Fine-tuning naltrexone treatment for alcoholics
In 1994, the Food and Drug Administration approved naltrexone for the treatment of alcoholism. It has since prov...partially determined by measuring blood levels for naltrexone and its major metabolite, 6-beta-naltrexol. The 1994 approval of naltrexone by the federal Food and...Rewards coupled with naltrexone effective in treating heroin and other opioid addictions
... among them, codeine, morphine and heroin, to take naltrexone regularly. Naltrexone is an opioid antagonist that...e pharmacotherapies and encourage patients to take naltrexone regularly. The study included 127 patients who sought treatment for opioid dependence and who compl...Behavioral therapies plus pharmacotherapies can add up to success
...ions, cue exposure and coping skills training with naltrexone in a treatment program. Patients who took naltrexone during aftercare were more 'alcohol-resistant' than placebo recipients. Patients who received commu...Drug used in treatment of alcoholism may have role in treatment of HIV
... AZT, and indinavir is unknown, the interaction of naltrexone with opioid receptors may play a role. Researchers...lls were incubated for 4 days with AZT, indinavir, naltrexone or combinations of the drugs. HIV-1 p24 antigen levels weremeasured using an enzyme-linked immunoass...Using naltrexone to treat alcoholics with a 'Mediterranean drinking pattern'
...e first to examine the effectiveness and safety of naltrexone for the treatment of alcoholism among Spanish pati...nted to see if there would be differences in using naltrexone for the treatment of alcohol dependency in this population." Drugs can have agonist and/or antagonis...Research, physician training combine to put care for opiate dependence in hands of family doctor
...e dependence. Buprenorphine will join methadone, naltrexone and LAAM as the fourth medication available for treating heroin and other opiate addictions. Physicians who are not addiction medicine specialists, and who want to offer this new option to their patients, must first complete an eight-hour training s...Combining medication, family counseling improves treatment outcome for men who abuse heroin
...udy was the first to combine family counseling and naltrexone as a treatment for heroin dependence. Heroin abuse...methods: behavioral family counseling plus use of naltrexone or individual-based treatment plus naltrexone. One of the criteria for participating in the program ...Naltrexone injections for alcohol dependence: once-a-month treatment helps maintain sobriety
...h the oral formulation." The typical oral dose of naltrexone is 50 milligrams per day. Studies have shown that...lerated and does not produce many adverse effects, naltrexone does not work for everyone. "This is the first multi-center study of 'depot naltrexone,'" added K...Topiramate: a potential new medication for treating alcoholism
...tment of alcohol dependence: the opiate antagonist naltrexone and the alcohol-aversive agent disulfiram. A thir...t topiramate has a greater effect on drinking than naltrexone and acamprosate," added Litten. "On the other hand, topiramate appears to have more severe side-eff...A little-known drug called naltrexone provides a "meaningful benefit" in helping alcohol...clusions are based on "high-quality evidence" that naltrexone reduces by 36 percent the risk of an alcoholic relapsing to heavy drinking in the first three months...