Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A drug that is an endorphin and narcotic antagonist, C20H23NO4, used also in its hydrochloride form to treat alcohol and drug addiction. It is devoid of pharmacologic action when administered in the absence of narcotics.
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- noun An
opiate antagonist used to treatopioid dependence
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- noun an oral antagonist against the action of opiates
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Contrave is a combination of naltrexone, which is used to treat alcohol and drug addiction, and buproprion, which is sold as Wellbutrin when used as an antidepressant and Zyban when used to help people quit smoking.
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The archetype, a compound called naltrexone, reverses the pleasurable effect of narcotics like heroin.
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The archetype, a compound called naltrexone, reverses the pleasurable effect of narcotics like heroin.
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With rapid detox, patients are given anesthesia and then given an opiate - blocking drug called naltrexone that causes nearly immediate withdrawal.
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With rapid detox, patients are given anesthesia and then given an opiate blocking drug called naltrexone that causes nearly immediate withdrawal.
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Orexigen's Contrave combines the antidepressant Wellbutrin, known generically as bupropion, with a sustained-release version of naltrexone, which is used to treat alcoholism and other addictions.
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Orexigen's Contrave combines the antidepressant Wellbutrin, known generically as bupropion, with a sustained-release version of naltrexone, which is used to treat alcoholism and other addictions.
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Orexigen's Contrave combines the antidepressant Wellbutrin, known generically as bupropion, with a sustained-release version of naltrexone, which is used to treat alcoholism and other addictions.
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Reporting on Perth's heroin problem in recent weeks I've called naltrexone clinic founder
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Contrave combines the antidepressant bupropion with naltrexone, which is used to treat alcoholism.
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