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16 March, 06:15

Drug interactions occur when medications are taken together. Some interactions are wanted; others are undesirable and even life-threatening. Give two reasons for giving medications together, and cite two types of dangerous drug interactions.

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  1. 16 March, 06:23
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    Reason for giving medication together

    1.) They reduce development of drug resistance since a pathogen or tumor is less likely to have resistance to multiple drugs simultaneously

    2.) It has a lower treatment failure rate

    Dangerous drug interactions include;

    1.) Statins (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors) are widely prescribed, and widely recognized to carry a high risk for drug/drug interactions

    2.) Coadministration of clarithromycin with vasodilating calcium-channel blockers, such as amlodipine and felodipine, can cause hypotension and acute renal failure.
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