Drug-Drug Interactions

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additive effect

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the summation in effect when two drugs with similiar pharmacological actions are taken

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synergism

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when two drugs with similar pharmacological action produce greater effects than the sum of the individual effects

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potentiation

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when one drug with no inherent activity of its own increases the activity of another drug that produces an effect

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antidote

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a drug that antagonises the toxic effect of another drug

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complexation

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when two different molecules attach to each other

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displacement

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a drug bound to a plasma protein is removed when another drug of greater binding potential, binds to the same protein

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inhibition

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a drug blocks the activity of metabolic enzymes in the liver

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induction

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a drug causes more metabolic enzymes to be produced, thus increasing the metabolic activity

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absorption

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entrance of drug into bloodstream

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distribution

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moving from the bloodstream into the tissues and fluids of the body

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metabolism

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physical and chemical alterations that a substance undergoes in the body

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excretion

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elimination of waste product of drug metabolism from the body