Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide
Lofexidine
INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- Manage acute opioid withdrawal symptoms
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
- Opioid tapering
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Last updated: October 6, 2025
Citation
Weinstein, Sujin L. "Lofexidine." Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2025. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787449/all/Lofexidine.
Weinstein SL. Lofexidine. Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2025. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787449/all/Lofexidine. Accessed October 28, 2025.
Weinstein, S. L. (2025). Lofexidine. In Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787449/all/Lofexidine
Weinstein SL. Lofexidine [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2025. [cited 2025 October 28]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787449/all/Lofexidine.
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