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Naloxone Hydrochloride

Dosage form
SPRAY, METERED
Labeler
Actavis Pharma, Inc.
Label updated
2024-01-30
Retrieved
2026-09-07
Active ingredients
NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
View original label and images on DailyMed ↗
Active ingredient (in each spray)

Naloxone hydrochloride 4 mg

Purpose

Emergency treatment
of opioid overdose

Uses
  • to “revive” someone during an overdose from many prescription
    pain medications
     or street drugs such as heroin
  • this medicine can save a life
Directions

[Image in the official label — see DailyMed source]


Step 1: CHECK if you suspect an overdose:

  • CHECK  for a suspected overdose: the person will not wake up or is very sleepy or not breathing well
  • yell “Wake up!”
  • shake the person gently
  • if the person is not awake, go to Step 2
 

[Image in the official label — see DailyMed source]

Step 2: GIVE 1stdose in the nose

  • HOLD  the nasal spray device with your thumb on the bottom of the plunger
  • INSERT  the nozzle into either NOSTRIL
  • PRESS  the plunger firmly to give the 1st dose
  • 1 nasal spray device contains 1 dose
 

[Image in the official label — see DailyMed source]

Step 3: CALL

  • CALL 911 immediately after giving the 1st dose

[Image in the official label — see DailyMed source]


Step 4: WATCH & GIVE

  • WAIT 2-3 minutes after the 1stdose to give the medicine time to work
  • if the person wakes up: Go to Step 5
  • if the person does not wake up:
  • CONTINUE TO GIVE  doses every 2-3 minutes until the person wakes up
  • it is safe to keep giving doses

[Image in the official label — see DailyMed source]


Step 5: STAY

  • STAY  until ambulance arrives: even if the person wakes up
  • GIVE  another dose if the person becomes very sleepy again
  • You may need to give all the doses in the pack
Warning
  • When using this product some people may experience
    symptoms when they wake up, such as, shaking, sweating,
    nausea, or feeling angry. This is to be expected.
Other information
  • Store below 77°F (25°C).
  • do not freeze
  • avoid excessive heat above 40°C (104°F)
  • protect from light
  • the product is packaged in individually-sealed blisters.
    Do not use if the blister is open or torn, or if the device appears damaged.
Inactive ingredients

benzalkonium chloride, edetate disodium, sodium chloride
buffered with sodium hydroxide/hydrochloric acid, water

Questions?

1-888-838-2872 between 9 am and 5 pm ET, Monday-Friday.
www.tevausa.com/our-products/tevagenerics

Label information

*This product is not affiliated with, manufactured by, or produced by
the makers or owners of NARCAN®

Manufactured For: Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
Parsippany, NJ 07054

Rev. A 1/2024

PACKAGE LABEL PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

NOT FOR RESALE
FOR NON-RETAIL
DISTRIBUTION

Compare to the active
ingredient in NARCAN®*

NDC 0591-3871-99

Naloxone Hydrochloride
Nasal Spray
4mg

Emergency Treatment of
Opioid Overdose

Designed to Rapidly Reverse the
Effects of a Life-Threatening
Opioid Emergency

For use in nose only

2 Single-Dose Nasal Spray Devices
0.003 fl oz (0.1 mL) each

[Image in the official label — see DailyMed source]

DailyMed Set ID: 49350f7e-d613-40a8-8941-a2ec30eafdf3 · Version 1
NDC: 0591-3871