Rapid Absorption of Naloxone from Eye Drops

• Main Authors: Johanna Tuunainen (Author), Lasse Saloranta (Author), Jouko Levijoki (Author), Jenni Lindstedt (Author), Jenni Lehtisalo (Author), Sari Pappinen (Author), Meri Ramela (Author), Sami Virtanen (Author), Heikki Joensuu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Naloxone as emergency treatment for opioid overdosing can be administered via several routes. However, the available administration methods are invasive or may be associated with incomplete or slow naloxone absorption. We evaluated pharmacokinetics and local tolerance of naloxone ocular drops in hea...