What's in Narcan
from sourceA medicine sold over the counter, without a prescription.
From the product's label on DailyMed from Emergent Devices Inc., which lists 6 ingredients. MoleculeFinder matched 4 of them by their FDA UNII codes, 1 of those through the parent compound of the salt, hydrate or other form on the label. DailyMed label, version 4. 2 other ingredients are not MoleculeFinder molecules, so they are not listed here.
Active ingredients 1
- NaloxoneC19H21NO4
Active ingredient. Purpose on the label: Emergency treatment of opioid overdose (on the label as naloxone hydrochloride) from source
As a pure substance: LD50 90 mg/kg (mouse, iv) from source
Inactive ingredients 3
- Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acidC10H16N2O8
Inactive ingredient (on the label as edetate disodium) from source
As a pure substance: LD50 3,700 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source
- Sodium chlorideClNa
Inactive ingredient from source
As a pure substance: LD50 3,000 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source
- WaterH2O
Inactive ingredient from source
As a pure substance: LD50 25,000 mg/kg (mouse, iv) from source
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