What are disulfiram tablets used for?
Disulfiram is used to treat chronic alcoholism. It causes unpleasant effects when even small amounts of alcohol are consumed. These effects include flushing of the face, headache, nausea, vomiting, chest pain, weakness, blurred vision, mental confusion, sweating, choking, breathing difficulty, and anxiety.
What is acamprosate used for?
Acamprosate is used along with counseling and social support to help people who have stopped drinking large amounts of alcohol (alcoholism) to avoid drinking alcohol again. Drinking alcohol for a long time changes the way the brain works.
What medication class is disulfiram?
Disulfide
Disulfiram/Classification
What is the main side effect of disulfiram?
Drowsiness, tiredness, headache, acne, and metallic/garlic-like taste in the mouth may occur as your body gets used to the medication. If any of these effects persist or worsen, tell your doctor or pharmacist promptly.
What causes disulfiram reaction?
The disulfiram-ethanol reaction (DER) is due to increased serum acetaldehyde concentrations generated by the metabolism of ethanol by alcohol dehydrogenase in the liver. Normally, this acetaldehyde is cleared rapidly by its metabolism to acetate via aldehyde dehydrogenase.
What is disulfiram reaction metronidazole?
A known adverse effect of metronidazole (Flagyl) is a drug-drug reaction that occurs when metronidazole and alcohol are taken together. Symptoms of this disulfiram-like reaction include severe nausea and vomiting. In this case, the exposure may have occurred in the hospital.
Is acamprosate an antidepressant?
Acamprosate calcium has negligible observable central nervous system (CNS) activity in animals outside of its effects on alcohol dependence, exhibiting no anticonvulsant, antidepressant, or anxiolytic activity.
What is another name for disulfiram?
Disulfiram
| Clinical data | |
|---|---|
| Trade names | Antabuse, Antabus, others |
| Other names | tetraethyldisulfanedicarbothioamide; 1-(Diethylthiocarbamoyldisulfanyl)-N,N-diethyl-methanethioamide |
| AHFS/Drugs.com | Monograph |
| MedlinePlus | a682602 |
What is the hazard level for carbon disulfide 75 15?
Carbon disulfide. 75-15-0. Hazard Summary. Exposure to carbon disulfide occurs mainly in the workplace. Acute (short-term) inhalation exposure of humans to carbon disulfide has caused changes in breathing and chest pains.
What are the side effects of carbon disulfide?
Acute (short-term) inhalation exposure of humans to carbon disulfide has caused changes in breathing and chest pains. Nausea, vomiting, dizziness, fatigue, headache, mood changes, lethargy, blurred vision, delirium, and convulsions have also been reported in humans acutely exposed by inhalation.
Is carbon disulfide found in drinking water?
(1,2) Carbon disulfide has been detected in some samples of drinking water. (1) Low amounts of carbon disulfide may be emitted naturally from volcanoes and marshes. Carbon disulfide breaks down into other chemical substances after it enters the body.
What is the molecular weight of carbon disulfide?
, and its molecular weight is 76.14 g/mol. (1,8) Pure carbon disulfide occurs as a colorless liquid that is not very soluble in water; impure carbon disulfide is yellowish. Carbon disulfide evaporates rapidly at room temperature and is flammable.