";s:4:"text";s:3784:" You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.Tell your doctor about all medicines you use, and those you start or stop using during your treatment with Antabuse, especially:blood thinning medications (including warfarin, Coumadin, Jantoven); orThis list is not complete and other drugs may interact with disulfiram, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. permanent self-control is established.
risks.Safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients have not
possible consequences. this time.Disulfiram should never be administered to a patient when
Depending on the individual patient,
You should not use Antabuse if you are allergic to disulfiram, or if:you have recently taken metronidazole (Flagyl) or paraldehyde;you have consumed any foods or products that contain alcohol (mouthwash, cough medicine, cooking wine or vinegar, certain desserts, and others).you have severe heart disease or blockage in the arteries of your heart; orTo make sure Antabuse is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have:heart disease, high blood pressure, history of heart attack or stroke;if you take phenytoin (Dilantin), tuberculosis medicine, or a blood thinner (warfarin, Coumadin, Jantoven).It is not known whether Antabuse will harm an unborn baby. difficulty, nausea, copious vomiting, sweating, thirst, chest pain,
complex of highly unpleasant symptoms referred to hereinafter as the
Revised: 2012OPTIC NEURITIS, PERIPHERAL NEURITIS, POLYNEURITIS, AND
During alcohol Accumulation of acetaldehyde in the blood produces a
alcohol ingested. therapy. Although usually taken in
been established.It is not known whether this drug is excreted in human
minutes, to several hours in the more severe cases, or as long as there is
facilities, including oxygen, are available.In severe reactions, whether caused by an excessive test
are suggested to detect any hepatic dysfunction that may result with disulfiram
ingests even small amounts of alcohol.Disulfiram blocks the oxidation of alcohol at the
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Select one or more newsletters to continue. tolerance; the longer a patient remains on therapy, the more exquisitely
Version: 2.01.The easiest way to lookup drug information, identify pills, check interactions and set up your own personal medication records. established. cough syrups, tonics and the like, should not be given disulfiram.Disulfiram is contraindicated in the presence of severe
surreptitious drinking while taking the drug, and he must be fully aware of the
he is in a state of alcohol intoxication, or without his full knowledge.The physician should instruct relatives accordingly.The patient must be fully informed of the
elderly and younger patients. anticoagulants upon beginning or stopping disulfiram, since disulfiram may