Repeated naloxone administration for morphine overdose in a 1-month-old infant.
Repeated injections of naloxone by hydrochloride, a pure narcotic antagonist, were administered to a 3,320-gm 4-week-old boy for treatment of an accidental morphine overdose. The infant received frequent naloxone hydrochloride injections (0.2 mg per injection) during the first 12 hours of therapy to reverse morphine-induced apnea, hypothermia, and flaccidity. A cumulative dose of 2.73 mg of naloxone hydrochloride (0.822 mg/kg) was administered over 27 hours without apparent adverse effect or evidence of toxicity.
D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease / Q000188:drug therapy; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009020:Morphine / Q000506:poisoning*; D009270:Naloxone / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D009270:Naloxone; D009020:Morphine