naltrexone hydrochloride

naltrexone hydrochloride
A drug that blocks the action of opiates (drugs used to treat pain). It may be used in the treatment of intravenous opiate addiction or alcohol dependence. Naltrexone hydrochloride is also being studied in the treatment of breast cancer. It may block the effects of the hormone estrogen, which causes some breast cancer cells to grow, or block the blood flow to tumors. It is a type of opiate antagonist. Also called naltrexone, ReVia, and Vivitrol.

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  • naltrexone — [nal trek′sōn] n. a white, crystalline, nonaddictive synthetic drug, C20H23NO4·HCl, that blocks or reverses the effects of alcohol or a narcotic: in full naltrexone hydrochloride …   English World dictionary

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  • naltrexone — A drug that blocks the action of opiates (drugs used to treat pain). It may be used in the treatment of intravenous opiate addiction or alcohol dependence. Naltrexone is also being studied in the treatment of breast cancer. It may block the… …   English dictionary of cancer terms

  • naltrexone — noun Etymology: N allyl + trex (as in methotrexate) + one Date: 1973 a synthetic opiate antagonist C20H23NO4 administered in the form of its hydrochloride …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • naltrexone — An orally active narcotic antagonist; devoid of pharmacologic action when administered in the absence of narcotics. * * * nal·trex·one nal trek .sōn n a synthetic opiate antagonist administered in the form of its hydrochloride C20H23NO4·HCl esp.… …   Medical dictionary

  • Low Dose Naltrexone — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Naltrexon Andere Namen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • nalmefene hydrochloride — nal·me·fene hy·dro·chlo·ride (nalґmə fēn″) a derivative of naltrexone that acts as an opioid antagonist, used in the treatment of opioid toxicity and overdose and of postoperative opioid depression; administered parenterally …   Medical dictionary

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