Drug Interactions Flashcards

1
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In drug interactions, the effectsof one drug are changedby the presence of:

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Another drug
Herbal medicine
Food or drink
Environmental chemical agent

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2
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MAOi’s+ TyramineRich foods (eg. Cheese)

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Harmful

Hypertensive crisis

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3
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Anti-hypertensives+ Diuretics

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Beneficial

Increased antihypertensive effect

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4
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Magnesium + Aluminum

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Beneficial
Decreased diarrhea
Decreased constipation

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5
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Types of Drug Interactions

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  1. Drug -food
  2. Drug -laboratory test
  3. Drug -drug
  4. Drug -herb
  5. Drug -patient
  6. Drug -procedure
  7. Drug -environment
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6
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Factors affecting Drug-Food Interaction

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  1. Formulation characteristics
  2. Type of food
  3. Ingested relative time of food and drug intake
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7
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Physiological effects of food

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Reduce gastric irritation
Increase gastric emptying rate
Stimulate gastric secretion of digestive enzymes, acids and bile

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8
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■Potent enzyme inhibitor
■Effect persists for 72 hours
■Calcium channel blockers, statins, Antidepressants

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Grapefruit

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9
Q

Absorption increased by food

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Acarbose
Groseofulvin 
Itraconazole 
Metoprolol 
Theophylline
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10
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False (+) glucose in urine (Benedict’s test)

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Penicillin, Chloramphenicol, VitC., INH, Streptomycin

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11
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False (-) Thyroid Function test

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Chlordiazepoxide

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12
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Change in urine color

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Rifampin (red-orange),
VitB2 (intense yellow),
Chloroquine (brown)

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13
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Phenomenon that occurs when the effects (pharmacodynamics) or pharmacokineticsof a drug are altered by the prior administration or co-administration of a second drug

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Drug-drug interaction

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14
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complex molecule that bind/ interact with an active molecule such as drug or hormone

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Receptor

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15
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Ability to bind with receptors

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Affinity

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16
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Drug + Receptor —> Drug-receptor complex —> Response

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Intrinsic Activity/Efficacy

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17
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Amount or concentration of drug to elicit pharmacologic response

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Potency

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18
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2 key players of drug-drug interactions

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Object

Precipitant

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19
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Drug induces a change in the patient’s response to a drug without altering the pharmacokinetics

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Pharmacodynamic interactions

20
Q

Change in drug action without altered plasma concentration

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Pharmacodynamic interactions

21
Q

Reaponse equal to combined individual responses

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Addition

22
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Aspirin + warfarin

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Addition

23
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Alcohol + CNS depressants

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Addition

24
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Response GREATER than combined individual responses

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Synergism

25
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Trimethoprim + Sulfamethoxazole (antimicrobials)

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Synergism

26
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Sildenafil and Iloprost(vasodilators)

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Synergism

27
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Flucytosineand Amphotericin B (fungal infections)

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Synergism

28
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Amoxicillin + Clavulanic acid (Co-amoxiclav)

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Potantiation

29
Q

4 types of antagonism

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■Chemical
■Functional
■Competitive/ Reversible
■Noncompetitive/ Irreversible

30
Q

Agonist and antagonist will react through a chemical reaction and the antagonist will counter the effect of the agonist

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Chemical antagonism

31
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2 Agonist drugs that act independently of each other but has opposite effects that cancels out each other’s effects

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Functional antagonism

32
Q

■Antagonist combines with receptor but has no intrinsic activity
■DisplacementEffect

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Competitive / Reversible antagonism

33
Q

Antagonist binds to an allosteric site causing conformational change on the receptor inhibiting binding and eventually reducing response

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Non-conpetitive / Irreversible antagonism

34
Q

Primary factors of assessing drug interactions

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Onset
Severity
Documentation

35
Q

Determines the urgency with which preventive measures should be instituted to avoid the consequences of the interaction

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Onset

36
Q

Assessing risk vs. benefit of therapeutic alternatives

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Severity

37
Q

•Bothersome or unnoticeable•Does not affect therapeutic outcome•Additional treatment not required

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Minor severity

38
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•Deterioration in patient’s clinical status•Additional treatment, hospitalization, extended hospital stay

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Moderate severity

39
Q

•Life-threatening or capable of causing permanent damage

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Major severity

40
Q

Determines degree of confidence that an interaction can cause an altered clinical response

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Documentation

41
Q

Proven to occur in well-controlled studies

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Established

42
Q

Very likely but not proven clinically

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Probable

43
Q

May occur; some good data; needs more study

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Suspected

44
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Could occur; data very limited

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Possible

45
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Doubtful; no good evidence of altered clinical effect

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Unlikely