Be Prepared When Patients Need Reversal Meds or Antidotes

May 2026

You’ll be called on to help optimize care around reversal agents, rescue meds, or antidotes.

These emergent meds limit harm from poisoning, overdoses, and other toxicities.

For example, naloxone reverses opioids...protamine counteracts bleeding from heparin...and flumazenil reverses benzodiazepines.

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Table of Contents

Sepsis Help Implement Updated Sepsis Guidelines to Improve Outcomes
Allergic Reactions Gather Details if Patients Report a Local Anesthetic Allergy
Med Safety Be Prepared When Patients Need Reversal Meds or Antidotes
Seizures Keep Safety in Mind With Long-Term Antiseizure Meds
GLP-1 Agonists Watch for the New Oral GLP-1 Agonist Orforglipron
Pain Brush Up on Non-Opioid Pain Medications
Migraine Know Which Meds Are Used for Acute Migraine in the ED
Rumor vs Truth Listen for Questions About Gabapentin