Don't Jump to Higher Naloxone Doses for Opioid Overdose
October 2021
You'll get questions about whether higher naloxone doses are needed for opioid overdose.
Usual naloxone doses are 4 mg intranasal or 0.4 mg IM.
But people are hearing that higher doses may be needed...since overdoses from "ultra-potent" fentanyl-like compounds are rising.
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