Antabusen.
/ˈantəbjuːs/, U.S. /ˈæn(t)əˌbjus/ Pharmacology.
A proprietary name for: the drug disulfiram, used in the treatment of alcoholism.
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disulfiram1946
Antabuse1948
perphenazine1957
oxazepam1964
1948 Lancet 25 Dec. 1002/1 We have further examined this peculiar effect of diethylthiuramdisulphide (trade name ‘Antabuse’).
1951 O. E. Byrd Health Instr. Yearbk. 106 As the reaction to alcohol after antabus may be a hazardous experience, continuous supervision by nurse and physician is necessary throughout the test reaction.
1959 Observer 1 Nov. 20/4 The cure..was done by kindness and re-education not antabuse.
1964 R. A. Heinlein Farnham's Freehold iii. 52 Antabuse doesn't stop the craving; it simply makes the patient deathly ill if he drinks.
1989 T. Parker Place called Bird xvii. 213 If you want it you can have what they call antabuse tablets to take when you go out.
2005 New Yorker 4 Apr. 74/1 He did it on his own, with the help of Antabuse.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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