Derivative of noroxymorphone that is the N-cyclopropylmethyl congener of naloxone. It is a narcotic antagonist that is effective orally, longer lasting and more potent than naloxone, and has been proposed for the treatment of heroin addiction. The FDA has approved naltrexone for the treatment of alcohol dependence.
Used as an adjunct to a medically supervised behaviour modification program in the maintenance of opiate cessation in individuals who were formerly physically dependent on opiates and who have successfully undergone detoxification. Also used for the management of alcohol dependence in conjunction with a behavioural modification program.
University of Pennsylvania Treatment Research Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
UCSF, San Francisco, California, United States
New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York, United States
Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel
Substance Abuse Treatment Unit, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
VA Connecticut Health Care System, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States
University of Texas Health Sci Cntr Houston, Houston, Texas, United States
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
UTSouthwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
Unit for Addiction Medicine, Oslo, Norway
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