"Naltrexone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Derivative of noroxymorphone that is the N-cyclopropylmethyl congener of NALOXONE. It is a narcotic antagonist that is effective orally, longer lasting and more potent than naloxone, and has been proposed for the treatment of heroin addiction. The FDA has approved naltrexone for the treatment of alcohol dependence.
| Descriptor ID |
D009271
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.132.577.249.706.550 D03.549.686.750.550 D03.605.497.750.550 D04.615.723.795.706.550
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| Concept/Terms |
Celupan- Celupan
- Lacer Brand of Naltrexone Hydrochloride
ReVia- ReVia
- Schering-Plough Brand of Naltrexone Hydrochloride
- Schering Plough Brand of Naltrexone Hydrochloride
- Lamepro Brand of Naltrexone Hydrochloride
- United Drug Brand of Naltrexone Hydrochloride
- Orphan Brand of Naltrexone Hydrochloride
- Nemexin
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Brand of Naltrexone Hydrochloride
- Bristol Myers Squibb Brand of Naltrexone Hydrochloride
- Du Pont Brand of Naltrexone Hydrochloride
- Nalorex
Antaxone- Antaxone
- Pharmazam Brand of Naltrexone Hydrochloride
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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