DISULFIRAM

Hi guys! I know that in school we were taught that Flagyl and alcohol use produced a disulfiram reaction but in PUBMED they did a study in 2020 with a double-blind, placebo-controlled study in 12 people (I know the sample size is low) and " found no difference in aldehyde dehydrogenase levels betwe

I ordered some groceries today, but someone made a mistake. Instead of fruits, snacks, non-alcoholic beers, and other beverages, the courier delivered 6 bottles of regular beer and a package of potato chips. I thought I had my addiction under control; I even posted today about being sober for 50 da

[Our Medical Director found these picture perfect poisonous mushrooms \(amanita muscaria\) in our parking lot.](https://preview.redd.it/3qdgczps6w1e1.png?width=647&format=png&auto=webp&s=1b45eed3dd752f30f7ed1cfdbd117cefee93a4d7) At the Poison Center, we say “all mushrooms are edible, som

It has been quite a journey, and I would be remiss if I did not thank this community for taking part in it alongside me. Over the last two years, and in the years before when I would quit for days, weeks, and months on end, I learned that there is no quick fix, no catch-all solution that can be appl

been in rehab many times (OUD) and fear a lot of people here don’t really know how it works in AA cuz you’re all breaking anonymity by saying you’ve seen him in a meeting 😭😭😭 homie is scared of the law and may be an unpopular opinion but i hope he stays sober throughout this legal process and lea

I am on rotations and I heard a pharmacist counseling on this. However, there have been reviews of the data and no apparent connection has been made. Apparently that was all based on a few case studies and the MOA doesn't suggest that it would cause disulfiram-like reaction. I know we've all heard t

Yesterday a patient's insurance (!!!) caught a drug interaction (he doesn't get the Disulfiram from my pharmacy, but bills it through the same insurance). This was a HARD STOP, pharmacist could not override type of interaction alert. Apparently Fluticasone nasal spray (Flonase) has a small amou