Naltrexone : Before Using

Naltrexone - Systemic

Brand Names

ReVia Naltrexone *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects

Before Using

In deciding to using a medication, the chance of taking the drug must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For naltrexone, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to naltrexone. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy care

Naltrexone has not been studied in pregnant women. However, studies in pets have shown that naltrexone causes unwanted effects when given in very large doses. Before taking this drug, make sure your family doctor knows if you are pregnant or if you may become pregnant.

Breast-feeding problem

It is not known whether naltrexone passes into the breast milk. However, this drug has not been reported to cause problems in nursing babies.

Use for Children

Naltrexone has been tested only in adult diseaseds and there is no special info about its use in diseaseds up to 18 years of age.

Elderly care

Many medication have not been studied specifically in elderly people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in adults people or if they cause various side effects or problems in elderly people. There is no special info comparing the use of naltrexone in the elderly with use in other age groups.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking naltrexone, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are taking any of the following:

Opioid - Narcotic analgesics - butorphanol " Stadol ", codeine, hydrocodone " Hycodan ", hydromorphone " Dilaudid ", levorphanol " Levo-Dromoran ", meperidine " Demerol ", methadone " Dolophine ", morphine " MSIR ", nalbuphine " Nubain ", oxycodone " Roxicodone ", propoxyphene " Darvon "
Opioid-containing medications, other The effects of these medications may be blocked by naltrexone. Alternative medications for relief of pain must be using in diseaseds receiving naltrexone. Naltrexone may cause withdrawal in diseaseds dependent on narcotics.

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of naltrexone. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

Hepatitis or other liver disease The risk of side effects may be increased