1) Antabuse 2) Disulfiram-like drug 3) Medicament 4) Medication 5) Medicinal drug 6) Medicine
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1) Antabuse
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In medicine, the term `disulfiram effect` refers to an adverse effect of a particular medication in causing an unpleasant hypersensitivity to alcohol, similar to the effect caused by disulfiram administration. Examples: ==History== The drug`s action was discovered by accident in 1948 by researchers Erik Jacobsen, Jens Hald, and Keneth Ferguson ......
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(from the article `alcoholism`) One of the popular modern drug treatments of alcoholism, initiated in 1948 by Erik Jacobsen of Denmark, uses disulfiram (tetraethylthiuram disulfide, ...
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A drug that slows the metabolism of retinoids, allowing them to act over a longer period of time.
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<chemical> A carbamate derivative used as an alcohol deterrent. It is a relatively nontoxic substance when administered alone, but markedly alters the intermediary metabolism of alcohol. When alcohol is ingested after administration of disulfiram, blood acetaldehyde concentrations are increased, followed by flushing, systemic vasodilation, re...
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(di-sul´fĭ-ram) Antabuse; a compound that, when used in the presence of alcohol, produces distressing symptoms such as severe nausea and vomiting. It is a dangerous drug, should always be given under the supervision of a physician and is never given to a patient who is in a state of intoxication or does not have fu...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: dī-sŭl′fi-ram Definitions: 1. An antioxidant that interferes with the normal metabolic degradation of alcohol in the body, resulting in increased acetaldehyde concentrations in blood and tissues. Used in the treatment of chronic alcoholism; when taken regularly in chronic alcoholism, it can lower the risk o...
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n] - a drug (trade name Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholism
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(Antabuse) Aversive medication causing reaction if alcohol is consumed. Example: Taking Antabuse to deter drinking during recovery.
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Drug often given to alcoholics to act as a deterrent. It produces adverse effects such as nausea, vomiting, dizziness, flushing, and tachycardia if alcohol is consumed.
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Antabuse noun a drug (trade name Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholism; causes nausea and vomiting if alcohol is ingested
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a cream-colored, water-insoluble solid, CHNS, used chiefly in the treatment of chronic alcoholism, producing highly unpleasant symptoms when alcohol is taken following its administration. Also called
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