Do you recommend starting naltrexone at discharge for alcohol use disorder in patients with decompensated cirrhosis secondary to alcohol use?
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Which medication(s) do you use for alcohol use disorder in the setting of decompensated cirrhosis?
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Hepatology · UC San Diego
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Although naltrexone is generally safe to use in patients with cirrhosis, I would be cautious to use it in patients with decompensated cirrhosis, since it is mainly metabolized in the liver. I usually use acamprosate in patients with decompensated cirrhosis, with high bilirubin, as long as renal func...
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Hepatology · University of Toronto
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No, I don’t.
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