Meanings
- medicineA marketed variety of naloxone.
Administering Narcan has nothing to do with getting an addict clean and sober. It has everything to do with saving a life in a given emergency.
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Neffy uses the same spray device as Narcan, the naloxone nasal spray for opioid overdose, according to a spokesperson for its maker, ARS Pharmaceuticals.
2024 August 9, Meg Tirrell, “First nasal spray epinephrine drug for emergency allergic reactions gets FDA approval”, in CNN
present singular third person Narcans · participle present Narcanning · participle past Narcanned · past Narcanned
- informaltransitiveTo administer Narcan to a person who is overdosing.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna potent narcotic antagonist (trade name Narcan) especially effective with morphine
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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Narcan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Narcan
“Narcan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Narcan. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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