Active Ingredient (in each spray)
Naloxone hydrochloride 4 mg
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
Keep this and all medications out of the reach of children.
Purpose
Emergency treatment of opioid overdose
Uses
• to “revive” someone during an overdose from many prescription pain medications or street drugs such as heroin
• this medicine can save a life
Directions
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Step 1: CHECK if you suspect an overdose:
• CHECK for a suspected overdose: the person will not wake up or is very sleepy or not breathing well
• yell “Wake up!”
• shake the person gently
• if the person is not awake, go to Step 2
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Step 2: GIVE 1st dose in the nose
• HOLD the nasal spray device with your thumb on the bottom of the plunger
• INSERT the nozzle into either NOSTRIL
• PRESS the plunger firmly to give the 1st dose
• 1 nasal spray device contains 1 dose
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Step 3: CALL
• CALL 911immediately after giving the 1st dose
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Step 4: WATCH & GIVE
• WAIT2-3 minutes after the 1st dose to give the medicine time to work
• if the person wakes up: Go to Step 5
• if the person does not wake up:
• CONTINUE TO GIVE doses every 2-3 minutes until the person wakes up
• it is safe to keep giving doses
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Step 5: STAY
• STAY until ambulance arrives: even if the person wakes up
• GIVE another dose if the person becomes very sleepy again
• You may need to give all the doses in the pack
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Warning
When using this product some people may experience symptoms when they wake up, such as shaking, sweating, nausea, or feeling angry. This is to be expected.
Other information
• store at room temperature or refrigerated, between 2°C to 25°C (36°F to 77°F)
• do not freeze
• avoid excessive heat above 40°C (104°F)
• protect from light
• the product is packaged in individually-sealed blisters.
Do not use if the blister is open or torn, or if the device appears damaged
Inactive Ingredients
benzalkonium chloride, edetate disodium, hydrochloric acid, sodium chloride, water
Questions?
- call 1-866-634-9120 or go to www.padagis.com
HOW SUPPLIED
Product: 50090-6963
NDC: 50090-6963-0 .1 mL in a VIAL, SINGLE-DOSE / 2 in a CARTON