Naltrexone

Product Description

Naltrexone is used as an auxiliary medicine after the withdrawal of opioid analgesics in the treatment of opioid addiction and alcoholism.Competitively blocks the binding of agonists or displaces them from opiate receptors.Reduces or removes symptoms caused by/in the introduction of opiates.The greatest affinity is for the mu and kappa receptors.

Safety information

Mode of application

Intake.Treatment of alcoholism: 50 mg once a day for 12 weeks.

Therapy of drug dependence begins only after a 7-10-day abstinence from the use of opioids, confirmed by a provocative test and urinalysis.The initial dose is 25 mg, for 1 hour the patient's condition should be monitored, in the absence of the withdrawal syndrome, the remainder of the daily dose is administered.Naltrexone is given 50 mg every 24 hours.

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity, the condition of withdrawal from the background of opioid dependence, a positive test for the presence of opioids in the urine, acute hepatitis, hepatic insufficiency.

Side effects

From the nervous system and sense organs: anxiety, nervousness, fatigue, general weakness, restless sleep, nightmarish dreams, headache, dizziness, blurred vision, confusion, hallucinations, fainting, CNS depression, irritability, anxiety, drowsiness, disorientation, Ringing and feeling of stuffiness in the ears, pain and burning sensation in the eyes, photophobia.

Cardio-vascular system and blood: chest pain, increased blood pressure, palpitations, tachycardia,nonspecific ECG changes, phlebitis, lymphocytosis.

On the part of the respiratory system: cough, hoarseness, nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, sneezing, bronchial obstruction, difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, epistaxis, dryness in the throat, increased separation of mucous sputum, sinusitis, pharyngitis, nasopharyngitis.

On the part of the intestine: nausea and / or vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea or constipation, frequent defecation, gastrointestinal upset, flatulence, dry mouth, anorexia, decreased / increased appetite, taste distortion, erosive and ulcerative gastrointestinal lesions, aggravation Symptoms of hemorrhoids, increased activity of liver enzymes.

From the musculoskeletal system: arthritis, joint pain, joint stiffness, back pain, pain in the limbs, muscle pain, muscle spasm, muscle twitching, stiffness in the muscles.

On the part of the genitourinary system: discomfort with urination, increased frequency of urination, edematous syndrome, sexual disorders in men.

Allergic reactions: skin rash, itching, skin hyperemia (including face hyperemia),