Are pharmacokinetic approaches feasible for treatment of cocaine addiction and overdose?

Future Med Chem. 2012 Feb;4(2):125-8. doi: 10.4155/fmc.11.171.

Abstract

“… we discuss the main challenges for developing therapeutic treatment of cocaine addiction and explain why pharmacokinetic approaches, particularly those based on our recently developed efficient cocaine-metabolizing enzymes, are feasible for treatment of cocaine addiction and overdose.”

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Cocaine / metabolism
  • Cocaine-Related Disorders / drug therapy*
  • Cocaine-Related Disorders / metabolism
  • Drug Overdose*
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Humans
  • Pharmacokinetics*

Substances

  • Cocaine