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February 28, 2018: In the News: Substitution Error in a Naloxone Kit

A recent news report described provision of an incorrectly prepared naloxone kit to a patient. Naloxone is intended to temporarily reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, but the patient discovered that an opioid had been mistakenly substituted for the naloxone in the kit.  Read more ...