Antabuse


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Synonyms for Antabuse

a drug (trade name Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholism

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The company said its US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Disulfiram Tablets USP, 250 mg and 500 mg is the generic version of Odyssey Pharmaceutical's Antabuse.
The older Antabuse works differently, triggering nausea and other aversive symptoms if people drink while taking it.
The respondents were asked if each of the 4 "evidence based" medications --Disulfiram (widely known as Antabuse), Naltrexone, Buprenorphrine, and Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, were used to treat clients in their center.
The role of antabuse (disulfiram), naltrexone, Campral, methadone, and buprenorphine is also discussed in this chapter.
Under the "pharmacotherapies" subheading, the respondent can check any of the following: Antabuse, Naltrexone, or Buprenorphine (Subutex, Suboxone).
Acamprosate * Campral Baclofen * Lioresal Disulfiram Antabuse Gabapentin Neurontin Metronidazole * Flagyl
Disulfiram (Antabuse), chemically diethylthiocarbamoyl or tetraethyl thiuram, is the most extensively used deterrent drug for clinical management of alcoholism since its introduction in 1948.
Thursday 13th: Had Antabuse and then tried one small vodka.
This mechanism is similar to that of the approved drug disulfiram (Antabuse).
In addition to depot naltrexone, the Food and Drug Administration has cleared oral naltrexone (generic), disulfiram (Antabuse, Odyssey Pharmaceuticals), and acamprosate (Campral, Forest Labs) for treatment of alcohol use disorders in the United States.
FDA-approved strategies for the treatment of chronic alcoholism today include antabuse (disulfiram), naltrexone (short- and long-acting formulations) and campral (acamprosate).
Huddersfield Coroner's Court heard Mr Senior, who had a history of alcohol problems, had stopped drinking for 10 months and had been taking Antabuse to combat cravings.