NALTREXONE (ORAL)

(nal TREX own) Brand: ReVia

What is the most significant information I must know about naltrexone oral?

• Your doctor may recommend that naltrexone oral be given to you by a family member or another caregiver. This is to create certain you are using the medication as it was predesigned as part of your treatment.

• Do not use narcotic drugs or alcohol while taking naltrexone oral. Never try to overcome the effects of the medicine by taking big doses of narcotic drugs or alcohol. Doing so could result in dangerous effects, including coma and death. Ask your doctor till using any prescription or over-the-counter medication to treat a cool, cough, diarrhea, or pain while taking naltrexone oral. These medicines may contain narcotics or alcohol.

• Naltrexone oral can reason side effects that may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be awake and alert.

• Carry an ID card or wear a medical alert bracelet stating that you are using naltrexone, in case of abnormal. Any doctor, dentist, or abnormal medical care provider who treats you must know that you are using this medication.

• Additional forms of counseling and/or monitoring may be recommended during treatment with naltrexone oral.

What is naltrexone oral?

• Naltrexone oral is an particular narcotic drug that blocks the effects of another narcotic medicines and alcohol.

• Naltrexone oral is used to treat narcotic drug or alcohol addiction..

• Naltrexone oral may also be used for another purposes not listed in this medicine guide.

What must I discuss with my health care provider till using naltrexone oral?

• Do not take this medication if you are allergic to naltrexone, or if you have:

· an addiction to narcotics;

· a history of alcohol or narcotic drug use within the past 7-10 days; or

· drug or alcohol withdrawal symptoms.

• Till taking naltrexone, speak your doctor if you are allergic to any drugs, or if you have:

· kidney disease;

· liver malady; or

· a bleeding mess such as hemophilia (if you are using naltrexone oral injection).

• If you have any of these conditions, you may need a doze adjustment or particular trials to safely take this medication.

• FDA pregnancy category C. This medicine may be deleterious to an unborn child. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment.

• It is not known whether naltrexone oral passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. Do not use this medicine without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.

How must I use naltrexone oral?

• Use naltrexone oral exactly as it was predesigned for you. Do not use the medicine in larger amounts or for longer than recommended by your doctor. Follow the directions on your prescription label.

• Take the naltrexone oral tablet with a full glass of water.

• You may take the naltrexone oral tablet with food to decrease stomach upset.

• It is significant to take naltrexone oral regularly to get the most benefit.

• Additional forms of counseling and/or monitoring may be recommended during treatment with naltrexone oral.

• Store naltrexone oral tablets at room temperature away from moisture and heat.

What happens if I miss a dose?

• Take the medicine as soon as you remember. If it is nearly time for the following doze, skip the missed doze and wait before your following regularly scheduled doze. Do not take extra medication to create up the missed dose.

What happens if I overdose?

• Search abnormal medical attention if you think you have used too many of this medicine.

• Overdose symptoms may include nausea, stomach pain, dizziness, or seizure (convulsions).

What must I avoid while using naltrexone oral?

• Naltrexone oral can reason side effects that may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be awake and alert.

What are the possible side effects of naltrexone oral?

• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.

• Stop using naltrexone oral and call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:

· blurred vision or eye problems;

· quick heartbeat;

· mood changes, hallucinations (seeing or hearing things), confusion, thoughts of hurting yourself;

· nausea, stomach pain, low fever, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes);

· ear pain, ringing in your ears;

· skin rash or itching; or

· wheezing, difficulty breathing.

• Smaller serious side effects may include:

· feeling anxious, nervous, restless, or irritable;

· feeling light-headed, fainting;

· heighten thirst;

· muscle or joint aches;

· weakness or tiredness;

· sleep problems (insomnia); or

· decreased sex drive, impotence, or difficulty having an orgasm.

• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Speak your doctor about any unusual or bothersome side effect. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

What another drugs will affect naltrexone oral?

• The pain-relieving effects of any narcotic pain medications you use will be blocked if you use them during your treatment with naltrexone oral. Deleterious side effects could also occur.

• Till using naltrexone, speak your doctor if you use any of the next drugs:

· buprenorphine (Buprenex, Subutex);

· butorphanol (Stadol);

· codeine (Tylenol with codeine);

· hydrocodone (Lortab, Vicodin);

· dezocine (Dalgan);

· hydromorphone (Dilaudid);

· levorphanol (Levo-Dromoran);

· meperidine (Demerol);

· methadone (Dolophine, Methadose);

· morphine (Kadian, MS Contin, Roxanol);

· nalbuphine (Nubain);

· nalmefene (Revex);

· naloxone (Narcan);

· oxycodone (OxyContin, Roxicodone, Percocet);

· oxymorphone (Numorphan); or

· propoxyphene (Darvon, Darvocet).

• This list it not complete and there may be another drugs that can interact with naltrexone oral. Speak your doctor about all the prescription and over-the-counter medications you use. This includes vitamins, minerals, herbal commodity, and drugs predesigned by another doctors. Do not start using a new medicine without telling your doctor.

Where can I get more information?

• Your pharmacist can provide more information about naltrexone.

Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.

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