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</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</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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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