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Low-dose naltrexone could be used for MS, autoimmune, cancer, pain, etc.

By Hicbd
Wed Mar 8 2023 12:44 pm

"Now Dr. Mehta and the Weill Cornell Medicine pain management team have begun using a safe, old drug in new ways—and in low doses—to treat certain patients. Their work with the drug, Naltrexone, is an outgrowth of an international partnership with the UK-based LDN Research Trust Charity. According to The Trust, Naltrexone is safe, non-toxic, and inexpensive, and has been used in the United States since the FDA first approved it in 1984. Though physicians previously prescribed Naltrexone to treat opioid addictions, they now are employing the drug in off-label uses to aid patients with conditions ranging from pain and a dysfunctional immune system, to inflammation, cancer, and mental health issues.

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https://weillcornell.org/news/what-you-need-to-know-about-low-dose-naltrexone
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/world-of-medicine-divided-by-wonder-drug-1.647895
https://ldnresearchtrust.org/about-the-ldn-research-trust
https://www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ashx?id=f719b0af-cb8e-4438-8770-f7314de67e0c

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Categories:
Immunology / Autoimmune Diseases Prescription Drugs / Medicine Cancer Opioid Addiction / Epidemic Pain Management Medical / Health Research Inflammation U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

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