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Firam-500 Tablet Substitute

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Verified Ingredients and Effects

Composition:

DISULFIRAM-500MG

Uses:

Firam-500 Tablet is used to treat alcohol addiction. The detailed uses of Firam-500 Tablet are as follows:<br/>•Alcohol dependence treatment: Firam-500 Tablet helps people stop drinking by causing an unpleasant reaction when they consume alcohol.<br/>•Behavioral therapy support: Often used alongside counseling and therapy to reinforce sobriety.<br/>

Medicinal Benefits:

Firam-500 Tablet contains 'Disulfiram', which belongs to 'Antabuse' used to treat alcohol dependence. It works by blocking an enzyme (acetaldehyde) that helps break alcohol in the body. Firam-500 Tablet helps alcohol-dependent people who have decided to quit alcohol drinking by deterring them from drinking again.

FAQs

Firam-500 Tablet is used to treat alcohol dependence or chronic alcoholism.

Firam-500 Tablet contains 'Disulfiram', which belongs to 'Antabuse' used to treat alcohol dependence. It works by blocking an enzyme (acetaldehyde) that helps break alcohol in the body. Firam-500 Tablet helps alcohol-dependent people who have decided to quit alcohol drinking by deterring them from drinking again.

An asthmatic patient, if already on cough-suppressing medications like diphenhydramine, is not recommended to take Firam-500 Tablet . Firam-500 Tablet and diphenhydramine are contraindicated and may result in harmful implications.

Not recommended in patients taking blood thinners like warfarin to prevent blood clot formation inside heart/brain vessels. Warfarin (blood thinner) and Firam-500 Tablet are contraindicated and should not be taken together.

Yes, Firam-500 Tablet has been implicated in altering the results of tests done for adrenal tumours & hence not recommended to be taken before any diagnostic test is done.

The common side effects of Firam-500 Tablet are usually temporary, including headaches, nausea, a metallic taste in the mouth and feeling tired.

Take the missed dose as soon as you remember. Take the rest of the day's doses at evenly spaced intervals unless otherwise directed by your doctor.

Firam-500 Tablet  is safe if taken in the dose and duration prescribed by the doctor.

Firam-500 Tablet is not an over-the-counter medicine. It can be taken only when prescribed by the doctor.

Firam-500 Tablet is not addictive. It does not have habit-forming tendencies.

Firam-500 Tablet will not work for everyone. It is used to help people with an alcohol addiction who have already stopped drinking and are maintaining their ability to no longer drink alcohol. Firam-500 Tablet is not recommended for people with heart failure or coronary artery disease.

Firam-500 Tablet does not stop cravings. It is a medicine used along with social support and counselling, to help people recover from alcohol use disorder and to avoid having the urge to drink alcohol again. It causes sudden, undesirable effects when mixed with alcohol to help you refrain from alcohol, even if you are dependent on alcohol.

Firam-500 Tablet takes 1-2 hours to start working. For the full benefits, keep taking Firam-500 Tablet for the prescribed duration.