8 Questions
What is the defining characteristic of drug interactions as explained in the text?
They occur when the effects of a drug are altered by another substance.
When do drug interactions occur?
Whenever a patient takes 2 or more drugs.
Which type of drug interactions are related to how drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and excreted in the body?
Pharmacokinetic interactions
What aspect of drug interactions involves changes in drug receptor activity or signal transduction pathways?
Pharmacodynamic interactions
In drug interactions, what do pharmacokinetic interactions primarily focus on?
Changes in drug metabolism and elimination
Which category encompasses the interactions of cardiovascular system (CVS) acting drugs?
CVS drugs interactions
Drug interactions with an emphasis on how drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and excreted fall under which category?
Pharmacokinetic interactions
What do pharmacodynamic interactions primarily concern in drug interactions?
Changes in drug receptor activity
Explore the reduction of effects in drug interactions, which can be inhibitory or antagonistic, leading to either beneficial outcomes such as decreased toxicity or detrimental outcomes like reduced therapeutic effects. Learn how the combination of two drugs can result in new responses not seen with individual use.
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