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Naloxone counselling — GPhC CRA MCQ

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A family member collects take-home naloxone for a patient prescribed opioids and asks when to use it. What would you advise the patient?

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Correct answer: E — Use it for suspected opioid overdose and call emergency services immediately

Naloxone is an emergency reversal medicine and does not replace urgent medical care. The best answer addresses the key safety, legal or pharmaceutical care issue in the vignette. The other options would either delay appropriate care, create a new risk, or fail to resolve the issue. This is consistent with the cited UK reference for safe pharmacy practice.

Reference: BNF; MEP; NICE CKS