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Viet Nam-made medicine for drug addiction used on trial 08/26/2005 -- 11:11(GMT+7)

Ha Noi (VNA) - A medicine for curing drug addicts produced by the Central Pharmaceutical Company No. 5 in central Da Nang city is being tested at some health care establishments in Ha Noi.

The product, Danapha-Natrex 50, with Naltrexone-hydrocorid as its major ingredient, has been produced in 50mg tablets at a cost of 25,000 VND per tablet. The price of a similar import from the US is 45,000 VND per tablet.

The cost for a six-month treatment course for each patient is estimated at 5 million VND.

According to the Director of the Central Pharmaceutical Company No. 5, the medicine works by counteracting the addictive effects of morphine and is not addictive itself. Currently only four countries in the world produce Naltrexone-contained drug detoxification medicine.-Enditem