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Ch. 13
Drug Interact
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| How are drug-to-drug interactions managed? | By increasing or decreasing the dose of one of the medications |
| How do pharmacokinetic drug interactions occur? | One med. effects the ADME process of another |
| How do pharmacodynamic interactions occur? | One med. adds to or neutralizes the other med.'s effect without affecting the pharmacokinetics of the other medication |
| What is a substrate? | A substrate is a med. that is metabolized by an enzyme |
| What is the effect of a med. that is a CYP450 inducer? | Increased metabolism, decreased bioavailability |
| What is the effect of a med. that is a CYP450 Inhibitor? | Decreased metabolism, increased bioavailability |
| What is the effect of protein displacement? | Increased levels of active medication |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanic acid, a combo. antibiotic, is an example of which type of drug-to-drug interaction? | Synergistic |
| What is an example of antagonism that is beneficial to patients? | An antidote to a poison |
| Which type of drug-to-drug interaction are caused by taking two med.s of the same drug class? | A duplication |