Antabuse

American

[an-tuh-byoos, -byooz] / ˈæn təˌbyus, -ˌbyuz /

Pharmacology, Trademark.

a brand of disulfiram.

Antabuse British

/ ˈæntəˌbjuːs /

noun

a drug, a brand of disulfiram, used in the treatment of alcoholism, that acts by inducing nausea and other unpleasant symptoms following ingestion of alcohol; tetraethylthiuram disulphide

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The drug is today marketed under the brand name Antabuse.

From New York Times

A.M. designed and performed phlebotomies of patients treated with Antabuse.

From Nature

Disulfiram, also known as Antabuse, can be used to disrupt the metabolism of alcohol, making patients feel ill if they drink and therefore discouraging alcohol consumption.

From Washington Post

The older Antabuse works differently, triggering nausea and other aversive symptoms if people drink while taking it.

From Washington Times

But they were more effective than a much older and more widely known medication for alcoholism called Antabuse, or disulfiram.

From New York Times

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