🇺🇸 Naloxone Hydrochloride in United States

FDA authorised Naloxone Hydrochloride on 22 October 1985 · 4,304 US adverse-event reports

Marketing authorisations

FDA — authorised 22 October 1985

  • Application: ANDA070299
  • Marketing authorisation holder: HIKMA
  • Status: supplemented

FDA — authorised 17 January 1986

  • Application: ANDA070639
  • Marketing authorisation holder: INTL MEDICATION
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 18 April 1986

  • Application: ANDA070172
  • Marketing authorisation holder: HOSPIRA
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 17 November 1986

  • Application: ANDA070661
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ABRAXIS PHARM
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 24 March 1988

  • Application: ANDA072076
  • Marketing authorisation holder: INTL MEDICATION
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 20 May 1988

  • Application: ANDA070417
  • Marketing authorisation holder: INTL MEDICATION
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 24 May 1988

  • Application: ANDA071272
  • Marketing authorisation holder: HIKMA
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 24 May 1988

  • Application: ANDA071287
  • Marketing authorisation holder: HIKMA
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 24 May 1988

  • Application: ANDA071274
  • Marketing authorisation holder: HIKMA
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 24 May 1988

  • Application: ANDA071273
  • Marketing authorisation holder: HIKMA
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 19 July 1988

  • Application: ANDA071811
  • Marketing authorisation holder: MARSAM PHARMS LLC
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 19 November 1992

  • Application: ANDA070171
  • Marketing authorisation holder: HOSPIRA
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 21 January 1997

  • Application: ANDA074736
  • Marketing authorisation holder: WATSON LABS
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE AND PENTAZOCINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: TABLET — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 17 March 2000

  • Application: ANDA075523
  • Marketing authorisation holder: SUN PHARM INDS LTD
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE AND PENTAZOCINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: TABLET — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 11 July 2001

  • Application: ANDA075735
  • Marketing authorisation holder: LUPIN
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE AND PENTAZOCINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: TABLET — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 3 April 2014

  • Application: NDA205787
  • Marketing authorisation holder: KALEO INC
  • Local brand name: EVZIO
  • Indication: SOLUTION — INTRAMUSCULAR, SUBCUTANEOUS
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 23 July 2014

  • Application: NDA205777
  • Marketing authorisation holder: PURDUE PHARMA LP
  • Local brand name: TARGINIQ
  • Indication: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 19 October 2016

  • Application: NDA209862
  • Marketing authorisation holder: KALEO INC
  • Local brand name: EVZIO (AUTOINJECTOR)
  • Indication: SOLUTION — INTRAMUSCULAR, SUBCUTANEOUS
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 26 July 2017

  • Application: ANDA207634
  • Marketing authorisation holder: SOMERSET THERAPS LLC
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 8 August 2017

  • Application: ANDA207633
  • Marketing authorisation holder: SOMERSET THERAPS LLC
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 17 December 2018

  • Application: ANDA207846
  • Marketing authorisation holder: CHARTWELL RX
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 19 April 2019

  • Application: ANDA209522
  • Marketing authorisation holder: TEVA PHARMS USA
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: SPRAY, METERED — NASAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 15 October 2019

  • Application: ANDA212455
  • Marketing authorisation holder: EUGIA PHARMA
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 4 November 2019

  • Application: ANDA212456
  • Marketing authorisation holder: EUGIA PHARMA
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 16 March 2020

  • Application: ANDA213209
  • Marketing authorisation holder: DR REDDYS
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 14 January 2021

  • Application: ANDA213279
  • Marketing authorisation holder: EUGIA PHARMA
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 29 January 2021

  • Application: ANDA214785
  • Marketing authorisation holder: BAXTER HLTHCARE CORP
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 29 April 2021

  • Application: NDA212045
  • Marketing authorisation holder: HIKMA
  • Local brand name: KLOXXADO
  • Indication: SPRAY — NASAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 15 October 2021

  • Application: NDA212854
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ZMI PHARMA
  • Local brand name: ZIMHI
  • Indication: SOLUTION — INTRAMUSCULAR, SUBCUTANEOUS
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 28 February 2022

  • Application: NDA215457
  • Marketing authorisation holder: KALEO INC
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE (AUTOINJECTOR)
  • Indication: SOLUTION — INTRAMUSCULAR, SUBCUTANEOUS
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 10 June 2022

  • Application: ANDA212300
  • Marketing authorisation holder: HIKMA
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 29 July 2022

  • Application: ANDA215964
  • Marketing authorisation holder: PH HEALTH
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 26 October 2022

  • Application: ANDA216624
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ACCORD HLTHCARE
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 7 November 2022

  • Application: ANDA214792
  • Marketing authorisation holder: BAXTER HLTHCARE CORP
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 7 March 2023

  • Application: NDA208969
  • Marketing authorisation holder: AMPHASTAR PHARMS INC
  • Local brand name: REXTOVY
  • Indication: SPRAY, METERED — NASAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 28 July 2023

  • Application: NDA217722
  • Marketing authorisation holder: HARM REDUCTION THERP
  • Local brand name: RIVIVE
  • Indication: SPRAY, METERED — NASAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 6 October 2023

  • Application: ANDA216977
  • Marketing authorisation holder: BPI LABS
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 29 February 2024

  • Application: ANDA218404
  • Marketing authorisation holder: MANKIND PHARMA
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 2 April 2024

  • Application: ANDA213573
  • Marketing authorisation holder: FRESENIUS KABI USA
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 23 April 2024

  • Application: ANDA217992
  • Marketing authorisation holder: AMNEAL
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: SPRAY, METERED — NASAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 24 April 2025

  • Application: ANDA216719
  • Marketing authorisation holder: PADAGIS ISRAEL
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: SPRAY — NASAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 21 August 2025

  • Application: ANDA214211
  • Marketing authorisation holder: STERINOVA INC
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: ANDA071682
  • Marketing authorisation holder: SMITH AND NEPHEW
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: ANDA072088
  • Marketing authorisation holder: IGI LABS INC
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: ANDA072089
  • Marketing authorisation holder: IGI LABS INC
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: ANDA072090
  • Marketing authorisation holder: IGI LABS INC
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: ANDA072115
  • Marketing authorisation holder: INTL MEDICATION
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: ANDA071683
  • Marketing authorisation holder: SOLOPAK
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: ANDA071672
  • Marketing authorisation holder: SOLOPAK
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: ANDA072082
  • Marketing authorisation holder: IGI LABS INC
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: ANDA072081
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ASTRAZENECA
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: ANDA071339
  • Marketing authorisation holder: WATSON LABS
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: ANDA072083
  • Marketing authorisation holder: IGI LABS INC
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: ANDA072087
  • Marketing authorisation holder: IGI LABS INC
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: ANDA072084
  • Marketing authorisation holder: IGI LABS INC
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: ANDA071671
  • Marketing authorisation holder: SMITH AND NEPHEW
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: ANDA072086
  • Marketing authorisation holder: IGI LABS INC
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: ANDA072091
  • Marketing authorisation holder: IGI LABS INC
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: ANDA072085
  • Marketing authorisation holder: IGI LABS INC
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: ANDA072093
  • Marketing authorisation holder: IGI LABS INC
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Status: approved

FDA

  • Application: ANDA070649
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ABRAXIS PHARM
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: ANDA070648
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ABRAXIS PHARM
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: ANDA071681
  • Marketing authorisation holder: SMITH AND NEPHEW
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: ANDA072092
  • Marketing authorisation holder: IGI LABS INC
  • Local brand name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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Safety signals — FAERS

Adverse reaction reports describe suspected side effects. A report does not mean the drug caused the event — co-medications, underlying disease and coincidence all contribute.

Most-reported reactions

  1. Pain — 726 reports (16.87%)
  2. Nausea — 499 reports (11.59%)
  3. Anxiety — 452 reports (10.5%)
  4. Drug Dependence — 433 reports (10.06%)
  5. Emotional Distress — 432 reports (10.04%)
  6. General Physical Health Deterioration — 407 reports (9.46%)
  7. Dyspnoea — 367 reports (8.53%)
  8. Vomiting — 343 reports (7.97%)
  9. Fall — 327 reports (7.6%)
  10. Maternal Exposure During Pregnancy — 318 reports (7.39%)

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Naloxone Hydrochloride in other countries

Same drug, different regulators. Each page below lists the local marketing authorisation, HTA position, pricing, and adverse-event data.

Other Pain approved in United States

Frequently asked questions

Is Naloxone Hydrochloride approved in United States?

Yes. FDA authorised it on 22 October 1985; FDA authorised it on 17 January 1986; FDA authorised it on 18 April 1986.

Who is the marketing authorisation holder for Naloxone Hydrochloride in United States?

HIKMA holds the US marketing authorisation.