Term Name: | naloxone hydrochloride |
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Synonyms: | (17R)-17-allyl-3,14-dihydroxy-6-oxo-4,5alpha-epoxymorphinan-17-ium chloride, (5alpha)-17-allyl-3,14-dihydroxy-4,5-epoxymorphinan-6-one hydrochloride, (5alpha,17R)-17-allyl-3,14-dihydroxy-6-oxo-4,5-epoxymorphinan-17-ium chloride, 17-allyl-3,14-dihydroxy-4,5alpha-epoxymorphinan-6-one hydrochloride, Narcan |
Definition: | A hydrochloride resulting from the formal reaction of equimolar amounts of naloxone and hydrogen chloride. A specific opioid antagonist, it is used to reverse the effects of opioids, both following their use of opioids during surgery and in cases of known or suspected opioid overdose. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:31892] ( EBI ) |