Definition:

A drug that counteracts the effects of another drug.

Examples are Naltrexone (Vivitrol) and Naloxone (NARCAN), both used to prevent or reverse the effects of opioid overdose.

Find out more about NARCAN here.

Find out more about Vivitrol here.

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