BUPRENORPHINE COMPOUNDS FOR TREATMENT OF ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE AND EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL USE

摘要

The invention relates to use of a buprenorphine compound or a pharmaceutical ac-ceptable salt or ester thereof for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating alcohol dependence and excessive alcohol use. It also concerns the use of a buprenorphine compound together with an opiate receptor antagonist and a method for treating or preventing of alcohol dependence and excessive alcohol use.