| Drug Name |
Acamprosate |
| Drug ID |
BADD_D00016 |
| Description |
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.[A229073]
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).[L31758] Acamprosate is the first medication specifically formulated for the maintenance of alcohol abstinence in ethanol-dependent patients after alcohol detoxification[A997], unlike [naltrexone] and [disulfiram]. It was first approved by the FDA in 2004 and initially marketed by Forest Laboratories.[L31783] |
| Indications and Usage |
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.[L31738] |
| Marketing Status |
approved; investigational |
| ATC Code |
N07BB03 |
| DrugBank ID |
DB00659
|
| KEGG ID |
D07058
|
| MeSH ID |
D000077443
|
| PubChem ID |
71158
|
| TTD Drug ID |
D0GC2M
|
| NDC Product Code |
Not Available |
| UNII |
N4K14YGM3J
|
| Synonyms |
Acamprosate | Acamprostate | N-Acetylhomotaurine | N Acetylhomotaurine | Campral EC | N-Acetylhomotaurine, Magnesium (2:1) Salt | N-Acetylhomotaurine, Monolithium Salt | N Acetylhomotaurine, Monolithium Salt | N-Acetylhomotaurine, Zinc (2:1) Salt | Campral | N-Acetylhomotaurine, Monosodium Salt | N Acetylhomotaurine, Monosodium Salt | Sodium Acetylhomotaurine | Acetylhomotaurine, Sodium | Zulex | Acamprosate Calcium | Calcium Acetylhomotaurine | Acetylhomotaurine, Calcium | Calcium Acetylhomotaurinate | Acetylhomotaurinate, Calcium | N-Acetylhomotaurine, Calcium (2:1) Salt | Calcium Acetyl Homotaurinate | Acetyl Homotaurinate, Calcium | N-Acetylhomotaurine, Monopotassium Salt | N Acetylhomotaurine, Monopotassium Salt | Aotal | Regtect |
