Clinical pharmacology. Adverse drug interactions.

Managing Drug Toxicities & Drug Interactions: Clinical Pharmacology Case-based Discussion

Introduction A drug interaction occurs when one drug alters the pharmacological effect (enhanced or decreased) of another drug. In human medicine there are several resources available to screen for drug interactions, and there are specific guidelines and agencies to report suspected drug interactions to. In veterinary medicine screening, monitoring, and reporting of drug interactions are rarely...

Adverse cardiovascular drug interactions.

Adverse drug interactions in dentistry

According to the United States Food and Drug Administration web site, there are more than 15,000 currently approved prescription and over-the-counter drugs, diagnostics and intravenous supplementation products in the United States (78). Couple these with the hundreds of herbal and dietary supplements that undergo little if any scrutiny by the Food and Drug Administration (48), and it is no wond...

Adverse drug interactions in anesthesia.

Anesthesia often involves the administration of several drugs belonging to different classes. In addition, many patients will be taking a number of drugs related to their surgical condition or for other medical diseases. Thus, there is a considerable potential for drug interactions in the perioperative period, some of which may be potentially harmful to patients. The most common interactions in...

A Manual of Adverse Drug Interactions

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