Definitions for "Disulfiram"
Drug that inhibits several enzyme systems, including the enzyme that helps metabolize alcohol. Prescribed to discourage alcohol use; when used with alcohol, acetaldehyde, an alcohol metabolite, builds up, causing headache, flushing, and nausea. This reaction may be hazardous in the elderly.
a drug (trade name Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholism; causes nausea and vomiting if alcohol is ingested
a drug used in the treatment of alcoholism. Alcohol consumption causes nausea in people taking disulfiram. The drug is similar to DTC (Imuthiol), an experimental AIDS treatment.