Medicine guide

Naloxone Hydrochloride

4 mg/.1mL · Spray, Metered

  • Available without prescription
  • Opioid Antagonist
Active substance
Naloxone Hydrochloride
Made by
Asclemed USA, Inc.

Quoted from the official source. Not yet reviewed by Mediclarum — the leaflet in your pack is authoritative.

At a glance

Quoted from the official label · 2024-10-29

What it is

Emergency treatment of opioid overdose

Used for
  • To “revive” someone during an overdose from many prescription pain medications or street drugs such as heroin this medicine can save a life
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.

All warnings ↓
Good to know
  • Sold without a prescription
  • FDA enforcement reports list no ongoing recall, and none from the last two years, for this product code · checked 2026-10-02
56other products contain Naloxone Hydrochloride — compare makers, forms and strengths

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What it is for

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

From the official label · 2024-10-29 · DailyMed

How to take it

These directions are for this exact strength and form. Another one is different.

  • 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 Step 2:
  • GIVE 1 st dose 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 1 st dose 1 nasal spray device contains 1 dose Step 3:
  • CALL CALL 911 immediately after giving the 1 st dose Step 4:
  • WATCH & GIVE WAIT 2-3 minutes after the 1 st dose 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 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 step 1 step 2 step 3 step 4 step 5

Quoted from the official label, section “Dosage & Administration”.

Other warnings

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.

Quoted from the official label, section “Warnings”.

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.

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Other Information”.

What kind of medicine it is

Emergency treatment of opioid overdose

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Purpose”.

Other ingredients

Relevant if you react to a dye, a preservative, lactose or gluten.

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

Quoted from the official label, section “Inactive Ingredients”.

Questions about this product

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

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Questions”.

Ingredients people check for

Lactose, gluten, dyes, sugars and other ingredients that matter with an allergy, intolerance or diet — as this product’s FDA label lists them.

This label’s list of inactive ingredients names none of: lactose, wheat or gluten, colour dyes, sugars, sugar alcohols, alcohol (ethanol), aspartame (phenylalanine), gelatin, peanut oil, soy, parabens, sulfites, titanium dioxide.

Quoted from the FDA label. A label that does not name an ingredient is not a guarantee that the product is free of it, and formulations change. With an allergy, check the pack and ask a pharmacist.

Every version of this medicine (23)

The same active substance, strength and kind of form, from every company that sells it — with what each label lists.

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Same active substance, strength and form in other countries

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Details

Made byAsclemed USA, Inc.
Active substanceNaloxone Hydrochloride
Used inPain, sleep, mood, epilepsy and the brain
Strength4 mg/.1mL
FormSpray, Metered
RouteNasal
Packs2 BLISTER PACK in 1 CARTON / 1 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSE in 1 BLISTER PACK / .1 mL in 1 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSE
NDC76420-867

Source: NDC Directory · 2026-09-13 · not reviewed by a clinician

Source: US Food and Drug Administration, NDC Directory. Reuse terms: US government work (FDA).

Other strengths and forms

55 products are sold under this name. Grouped by form; a number on a strength means several companies make it.

Same active substance

These contain the same substance. That does not mean one can replace another — ask a pharmacist.