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Acamprosato<br />

• Derivato sintetico di un aminoacido (omotaurinato),<br />

strutturalmente simile al GABA<br />

• Effetto anti-craving mediato dalla modulazione della<br />

trasmissione GABAergica e glutamatergica<br />

• Il trattamento con acamprosato induce un minor numero di<br />

ricadute ed un maggior numero di giorni di sobrietà<br />

Comparison of acamprosate and placebo in long-term treatment of<br />

alcohol dependence<br />

% of patients with continuous abstinence<br />

120<br />

Treatment period Follow up period<br />

100<br />

80<br />

60<br />

Acamprosate<br />

Placebo<br />

40<br />

20<br />

18.3%<br />

7.1% p = 0.007<br />

0<br />

0 85 120 200 300 360 450 540 630 720<br />

time in study (days)<br />

Whitworth AB et al., Lancet, 1996<br />

Sass et al, Arch Gen Psych 1996<br />

Withworth et al, Lancet 1996

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