{"id":86,"date":"2024-05-15T11:09:56","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T10:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-fife\/nhs-borders\/addiction-services\/naloxone\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T14:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T14:24:10","slug":"naloxone","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-fife\/pages\/addiction-services\/naloxone\/","title":{"rendered":"Naloxone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The aim of the Scottish Drug Death Taskforce, as published in their report<\/a> in 2022, is for Scotland to have the most extensive naloxone network anywhere in the world. The ambition is that anyone who may come into contact with a person experiencing an opiate-based overdose should have access to, and have been trained on how to use, naloxone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naloxone is a medication that can temporarily reverse the effects of opioid drugs like codeine, morphine, tramadol, fentanyl, heroin, methadone and buprenorphine. Most overdoses involve multiple substances. The “Drug-Related Deaths in Scotland 2024 report<\/a>” highlights that opioids are implicated in 80% of drug-related deaths in Scotland so, when the signs of an opiate overdose are identified, it is always better to intervene with naloxone.<\/p>\n\n\n

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There are two naloxone services currently available in community pharmacies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Emergency Supply Naloxone<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Take Home Naloxone<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    A table distinguishing each service can be found\u00a0here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The only naloxone kits that should be issued when providing either of these services are Prenoxad<\/strong> (intramuscular injection), Nyxoid<\/strong> or Naloxone 1.26mg <\/strong>[Pebble] (nasal sprays), as shown below.<\/p>\n\n\n

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