Naloxone nasal and Tafinlar

• Generic Name: naloxone
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Narcan, Evzio

Naloxone blocks or reverses the effects of opioid medication, including extreme drowsiness, slowed breathing, or loss of consciousness. An opioid is sometimes called a narcotic.

Naloxone nasal (for use in the nose) is used to treat a narcotic overdose in an emergency situation. naloxone should not be used in place of emergency medical care for an overdose.

Naloxone nasal is also used to help diagnose whether a person has used an overdose of an opioid.

Naloxone nasal may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: dabrafenib
• Dosage Forms: capsule
• Other Brand Names: Tafinlar

Tafinlar (dabrafenib) is a cancer medication that interferes with the growth and spread of cancer cells in the body.

Tafinlar is used alone or in combination with another medicine called trametinib (Mekinist) to treat certain types of cancer in people who have a "BRAF" gene mutation.

Tafinlar is for use in treating:

• melanoma (skin cancer) that cannot be treated with surgery or has spread to other parts of the body, or to prevent melanoma from coming back after surgery;

• non-small cell lung cancer that has spread to other parts of the body; or

• advanced or metastatic thyroid cancer that has spread and for which there are no other treatment options.