MSD receives first shipment of Naltrexone for the treatment of alcohol addiction

DAR ES SALAAM: THE Medical Stores Department (MSD) has successfully imported the first shipment of Naltrexone, a medicine used in the treatment of alcohol addiction.

The development follows a strategic partnership between MSD and the Mirembe National Mental Health Institute aimed at strengthening access to treatment services and products for alcohol addiction in Tanzania.

The importation of Naltrexone is part of a long-term service-strengthening agreement between MSD and the Mirembe National Mental Health Institute, particularly aimed at ensuring the sustained availability of products used in the management of alcohol addiction.