overdosing. Naloxone — known mostly by the commercial nasal spray container that administrates it called Narcan ...

who may not have been successful with treatment or other addiction therapies such as oral opioid agonist therapy (OAT) and other appropriate empirically supported services. The project will identify ...