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2. Disulfiram-alcohol reaction - Wikipedia

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   Disulfiram-alcohol reaction (DAR) is the effect of the interaction in the human body of alcohol drunk with disulfiram or some types of mushrooms. [1] [2] The DAR is key to disulfiram therapy that is widely used for alcohol-aversive treatment and management of other addictions (e.g. cocaine [3] [4] use).

3. Disulfiram-like drug - Wikipedia

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   [1] [2] The reaction has been variously termed a disulfiram-like reaction, alcohol intolerance, and acetaldehyde syndrome. [ 3 ] The prototypical drug of this group is disulfiram (brand name Antabuse), which acts as an acetaldehyde dehydrogenase inhibitor , preventing the metabolism of acetaldehyde into acetic acid , and is used in the ...

4. Disulfiram - Wikipedia

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   Disulfiram is a medication used to support the treatment of chronic alcoholism by producing an acute sensitivity to ethanol (drinking alcohol). Disulfiram works by inhibiting the enzyme aldehyde dehydrogenase (specifically the ALDH2 enzyme [ 3 ] ), causing many of the effects of a hangover to be felt immediately following alcohol consumption.

5. Alcohol flush reaction - Wikipedia

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   Many cases of alcohol-induced respiratory reactions, which involve rhinitis and worsening of asthma, develop within 1–60 minutes of drinking alcohol and are due to the same causes as flush reactions. [11] Disulfiram, a drug sometimes given as treatment for alcoholism, induces effects similar to alcohol flush or hangover causing the disulfiram ...

6. Category:Disulfiram-like drugs - Wikipedia

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   Disulfiram-like drugs that produce sensitivity to the toxic effects of alcohol (drug).

7. Alcohol abuse - Wikipedia

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   Disulfiram: Disulfiram is a prescribed medication which acts as an Aldehyde Dehydrogenase inhibitor, resulting in the accumulation of acetaldehyde. When Alcohol is consumed following Disulfiram, acetaldehyde builds up leading to unpleasant physiological effects (tachycardia, flushing, headache, nausea, and vomiting).

8. Anti-ulcer agents - Wikipedia

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   Patients should not drink alcohol to prevent disulfiram-like reactions, with symptoms of flushing, tachycardia, palpitations, nausea, vomiting. [51] Alcohol should only be taken at least 3 days after the last dose of metronidazole. [52] [53]

9. Calcium carbimide - Wikipedia

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   Calcium carbimide, sold as the citrate salt under the trade name Temposil, is a disulfiram-like medication. Its effects are similar to the medication disulfiram (Antabuse) in that it interferes with the normal metabolism of alcohol by preventing the breakdown of the metabolic byproduct acetaldehyde. The result is that when alcohol is consumed ...