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Is naloxone safe for pregnant or breastfeeding women?

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????: Naloxone is a drug used for acute narcotic intoxication, typically given when a person isn't breathing because of overdose. As such, if it were really needed it wouldn't be safe _not_ to use it.

Answered 11/27/2014

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It depends: Naloxone is an opioid antagonist used to reverse the effects of opioid side effects which include slowing of the breathing, nausea, itching among others. This medication is rarely used during pregnancy or for breast feeding women. It may precipitate an acute withdrawal reaction in opioid dependent patients.

Answered 4/1/2019

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Of course: For most indicated uses of naloxone, it isn't safe not have it.

Answered 4/24/2015

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Naloxone: If a woman needs to be treated for an opioid overdose with respiratory depression - that could be life threatening - so the naloxone should be administered. It is not known is it is distributed in breast milk. This addresses Narcan use and fetus- https://reference.medscape.com/drug/narcan-nasal-spray-naloxone-intranasal-1000057

Answered 11/17/2018

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