Pharmacologic Substance
acamprosate
Effect:
Increased GABA Activity
May Treat:
Alcoholism
More Information:
Definitions related to acamprosate:
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Calcium salt of N-acetylhomotaurine; an adjunct to psychotherapy in maintaining abstinence after alcohol withdrawal in patients with alcohol dependence.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Structural analog of taurine that is used for the prevention of relapse in individuals with ALCOHOLISM.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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