Alprazolam and flunitrazepam also reduced liver ADH activity but to a smaller extent
(inhibition of 11.8 ± 5.0% for alprazolam 1.0 mM and 34.5 ± 7.1% for flunitrazepam 0.04 mM).
Apart from cimetidine, this is the first report describing the inhibitory effect of these drugs on ethanol metabolism.
The results also show the suitability of the method to screen for inhibitory effect of drugs on ethanol metabolism helping to identify drugs for which further study is justified.