Adverse Drug Reactions at an Addiction Psychiatry Center: A Cross-sectional Analysis

Disulfiram safety in alcohol use disorders: Experience from an addiction treatment center in India

“…[ 2 3 4 ] Nausea, drowsiness, abdominal pain, and diarrhea were common adverse effects, whereas psychiatric (psychotic features, catatonia, and altered consciousness) and neurological complications (convulsions) were reported to be the most important. [ 3 4 5 ] Our center routinely prescribes supervised disulfiram to patients with alcohol use disorders, number of patients ranging from 30 to more than 50/month. Considering the need for renewed research on adverse effects associated with disulfiram and the paucity of data-based studies on the topic, we sought to assess ADRs reported by patients who received disulfiram for the treatment of alcohol use disorders using a prescription-based audit spanning over 15 months from January 1, 2019, to March 31, 2020, during which approximately 614 patients were prescribed disulfiram.…”