Tag: drug interactions
How to Reconcile Medications After Hospital Discharge: A Step-by-Step Guide to Avoid Dangerous Interactions
After hospital discharge, properly reconciling medications prevents dangerous interactions. Learn simple steps to review your meds, spot errors, and communicate with your healthcare team for safer recovery.
Managing Multiple Medications: How to Reduce Drug Interactions and Stay Safe
Managing multiple medications safely means reducing drug interactions through careful reviews, deprescribing unnecessary drugs, and working with your care team. Learn how to stay in control of your meds.
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Polypharmacy in Older Adults: Understanding Interactions and How to Deprescribe Safely
Polypharmacy in older adults increases risks of falls, hospitalizations, and drug interactions. Learn how deprescribing can improve safety, reduce side effects, and restore quality of life with practical steps and expert insights.
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Carbamazepine Generics: Enzyme Induction and Drug Interactions Explained
Carbamazepine generics can cause dangerous drops in blood levels due to enzyme induction and formulation differences. Learn why switching brands risks seizures, how to prevent interactions, and what to ask your doctor.
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Theophylline Clearance: How Common Medications Can Cause Dangerous Buildup
Theophylline has a narrow therapeutic range, and common medications like cimetidine, fluvoxamine, and allopurinol can drastically reduce its clearance, leading to life-threatening toxicity. Learn which drugs are dangerous and how to stay safe.
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Pharmacodynamic Drug Interactions: What Happens When Drugs Combine
Pharmacodynamic drug interactions occur when drugs affect each other's effects at the target site, not their levels in the blood. Learn how synergy, antagonism, and receptor competition can make meds work better-or cause life-threatening reactions.
Methadone CYP Interactions: QT Prolongation Risk & Serum Level Changes
Learn how CYP enzyme interactions raise methadone serum levels, increase QT risk, and how to monitor and manage these cardiac safety concerns effectively.
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