Prescription procedures in medication for relapse prevention after inpatient treatment for alcohol use disorders in Switzerland Buri, C., et al. - In randomized controlled trials with high internal validity, pharmacotherapy using acamprosate, naltrexone, and, to a somewhat lesser extent, disulfiram has proved effective in preventing relapse in patients with alcohol use disorders (AUD)...Conclusions: There is a need for further studies to probe the reasons why medication for relapse prevention is not prescribed upon discharge from residential treatment and for less severely alcohol-dependent patients [more...]
