Action Teturam tablets (instructions forapplication contains such data) due to the blockade of acetaldehyde dehydrogenase, which is involved in the metabolism of ethyl alcohol. Due to the activity of the drug, the concentration of the decomposition product increases - acetaldehyde, which provokes the negative effects of alcohol intake (tachycardia, vomiting, nausea, flushing, pressure reduction, and others). As a result, drinking alcohol becomes extremely unpleasant. This is how the conditioned reflex aversion to alcohol is produced.
Indications
Prevention and treatment "Teturam" are prescribed to eliminate relapses in chronic alcoholism. As a detoxification agent, the drug is recommended for nickel poisoning (chronic type).
Contraindications
Drug "Teturam" (instructions, reviewsexperts confirm this) is not recommended for thyrotoxicosis, hypersensitivity, stage of decompensation of pathologies of the cardiovascular system (with pronounced cardiosclerosis, post-infarction conditions, coronary insufficiency, aortic aneurysm, atherosclerosis in cerebral vessels, heart failure, hypertension). Contraindications include asthma, pulmonary tuberculosis, lesions in the gastrointestinal mucosa, neuropsychiatric diseases, epilepsy, pulmonary emphysema of a pronounced type. The medicine "Teturam" does not recommend the use instructions for glaucoma, neuritis in the auditory and optic nerves, infectious lesions in the central nervous system, polyneuropathy. The medication is not prescribed for ulcerative lesions in the gastrointestinal organs, during lactation, for malignant tumors, during pregnancy.
Drug "Teturam." Instructions for use
Therapy is prescribed only after a thoroughdiagnostics, warnings of the patient about complications and consequences. The drug is drunk orally. Dosage - twice daily for 150-500 mg. A week later, a tetramalcoholic test is performed: after taking 500 mg of the drug, the patient is given 20-30 ml of vodka. In the case of a weak reaction, the dosage of alcohol is increased by another 10-20 ml. Sample repetition is carried out in a day or two in stationary conditions or in 3-5 days on an outpatient basis with correction of the amount of funds and alcohol as necessary. Subsequently, the maintenance dosage of the drug is used - 150-200 mg / day for 1-3 years.
Means "Teturam." Instructions for use. Adverse events
On the basis of prevention or treatment maythere is a taste of metal in the mouth, bad breath (associated with carbon disulfide) in patients with colostomy. The drug can provoke hepatitis, neuropsychiatric disorders, polyneuropathy in the lower extremities, disorientation in space and time, disorders of the neuropsychic type. Headache, skin allergies, asthenia can be observed while taking the medication.
