Drug class
Drugs to Treat Alcoholism
The phrase "drugs to treat alcoholism" is a broad therapeutic functional grouping rather than a single pharmacologic class with a unified mechanism of action. Read more about Drugs to Treat Alcoholism
32 drugs in this class 28 manufacturers
Drugs in Drugs to Treat Alcoholism
NALTREXONE HCL
NALTREXONE HCL
NALTREXONE HCL
NALTREXONE HCL
DISULFIRAM
NALTREXONE HCL
NALTREXONE HCL
NALTREXONE HCL
The phrase "drugs to treat alcoholism" is a broad therapeutic functional grouping rather than a single pharmacologic class with a unified mechanism of action.
In clinical practice and regulatory contexts, it designates pharmacotherapies indicated as adjuncts to psychosocial support for managing alcohol use disorder (historically referred to as alcoholism or alcohol dependence).
Agents in this category act through distinct mechanisms to support abstinence or reduce heavy consumption: disulfiram induces an aversive reaction by inhibiting aldehyde dehydrogenase, naltrexone attenuates reinforcing reward pathways by blocking opioid receptors, and acamprosate modulates glutamatergic and GABAergic neurotransmission to alleviate post-cessation neurochemical imbalances.
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nih.gov
The phrase "drugs to treat alcoholism" is a broad therapeutic functional grouping rather than a single pharmacologic class with a unified mechanism of action Agents in this category act through distinct mechanisms to support abstinence or reduce heavy consumption: disulfiram induces an aversive reaction by inhibiting aldehyde dehydrogenase, naltrexone attenuates reinforcing reward pathways by blocking opioid receptors, and acamprosate modulates glutamatergic and GABAergic neurotransmission to al...
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fda.gov
The phrase "drugs to treat alcoholism" is a broad therapeutic functional grouping rather than a single pharmacologic class with a unified mechanism of action In clinical practice and regulatory contexts, it designates pharmacotherapies indicated as adjuncts to psychosocial support for managing alcohol use disorder (historically referred to as alcoholism or alcohol dependence)
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jcoinctc.org
In clinical practice and regulatory contexts, it designates pharmacotherapies indicated as adjuncts to psychosocial support for managing alcohol use disorder (historically referred to as alcoholism or alcohol dependence)
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medlineplus.gov
In clinical practice and regulatory contexts, it designates pharmacotherapies indicated as adjuncts to psychosocial support for managing alcohol use disorder (historically referred to as alcoholism or alcohol dependence) Agents in this category act through distinct mechanisms to support abstinence or reduce heavy consumption: disulfiram induces an aversive reaction by inhibiting aldehyde dehydrogenase, naltrexone attenuates reinforcing reward pathways by blocking opioid receptors, and acamprosat...
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drugfree.org
Agents in this category act through distinct mechanisms to support abstinence or reduce heavy consumption: disulfiram induces an aversive reaction by inhibiting aldehyde dehydrogenase, naltrexone attenuates reinforcing reward pathways by blocking opioid receptors, and acamprosate modulates glutamatergic and GABAergic neurotransmission to alleviate post-cessation neurochemical imbalances
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nih.gov
Agents in this category act through distinct mechanisms to support abstinence or reduce heavy consumption: disulfiram induces an aversive reaction by inhibiting aldehyde dehydrogenase, naltrexone attenuates reinforcing reward pathways by blocking opioid receptors, and acamprosate modulates glutamatergic and GABAergic neurotransmission to alleviate post-cessation neurochemical imbalances
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