Comparing Naltrexone vs Sublocade
| Naltrexone | Sublocade (buprenorphine) |
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| Naltrexone | Sublocade (buprenorphine) |
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Prescription only
Naltrexone is used as an adjunct to social and psychotherapy in the treatment of opioid and alcohol addiction. People taking naltrexone need to have completely stopped taking all types of opioids... View more |
Prescription only
Sublocade is a once-monthly injection that may be used to treat adults with opioid use disorder and is administered subcutaneously (under the skin) into the stomach (abdomen), thigh, buttock, or... View more |
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| More about Naltrexone | More about Sublocade (buprenorphine) | ||||||||||||||||
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Naltrexone has an average rating of 7.9 out of 10 from a total of 600 ratings on Drugs.com. 73% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 16% reported a negative effect. |
Sublocade has an average rating of 7.9 out of 10 from a total of 305 ratings on Drugs.com. 72% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 14% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
View all Naltrexone side effects |
View all Sublocade side effects |
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None |
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Lower cost generic |
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| Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||||||||||||||||
View all Naltrexone prices |
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| Vivitrol | Other buprenorphine brands include: Belbuca, Brixadi, Buprenex, Butrans | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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10 hours |
48 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Moderate abuse potential
Has a potential for abuse less than those in schedules 1 and 2. Has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. Abuse may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence. |
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Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 349 drugs are known to interact with Naltrexone:
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A total of 716 drugs are known to interact with Sublocade:
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
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November 20, 1984 |
November 30, 2017 |
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N/A |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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