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Campral (a-kam-PROE-sate) is used to help overcome your drinking problem. It is not a cure for alcoholism, but rather will help you maintain abstinence. Campral is available only with your doctor's prescription, in the following dosage forms: Oral Tablets (U.S.)
Campral is used along with counseling and social support to help people who have stopped drinking large amounts of alcohol to avoid drinking alcohol again. Drinking alcohol for a long time changes the way the brain works. Campral works by helping the brains of people who have drunk large amounts of alcohol to work normally again. Campral does not prevent the withdrawal symptoms that people may experience when they stop drinking alcohol. Campral has not been shown to work in people who have not stopped drinking alcohol or in people who drink large amounts of alcohol and also overuse or abuse other substances such as street drugs or prescription medications. Campral comes as a delayed-release tablet to take by mouth. It is usually taken with or without food three times a day. To help you remember to take Campral, take it around the same times every day. Taking Campral with breakfast, lunch, and dinner may help you to remember all three doses. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take Campral exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor. Swallow the tablets whole; do not split, chew, or crush them. Campral helps to prevent you from drinking alcohol only as long as you are taking it. Continue to take Campral even if you do not think you are likely to start drinking alcohol again. Do not stop taking Campral without talking to your doctor. If you drink alcohol while you are taking Campral, continue to take the medication and call your doctor. Campral will not cause you to have an unpleasant reaction if you drink alcohol during treatment. Brand names: - Acamprosate - Campral |