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Spontaneous remission
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is the disappearance of symptoms without any apparent cause or treatment
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placebo effect
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is an apparent cure or improved state of health brought about by a treatment that has no medicinal value
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Medicare
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Is a federal insurance program covering a broad range of services and long-term care
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Polydrug use
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Is the use of several medications or illicit drugs simultaneously
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Synergism
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Is an interaction of two or more drugs where the effects of the individual drugs are multiplied
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Antagonism
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Occurs when drugs work at the same receptor site and one drug blocks the actions of another.
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Intolerance
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Occurs when drugs combined in the body to produce extremely uncomfortable reactions
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cross-tolerance
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occurs when a person develops a physiological tolerance to one drug and shows a similar tolerance to like selected other drugs.
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