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Alcoholism is a chronic physical, psychological, and behavioral disorder characterized by excessive use of alcoholic beverages; emotional and physical dependence on them; increased tolerance over time of the effects of alcohol; and withdrawal symp...
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Alcoholism is a chronic physical, psychological, and behavioral disorder characterized by excessive use of alcoholic beverages; emotional and physical dependence on them; increased tolerance over time of the effects of alcohol; and withdrawal symp...
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Acamprosate affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced in patients with alcohol
dependence.
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Synthetic homotaurine derivative that interacts with glutamate and GABA neurotransmitter systems in the CNS.
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Disulfiram interferes with the metabolism of alcohol resulting in unpleasant effects when alcohol
is consumed.
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Alcohol deterrent; an aldehyde dehydrogenase inhibitor.
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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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Essentially a pure opiate antagonist.
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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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Water-soluble, B complex vitamin.
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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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Topiramate is a seizure medication, also called an anticonvulsant.
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Topiramate is an anticonvulsant indicated for the control of seizures in the treatment of epilepsy (a neurological dysfunction in which excessive surges of electrical energy are emitted in the brain) and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (a disorder which causes seizures and developmental delays). In psychiatry, topiramate may also be used in the treatment of bipolar affective disorders .
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Anticonvulsant and antimigraine agent; sulfamate-substituted derivative of D- fructose; differs structurally from other currently available anticonvulsant agents.
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