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Narcan
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English
Proper noun
en pharmaceutical drug A marketed variety of en naloxone.
en Evzio Nyxoid
en 2012 Peter L. Beilenson; Patrick A. McGuire Tapping into The Wire JHU Press 9781421407616 Administering Narcan has nothing to do with getting an addict clean and sober. It has everything to do with saving a life in a given emergency.
en Meg Tirrell First nasal spray epinephrine drug for emergency allergic reactions gets FDA approval w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/09/health/neffy-nasal-spray-allergic-reactions 2024-08-09 Neffy uses the same spray device as Narcan, the naloxone nasal spray for opioid overdose, according to a spokesperson for its maker, ARS Pharmaceuticals. https://web.archive.org/web/20251028214252/https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/09/health/neffy-nasal-spray-allergic-reactions 28 October 2025
Verb
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en informal transitive To administer Narcan to a person who is overdosing.