Impact of an Alcohol-based hand sanitizer usage during COVID-19 pandemic on disulfiram treatment: A South Indian psychiatrist's practice experiences

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dc.contributor.authorDhagudu, NKen_US
dc.contributor.authorPallavi, Men_US
dc.contributor.authorGouthami, Ben_US
dc.contributor.authorNarapureddy, BRen_US
dc.contributor.authorReddy, Men_US
dc.contributor.authorAttili, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorMuzammil, Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorNasir, Nen_US
dc.contributor.authorReddy, LKVen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-09T06:11:52Z
dc.date.available2023-08-09T06:11:52Z
dc.date.issued2022-12
dc.description.abstractBackground: Alcohol-based hand sanitizer (ABHS) usage has become one of the COVID-19 pandemic-related adapted responses. Some disulfiram-ethanol reactions are reported in people who use alcohol-based hand rub/sanitizer and take Disulfiram as a treatment for their alcohol use disorders. Aim & Objective: To determine the practice experiences of psychiatrists on disulfiram prescription to alcohol use disorder victims. Methodology: A cross-sectional study on the psychiatrists to find the experiences of disulfiram prescription to their clients with alcohol use disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results: Nearly 84 (51%) were reverted with a completed questionnaire. Among the respondents, 28 (33.3%) of the respondents decreased to prescribe Disulfiram, 48 (57.1%) reported that their patients stopped using ABHS due to fear of Disulfiram-Ethanol Reaction (DER), and 20 (23.8%) responders notified that their patients were expressed their worry on DER with Disulfiram and ABHS. Conclusion: Disulfiram prescribed for alcohol use disorders; treatment got peculiar experiences with the incidences of DER reported with Alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Many practitioners were scared to prescribe disulfiram due to DER with ABHS. The prevailing evidence that there is no possibility of cutaneous application of ABHS producing enough significant DER. Hence using ABHS is not a contraindication for disulfiram prescription.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssociate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Hyderabaden_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Murukambattu, Chittoor, Andhra Pradeshen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsSenior Resident, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kamineni Academy of Medical Sciences and Research, L.B. Nagar, Hyderabaden_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor, Department of Community Medicine, Fatima Institute of Medical Sciences, Kadapa, Andhra Pradeshen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor, Department of Psychiatry, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Hyderabaden_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsSenior Resident, Department of Psychiatry, ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Hyderabaden_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssociate Professor, Department of Public Health, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor & Head, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Khamis Mushayt, King Khalid University, Abhaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Saudi Electronic University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationDhagudu NK, Pallavi M, Gouthami B, Narapureddy BR, Reddy M, Attili S, Muzammil K, Nasir N, Reddy LKV . Impact of an Alcohol-based hand sanitizer usage during COVID-19 pandemic on disulfiram treatment: A South Indian psychiatrist's practice experiences. Indian Journal of Community Health. 2022 Dec; 34(4): 549-553en_US
dc.identifier.issn0971-7587
dc.identifier.issn2248-9509
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/221999
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMRI Publication Pvt. Ltd.en_US
dc.relation.issuenumber4en_US
dc.relation.volume34en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2022.v34i04.018en_US
dc.subjectAlcohol-Based Hand Sanitizeren_US
dc.subjectAddictionen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectDisulfiram-Ethanol Reaction (DER)en_US
dc.titleImpact of an Alcohol-based hand sanitizer usage during COVID-19 pandemic on disulfiram treatment: A South Indian psychiatrist's practice experiencesen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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