NALTREXONE

Course overview

NALTREXONE IS AN OPIOID ANTAGONIST USED TO TREAT ALCOHOL USE DISORDER AND OPIOID DEPENDENCE. IT IS FDA-APPROVED FOR ALCOHOL MISUSE AND OPIOID DEPENDENCE TREATMENT. OFF-LABEL USE INCLUDES TREATMENT OF CHOLESTATIC PRURITUS IN ADULTS. ANOTHER CLINICAL USE FOR NALTREXONE IS FOR OPIATE TOXICITY. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE INDICATIONS, MECHANISM OF ACTION, ADMINISTRATION METHODS, IMPORTANT ADVERSE EFFECTS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, MONITORING, AND TOXICITY OF NALTREXONE, SO PROVIDERS CAN DIRECT PATIENT THERAPY TO OPTIMAL OUTCOMES WHEN ALCOHOL MISUSE AND OPIOID MISUSE/TOXICITY IS AN ISSUE.