KROK 1 2008 – Question 132 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A patient ill with amebiasis was prescribed a certain drug. The use of alcohol together with this drug is contraindicated because the drug inhibits metabolism of ethyl alcohol. What drug is it?
- A. Diazepam
- B. Reserpine
- C. Clonidine
- D. Aminazine
- E. Metronidazole
Hint
Think about which anti-amoebic agent blocks the oxidation of acetaldehyde, so that a disulfiram-like reaction follows whenever ethanol is drunk.
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