• TRADE NAMES: Aotal; Campral (Forest, Lipha)
  • INDICATIONS: Alcohol dependence
  • SYNONYM: 3-Acetylamino-1-propanesulfonic acid
  • CLASS: Amino acid (synthetic)
  • HALF-LIFE: 20–33 hours
  • CLINICALLY IMPORTANT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INTERACTIONS WITH:
    None known

Contra-indicated in patients with severe renal impairment.

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