How to Use naloxone in a Sentence

naloxone

noun
Definition of naloxonenext
  • The cost of naloxone, also known by the brand names Narcan and Evzio, can vary.
    — Laura Ungar, The Courier-Journal, 5 Apr. 2018
  • Reid said all high schools and buses are equipped with naloxone.
    — Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The naloxone will be available free of charge to anyone 18 years old and older.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2022
  • The state wants to increase naloxone, which saved countless lives.
    — Terry Demio, Cincinnati.com, 21 Feb. 2018
  • Narcan is a nasal spray version of naloxone, a drug that blocks an opioid’s effect on the brain.
    — Jan Hoffman, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2023
  • As is the case with anything, there are still some unknowns about what other issues could arise with over-the-counter naloxone.
    — Julia Landwehr, Health, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Prior to that, naloxone kits were available in the intake area, and a kit was available at the control desk in each housing unit.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Records show 110 lives have been saved from naloxone provided there.
    — Terry Demio, Cincinnati.com, 8 July 2019
  • The medicine will cost around $2.5 million in state funds and comes on top of regular doses of naloxone stocked in each county.
    — Laura Hancock, cleveland, 7 May 2021
  • Twenty-five seconds had passed since naloxone entered the body.
    — Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2024
  • How naloxone works Narcan works by blocking the effects of opioids on the brain and restoring breathing.
    — Nadia Kounang, CNN, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Researchers found that there is no state with enough naloxone to meet demand, even as drug overdoses have surged to a record high.
    — Meryl Kornfield, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Aug. 2022
  • Narcan is the brand name of naloxone, which is administered as an injection and, as in the case of Narcan, as a nasal spray.
    — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The cost of naloxone, which varies, is covered by most insurance policies.
    — Stephanie Armour, WSJ, 5 Apr. 2018
  • Opioids don’t work as long as naloxone remains in their systems.
    — Vipal Monga, WSJ, 24 June 2018
  • The alliance has been working to make naloxone widely available since 2014.
    — Daniela Altimari, courant.com, 17 Jan. 2022
  • As overdose deaths nationwide more than doubled in the past decade, it's become clear that naloxone isn't enough.
    — Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 1 July 2023
  • This is the eighth time a person in San Diego County jail has used the naloxone kits since they were made available in June, authorities said.
    — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2022
  • It’s the brand name for the drug naloxone, a life-saving tool that reverses opioid overdoses.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Over-the-counter naloxone made by other companies is poised to enter the retail market, too.
    — Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Last week, the Anchorage School District ensured all principals had a naloxone kit and knew how to use it.
    — Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Apr. 2023
  • More than 7,000 overdoses have been reversed in over six years with the naloxone her group distributes, Plumb said.
    — Meryl Kornfield and Mariana Alfaro, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Feb. 2022
  • Narcan, the brand name for naloxone, an over-the-counter drug, can reverse the effects of opioids, including fentanyl.
    — Brian Hallenbeck, Hartford Courant, 28 July 2024
  • Narcan is indeed here — the white boxes of naloxone spray that can pull someone out of an opioid overdose.
    — Emily Alpert Reyesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2023
  • The plan also calls for putting more naloxone, a drug that can reverse opioid overdoses, in the hands of more first responders.
    — Author: Katie Zezima, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Narcan, the nasal spray version of naloxone, has received F.D.A. approval to be sold over the counter and should be widely available by late summer.
    — Shoshana Walter, New York Times, 29 June 2023
  • Narcan, the nasal spray version of naloxone, has received F.D.A. approval to be sold over the counter and should be widely available by late summer.
    — Mike Baker, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The manager listened to Piccolo's instructions on how to use Narcan, the brand name of the drug naloxone, and added four boxes of the nasal spray to the hotel's first-aid kit.
    — Katheryn Houghton, CNN, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Or the rising availability of naloxone, a medication used to reverse an overdose?
    — Brian Castrucci, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Specialized nonprofit groups have sounded the alarm over this especially since naloxone — the nasal spray that counters the effect of a fentanyl overdose — is mostly unavailable in the country.
    — Marina E. Franco (noticias Telemundo For Axios), Axios, 5 Dec. 2024

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