ANTABUSE (DISULFIRAM)

Antabuse Information

Antabuse is a popular medicine that is also widely known as Disulfiram. This drug is also chemically known under the name of diethylthiocarbamoyl disulfide. This medicine has proven itself to be capable of heightening the patient’s normal sensitivity to alcohol. Therefore, a patient that is being treated with this medicine could experience severe adverse effects if he or she ingests even a very small amount of alcohol.  

Antabuse Indications

Antabuse is regularly prescribed in the case of patients who want to curb alcoholism. This medicine is able to induce alcohol intolerance and it is usually accompanied by a proper psychiatric treatment. You should not consider Antabuse as a medicine that cures alcoholism. Without enough motivation and a proper psychiatric guidance this drug is usually ineffective.  

Antabuse Warnings

Antabuse and alcohol is a highly dangerous combination. You must never mix Antabuse together with any kind of alcoholic beverages or with any product that is known to have even a very small concentration of alcohol among its ingredients (this includes cough syrups, vinegars, after shave lotions, back-rubs that contain alcohol and even anti-sore throat lozenges).

Among the harmful and potentially dangerous interactions of Disulfiram (Antabuse) with alcohol range from throbbing of head, nausea, body aches, hypotension, hyperventilation, weakness, arrhythmia, cardiovascular collapse and weakness, respiratory depression, myocardial infarction, excessive sweating, angina or chest pain, thirst, palpitations, flushing, syncope and uneasiness. Other harmful side effects can also result from a combination between alcohol and this product. The severity of the side effects that might occur is known to depend on the amount and on the concentration of alcohol that has been ingested.

Patients who have suffered from contact dermatitis should be thoroughly examined before they are first administrated a dose of Antabuse, because this type of patient may have developed a severe hypersensitivity to this medicine’s main ingredients. This drug has not been thoroughly tested on pregnant patients (women). Therefore, if you are pregnant, or if you are planning to be so soon, you should ask your personal physician if it is safe to start taking this medicine.

Before you start to follow a treatment with Antabuse, you should alert your personal healthcare provider if you are suffering from any of the following medical disorders:

• Hepatic cirrhosis
• Acute nephritis
• Epilepsy
• Diabetes mellitus
• Hypothyroidism
• Cerebral damage

Your personal physician might recommend you not to start taking this medicine, or he might prescribe you a lower dose of Antabuse. Your personal doctor might also want to carefully monitor your treatment with this drug to see how your body responds to it. You must not take in this medicine if you have been exposed to alcohol during the past 12 hours.  

Antabuse Intake Guidelines

You should follow the exact instructions that your personal doctor has given you regarding your treatment with Antabuse (Disulfiram). If you need any further advice or information you should ask your doctor, a nurse or a pharmacist. You can also follow the instructions that are written on the medicine’s label.

Antabuse Dosage

The average initial dose of this medicine consists of maximum 500mg of Antabuse that should be given once per day, each day.  

Antabuse Overdose

We have no information regarding Antabuse overdose symptoms. If you suspect that you have taken too much of this drug, you are probably in need of emergency medical attention. Call your local poison control centre as soon as possible and alert your personal physician. If necessary, go to the nearest emergency room.

Antabuse Missed Dose

In order to achieve all the possible positive results from your treatment with Antabuse, you should take this medicine on a regular basis. It is recommended that you do not take any double doses of the drug without your physician’s approval. If you miss a dose, contact your personal physician and ask him or her what to do next.

Antabuse Side Effects

Some patients who have been following a treatment with Antabuse have complained of several types of skin problems. This situation is known to be remedied by a treatment with an antihistamine.
Among Antabuse’s regular side effects are cases of headache, drowsiness, impotence, allergic dermatitis, acne, changes in taste and fatigue. These side effects should regularly disappear in time. However, if they don’t, or if they become extremely bothersome you should immediately stop your treatment with this medicine and alert your personal healthcare provider.

Patients who have been prescribed higher doses of this medicine have sometimes experienced mental and psychotic disturbances that have been attributed to toxicity. However, some other side effects that have not been listed in this guide might also occur while following a treatment with this medicine. During, or shortly after your treatment with Antabuse you should alert your personal physician as soon as you can if you experience any bothersome or unusual symptoms.

Antabuse Drug Reactions

While being treated with Antabuse you should alert your personal physician if you are also taking any of the following medicines:

• Isoniazid
• Phenytoin
• Nitrites (tests that have been performed on animals suggest that if Antabuse is combined with nitrites it might cause dangerous tumors).

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