naltrexone

IPA: nˈæɫtrɪgzɑn

(pharmacology) A synthetic drug, similar to morphine, which blocks opiate receptors in the nervous system and is used chiefly in the treatment of heroin addiction.

Examples of "naltrexone" in Sentences

Reporting on Perth's heroin problem in recent weeks I've called naltrexone clinic founder
Contrave combines the antidepressant bupropion with naltrexone, which is used to treat alcoholism.
The archetype, a compound called naltrexone, reverses the pleasurable effect of narcotics like heroin.
With rapid detox, patients are given anesthesia and then given an opiate blocking drug called naltrexone that causes nearly immediate withdrawal.
With rapid detox, patients are given anesthesia and then given an opiate - blocking drug called naltrexone that causes nearly immediate withdrawal.
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.
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.