Drug Interactions Flashcards
In drug interactions, the effectsof one drug are changedby the presence of:
Another drug
Herbal medicine
Food or drink
Environmental chemical agent
MAOi’s+ TyramineRich foods (eg. Cheese)
Harmful
Hypertensive crisis
Anti-hypertensives+ Diuretics
Beneficial
Increased antihypertensive effect
Magnesium + Aluminum
Beneficial
Decreased diarrhea
Decreased constipation
Types of Drug Interactions
- Drug -food
- Drug -laboratory test
- Drug -drug
- Drug -herb
- Drug -patient
- Drug -procedure
- Drug -environment
Factors affecting Drug-Food Interaction
- Formulation characteristics
- Type of food
- Ingested relative time of food and drug intake
Physiological effects of food
Reduce gastric irritation
Increase gastric emptying rate
Stimulate gastric secretion of digestive enzymes, acids and bile
■Potent enzyme inhibitor
■Effect persists for 72 hours
■Calcium channel blockers, statins, Antidepressants
Grapefruit
Absorption increased by food
Acarbose Groseofulvin Itraconazole Metoprolol Theophylline
False (+) glucose in urine (Benedict’s test)
Penicillin, Chloramphenicol, VitC., INH, Streptomycin
False (-) Thyroid Function test
Chlordiazepoxide
Change in urine color
Rifampin (red-orange),
VitB2 (intense yellow),
Chloroquine (brown)
Phenomenon that occurs when the effects (pharmacodynamics) or pharmacokineticsof a drug are altered by the prior administration or co-administration of a second drug
Drug-drug interaction
complex molecule that bind/ interact with an active molecule such as drug or hormone
Receptor
Ability to bind with receptors
Affinity
Drug + Receptor —> Drug-receptor complex —> Response
Intrinsic Activity/Efficacy
Amount or concentration of drug to elicit pharmacologic response
Potency
2 key players of drug-drug interactions
Object
Precipitant