Effective treatment of pruritus with naltrexone, an orally active opiate antagonist

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1999 Oct 20:885:430-2. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb08705.x.

Authors

D Metze¹, S Reimann, T A Luger

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Cellbiology and Immunobiology of the Skin, University of Münster, Germany. [email protected]

PMID: 10816681
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb08705.x

No abstract available

Publication types

Clinical Trial
Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

Administration, Oral
Humans
Naltrexone / adverse effects
Naltrexone / therapeutic use*
Narcotic Antagonists / adverse effects
Narcotic Antagonists / therapeutic use*
Pilot Projects
Pruritus / drug therapy*
Pruritus / etiology
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Narcotic Antagonists
Naltrexone