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Naloxone is used as an antidote intravenously for dose of

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Heroin

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Opium

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Librium

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Morphine

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Solution

The correct option is D Morphine
An antidote is a substance which can counteract a form of poisoning. Naloxone is a special narcotic drug that reverses the effects of the other narcotic medicines like morphine.
Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

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