naltrexone Archives - Gateway Psychiatric Excellent Psychiatric Care Thu, 24 Jun 2021 13:20:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/favicon2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 naltrexone Archives - Gateway Psychiatric 32 32 70562394 Protected: Alcohol Use Disorder Guidelines https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/alcohol-use-disorder-guidelines/ Fri, 21 Apr 2017 17:03:30 +0000 https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/?p=12934 There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

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]]> 12934 Naltrexone for Alcohol Use https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/naltrexone-alcohol-use/ Fri, 07 Oct 2016 19:36:12 +0000 https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/?p=11938 Naltrexone is one of several new medications (the others are topirimate and acamprosate) that has been shown to reduce the risk of relapse in people with alcohol use disorders. But naltrexone is used relatively rarely for this purpose. A new study suggests that it may be possible to predict which patients are especially likely to respond to naltrexone treatment. The ...

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]]> 11938 Weight Loss Medication https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/weight-loss-medication/ Sat, 04 Apr 2015 19:03:51 +0000 https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/?p=8979 A new pill with the brand name Contrave was recently approved for the treatment of obesity by the FDA. This pill is an extended release, fixed dose, combination of two previously approved medications: bupropion, a commonly used antidepressant which has also been approved as an aid to those were trying to stop smoking, and naltrexone, a medication that blocks the ...

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