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Although acamprosate is being used in clinical trials in the United States as of 2000, its effects are unclear. It appears to reduce the frequency of drinking, but its effects on enhancing abstinence from alcohol are no greater than those of...
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Acamprosate affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced in patients with alcohol
dependence.
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Disulfiram interferes with the metabolism of alcohol resulting in unpleasant effects when alcohol
is consumed.
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Disulfiram is an aldehyde dehydrogenase inhibitor. It prohibits the activity of aldehyde dehydrogenase, an enzyme found in the liver.
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Naltrexone oral is an special narcotic drug that blocks the effects of other narcotic
medicines and alcohol.
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Naltrexone injection is a special narcotic drug that blocks the effects of other narcotic
medicines and alcohol.
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Naltrexone is classified as a pure opiate antagonist. It is sold in the United States under the brand names ReVia and Depade, but is also manufactured and sold under its generic name.
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Thiamine is vitamin B1. Vitamins are naturally occurring substances necessary for many
processes in the body. Thiamine is important in the breakdown of carbohydrates (sugars) in the
foods we eat into products needed by the body.
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Thiamine is one of the B vitamins, a group of water-soluble vitamins that participate in many of the chemical reactions in the body.
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Thiamine, also known as vitamin B 1 , was the first of the water-soluble B-vitamin family to be discovered. It is an essential component of an enzyme, thiamine pyrophosphate, that is involved in metabolizing carbohydrates .
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Thiamine, also known as vitamin B 1 , was the first of the water-soluble B-vitamin family to be discovered. It is an essential component of an enzyme, thiamine pyrophosphate, that is involved in metabolizing carbohydrates.
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