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go to christina's storyYou must stop taking opioids before you start receiving VIVITROL. To be effective, VIVITROL must be used with other alcohol or drug recovery programs such as counseling.
VIVITROL may not work for everyone. It is not known if VIVITROL is safe and effective in children.
One shot
once a month
with counseling
as part of your recovery
as part of your recovery
Vivitrol with
counseling may help
interrupt the vicious cycle
of dependency on opioids
of dependency on opioids
In a 6-month clinical study of 250 patients with opioid dependence who completed opioid detoxification, 36% of patients who received VIVITROL and counseling were opioid-free* versus 23% of patients with placebo (injection with no medication) and counseling.
more patients were
opioid-free
with vivitrol and counseling
vs placebo and counseling*
with vivitrol and counseling
vs placebo and counseling*
*“Opioid-free” was defined as a negative urine drug test for opioids and no self-reported opioid use during weeks 5 to 24. Patients received individual drug counseling every other week.
In the same study, craving information† was reported by patients each week. When comparing average craving scores at the beginning and the end of the study, craving in the VIVITROL group went down 10.1 points, while craving in the placebo group went up 0.7 points.
†“Craving” was described as a “need for opioids” and was self-measured by patients each week on a scale from 0 to 100, with 0 being "none" and 100 being "very much so."
VIVITROL can cause serious side effects, including risk of opioid overdose, severe reactions at the site of injection, sudden opioid withdrawal, and liver damage or hepatitis. Common side effects of VIVITROL may include:
These are not all the side effects of VIVITROL. For more information, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist.
Please see Important Safety Information.
Ask your healthcare provider if
once-monthly vivitrol may be right for you.
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Watch personal stories from others in recovery and their experiences with VIVITROL. Meet Christina and learn about her recovery journey.
go to christina's storyvivitrol2gether® patient support services
Vivitrol2gether can help you get started on VIVITROL and offers personalized support every step of the way.
Learn moreVIVITROL is not right for everyone. There are significant risks from VIVITROL treatment, including risk of opioid overdose, severe reactions at the injection site, sudden opioid withdrawal, liver damage or hepatitis.
Talk to your healthcare provider about naloxone, a medicine that is available to patients for the emergency treatment of an opioid overdose.
Call 911 or get emergency medical help right away in all cases of known or suspected opioid overdose, even if naloxone is administered.
If you are being treated for alcohol dependence but also use or are addicted to opioid-containing medicines or opioid street drugs, it is important that you tell your healthcare provider before starting VIVITROL to avoid having sudden opioid withdrawal symptoms when you start VIVITROL treatment.