CADTH Canadian drug expert committee recommendation: Naltrexone hydrochloride and bupropion hydrochloride (Contrave -- Bausch Health, Canada Inc.) indication: an adjunct to a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity for chronic weight management in adults with an initial body mass index of 30 kg/m2 or greater (obese) or 27 kg/m2 or greater (overweight) in the presence of at least one weight-related comorbidity (e.g., controlled hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, or dyslipidemia)

Contrave (naltrexone hydrochloride plus bupropion hydrochloride) has a Health Canada indication as an adjunct to a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity for chronic weight management in adults with an initial BMI of:30 kg/m2 or greater (obese) or27 kg/m2 or greater (overweight) in the...

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Corporate Authors: CADTH Canadian Drug Expert Committee, Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ottawa (ON) Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health 2020, June 2020
Edition:Version: 1.0
Series:CADTH common drug review
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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520 |a Contrave (naltrexone hydrochloride plus bupropion hydrochloride) has a Health Canada indication as an adjunct to a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity for chronic weight management in adults with an initial BMI of:30 kg/m2 or greater (obese) or27 kg/m2 or greater (overweight) in the presence of at least one weight-related comorbidity (e.g., controlled hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, or dyslipidemia).Naltrexone is an opioid antagonist and bupropion is a relatively weak inhibitor of the neuronal reuptake of dopamine and norepinephrine. Contrave is available as a fixed-dose combination of naltrexone hydrochloride 8 mg and bupropion hydrochloride 90 mg extended-release tablets for oral administration and the Health Canada-approved dosage is two tablets twice daily for a total daily dose of 32 mg of naltrexone hydrochloride and 360 mg of bupropion hydrochloride