naltrexone

Description: Naltrexone (trade names ReVia and Vivitrol among others) is a medication mainly used to manage alcohol or opioiddependence. An opioid-dependent person should not receive naltrexonebefore detoxification. It is taken by mouth or by injection into amuscle. As a drug that reverses the effects of opioids, it is used primarily in the management of alcohol dependence and opioid dependence. It should not be confused with naloxone or nalorphine, which are used in emergency cases of opioid overdose.

References: Christou GA, Kiortsis DN. The efficacy and safety of the naltrexone/bupropion combination for the treatment of obesity: an update. Hormones (Athens). 2015 Jul-Sep; 14(3):370-5.