[Pharmacological approach to the treatment of drinking problems].
Many pharmacological agents have been proposed for the treatment of drinking problems. However, there are many pitfalls in the assessment of the clinical interest of those drugs. In this paper, we propose a new classification of drugs of interest for treating alcohol abuse and related problems. We also review the major clinical studies about those pharmacological agents and discuss some peculiar aspects of those trials think to be important to develop better strategies for the evaluation of pharmacotherapy of alcoholism.
Clinique d'Alcoologie, Institut de Psychiatrie et de Psychologie Médicale, Hôpital Universitaire Brugmann (ULB), Bruxelles.
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D000427:Alcohol Deterrents / Q000145:classification* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000188:drug therapy; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004221:Disulfiram / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008094:Lithium / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000427:Alcohol Deterrents; D008094:Lithium; D004221:Disulfiram
Approche pharmacologique du traitement des problèmes de boisson.