Depot Naltrexone Effectively Treats Alcohol Dependence

"Depot naltrexone is effective for treating alcohol dependence, according to the results of a multicenter study published in the July issue of Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 'Naltrexone has not been prescribed widely, in part because of poor compliance with the oral formulation,' lead author Henry R. Kranzler, MD, from the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, says in a news release. 'This is the first multicenter study of depot naltrexone.... This is also the first multi-center study of naltrexone in the U.S. to show an advantage of the active medication over placebo.'"