Disulfiram-like drug
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disulfiram-like-drug-186-469387
title:
Disulfiram-like drug
text:
A disulfiram-like drug is a drug that causes an adverse reaction to alcohol leading to nausea, vomiting, flushing, dizziness, throbbing headache, chest and abdominal discomfort, and general hangover-like symptoms among others. These effects are caused by accumulation of acetaldehyde, a major but toxic metabolite of alcohol formed by the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase. The reaction has been variously termed a disulfiram-like reaction, alcohol intolerance, and acetaldehyde syndrome. The prototypical
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Drug that causes an adverse reaction to alcohol
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disulfiram-like_drug
date created:
2017-09-18T04:36:44Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T02:05:48Z
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