David R Gastfriend

Summary

Affiliation: Alkermes Inc
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Alcohol dependence treatments: comprehensive healthcare costs, utilization outcomes, and pharmacotherapy persistence
    Onur Baser
    852 Winter St, Waltham, MA 02139 e mail
    Am J Manag Care 17:S222-34. 2011
  2. ncbi Cost and utilization outcomes of opioid-dependence treatments
    Onur Baser
    TATinMED Research and the University of Michigan, USA
    Am J Manag Care 17:S235-48. 2011
  3. ncbi Intramuscular extended-release naltrexone: current evidence
    David R Gastfriend
    Alkermes, Inc, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451 1420, USA
    Ann N Y Acad Sci 1216:144-66. 2011
  4. ncbi Reduction in heavy drinking as a treatment outcome in alcohol dependence
    David R Gastfriend
    Alkermes, Cambridge, MA, USA
    J Subst Abuse Treat 33:71-80. 2007
  5. ncbi Advancing performance measures for use of medications in substance abuse treatment
    Cindy Parks Thomas
    Brandeis University, Institute for Behavioral Health, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Waltham, MA 02454, USA
    J Subst Abuse Treat 40:35-43. 2011
  6. ncbi Overriding the blockade of antinociceptive actions of opioids in rats treated with extended-release naltrexone
    Reginald L Dean
    Department of Life Sciences and Toxicology, Alkermes, Inc, 88 Sidney St, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
    Pharmacol Biochem Behav 89:515-22. 2008
  7. ncbi Efficacy of extended-release naltrexone in alcohol-dependent patients who are abstinent before treatment
    STEPHANIE S O'MALLEY
    Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, Connecticut Mental Health Center, New Haven, CT 06519, USA
    J Clin Psychopharmacol 27:507-12. 2007
  8. ncbi Combined pharmacotherapies and behavioral interventions for alcohol dependence: the COMBINE study: a randomized controlled trial
    Raymond F Anton
    Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA
    JAMA 295:2003-17. 2006
  9. ncbi Early treatment response in alcohol dependence with extended-release naltrexone
    Domenic A Ciraulo
    Division of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118 2393, USA
    J Clin Psychiatry 69:190-5. 2008
  10. ncbi Cost and cost-effectiveness of the COMBINE study in alcohol-dependent patients
    Gary A Zarkin
    RTI International, 3040 Cornwallis Rd, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
    Arch Gen Psychiatry 65:1214-21. 2008

Detail Information

Publications14

  1. ncbi Alcohol dependence treatments: comprehensive healthcare costs, utilization outcomes, and pharmacotherapy persistence
    Onur Baser
    852 Winter St, Waltham, MA 02139 e mail
    Am J Manag Care 17:S222-34. 2011
    ..To determine the healthcare costs associated with treatment of alcohol dependence with medications versus no medication and across the 4 medications approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
  2. ncbi Cost and utilization outcomes of opioid-dependence treatments
    Onur Baser
    TATinMED Research and the University of Michigan, USA
    Am J Manag Care 17:S235-48. 2011
    ..To evaluate the healthcare costs associated with treatment of opioid-dependence disorder with medications versus no medication, and with the 4 agents approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
  3. ncbi Intramuscular extended-release naltrexone: current evidence
    David R Gastfriend
    Alkermes, Inc, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451 1420, USA
    Ann N Y Acad Sci 1216:144-66. 2011
    ..While more research is needed, current findings suggest that a formulation of naltrexone that was sought beginning over three decades ago is fulfilling its promise as an extended-release pharmacotherapeutic...
  4. ncbi Reduction in heavy drinking as a treatment outcome in alcohol dependence
    David R Gastfriend
    Alkermes, Cambridge, MA, USA
    J Subst Abuse Treat 33:71-80. 2007
    ....
  5. ncbi Advancing performance measures for use of medications in substance abuse treatment
    Cindy Parks Thomas
    Brandeis University, Institute for Behavioral Health, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Waltham, MA 02454, USA
    J Subst Abuse Treat 40:35-43. 2011
    ..This article summarizes those findings by identifying a number of critical themes related to advancing SUD pharmacotherapy performance measures, highlighting examples from the field, and recommending actions for policy makers...
  6. ncbi Overriding the blockade of antinociceptive actions of opioids in rats treated with extended-release naltrexone
    Reginald L Dean
    Department of Life Sciences and Toxicology, Alkermes, Inc, 88 Sidney St, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
    Pharmacol Biochem Behav 89:515-22. 2008
    ..Thus, opioid receptor blockade with XR-NTX can be overcome in rats with higher doses of opioids without further affecting respiration or locomotor activity...
  7. ncbi Efficacy of extended-release naltrexone in alcohol-dependent patients who are abstinent before treatment
    STEPHANIE S O'MALLEY
    Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, Connecticut Mental Health Center, New Haven, CT 06519, USA
    J Clin Psychopharmacol 27:507-12. 2007
    ..In conclusion, XR-NTX 380 mg prolonged abstinence and reduced the number of heavy drinking days and drinking days in patients who were abstinent for as few as 4 days before treatment initiation...
  8. ncbi Combined pharmacotherapies and behavioral interventions for alcohol dependence: the COMBINE study: a randomized controlled trial
    Raymond F Anton
    Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA
    JAMA 295:2003-17. 2006
    ..Alcohol dependence treatment may include medications, behavioral therapies, or both. It is unknown how combining these treatments may impact their effectiveness, especially in the context of primary care and other nonspecialty settings...
  9. ncbi Early treatment response in alcohol dependence with extended-release naltrexone
    Domenic A Ciraulo
    Division of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118 2393, USA
    J Clin Psychiatry 69:190-5. 2008
    ..We sought to determine the time course for onset of effect of intramuscular injectable extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX), which has demonstrated efficacy for alcohol dependence...
  10. ncbi Cost and cost-effectiveness of the COMBINE study in alcohol-dependent patients
    Gary A Zarkin
    RTI International, 3040 Cornwallis Rd, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
    Arch Gen Psychiatry 65:1214-21. 2008
    ..The costs and cost-effectiveness of these combinations are unknown and of interest to clinicians and policy makers...
  11. ncbi Efficacy and tolerability of long-acting injectable naltrexone for alcohol dependence: a randomized controlled trial
    James C Garbutt
    Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill 27599 7160, USA
    JAMA 293:1617-25. 2005
    ..However, adherence to daily oral pharmacotherapy can be problematic, and clinical acceptance and utility of oral naltrexone have been limited...
  12. ncbi Advances in the pharmacotherapy of alcoholism: challenging misconceptions
    Henry R Kranzler
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut, USA
    Alcohol Clin Exp Res 30:272-81. 2006
    ..Gastfriend; (5) System Challenges in the Adoption of Pharmacotherapy, by Robert M. Swift; and (6) Pharmacotherapy for Alcohol Dependence: Strengths, Challenges, and Future Directions, by Mark L. Willenbring...
  13. ncbi The ASAM patient placement criteria: context, concepts and continuing development
    David R Gastfriend
    J Addict Dis 22:1-8. 2003
  14. ncbi Addiction denial and cognitive dysfunction: a preliminary investigation
    William Rinn
    Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 14:52-7. 2002
    ..Cognitive deficiencies were identified through neuropsychological assessments. Persistent denial was significantly correlated with greater impairment of executive function, verbal memory, visual inference, and mental speed...