A nine-year study published in 2006 found that incorporation of supervised disulfiram and a related compound calcium carbimide into a comprehensive treatment program resulted in an abstinence rate of over 50 %.
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The idea that acetaldehyde is the cause of the flush is also shown by the clinical use of disulfiram ( Antabuse ), which blocks the removal of acetaldehyde from the body via ALDH inhibition.
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A classic study by Fuller ( 1986 ) that followed chronic alcoholics for a period of one year found no statistically significant differences in abstinence rates between the group that received disulfiram and the group that only received counseling.
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Rather than substituting for alcohol, these drugs are intended to affect the desire to drink, either by directly reducing cravings as with acamprosate and topiramate, or by producing unpleasant effects when alcohol is consumed, as with disulfiram.
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:According to our article, the half life of Antibus ( disulfiram ) is somewhere around 60-120 hours, and it can have some effect for up to two weeks . talk ) 20 : 30, 4 November 2009 ( UTC)
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Antibiotics such as metronidazole, tinidazole, cephamandole, latamoxef, cefoperazone, cefmenoxime, and furazolidone, cause a disulfiram-like chemical reaction with alcohol by inhibiting its breakdown by acetaldehyde dehydrogenase, which may result in vomiting, nausea, and shortness of breath.
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As disulfiram is absorbed slowly through the digestive tract and eliminated slowly by the body, the effects may last for up to two weeks after the initial intake; consequently, medical ethics dictate that patients must be fully informed about the disulfiram-alcohol reaction.
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As disulfiram is absorbed slowly through the digestive tract and eliminated slowly by the body, the effects may last for up to two weeks after the initial intake; consequently, medical ethics dictate that patients must be fully informed about the disulfiram-alcohol reaction.
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Although disulfiram remained the most common pharmaceutical treatment of alcohol abuse till the end of the 20th century, today it is often replaced or accompanied with newer drugs, primarily the combination of naltrexone and acamprosate, which directly attempt to address physiological processes in the brain associated with alcohol abuse.
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As the antibiotic is broken down in the body, it releases free NMTD, which can cause hypoprothrombinemia ( likely due to inhibition of the enzyme vitamin K epoxide reductase ) and a reaction with ethanol similar to that produced by disulfiram ( Antabuse ), due to inhibition of aldehyde dehydrogenase.
