Drug interactions

Question 1

what is drug interaction

Answer 1

modification of a drugs effect by prior or concomitant administration of another drug, herb, foodstuff, drink

Question 2

what is drug interaction

Answer 2

modification of a drugs effect by prior or concomitant administration of another drug, herb, foodstuff, drink

Question 3

drug precipitants

Answer 3

food, drink, smoking, alcohol, drugs,

Question 4

which illnesses use drug-drug interactions

Answer 4

hypertension, ischaemic heart disease, Parkinsonism

Question 5

what factors may predispose a patient to drug interactions

Answer 5

drugs with steep dose response curve, narrow therapeutic index, high protein binding, hepatic enzyme inducers or inhibitors, and those that alter renal clearance

Question 6

drug precipitants

Answer 6

food, drink, smoking, alcohol, drugs,

Question 7

which illnesses use drug-drug interactions

Answer 7

hypertension, ischaemic heart disease, Parkinsonism

Question 8

what is the medical importance of drug interactions

Answer 8

can cause morbidity and

mortality

Question 9

what factors may predispose a patient to drug interactions

Answer 9

drugs with steep dose response curve, narrow therapeutic index, high protein binding, hepatic enzyme inducers or inhibitors, and those that alter renal clearance. also self subscription, multiple doctors, advanced age

Question 10

what are drug - drug interactions.

Answer 10

mixing two drugs in the same solution causing pharmaceutical interactions which can alter the absorption, distribution or elimination of a drug. can be direct or indirect

Question 11

why is it important to monitor therapeutic drug

Answer 11

to ensure that the amount of certain medicines in your blood is safe and effective