A pill that costs less than a dollar has been called the “Ozempic for drinking” after helping people cut back on how much alcohol they consume. This prescription medication, known as naltrexone, is ...

NEW YORK – Naltrexone, approved for the treatment of alcohol dependence, also helps heavy social drinkers who aren't alcoholics to quit smoking, as well as to reduce the amount of alcohol they drink, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In the U.S. approximately 8% of people aged 12 years or older have alcohol use disorder (AUD), but a majority ...

The report, by Wisconsin Policy Forum, found that every state prison and at least 53 county jails provide medications for ...

For a long time, she drank every day, starting at 5 p.m. Eventually, she began drinking at 3 p.m. "There were days near the end where I would decide, 'Today, I'm taking the day off,' and I would drink ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Injectable naltrexone showed a more favorable safety profile than its oral counterpart and other alcohol use ...

The opioid-blocker naltrexone may be effective in managing a number of chronic inflammatory skin conditions, according to a systematic review of case series, reports, and randomized trials. With ...

Naltrexone Therapeutics holds IP for transdermal delivery of Naltrexone, delivering benefits to patients through regulated dosage, greater bioavailability, ease of use and reduction and/or elimination ...

Naloxone (Narcan), naltrexone (Trexan; ReVia), and Vivitrol (long-acting injectable naltrexone) changed addiction medicine into a profession with FDA-approved treatments for opioid overdose reversal, ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette that includes a therapeutic recommendation. A discussion of the clinical problem and the mechanism of benefit of this form of therapy follows. Major ...