acamprosate
noun
acam·pro·sate
| \ ə-ˈkam-prə-ˌsāt
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variants:
or acamprosate calcium
Medical Definition of acamprosate
: a drug C10H20N2O8S2Ca that is taken orally as a tablet to maintain abstinence from alcohol during the treatment of alcohol dependence
Acamprosate works well only if patients stop drinking before treatment.— Temma Ehrenfeld, Newsweek, 13 June 2005