Pathologic Function
drug interaction
[ druhg in-ter-ak-shuhn ]
Subclass of:
Pharmacological Phenomena
Definitions related to drug interactions:
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A change in the way a drug acts in the body when taken with certain other drugs, herbals, or foods, or when taken with certain medical conditions. Drug interactions may cause the drug to be more or less effective, or cause effects on the body that are not expected.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Alteration of the disposition and/or effect of a drug, owing to the presence of another factor such as a second drug, or food.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Physical chemical interaction between drugs and other compounds, including other drugs, particularly in biological systems.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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The action of a drug that may affect the activity, metabolism, or toxicity of another drug.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Drug interactions are changes in a drug�s effects due to recent or concurrent use of another drug or drugs (drug-drug interactions), ingestion of food (drug-nutrient interactions), or ingestion of dietary supplements (dietary supplement-drug interactions).Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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