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Naltrexone

No Authors Listed, 2020

LiverTox: Clinical and Research Information on Drug-Induced Liver Injury [Internet]

DOI 10.5040/9781350363595.art-1175

Abstract

Naltrexone is a synthetic opioid antagonist used in prevention of relapse of opiate addiction and alcoholism. Naltrexone has been associated with low rates of serum enzyme elevations during therapy and with rare instances of clinically apparent liver injury.

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General OB/GYN > Other > Miscellaneous
naltrexone opioid antagonist, naltrexone addiction treatment, naltrexone hepatotoxicity, naltrexone liver injury, naltrexone pharmacology, opioid antagonist therapy, naltrexone alcoholism, naltrexone serum enzyme elevation

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No Authors Listed (2012). Naltrexone. *LiverTox: Clinical and Research Information on Drug-Induced Liver Injury [Internet]*. https://doi.org/10.15586/ccr.v8i10.2049

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