Naltrexone is under development for the treatment of alcohol, opioid addiction and methamphetamine use disorder (MUD). It is a long acting implantable naltrexone implant, administered by the ...

And naltrexone on its own is of course FDA-approved for treating alcohol dependence, under the brand name Vivitrol. "There may be properties of anti-obesity medications that lead to reduced ...

disulfiram is effective at increasing consecutive days of abstinence from alcohol. Naltrexone is an opioid receptor antagonist that has been shown to reduce craving for alcohol in a subset of ...

Despite its effectiveness, though, naltrexone is hardly ever prescribed. In the U.S., approximately 1 percent of people with ...

Naltrexone comes as an oral tablet. It’s used to treat alcohol use disorder and opioid use disorder in adults. Keep reading to learn about common, mild, and serious side effects naltrexone can ...

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Researchers hypothesized that certain pharmacological properties of obesity drugs might influence alcohol use. For example, naltrexone reduces alcohol cravings, while GLP-1 RAs may diminish the ...