Push Dose Pearls: Naloxone

This is the next episode of our Push Dose Pearls miniseries with ED Clinical Pharmacist, Chris Adams. In this ongoing series we’ll dig into some of the questions we all have about medications we commonly see and use in the ED. This episode focuses on naloxone. Naloxone is a staple in every ED docs toolbox but it can save more lives if it’s immediately available in the community. We’ll discuss ED based naloxone programs, why they are important, how to get funding, and which patients could benefit. 

Do you give out naloxone in your ED? Is it readily available in your community? We’d love to hear your experience. Hit us up on social media @empulsepodcast or at ucdavisem.com

Hosts:

Dr. Julia Magaña, Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at UC Davis

Dr. Sarah Medeiros, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UC Davis

Guests:

Christopher Adams, PharmD, Emergency Department Senior Clinical Pharmacist and former Assistant Professor at UC Davis

Resources:

Kids Considered Podcast – Naloxone and Opioid Overdose

Sindhwani MK, Friedman A, O’Donnell M, Stader D, Weiner SG. Naloxone distribution programs in the emergency department: A scoping review of the literature. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2024 May 8;5(3):e13180. doi: 10.1002/emp2.13180. PMID: 38726467; PMCID: PMC11079430.

Jacka BP, Ziobrowski HN, Lawrence A, Baird J, Wentz AE, Marshall BDL, Wightman RS, Mello MJ, Beaudoin FL, Samuels EA. Implementation and maintenance of an emergency department naloxone distribution and peer recovery specialist program. Acad Emerg Med. 2022 Mar;29(3):294-307. doi: 10.1111/acem.14409. Epub 2021 Nov 23. PMID: 34738277..

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Thank you to the UC Davis Department of Emergency Medicine for supporting this podcast and to Orlando Magaña at OM Productions for audio production services.