Comparing Naltrexone vs Trazodone
Naltrexone | Trazodone |
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Naltrexone | Trazodone |
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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
Trazodone is mostly used for its sleep-inducing effects (an off-label indication) rather than as an antidepressant. Only generic forms are available which makes it a lot cheaper than some other... View more |
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More about Naltrexone | More about Trazodone | ||||||||||||||||
Ratings & Reviews | |||||||||||||||||
Naltrexone has an average rating of 8.0 out of 10 from a total of 594 ratings on Drugs.com. 76% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 15% reported a negative effect. |
Trazodone has an average rating of 6.3 out of 10 from a total of 1409 ratings on Drugs.com. 53% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 31% reported a negative effect. |
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Side Effects | |||||||||||||||||
See also: naltrexone side effects in more detail. |
See also: trazodone side effects in more detail. |
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Generic Availability | |||||||||||||||||
Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||||||||||||||||
View all naltrexone prices |
View all trazodone prices |
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Brand Names | |||||||||||||||||
Vivitrol |
N/A |
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Half Life The half-life of a drug is the time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
10 hours |
7.5 hours |
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CSA Schedule ** View glossary of terms | |||||||||||||||||
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Pregnancy Category | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||
A total of 344 drugs are known to interact with naltrexone:
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A total of 651 drugs are known to interact with trazodone:
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First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
November 20, 1984 |
December 24, 1981 |
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WADA Class View World Anti-Doping Agency classifications. | |||||||||||||||||
N/A |
N/A |
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** 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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