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ToxCard: Naloxone – Pearls and Pitfalls

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In the ED, he develops recurrent respiratory depression and hypoxia to 80%. 1 Most heroin in the United States actually contains fentanyl and fentanyl analogs. Naloxone reverses the analgesic, respiratory, sedative , and miotic e ffects of opioids. 6 Image 1: Structure of naloxone. How long should they stay in the ED?