Vivitrol
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Term | Vivitrol |
Short definition | Vivitrol - (pronounced) (VIH-vih-trol) drug that blocks the effects of opiates (medicines used to treat pain). It can be used to treat intravenous opiate or alcohol addiction. |
Type | Cancer terms |
Specialty | Oncology |
Language | English |
Source | NCI |
Comments |
Vivitrol - (pronounced) (VIH-vih-trol) drug that blocks the effects of opiates (medicines used to treat pain). It can be used to treat intravenous opiate or alcohol addiction. Vivitrol is also being studied as a treatment for breast cancer. It can block the effects of the hormone estrogen, which causes some breast cancer cells to grow, or block blood flow to tumors. It's a kind of opiate antagonist. Also called naltrexone hydrochloride and ReVia
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