As an antidote, it is difficult to differentiate side effects due to the drug from those due to the effects of the poison.
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- TRADE NAMES: Cervene; Revex (Baxter)
- INDICATIONS: Reversal of opioid depression. Also used for alcohol dependence, impulse control disorders such as pathological gambling, pruritus of cholestasis.
- CLASS: Antidote, Opioid antagonist
- HALF-LIFE: 10.8 hours
- CLINICALLY IMPORTANT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INTERACTIONS WITH:
Flumazenil
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