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Certain types of antidepressants used to treat depression, anxiety or obsessive-compulsive disorder may help with compulsive sexual behaviour. Naltrexone . Naltrexone is genera...
Lofexidine. Naltrexone. Stimulants (such as cocaine or amphetamines) Medicines used to treat amphetamines dependency include: Benzodiazepines such as diazepam. , Methadon...
This should only be considered for people who specifically request it, clearly understand the associated risks and are able to manage the adjunctive medication. Naltrexone is an opioid ant...
It can help some people to stay off alcohol. Naltrexone is an alternative to acamprosate but it is usually only prescribed by specialists. Nalmefene is a newer treatment availabl...
Give oral activated charcoal, provided the airway can be protected, if a substantial amount has been ingested within two hours. [ 5 ] Naltrexone: Is recommended by the National Ins...
Interventions for moderate and severe alcohol dependence After a successful withdrawal for people with moderate and severe alcohol dependence, acamprosate or oral naltrexone should be cons...
Medications found useful include selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), doxepin, clomipramine, naltrexone and pimozide. Reports suggest that olanzapine (2.5-5 mg daily for 2-4 weeks...
This includes, amongst others: Drug misuse: psychosocial interventions. [ 3 ] Drug misuse: opioid detoxification. [ 4 ] Drug misuse: methadone and buprenorphine. [ 5 ] Drug misuse...
They affect either your metabolism to increase how much energy your body uses, or your brain to make you feel full or reduce your emotional desire for food. Naltrexone-bupropion. Phe...
Thalidomide and naltrexone (uraemia). Nalfurafine has been found effective for itch related to uraemia but is not available in the UK. [ 6 ] Gabapentin (chronic kidney disease).
Pruritus Treatment options for patients with cholestatic pruritus include the anion exchange resin colestyramine, rifampicin, the opioid antagonist naltrexone and the serotonin reuptake...
Opiate-receptor antagonists, such as naltrexone, have shown some efficacy in treating itch. Systemic retinoids, such as acitretin, may shrink the nodules and reduce itching.
Other drugs which have been tried empirically include SSRIs (eg, sertraline), gabapentin and naltrexone, Plasmapheresis is also effective. However, for severe, intractable pruritus a liver...
Oral opiate antagonists (naltrexone and nalmefene) are used as third-line therapy as they can reduce the sensation of itching.
The risks of drugs to maintain abstinence (acamprosate, naltrexone, disulfiram) are not known in pregnancy so they are not currently recommended. See also the articles on Alcoholism and A...