Understanding Drug Interactions
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Which type of drug interactions are most likely to occur with drugs having a small therapeutic window?

  • Mechanisms underlying drug interactions
  • Dynamic interactions
  • Pharmacokinetic interactions (correct)
  • Pharmacodynamic interactions

What type of drug interactions occur when both drugs act on the same target site of clinical effect?

  • Pharmacokinetic interactions
  • Pharmacodynamic interactions (correct)
  • Mechanisms underlying drug interactions
  • Dynamic interactions

Which drugs are likely to result in clinically important drug interactions?

  • Drugs with a wide therapeutic window
  • Drugs with no therapeutic window
  • Drugs with similar pharmacological effects
  • Drugs with a narrow dose-response curve (correct)

What is an example of a pharmacokinetic interaction mentioned in the text?

<p>Rifampicin + warfarin (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who appears to be at a disproportionately high risk of GI haemorrhage due to drug interactions according to the text?

<p>Elderly women (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of drug interactions occur when both drugs act on the same target site of clinical effect?

<p>Pharmacodynamic interactions (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which drugs are most likely to result in clinically important drug interactions?

<p>Drugs with a steep dose-response curve (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a pharmacokinetic interaction mentioned in the text?

<p>Rifampicin + warfarin (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who appears to be at a disproportionately high risk of GI haemorrhage due to drug interactions according to the text?

<p>Elderly women (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of drug interactions are most likely to occur with drugs having a small therapeutic window?

<p>Pharmacokinetic interactions (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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