Naloxone

"Naloxone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A specific opiate antagonist that has no agonist activity. It is a competitive antagonist at mu, delta, and kappa opioid receptors.

Descriptor ID	D009270
MeSH Number(s)	D03.132.577.249.706 D03.605.497.750 D03.633.400.686.750 D04.615.723.795.706
Concept/Terms	Naloxone Naloxone Nalone Nalone Naloxon Curamed Naloxon Curamed Curamed, Naloxon Naloxon-Ratiopharm Naloxon-Ratiopharm Naloxon Ratiopharm Naloxone Abello Naloxone Abello Abello, Naloxone Naloxone Hydrochloride Naloxone Hydrochloride Hydrochloride, Naloxone Naloxone Hydrochloride Dihydride Naloxone Hydrochloride Dihydride Dihydride, Naloxone Hydrochloride Hydrochloride Dihydride, Naloxone Naloxone Hydrochloride, (5 beta,9 alpha,13 alpha,14 alpha)-Isomer Naloxone Hydrochloride, (5 beta,9 alpha,13 alpha,14 alpha)-Isomer Naloxone, (5 beta,9 alpha,13 alpha,14 alpha)-Isomer Naloxone, (5 beta,9 alpha,13 alpha,14 alpha)-Isomer Narcan Narcan Narcanti MRZ-2593 MRZ-2593 MRZ 2593 MRZ2593 MRZ 2593-Br MRZ 2593 Br MRZ 2593Br Naloxone Hydrobromide Naloxone Hydrobromide Hydrobromide, Naloxone

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Naloxone".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Heterocyclic Compounds [D03]
Alkaloids [D03.132]
Opiate Alkaloids [D03.132.577]
Morphinans [D03.132.577.249]
Naloxone [D03.132.577.249.706]
Heterocyclic Compounds, Bridged-Ring [D03.605]
Morphinans [D03.605.497]
Naloxone [D03.605.497.750]
Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring [D03.633]
Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings [D03.633.400]
Morphinans [D03.633.400.686]
Naloxone [D03.633.400.686.750]
Polycyclic Compounds [D04]
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons [D04.615]
Phenanthrenes [D04.615.723]
Morphinans [D04.615.723.795]
Naloxone [D04.615.723.795.706]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Naloxone".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Naloxone".

Naloxone
Buprenorphine, Naloxone Drug Combination
Naltrexone

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Bar chart showing 38 publications over 22 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 1999 and 2011 and 2024

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	3	3
1997	0	1	1
1998	0	1	1
1999	1	3	4
2000	1	1	2
2002	0	1	1
2004	0	1	1
2005	0	1	1
2006	1	0	1
2008	0	2	2
2009	0	1	1
2010	0	2	2
2011	3	1	4
2012	0	1	1
2013	0	1	1
2016	0	1	1
2019	1	0	1
2021	0	2	2
2022	0	1	1
2023	0	1	1
2024	1	3	4
2025	1	1	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Naloxone" by people in Profiles.

Shastry S, Carpenter J, Krotulski A, Brent J, Wax P, Aldy K, Campleman S, Culbreth R, Falise A, Hughes A, Hendrickson RG, Amaducci A, Judge B, Meaden C, Calello DP, Buchanan J, Shulman J, Levine M, Schwarz E, Manini AF. Disparities in Treatment and Referral After an Opioid Overdose Among Emergency Department Patients. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 07 01; 8(7):e2518569.

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Ovalles Lacruz A, Valle MS, Santoyo K, Clarke RD, Bhoite P, Alarcon LN. Empowering Future Physicians: Enhancing Naloxone Competency Through Early Harm Reduction Training in Medical Education. MedEdPORTAL. 2025; 21:11499.

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Dicker F, Lothet E, Schwarz E, Aldy K, Brent J, Wax P, Culbreth R, Campleman S, Krotulski A, Logan B, Amaducci A, Judge B, Levine M, Calello D, Shulman J, Hughes A, Hendrickson RG, Meaden CW, Manini AF. Tramadol as a fentanyl adulterant: Prevalence and management in a ToxIC Fentalog study prospective cohort. Am J Emerg Med. 2025 Mar; 89:169-173.

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Tatara E, Ozik J, Pollack HA, Schneider JA, Friedman SR, Harawa NT, Boodram B, Salisbury-Afshar E, Hotton A, Ouellet L, Mackesy-Amiti ME, Collier N, Macal CM. Agent-Based Model of Combined Community- and Jail-Based Take-Home Naloxone Distribution. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 12 02; 7(12):e2448732.

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Aldy K, Krotulski A, Brent J, Campleman S, Culbreth R, Logan B, Wax P, Amaducci A, Judge B, Levine M, Schwarz E, Calello DP, Meaden CW, Shulman J, Hughes A, Hendrickson R, Carpenter J, Buchanan J, Manini AF. Emergency Department Patients with Para-Fluorofentanyl Overdose. J Emerg Med. 2025 May; 72:56-69.

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Abbasloo E, Esmaeili-Mahani S, Kobeissy F, Currier Thomas T. Evidence for the Induction of Analgesic Cross-Tolerance Between Opioid and Apelin/APJ Systems in Male Rats. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2024 Sep; 85(5):704-712.

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Tabatabai M, Cooper RL, Wilus DM, Edgerton RD, Ramesh A, MacMaster SA, Patel PN, Singh KP. The Effect of Naloxone Access Laws on Fatal Synthetic Opioid Overdose Fatality Rates. J Prim Care Community Health. 2023 Jan-Dec; 14:21501319221147246.

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Livingston CJ, Berenji M, Titus TM, Caplan LS, Freeman RJ, Sherin KM, Mohammad A, Salisbury-Afshar EM. American College of Preventive Medicine: Addressing the Opioid Epidemic Through a Prevention Framework. Am J Prev Med. 2022 09; 63(3):454-465.

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Santiago D, Rosario Y, Melin K, Duconge J, Roman L, Gonzalez A, Venkataramanan R. Brand-to-Generic Substitution of Buprenorphine/Naloxone Sublingual Film in Puerto Rico: A Case Study. P R Health Sci J. 2021 12; 40(4):192-194.

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Saraiya P, Hutchins SS, Crump S, Morgan J, Wilkinson T, Walker CD, Taylor B. Availability of Naloxone in 2 Underserved Urban Communities in Georgia. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2021 May-Jun 01; 27(Suppl 3):S179-S185.

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