Drugs causing disufiram like reaction are fairly commonly tested on most medical entrance tests including NEET, USMLE, etc. Here is a fun mnemonic for drugs causing disulfiram like reaction.
The importance of knowing drugs causing disulfiram like reaction is that, patients should be advised to abstain from alcohol while on there drugs.
If alcohol is consumed with these drugs, the patient will suffer from symptoms we typically refer to as the “hangover”. These include headache, nausea, vomiting, flushing and abdominal discomfort.
Out of the many mnemonics for drugs causing disulfiram like reaction, we found this the best!
Mnemonic for drugs causing disulfiram like reaction
- Sorry – Sulfonylureas (1st generation – like chlorpropamide)
- Pluto– Procarbazine (Anticancer drugs)
- Can’t – Cephalosporins (Cefotetan, Cefoperazone)
- Go – Griseofulvin
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- Mars – Metronidazole
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