TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Opioid overdose deaths can occur in patients with naltrexone implants
JO  - Medical journal of Australia
A1  - Gibson, Amy E.
A1  - Degenhardt, Louisa J.
A1  - Hall, Wayne D.
SP  - 152
EP  - 153
VL  - 186
IS  - 3
N2  - From Australian coronial records, we identified five deaths involving implantable naltrexone between 2000 and 2004. One man died from acute narcotism with a naltrexone implant in place and a blood naltrexone level of 0.3 mg/L. A woman died of combined drug effect (including naltrexone) accompanied by severe pain from a naltrexone implant site. These cases indicate that patients can die from opioid overdose with a naltrexone implant and blood naltrexone levels higher than reported blockade levels.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0025-729X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -