Drug interactions Flashcards
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What is a drug interaction
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The effects of one drug are changed by the presence of another drug, herbal medicine, food or drink; or by an environmental chemical agent
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What is an object drug
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The drug whose activity is effected by such an Interaction
3
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What is precipitant
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The agent which precipitates such an interaction
4
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What are the risk factors for drug interactions
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Polypharmacy • Multiple Prescribers • Lack of prescriber knowledge • Multiple pharmacological effects • Multiple diseases •Influence of disease on drugs •Drug related factors • Advancing patient age
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What are Pharmacokinetic interactions
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The effect the BODY has on the DRUG
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Pharmacodynamic interactions
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Occur as a result of the effect the combination of drugs have on the body
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What are pharmaceutical interactions
A
Interactions that occur prior to systemic administration.
