Narcan® Injection
Contains naloxone hydrochloride 400 micrograms in 1 mL
Consumer Medicine Information
What is in this leaflet Before you are given • heart disease
Narcan® Injection • lung disease
This leaflet answers some common • kidney disease
questions about Narcan® Injection. It • liver disease
does not contain all the available When you must not be given
• drug addiction (including an
information. It does not take the Narcan® Injection
addiction to alcohol).
place of talking to your doctor.
You should not be given Narcan® Tell your doctor if you are
All medicines have risks and Injection if you have an allergy to: pregnant or plan to become
benefits. Your doctor has weighed
• any medicine containing pregnant.
the risks of you being given Narcan® Your doctor can discuss with you the
naloxone hydrochloride
Injection against the benefits they risks and benefits involved.
expect it will have for you. • any of the ingredients listed at the
end of this leaflet. Tell your doctor if you are
If you have any concerns about breastfeeding or plan to
Some of the symptoms of an allergic
being given Narcan® Injection, ask breastfeed.
your doctor. reaction may include:
Your doctor can discuss with you the
• shortness of breath risks and benefits involved.
Keep this leaflet in a safe place.
• wheezing or difficulty breathing
You may need to read it again. If you have not told your doctor
• swelling of the face, lips, tongue
about any of the above, tell them
or other parts of the body before you are given Narcan®
• rash, itching or hives on the skin. Injection.
What Narcan® Injection You should not be given Narcan®
is used for Injection if the solution is Taking other medicines
discoloured, cloudy, turbid or a
Narcan® Injection belongs to a precipitate is present. Tell your doctor or healthcare
The injection is normally a clear and professional if you are taking any
group of medicines called opioid
colourless solution. other medicines, including any that
antagonists.
you get without a prescription
Narcan® Injection works by The doctor or your healthcare from your pharmacy,
reversing the effects of opium-like professional will check to ensure the supermarket, health food shop,
substances such as morphine, heroin medicine is not past its expiry date naturopath or herbalist.
and codeine. and has not been tampered with.
These include but are not limited to:
Ask your doctor if you have any If you are not sure whether you • pain killers
questions about why Narcan® should be given this medicine, talk
to your doctor. • cough and cold remedies
Injection has been prescribed for
• alcohol
you.
Your doctor may have prescribed it Before you are given Narcan® • heart or blood pressure
for another reason. medications.
Injection
These medicines may be affected by
This medicine is available only with
Tell your doctor if you have Narcan® Injection or may affect how
a doctor's prescription. allergies to any other medicines, well Narcan® Injection works. You
foods, preservatives or dyes. may need different amounts of your
Tell your doctor if you have or medicines, or you may need to take
have had any of the following different medicines.
medical conditions:
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Your doctor has more information on While you are being Side effects
medicines to be careful with or avoid given Narcan® Injection
while being given this medicine. Tell your doctor or nurse as soon
as possible if you do not feel well
Things you must do while you are being given Narcan®
Injection.
If you are about to be started on This medicine helps most people
How Narcan® Injection any new medicine, remind your
is given reverse the life threatening opioid
doctor and healthcare professional
overdose, but it may have unwanted
that you have been given Narcan®
Narcan® Injection must only be side effects in a few people.
Injection.
given by a doctor or a healthcare All medicines can have side effects.
professional. Tell any other doctors or dentists,
Sometimes they are serious, most of
who treat you that you have been
given Narcan® Injection. the time they are not. You may need
How it is given medical attention if you get some of
If you are going to have surgery, the side effects.
Narcan® Injection can be given: tell the surgeon or anaesthetist that
you have been given Narcan® Do not be alarmed by the following
• as an injection into a muscle
Injection. lists of side effects. You may not
(intramuscular), experience any of them.
It may affect other medicines used
• just under the skin (subcutaneous)
during surgery. Ask your doctor to answer any
or
questions you may have.
• as a slow injection into a vein If you become pregnant while
(intravenous). being given this medicine, tell your Tell your doctor or nurse if you
doctor immediately. notice any of the following and
they worry you:
How much is given If you are about to have any blood
tests, tell your doctor that you are • dizziness
Your doctor will decide what dose of being given this medicine. • headache
Narcan® Injection you will receive It may interfere with the results of • nausea
and how long you will receive it for. some tests.
This depends on your medical • vomiting
condition and other factors. If you are on a salt restricted diet, • pain at the site of injection.
tell your doctor that you are taking
Sometimes only a single dose of this medicine. The above list includes the more
Narcan® Injection is required. common side effects of your
Your diet may need to be changed.
medicine.
If you are given too much Things to be careful of Tell your doctor as soon as possible
(overdose) if you notice any of the following:
Do not drive or operate machinery • sweating
As Narcan® Injection is always after you have been given Narcan®
given to you in a hospital under the Injection for at least 24 hours (1 • tremor
supervision of a doctor, it is unlikely day). • increased heart rate
that you will receive an overdose. • nervousness or restlessness
Do not drink alcohol while you are
Symptoms of an overdose may be the being given this medicine. • irritability or restlessness
same as side effects but may be more • violent behaviour or agitation
If you feel light-headed, dizzy or
severe. The symptoms of a side faint when getting out of bed or The above list includes serious side
effect are listed under Side effects standing up, get up slowly. effects that may require medical
below. Standing up slowly, especially when attention.
If you notice any symptoms of an you get up from a bed or a chair, will If any of the following happen, tell
overdose immediately contact your help your body get used to the your doctor or healthcare
doctor or go to the Emergency change in position and blood professional immediately:
Department at the nearest hospital. pressure. If this problem continues or
• shortness of breath
gets worse, talk to your doctor.
Contact the Poisons Information • wheezing or difficulty breathing
Centre on 13 11 26 for further
• swelling of the face, lips, tongue
advice on overdose management.
or other parts of the body
• rash, itching or hives on the skin.
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The above list includes very serious Supplier
side effects. You may need urgent
medical attention or further Narcan® Injection is supplied in
hospitalisation. These side effects are Australia by:
very rare. Phebra Pty Ltd
19 Orion Road,
Tell your doctor or healthcare Lane Cove West, NSW 2066,
professional if you notice anything Australia
that is making you feel unwell.
Other side effects not listed above
may also occur in some people.
Narcan® (naloxone hydrochloride
400 micrograms in 1 mL) injection
ampoule
After being given
AUST R 57306
Narcan® Injection
Phebra product code INJ174
This leaflet was prepared in
Storage
February 2013
Narcan® Injection will be stored in Phebra, Narcan and the phi symbol
the hospital. The injection is kept in a are trademarks of Phebra Pty Ltd.
cool dry place, protected from light
where the temperature stays below
25°C.
Narcan® Injection will only be
opened when it is time for you to
have the injection.
Product description
What it looks like
Narcan® Injection is a clear,
colourless solution in ampoules of 2
mL capacity.
Ingredients
Narcan® Injection contains 400
micrograms of naloxone
hydrochloride in 1 mL Water for
injections.
It also contains:
• sodium chloride.
This medicine does not contain
lactose, sucrose, gluten, tartrazine,
alcohol, dyes or preservatives.
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