NALTREXONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does naltrexone mean? 

• NALTREXONE (noun)
  The noun NALTREXONE has 1 sense:

1. an oral antagonist against the action of opiates

  Familiarity information: NALTREXONE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NALTREXONE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An oral antagonist against the action of opiates

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("naltrexone" is a kind of...):

narcotic antagonist (an antagonist used to counteract the effects of narcotics (especially to counteract the depression of respiration))

 Context examples 

The hydrochloride salt of naltrexone, a noroxymorphone derivative with competitive opioid antagonistic activity.

(Naltrexone hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called naltrexone, ReVia, and Vivitrol.

(Naltrexone hydrochloride, NCI Dictionary)

Also called naltrexone hydrochloride, ReVia, and Vivitrol.

(Naltrexone, NCI Dictionary)

The FDA has approved naltrexone for the treatment of alcohol dependence.

(Naltrexone hydrochloride, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Naltrexone reverses the effects of opioid analgesics by binding to the various opioid receptors in the central nervous system, including the mu-, kappa- and gamma-opioid receptors.

(Naltrexone, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt form of nalmefene, a naltrexone analogue with opioid antagonistic property.

(Nalmefene Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Unlike naltrexone and due to the presence of a positively charged nitrogen atom in methylnaltrexone, this agent does not cross the blood-brain barrier and does not affect the centrally-mediated analgesic effect of opioids.

(Methylnaltrexone bromide, NCI Thesaurus)

Naltrexone is also being studied in the treatment of breast cancer.

(Naltrexone, NCI Dictionary)

Naltrexone hydrochloride is also being studied in the treatment of breast cancer.

(Naltrexone hydrochloride, NCI Dictionary)

Naltrexone is longer-acting and more potent compared to naloxone.

(Naltrexone, NCI Thesaurus)