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While there are many FDA-approved medications for substance use disorder treatment, addiction psychiatrists can attune to the most appropriate medication for their specific patient. Acamprosate, disulfiram, and naltrexone are the most common medications used to treat alcohol use disorder.
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This is a list of psychiatric medications used by psychiatrists and other physicians to treat mental illness or distress. The list is ordered alphabetically according to the condition or conditions, then by the generic name of each medication. The list is not exhaustive and not all drugs are used regularly in all countries.
In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authority over all drugs, including psychoactive drugs. The FDA regulates which psychoactive drugs are over the counter and which are only available with a prescription. [103] However, certain psychoactive drugs, like alcohol, tobacco, and drugs listed in the Single Convention on ...
Just over 28 million adults in the U.S. have alcohol addiction, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Only three medicines, however, are approved to treat it.
As with all other drugs approved by the FDA for treating epilepsy, the pregabalin labeling warns of an increased suicide risk when combined with other drugs. [ 24 ] [ 13 ] When pregabalin is taken at high doses over a long period of time, addiction may occur, but if taken at usual doses the risk is low. [ 4 ]
Originally approved for medical use in the U.S. in 1984 to treat heroin addiction and available to treat AUD since 1994, the drug binds to opioid receptors, part of the body’s system for ...
GoodRx released a list of 19 of the most influential drugs and vaccines approved by the FDA in 2024 to treat a variety of conditions. These medications are “slated to make a big clinical impact."