INN: Naltrexone
Presentation: 50 mg capsules 10 units per pack
Included in the List of Vital and Essential Drugs
Registration number: LP-002591
By prescription
Pharmacotherapeutic group: opioid receptor antagonist.
Indications for use:
- treatment of alcohol dependence and blocking of the effects of exogenously injected opioids;
- comprehensive treatment of opioid dependence for the purpose of maintaining a patient’s condition wherein opioids cannot have a typical effect;
- the medication is intended for prevention of relapses into opioid abuse after opioid intoxication;
- comprehensive treatment of alcoholism, including the maintenance therapy, at the same doses as in heroin addiction with the psychotherapy.
Shelf life: 3 years