Alcohol use disorder is responsible for a large worldwide burden of morbidity, premature mortality, and economic consequences resulting from accidents, violence, incarceration, decreased productivity, and increased healthcare spending.
Acamprosate, also known by the brand name Campral, is a drug used for the maintenance of alcohol abstinence. It is a structural analogue of the neurotransmitter γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA). Acamprosate is the first medication specifically formulated for the maintenance of alcohol abstinence in ethanol-dependent patients after alcohol detoxification, unlike naltrexone and disulfiram. It was first approved by the FDA in 2004 and initially marketed by Forest Laboratories.
Acamprosate is indicated for the maintenance of abstinence from alcohol in patients with alcohol dependence who are abstinent at treatment initiation. It is also indicated for the maintenance of alcohol abstinence in patients who have undergone alcohol detoxification. This drug should be used with a psychosocial support program providing adequate support.
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, West Bloomfield, Michigan, United States
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Hanyang USH, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, Newberg, Oregon, United States
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie; Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Bezirkskrankenhaus Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
Krankenhaus Hedwigshöhe, Berlin, Germany
Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
North Shore University Hospital, Dept. of Psychiatry, Manhasset, New York, United States
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
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