a reaction between a drug and another substance (drug, herb, vitamin
a situation when a certain medication is taken along side with another medication and they react with one another
certain medicines taken together may make your medicine less effective, cause unexpected side effects, or increase the action of one or more of the medicines. Be sure to tell your doctor about all of the medicines you are taking.
Occurring when two or many drugs are taken simultaneously or successively and the pharmacological activity of one is modified by the other(s). Back
This is when one medicine combines or interferes with the action of another. Interactions may undermine the benefit of one or other medicine and can cause potentially dangerous adverse reactions. Drugs may also interact with foods or alcohol.
a change in the way one drug acts when it is taken with some other drug or substance. Also called drug interaction.
A change in the effect of a drug when taken with a certain other drug or food. Its effect may increase or decrease, or a certain side effect may occur.
The result of drugs reacting with each other, often in ways that are unexpected or potentially harmful. It is important to let your doctor know about all the drugs or supplements you take, in order to minimize the chance for undesirable drug interactions. Return to previous page.
Drug interaction occurs when one medicine alters the effect of a second medicine.
A mechanism by which one drug may interact with the effect(s) of another drug.
A drug interaction is a situation in which a substance affects the activity of a drug, i.e. the effects are increased or decreased, or they produce a new effect that neither produces on its own. Typically, interaction between drugs come to mind (drug-drug interaction). However, interactions may also exist between drugs & foods (drug-food interactions), as well as drugs & herbs (drug-herb interactions).
