Side-effects of Disulfiram

Adverse Effects of Disulfiram and Patient Compliance

Use of Disulfiram under supervision in well-motivated alcoholics is effective in reducing relapse rates. Several adverse effects, some of them life-threatening, have been reported due to the drug. An awareness of the adverse effects is useful to keep a follow up and sustain patient compliance with the drug. This study of 158 out patients on daily oral disulfiram revealed that though many patien...

Disulfiram Treatment of Alcoholism

P to the completion of this well­designed scientific study, which was conducted at nine Veterans Administration Medical Centers, the medication disulfiram (Antabuse®) was controversial in the treatment of alcoholism. The controversy over its efficacy was rooted in the lack of sophisticated scientific data on which to base its effectiveness. Fuller and colleagues used state­of­the­art clinical r...

Evaluation of Awareness, Performance and Side Effects of Formaldehyde Exposure

Background and purpose: Formaldehyde is used in operating rooms to disinfect and sterilize surgical instruments. Inhalation of formaldehyde gas causes various respiratory complications in people. Awareness on the use of formaldehyde can prevent many complications. This study was conducted to determine the level of knowledge and practice about formaldehyde exposure in the staff and students of t...

Side Effects of Shot Peening on Fatigue Crack Initiation Life

Shot peening beneficial effects on fatigue life of mechanical components are well known. However, there are some reports in the literature that indicate inappropriate shot peening parameters tend to reduce the fatigue life. It is therefore, the purpose of this study to find a logical quantitative justification for these observations. Using finite element method, a dynamic elastic-plastic simula...

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