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Brain penetrant calcium channel blockers do not reduce alcohol consumption: Converging results from two large independent cohort studies using electronic health records

2026-03-02 addiction medicine Title + abstract only
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Alcohol use disorder (AUD) remains a major public health problem, with few effective medications and suboptimal adherence. L-type calcium channel blockers (LTCCBs) have genetic and preclinical support as potential treatments for AUD. We evaluated whether brain penetrant (BP)-LTCCBs are associated with reduced alcohol consumption by conducting two preregistered (https://osf.io/huawv) observational cohort studies using electronic health records (EHRs) from the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA...

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