Most of the time, medicines make our lives better. They reduce aches and pains, fight infections, and control problems such as high blood pressure or diabetes. But medicines can also cause unwanted reactions, such as drug interactions, side effects, and allergies.
What is a drug interaction?
A drug interaction is a change in the way a drug acts in the body when taken with certain other drugs, foods, or supplements or when taken while you have certain medical conditions. Examples include:
- Drug Reactions (National Library of Medicine)Most of the time, medicines make our lives better. They reduce aches and pains, fight infections, and control problems such as high blood pressure or diabetes. ...
- Drug Reactions (American Academy of Family Physicians)Drug Reactions/Start Here ... Drug Reactions ... American Academy of Family Physicians
- Drug Allergy (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)Drug Reactions/Start Here ... Drug Reactions
- ... Q&A for Kids (National Down Syndrome Society) Drug Reactions Harmful Interactions: Mixing Alcohol with Medicines (National Institute ...
- Penicillin Allergy (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)Drug Reactions/Specifics ... Drug Reactions
- ... who will experience negative side effects (called adverse drug reactions). Adverse drug reactions are a significant cause of hospitalizations and deaths ...
- Medications and Drug Allergic Reactions (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)Drug Reactions/Start Here ... Drug Reactions
- Drug Eruption (VisualDX)Drug Reactions/Images ... Drug Reactions
- Drug Eruption (Pediatric) (VisualDX)Drug Reactions/Children ... Drug Reactions
- What Makes Us Itch? (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)... allergic reactions, eczema, atopic dermatitis, hives, urticaria, psoriasis, drug reactions, mites, dry skin