Reversal of Pediatric Opioid Toxicity with Take-Home Naloxone: a Case Report

Take-home naloxone, an opioid antagonist, has become part of a multimodal approach to curbing opioid-related mortality. However, there is little information about the utility of take-home naloxone in pediatric patients. We report a case of opioid toxicity after exposure to methadone in a pediatric patient, which was successfully reversed with take-home naloxone. A previously healthy 22-month-old girl ingested an unknown amount of liquid...