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Naltrexone may ease fibromyalgia
April 20, 2009
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The low down on Low Dose Naltrexone
By Mandy Crest , Health ExpertLow dose naltrexone (LDN), has been reported by some patients to relieve the symptoms of multiple... Read more »
Naltrexone Shows Promise as Fibromyalgia Treatment
By Karen Lee Richards , Health ExpertA surprising medication – naltrexone – showed encouraging results for treating fibromyalgia... Read more »
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
By Dr. Kantor , Health Expert...some of them do or do not work. LDN (Low Dose Naltrexone) is a low dose version of an oral... Read more »
Are You Addicted to Tanning?
By Sue Chung , Health Expert...frequent and non-frequent tanners to take a drug called naltrexone, which is often used to help... Read more »
Besides Remicade, what other medications can be used for inflammatory bowel disease?
By Todd Eisner , Health ExpertI have Ulcerative colitis and have been treated with Remicade, which seems to be losing... Read more »
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine
...how we are moving forward in trying to prove that some of them do or do not work. LDN (Low Dose Naltrexone) is a low dose version of an oral medicine called Naltrexone, which is an opiate... Read more »Alcoholism: Medications
In the U.S., three drugs are specifically approved to treat alcohol dependence:Naltrexone (ReVia, Vivitrol)Acamprosate (Campral)Disulfiram (Antabuse)Naltrexone and acamprosate are... Read more »Alcoholism: Highlights
...ApprovalIn 2006, the FDA approved Vivitrol, a once-a-month injectable form of the anti-craving drug naltrexone. Naltrexone is also available as ReVia, a daily pill. Doctors hope that the monthly... Read more »Alcoholism: Therapy
...activities.CBT may be especially effective when used in combination with opioid antagonists, such as naltrexone. CBT that addresses alcoholism and depression also may be an important treatment for... Read more »Alcoholism: Treatment for Alcoholism
...medical management can successfully treat alcoholism when it is combined with either:Drug treatment with naltrexone (ReVia, Vivitrol), orBehavioral counseling with a therapy technique called... Read more »Medications
...selegiline, tranylcypromine) narcotic blockers (e.g., naltrexone) nasal decongestants... Read more »
...because a very serious interaction may occur: naltrexone If you are currently using this... Read more »
...buprenorphine, butorphanol, nalbuphine, pentazocine) naltrexone If you are currently... Read more »
...because a very serious interaction may occur: naltrexone If you are currently using this... Read more »
...interactions may occur: narcotic antagonists (e.g., naltrexone, naloxone) Before using... Read more »
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Drug-addiction med may treat Crohn's
October 02, 2008A new study suggests that the drug-addiction medication naltrexone may treat Crohn's disease. Researchers say that 89 percent of the patients who... Read summary »
Clinical trial: Naltrexone for obese patients
October 03, 2008This is a study to determine if a combination of naltrexone and Wellbutrin combined with a lifestyle modification program leads to greater weight... Read summary »
Alcoholism med may help drinkers quit smoking
August 06, 2009The addiction drug Naltrexone may help heavy drinkers give up cigarettes as well as alcohol, a new study has found. In a recent clinical trial of... Read summary »
Naltrexone may help problem gamblers
October 03, 2008A drug widely used to treat alcohol addiction may also help people with a gambling problem, a new study suggests. Researchers gave 58 men and women... Read summary »
Abuse-resistant drug effective against chronic pain
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