The FDA says overdoses caused by the animal medication xylazine is hard to distinguish from opioids for humans.
The Food and Drug Administration is warning health care professionals to be on alert for the animal medication xylazine which is reportedly being sold and used as an illegal drug that can result in overdoses and worse.
Xylazine has now been found being used in the illegal drug trade in combination with other drugs like fentanyl or heroin, according to the FDA. The agency says many people seeking out other opioids and stimulants may be being sold Xylazine. That’s why FDA officials say health care professionals should continue to administer naloxone, a drug used to prevent opioid overdoses. The agency says health officials should consider "xylazine exposure if patients are not responding to naloxone or when there are signs or symptoms of xylazine exposure . Health care professionals should provide appropriate supportive measures to patients who do not respond to naloxone.
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