Title
Desipramine, amantadine, or fluoxetine in buprenorphine-maintained cocaine users
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Psychiatry
Publication Date
11-1-1995
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Adult; Amantadine; Buprenorphine; *Cocaine; Desipramine; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Double-Blind Method; Drug Administration Schedule; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Fluoxetine; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Narcotic Antagonists; Substance Abuse Detection; Substance-Related Disorders; Treatment Outcome
Disciplines
Psychiatry
Abstract
The clinical efficacy of promising cocaine anti-craving medications was examined in combination with buprenorphine. Twenty-one opioid-dependent cocaine abusers were enrolled in a double-blind, 12-week trial in which they received on a daily basis buprenorphine (8 mg, s.l.) plus either desipramine (150 mg, p.o.), amantadine (300 mg, p.o.), or fluoxetine (60 mg, p.o.). Urine samples and self-reported drug use were obtained 1-3 times/week. The order of greatest patient retention across the 12 weeks was desipramine (83.3%) > amantadine (66.7%) > fluoxetine (20.0%). The desipramine and amantadine groups appeared to have greater increases in opioid- and cocaine-free urines than the fluoxetine group. These results suggest that desipramine and amantadine may facilitate greater opioid and cocaine abstinence than fluoxetine.
Source
J Subst Abuse Treat. 1995 Nov-Dec;12(6):423-8.
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Journal of substance abuse treatment
Related Resources
PubMed ID
8749726
Repository Citation
Oliveto, Alison; Kosten, Thomas R.; Schottenfeld, Richard S.; Falcioni, Jean; and Ziedonis, Douglas M., "Desipramine, amantadine, or fluoxetine in buprenorphine-maintained cocaine users" (1995). Psychiatry Publications and Presentations. 169.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/psych_pp/169
