Do ethanol and metronidazole interact to produce a disulfiram-like reaction

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 255-257

  Williams, Caroline S ^a   Woodcock, Kevin R ^b  

^a BASINGSTOKE AND NORTH HAMPSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HAMPSHIRE COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disulfiram; Ethanol; Metronidazole

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; METRONIDAZOLE;

ALCOHOL METABOLISM; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG POTENTIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOMITING;

EID: 0033961431     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.19118     Document Type: Article

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