Repeated naloxone administration for morphine overdose in a 1-month-old infant

Pediatrics. 1979 Apr;63(4):606-8.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Iatrogenic Disease / drug therapy
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Morphine / poisoning*
  • Naloxone / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Naloxone
  • Morphine