Anticra% ing drug given in alcohol dependence:: (A) Buprenorphine, (B) Acamprosate, (C) Disulfiram, (D) Diazepam
Answer is B. Ans. b. AcamprosateAnticraving drug given in alcohol dependence is Acamprosate.Treatment of Alcohol DependenceAversion therapy: ApomorphineQ, sub-threshold electric shockPsychotherapyGroup therapyDeterrent agents: (Alcohol sensitizing drugs)QDisulfiramQCitrated calcium carbimide (CCC)Metronidazole, NitrafezoleQMethyltetrazolethiolSulfonylureas (specially ChlorpropamideQ)Cephalosporins (cefoperazoneQ, moxalactamQ, cefamandoleQ)Anticraving agents: (FAN)FluoxetineQ AcamprosateQNaltrexoneQ