Pharmacotherapy for Relapse Prevention

There is currently no clear evidence for sex-specific pharmacotherapy in AUD treatment. This may reflect under-representation of women in some of the research. The safety of pharmacotherapies used for AUD in pregnancy has not been established for most pharmacotherapies (see Chapter 14); therefore women in their childbearing years who are engaged in sexual activity with males and prescribed any of these pharmacotherapies should be provided with contraceptive advice (see previous page).