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DRUG INTERACTION [1 record]

Record 1 2024-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacodynamics
CONT

A drug interaction is a change in the way a drug acts in the body when taken with certain other drugs, foods, or supplements or when taken while you have certain medical conditions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacodynamie
DEF

Modification des effets d'un médicament par un autre médicament ou par une substance donnée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Farmacodinámica
DEF

Influencia recíproca entre dos o más medicamentos administrados simultáneamente.

OBS

El efecto puede ser un incremento o una [disminución de] la acción de cada fármaco, o puede consistir también en alteración de la absorción digestiva o del proceso hepático y aumento en los efectos tóxicos, disminución de su absorción o aceleramiento de su degradación.

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