Naltrexone for alcohol dependence
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37555
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Aberdeen Hospital. Pharmacy Services.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- 2263
- Available Online
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Naltrexone is a medication used to help manage alcohol dependence. It is not clear exactly how this medication works. It is believed to lower the good feeling you get from drinking alcohol. Naltrexone may help you drink less. This pamphlet explains how to take this medication, how well naltrexone works, what medications naltrexone interacts with, what will happen if you drink alcohol while taking naltrexone, how long you will need to take naltrexone, and possible side effects.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Aberdeen Hospital. Pharmacy Services
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document ([2] p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Naltrexone
- Alcohol-Related Disorders - therapy
- Alcoholism - drug therapy
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Naltrexone
- Alcoholism--Treatment
- Specialty
- Medications
- Abstract
- Naltrexone is a medication used to help manage alcohol dependence. It is not clear exactly how this medication works. It is believed to lower the good feeling you get from drinking alcohol. Naltrexone may help you drink less. This pamphlet explains how to take this medication, how well naltrexone works, what medications naltrexone interacts with, what will happen if you drink alcohol while taking naltrexone, how long you will need to take naltrexone, and possible side effects.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Pharmacy Services, Aberdeen Hospital
- Pamphlet Number
- 2263
