Can you start Antabuse the morning after drinking?
Question posted by Quirkygal on 7 July 2016
Last updated on 12 October 2016 by suzanne66
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You should wait for at least 12 hours after consuming alcohol before you start Antabuse. You should not drink alcohol while taking Antabuse and for up to 14 days after you stop taking this medicine.
Antabuse is prescribed to recovering alcoholics to help them abstain from drinking alcohol. If someone taking this medicine drinks alcohol, it quickly causes a severe, unpleasant reaction that can defer them from drinking.
For more information see: https://www.drugs.com/antabuse.html
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