• CLINICALLY IMPORTANT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INTERACTIONS WITH:
    Bremelanotide, Lofexidine, Opioid analgesics, Opioid containing medications

Naltrexone has the capacity to cause hepatocellular injury when given in excessive doses.

Troxyca is naltrexone and oxycodone.

Contra-indicated in acute hepatitis or liver failure; patients receiving opioid analgesics, with current physiologic opioid dependence, or in acute opioid withdrawal.

Contrave, a combination of naltrexone and bupropion, has been approved by the FDA for chronic weight management.

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    DRUG REVIEW ARTICLE

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Page last updated 03/19/2025

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Incidence

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Seriousness

Hospitalization possible
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Warnings in other populations

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