The first pill designed to curb a person’s urge to have more than a few drinks at a sitting is undergoing tests in Europe, promising doctors and public health authorities a new approach to fighting alcoholism.
The drug, nalmefene, made by H Lundbeck, blocks brain signals that make activities such as sex and drinking feel good. Should trials succeed, the medicine may win clearance in Europe as early as 2012, becoming the first new alcoholism treatment approved there in more than 15 years.
Source: The Irish Times, 28/12/2010
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