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Janusmed sex and gender – Naltrexone

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  1. Global Burden of Disease Sex Differences Visualization. Seattle, WA: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). 2023 [cited 2026-05-05.]

  2. Statistikdatabas för diagnoser. Stockholm: Socialstyrelsen. 2024 [cited 2026-05-05.]

  3. Statistikdatabas för dödsorsaker. Stockholm: Socialstyrelsen. 2024 [cited 2026-05-05.]

  4. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Clinical Pharmacology and Biopharmaceutics Review - VIVTROL (naltrexone). Drugs@FDA [www]. [updated 2006-04-13, cited 2016-04-01].

  5. Anton RF, O'Malley SS, Ciraulo DA, Cisler RA, Couper D, Donovan DM et al. Combined pharmacotherapies and behavioral interventions for alcohol dependence: the COMBINE study: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2006;295:2003-17.

  6. Greenfield SF, Pettinati HM, O'Malley S, Randall PK, Randall CL. Gender differences in alcohol treatment: an analysis of outcome from the COMBINE study. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2010;34:1803-12.

  7. Morley KC, Teesson M, Reid SC, Sannibale C, Thomson C, Phung N et al. Naltrexone versus acamprosate in the treatment of alcohol dependence: A multi-centre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Addiction. 2006;101:1451-62.

  8. Morley KC, Teesson M, Sannibale C, Baillie A, Haber PS. Clinical predictors of outcome from an Australian pharmacological relapse prevention trial. Alcohol Alcohol. 2010;45:520-6.

  9. Kiefer F, Jahn H, Tarnaske T, Helwig H, Briken P, Holzbach R et al. Comparing and combining naltrexone and acamprosate in relapse prevention of alcoholism: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2003;60:92-9.

  10. Kiefer F, Jahn H, Wiedemann K. A neuroendocrinological hypothesis on gender effects of naltrexone in relapse prevention treatment. Pharmacopsychiatry. 2005;38:184-6.

  11. Garbutt JC, Kranzler HR, O'Malley SS, Gastfriend DR, Pettinati HM, Silverman BL et al. Efficacy and tolerability of long-acting injectable naltrexone for alcohol dependence: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2005;293:1617-25.

  12. Krupitsky E, Nunes EV, Ling W, Illeperuma A, Gastfriend DR, Silverman BL. Injectable extended-release naltrexone for opioid dependence: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre randomised trial. Lancet. 2011;377:1506-13.

  13. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Medical review - Contrave (naltrexone / bupropion). Drugs@FDA [www]. [updated 2014-10-09, cited 2026-05-05].

  14. Cataldi M, Muscogiuri G, Savastano S, et al. Gender-related issues in the pharmacology of new anti-obesity drugs. Obes Rev. 2019;20(3):375-384.

  15. King AC, Cao D, O'Malley SS, Kranzler HR, Cai X, deWit H et al. Effects of naltrexone on smoking cessation outcomes and weight gain in nicotine-dependent men and women. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2012;32:630-6.

  16. Statistikdatabas för läkemedel. Stockholm: Socialstyrelsen. 2025 [cited 2026-03-20.]

  1. Global Burden of Disease Sex Differences Visualization. Seattle, WA: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). 2023 [cited 2026-05-05.]
  2. Statistikdatabas för diagnoser. Stockholm: Socialstyrelsen. 2024 [cited 2026-05-05.]
  3. Statistikdatabas för dödsorsaker. Stockholm: Socialstyrelsen. 2024 [cited 2026-05-05.]
  4. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Clinical Pharmacology and Biopharmaceutics Review - VIVTROL (naltrexone). Drugs@FDA [www]. [updated 2006-04-13, cited 2016-04-01].
  5. Anton RF, O'Malley SS, Ciraulo DA, Cisler RA, Couper D, Donovan DM et al. Combined pharmacotherapies and behavioral interventions for alcohol dependence: the COMBINE study: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2006;295:2003-17.
  6. Greenfield SF, Pettinati HM, O'Malley S, Randall PK, Randall CL. Gender differences in alcohol treatment: an analysis of outcome from the COMBINE study. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2010;34:1803-12.
  7. Morley KC, Teesson M, Reid SC, Sannibale C, Thomson C, Phung N et al. Naltrexone versus acamprosate in the treatment of alcohol dependence: A multi-centre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Addiction. 2006;101:1451-62.
  8. Morley KC, Teesson M, Sannibale C, Baillie A, Haber PS. Clinical predictors of outcome from an Australian pharmacological relapse prevention trial. Alcohol Alcohol. 2010;45:520-6.
  9. Kiefer F, Jahn H, Tarnaske T, Helwig H, Briken P, Holzbach R et al. Comparing and combining naltrexone and acamprosate in relapse prevention of alcoholism: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2003;60:92-9.
  10. Kiefer F, Jahn H, Wiedemann K. A neuroendocrinological hypothesis on gender effects of naltrexone in relapse prevention treatment. Pharmacopsychiatry. 2005;38:184-6.
  11. Garbutt JC, Kranzler HR, O'Malley SS, Gastfriend DR, Pettinati HM, Silverman BL et al. Efficacy and tolerability of long-acting injectable naltrexone for alcohol dependence: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2005;293:1617-25.
  12. Krupitsky E, Nunes EV, Ling W, Illeperuma A, Gastfriend DR, Silverman BL. Injectable extended-release naltrexone for opioid dependence: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre randomised trial. Lancet. 2011;377:1506-13.
  13. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Medical review - Contrave (naltrexone / bupropion). Drugs@FDA [www]. [updated 2014-10-09, cited 2026-05-05].
  14. Cataldi M, Muscogiuri G, Savastano S, et al. Gender-related issues in the pharmacology of new anti-obesity drugs. Obes Rev. 2019;20(3):375-384.
  15. King AC, Cao D, O'Malley SS, Kranzler HR, Cai X, deWit H et al. Effects of naltrexone on smoking cessation outcomes and weight gain in nicotine-dependent men and women. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2012;32:630-6.
  16. Statistikdatabas för läkemedel. Stockholm: Socialstyrelsen. 2025 [cited 2026-03-20.]