Chapter One - Drug Interactions

Question 1

What are the three primary interactions in which interactions occur

Answer 1

1) pharmaceutical
2) pharmacokinetic
3) pharmacodynamic

Question 2

Drug / disease interaction

Answer 2

When a medication interacts with a disease or condition

Question 3

Drug / dietary supplement interaction

Answer 3

An herbal or dietary supplement interacts with a prescription drug

Question 4

Drug / OTC interaction

Answer 4

An OTC medication increasing or decreasing a drugs effects

Question 5

Drug / lab interaction

Answer 5

Drug may effect some specific lab test values

Question 6

Drug / nutrient interaction

Answer 6

Drug effecting nutrient values in body

Question 7

Pharmaceutical drug interaction types

Answer 7

Drug compatibility

Drug stability

Question 8

Drug comparability

Answer 8

When drugs are not compatible

Question 9

Drug stability

Answer 9

Drugs that are only good for a certain period of time in certain conditions

Question 10

Pharmacokinetic drug interaction types

Answer 10

Absorption
Distribution
Metabolism
Elimination

Question 11

Absorption

Answer 11

Change of the amount of drug absorbed through the stomach lining

Question 12

Distribution

Answer 12

Change in the amount of medication flowing through the body

Question 13

Metabolism

Answer 13

Change in the rate takes place in the liver

Question 14

Elimination

Answer 14

Different ways of elimination the drug from the body usually through the kidneys

Question 15

Pharmacodynamic types of drug interaction

Answer 15

Antagonism

Potentiation

Question 16

Antagonism

Answer 16

One drug works against another drug to prevent its action

Question 17

Potentiation

Answer 17

Combination of 2 drugs increases the length or effect

Question 18

What are the five kinds of drug interactions?

Answer 18

1) drug / disease
2) drug / dietary supplement
3) drug / OTC
4) drug / lab
5) drug / nutrient