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When one drug potentates or diminished the action of another drug?
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That phenomenon is called drug interaction.
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What chemical is an antagonist?
A chemical antagonist is any substance which neutralises, masks or inhibits the action of another chemical. A good example would be EDTA which effectively "locks up" or "sequesters" metal ions in solution to render them inactive. The term is most often found in Pharmacology where one drug may inhibit the action of another.
What the phases of drug action?
1. Confusion 2. Happinness 3. Regret 4. Repeat
What is non physiologic?
Not relating to the action of a drug when given to a healthy person.In other words the action is not dose-dependent.So no matter how much of the drug is given to the patient, the symptom will be observed.E.g. 'On-off' effect seen in levodopa users after 2-5 years of use.
What is pharmacodynamics?
Pharmacodynamics is the study of the biochemical and physiological effects of drugs on the body or on microorganisms or parasites within or on the body and the mechanisms of drug action and the relationship between drug concentration and effect.
Which drug presents the greatest challenges to forensic science?
The greatest challenge to forensic science isn't any one drug, but a combination of drugs and chemicals and their complex reactions. The longer the drug remains in the body, the more it is metabolized into another substance.
When alcohol affects the action of another drug or medicine being taken it is called?
The Multiplier Effect
What is difference between pharmacological action and pharmacological effect?
Pharmacological action refers to the specific biochemical interactions between a drug and its target in the body, while pharmacological effect is the overall outcome or response produced by these actions, including the therapeutic and side effects of the drug. In other words, the action is the mechanism of how the drug works, while the effect is the result of this action on the body.
What is Pharmaceutical phase of drug action?
Pharmaceutical phase of drug action is the first of the three phases to drug action. It includes the disintegration of the dosage form as well as the dissolution of the drug
The role of the cell in drug action?
lysosomes play a role in drug action...
What is a sympatholytic drug?
a drug that inhibits the action of the sympathetic sysytem
When alcohol affects the action of another drug or medicine being taken what is it called?
The Multiplier Effect
What is difference between site of action and onset of action?
site of action is the location (site) where the drug do there action ........ while onset of action is the starting of effects produced due to drug............... both are clearly different..........
What action occurs when the drug is absoprbed into the bloodstream?
Local Action
What does an antagonist?
In literature, an antagonist is a character, group of characters, or an institution which opposes the protagonist, the main character(s). The antagonist struggles against, opposes, or competes with the protagonist. In biochemistry, the antagonist is a substance that interferes with or inhibits the physiological action of another. In anatomy, the antagonist is a muscle whose action counteracts that of another specified muscle. In pharmacology, the antagonist is a drug that counteracts the effects of another drug.
What do antagonist do?
In literature, an antagonist is a character, group of characters, or an institution which opposes the protagonist, the main character(s). The antagonist struggles against, opposes, or competes with the protagonist. In biochemistry, the antagonist is a substance that interferes with or inhibits the physiological action of another. In anatomy, the antagonist is a muscle whose action counteracts that of another specified muscle. In pharmacology, the antagonist is a drug that counteracts the effects of another drug.
What is the specific action of the drug ketoanalogue?
The specific action of the drug ketoanalogue is to treat patients with chronic kidney disease. It is thought that this drug may delay the need for dialysis.
Does any drug clash with typhoid vaccine?
You can not take the corticosteroids drugs with any vaccine. The effect of vaccine will be diminished or may be absent.
