Alcohol-dependence treatment Selincro granted licence

A new treatment option for alcohol dependence promises to reduce consumption by up to 61%.

Alcohol-dependence treatment Selincro granted licence

A new treatment option for alcohol dependence promises to reduce consumption by up to 61%.

Selincro has been granted a licence to be used for alcohol reduction in Ireland and can be prescribed by GPs, along with support on how to comply with the treatment.

Many treatments for alcohol dependence - such as antabuse - are largely reliant on total abstinence.

Dr Garrett McGovern, a Dublin-based GP who specialises in the area of addiction said: "Selincro seems to reduce the desire to drink lots of alcohol…and consequently the amount (that people) drink."

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