Use of naltrexone in treating opioid use disorder in pregnancy

The mainstay of managing opioid use disorder in pregnancy is with methadone or buprenorphine medication assisted treatment (MAT). Methadone and buprenorphine are opioid agonist drugs. Naltrexone, an opioid antagonist, is also a MAT option, but to date, only a few retrospective studies have reported its use in pregnancy.

Source: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology - July 30, 2019 Category: OBGYN Authors: Craig V. Towers, Emily Katz, Beth Weitz, Kevin Visconti Tags: Original Research: Obstetrics Source Type: research