Teturam tablets -150mg №30

Use Teturam is a specific agent for the treatment of chronic alcoholism. The action of disulfiram is due to its ability to disrupt alcohol metabolism. In the body, disulfiram is converted into N,N-diethyl dithiocarbamic acid and other metabolites, which block metal ions and sulfhydryl groups of enzymes involved in detoxifying alcohol. In particular, disulfiram inhibits the enzyme acetaldehyde dehydrogenase, which leads to the accumulation of acetaldehyde in the blood after alcohol consumption. The accumulation of acetaldehyde causes a number of unpleasant sensations, such as ''flushing'' of blood to the face, nausea, vomiting, malaise, tachycardia, and a decrease in arterial blood pressure. As a result, a conditioned reflex reaction of aversion to the taste and smell of alcoholic beverages is formed.