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 ...

The drug Naltrexone has increased in use over the past couple of years and serves to help people suffering from Alcohol Use ...

Alkermes, the company, makes a third form of addiction medication: a long-acting, injectable form of naltrexone, which blocks opioids’ effects. Because naltrexone is not an opioid, it has been ...

Vivitrol shows reduced peaks and minimal fluctuations in plasma levels of the drug, which may improve the adverse effect profile compared with the oral preparation. In 2010, the FDA updated the ...

Joe Breen, 38, is one of thousands of people whose experiences with GLP-1s such as Ozempic and Wegovy have radically changed their relationship with alcohol. Are these drugs the future for treating ...

Naltrexone, a drug used to treat opioid and alcohol use disorder, was associated with just a 14% reduction in the risk of ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2 in 5 people in the United States have obesity. The obesity rate was 30.5% from 1999 to 2000. From 2017 to 2020, it increased to ...

Anti-obesity medication use was associated with reduced alcohol consumption among patients in a telehealth medical weight ...

A new app is being used in combination with medication to help reduce opioid use, according to a study from UT Health San ...

2024 brought some major advancements in medicine. That includes the approval of "innovative" drugs like Tryvio for high blood pressure, Neffy for severe allergic reactions and Dupixent for chronic ...