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Status:
US Approved Rx (2023)
First approved in 2006

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Varenicline is a partial nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist, designed to partially activate this system while displacing nicotine at its sites of action in the brain. Varenicline is an alpha-4 beta-2 neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor pa...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2013)
First approved in 2004

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Acamprosate was the third medication, after disulfiram and naltrexone, to receive U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for postwithdrawal maintenance of alcohol abstinence. The French pharmaceutical company Laboratoires Meram began clinic...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2022)
First approved in 1995

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)


Conditions:

Nalmefene is the first medication approved for alcoholism with the primary goal of reducing alcohol intake in an as needed approach. Nalmefene received a marketing authorization valid throughout the European Union on February 25, 2013 and is under de...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2014)
First approved in 1984

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Naltrexone is marketed as its hydrochloride salt, naltrexone hydrochloride, under the trade names Revia and Depade. A once-monthly extended-release injectable formulation is marketed under the trade name Vivitrol. VIVITROL is indicated for the treatm...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2008)
First approved in 1984

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Nicotine is a natural alkaloid obtained from the dried leaves and stems of the nightshade family of pants, such as Nicotiana tabacum and Nicotiana rustica, where it occurs in concentrations of 0.5-8%. Cigarette tobacco varies in its nicotine content,...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2013)
First approved in 1981

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Buprenorphine is an opioid analgesic, used to treat opioid addiction, moderate acute pain, and moderate chronic pain. Buprenorphine is a partial agonist at the mµ-opioid receptor and an antagonist at the kappa-opioid receptor. One unusual property o...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2017)
First approved in 1971

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Naloxone, sold under the brand name Narcan among others, is a medication used to block the effects of opioids, especially in overdose. Naloxone has an extremely high affinity for μ-opioid receptors in the central nervous system (CNS). Naloxone is a μ...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2013)
First approved in 1951

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Disulfiram is a carbamate derivative used as an alcohol deterrent. It is a relatively nontoxic substance when administered alone, but markedly alters the intermediary metabolism of alcohol. Disulfiram blocks the oxidation of alcohol at the acetaldehy...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2015)
First approved in 1947

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (RACEMIC)



Methadone, sold under the brand names Dolophine among others, is an synthetic opioid that is used as the hydrochloride to treat pain and as maintenance therapy or to help with detoxification in people with opioid dependence. Methadone hydrochloride i...