Pattern of prescription, dispensation and administration of disulfiram among patients with alcohol use disorder attending a general hospital psychiatry unit in rural India

Disulfiram/DLP was prescribed by physicians and faith healers alike. They seem to promote surreptitious administration of disulfiram with full agreement of relatives, thereby potentially exposing the patient to life threatening complications. Hence it is recommended that disulfiram prescription should involve stricter guidelines and DLP like kudzu in traditional/herbal products should also be brought under the same purview as disulfiram.