Naltrexone
INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- Maintenance treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD), maintenance treatment of alcohol use disorder (AUD)
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
- Self-injurious behaviors, stimulant-use disorder, miscellaneous behavioral addictions, cocaine-use disorder, cholestatic pruritus
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Last updated: August 17, 2025
Citation
Weinstein, Sujin L. "Naltrexone." Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2025. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787458/0/Naltrexone. 
Weinstein SL. Naltrexone. Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2025. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787458/0/Naltrexone. Accessed October 30, 2025.
Weinstein, S. L. (2025). Naltrexone. In Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787458/0/Naltrexone
Weinstein SL. Naltrexone [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2025. [cited 2025 October 30]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787458/0/Naltrexone.
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