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A ?helpful? new drug which could help problem drinkers reduce the amount of alcohol they consume will today become available to UK patients.
If dependent drinkers take the drug nalmefene and undergo counselling they can cut their consumption levels by 61 per cent, manufacturers said.
The pill, also known as selincro, has been licensed for use by health officials and will be available for doctors to prescribe to their patients from today.
The drug, which is to be taken once a day, has been licensed for "the reduction of alcohol consumption in adult patients with alcohol dependence without physical withdrawal symptoms and who do not require immediate detoxification".
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/s...problem-drinkers-kick-the-bottle-8604803.html
If dependent drinkers take the drug nalmefene and undergo counselling they can cut their consumption levels by 61 per cent, manufacturers said.
The pill, also known as selincro, has been licensed for use by health officials and will be available for doctors to prescribe to their patients from today.
The drug, which is to be taken once a day, has been licensed for "the reduction of alcohol consumption in adult patients with alcohol dependence without physical withdrawal symptoms and who do not require immediate detoxification".
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/s...problem-drinkers-kick-the-bottle-8604803.html