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Poloxamer Interactions - Articles
JAMIA: Pharmacy CDS tools spotty at identifying drug-drug interactions
by
Adam Chee
Posted
Thu 06 Jan 2011 12:00am
I had wanted to write an article on CDS (a previous project I worked got me involved in CDSS for quite a fair bit), hence I thought this article from CMIO would serve as a great way to introduce the topic to you readers
Many pharmacy clinical decision-support (CDS) systems don’t always identify well-known, clinically relevant drug- ...
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Drug-Drug Interactions to Watch Out For
by
Dirk H.
Posted
Mon 22 Nov 2010 1:42pm
P450 enzymes and “poor metabolizers.”
The finding, published in Science , is a bit arcane to the layperson. The big secret of how the P450 enzyme family metabolizes drugs turns out to be a critical phase change, where an oxygen molecule temporarily joins the mix, forming “Compound I,” a process the scientists documented by cooling the ...
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Drug Interaction: A Real Issue
by
Sara G.
Posted
Sat 20 Dec 2008 5:44pm
Check out this Medscape article addressing Drug to Drug Interaction, an issue that is a consideration for any of us who take more than one medication at a time. This case-based activity identifies risk factors for drug-drug interactions and presents management tools to help doctors anticipate and prevent associated adverse events for patients.
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ADD ADHD Medications - Amphetamines: 2D6 Drug Interaction Update
by
Chuck
Posted
Sun 21 Dec 2008 7:44am
Image via WikipediaADD, ADHD Update: We know Prozac and Paxilcommonly interact with amphetamines[AMP] Now we should also watch for Antihistamines
When they are used for treatment of depression and ADD simultaneously: Dexedrine, Adderall and Adderall XR, and Vyvanse
-by blocking the metabolic pathway of AMP, ' CYP450 2D6'
-and have r ...
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other drug interaction with PD medicines
by
heroteo heroteo
Posted
Fri 20 Jan 2012 12:01am
Other Drug Interactions with Parkinson’s Disease Medicines
Posted: by Dr. P.D.
Table of Contents
What is Drug Interaction?
Parkinson’s Disease Medicines
Drug Interactions with Parkinson’s Disease Medicines
Levodopa
Other Parkinson’s Drugs
Comments (7)
Parkinson’s disease is a long term disease where the patient needs to ...
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Older Adults At High Risk For Drug Interactions
by
Ed H.
Posted
Mon 29 Dec 2008 4:43pm
At least one in 25 older adults, about 2.2 million people in the United States, take multiple drugs in combinations that can produce a harmful drug-drug interaction, and half of these interactions involve a non-prescription medication, researchers from the University of Chicago Medical Center report in the Dec. 24/31, 2008, issue of JAMA.
Alth ...
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Algorithm Finds Thousands of Unknown Drug Interaction Side Effects
by
EyeDrD
Posted
Thu 29 Mar 2012 8:00am
An algorithm designed by US scientists to trawl through a plethora of drug interactions has yielded thousands of previously unknown side effects caused by taking drugs in combination.
The work, published today in Science Translational Medicine 1 , provides a way to sort through the hundreds of thousands of ‘a ...
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Love Grapefruit? Beware Drug Interactions
by
CK Wilde
Posted
Tue 10 Feb 2009 11:04am
Juicy, Sweet Ruby Grapefruit
By CK Wilde for 3GenFamily Blog
February is National Grapefruit Month. It is peak season for these luscious pink and ruby beauties. Our local supermarkets are offering specials on Texas grown varieties.
If you haven’t tried a grapefruit in a long time, you will be pleasantly surprised to discover that ...
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