Naltrexone, sold under the brand name Revia among others, is a medication primarily used to manage alcohol use or opioid use disorder by reducing cravings...
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Naltrexone/bupropion, sold under the brand name Contrave among others, is a fixed-dose combination medication for the management of chronic obesity in...
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Low-dose naltrexone (LDN) is the off-label, experimental use of the medication naltrexone at low doses for diseases such as Crohn's disease, Hashimoto's...
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Buprenorphine/naltrexone is an experimental combination drug formulation of buprenorphine, a μ-opioid receptor (MOR) weak partial agonist and κ-opioid...
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The drug combination morphine/naltrexone (trade name Embeda) is an opioid combination pain medication developed by King Pharmaceuticals for use in moderate...
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antagonist that acts on one or more of the opioid receptors. Naloxone and naltrexone are commonly used opioid antagonist drugs which are competitive antagonists...
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antagonist called naltrexone, as they are both derivatives of opiates. However, nalmefene offers certain advantages over naltrexone. These include a longer...
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Paradoxical reaction (section Naltrexone)
doses around one-tenth of the typical dose, naltrexone has been used for pain relief. Low-dose naltrexone is believed to have an anti-inflammatory effect...
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related to naltrexone. It is a major active metabolite of naltrexone formed by hepatic dihydrodiol dehydrogenase enzymes. With naltrexone therapy, 6β-naltrexol...
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Opioid use disorder (section Naltrexone)
twelve-step programs, and other peer support programs. The medication naltrexone may also be useful to prevent relapse. Naloxone is useful for treating...
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including overdose, can be reversed by the opioid antagonists naloxone and naltrexone, though higher doses than usual may be necessary compared to other opioids...
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also available with paracetamol (acetaminophen), ibuprofen, naloxone, naltrexone, and aspirin. Common side effects include euphoria, constipation, nausea...
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alcohol. It appears to work as well as naltrexone for maintenance of abstinence from alcohol, however naltrexone works slightly better for reducing alcohol...
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is a documentary film about the use of generic medications (primarily naltrexone, but also nalmefene) for treating and curing alcoholism. The primary focus...
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described in the early publications. The combined use of clonidine and naltrexone was found to be a rapid, safe, and effective treatment for abrupt withdrawal...
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cocaine addiction by its developer, Alkermes, showing similar efficacy to naltrexone but possibly with reduced side effects. However, it has attracted much...
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to be maintained. Naltrexone does not appear to increase risk of serious adverse events, which confirms the safety of oral naltrexone. Mortality or serious...
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respectively, with nanomolar affinities. The opioid antagonists naloxone and naltrexone act as neutral antagonists of the mu opioid receptors under basal conditions...
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persons. Naltrexone is a competitive antagonist for opioid receptors, effectively blocking the effects of endorphins and opioids. Naltrexone is used to...
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triggered by certain foods, hormone cycles and stress. In many cases naltrexone, taken daily in low doses, appears to help. List of cutaneous conditions...
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Remifentanil (section Circumventing naltrexone)
fentanyl. Remifentanil has been used with some success to circumvent naltrexone in patients who are in need of pain management. Remifentanil, being a...
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method for treating alcohol dependence. TSM involves the targeted use of Naltrexone. She credits TSM with saving her life in 2009. To increase awareness of...
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high-yield N-dealkylation of tertiary amines: improved syntheses of naltrexone and nalbuphine' R. A. Olofson, Jonathan T. Martz, Jean Pierre Senet, Marc...
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weight-loss medications such as sibutramine or orlistat. The combination drug naltrexone/bupropion has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
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endorphin produce their effects. Taking an opioid antagonist such as naltrexone or nalmefene reduces the reinforcement such that a person is no longer...
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inhibitors (SSRI), benzodiazepines, stimulants and opioid antagonists (ex: naltrexone). An open study of cognitive behavioral therapy has aimed to help patients...
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and medications. Medications can include buprenorphine, methadone, or naltrexone. A heroin overdose may be treated with naloxone. An estimated 17 million...
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antipsychotics (aripiprazole), anticonvulsants (topiramate, baclofen, gabapentin), naltrexone, varenicline, citicoline, ondansetron, prometa, riluzole, atomoxetine...
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Opiates/opium Codeine# +aspirin +paracetamol Morphine# (+naltrexone) Opium Laudanum Paregoric Semisynthetic Acetyldihydrocodeine Benzylmorphine Buprenorphine (+naloxone)...
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Naloxazone Naloxegol Naloxol Naloxonazine Naloxone Naltrexazone Naltrexonazine Naltrexone Naltrindole Naringenin Noribogaine Oxilorphan Pawhuskin A Rimonabant Quadazocine...
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