https://www.drugs.com/article/preventing-drug-interactions.html
Dear Dr. Andreas,
Education and communication is the key. We should consult with our health care providers, research reliable drug information, and empower ourself to lower the risk of interactions and maximize our medical treatments.
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I believe the topic of drug-drug interactions (DDI) is a really important one. Thus, any opportunity that comes your way to prevent a DDI is a valuable investment to the patient's health and the healthcare system at large. I think that you were given some tips on preventing DDI. However, I would like to add a spin to this topic, which is genetics. Genetic variability plays a critical role in predicting potential DDI. In fact, we can predict if the patient will have a severe skin rash to certain drugs by running a genetic test. We can also predict if the patient will respond to certain medications by also running a specific genetic test. This field is called pharmacogenomics, which is the study of how genetic variations in the drug metabolizing encoding genes can explain the variability in drug response as well as the potential of DDI. In conclusion, while assessing your patient's biological functions such as liver and kidney functions, concomitant use of other drugs or supplements are of utmost importance to prevent DDI, knowledge of the patient's genetics can help explain a modest degree of variability in response to medications. I hope this helps!
Minimizing the risk of interactions. Know why you are taking each medication. Know how to take the drug. Fill all the prescriptions at the same pharmacy. Talk to the pharmacist.
Continuous follow-up by the doctor, awareness raising, guidance and warning about the danger .
It would be best for the physician and the pharmacist to collaborate on matters of drug-drug interactions. Continuous education on drug effects and pharmacovigilance is also important to ensure up-to-date knowledge on the medications prescribed. Clinical pharmacists are trained to spot these dangerous drug interactions before a drug will be given to a patient. It would be best for the different members of the health care team will be able to collaborate. After all it is for the best interest of our patients.
Continuous follow-up by the doctor, awareness raising, guidance and warning about the danger .
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