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Interactions Of the Drug: What You Must
Know
Interactions Of the Drug
There are more opportunities today than always
before learning on his health and to take a better care. It is
also more important that always to know on the medicines that you
take. If you take several diverse medicines, she sees more of a
doctor, or has certain conditions of the health, you and their
necessity of the doctors to be found out all the medicines that you
take. Doing so will help him to avoid potential problems such as
interactions of the drug.
The interactions of the drug can make their drug less
effective, they cause unexpected indirect effect, or they increase the
action of a particular drug. Some interactions of the drug can
even be to him harmful. The reading of the label whenever you
use a drug nonprescription or of the prescription and to take the time
to learn on interactions of the drug can be critical to its health.
You can reduce the risk of the potentially harmful interactions
of the drug and the indirect effect with a little the knowledge and
the common sense. The interactions of the drug lower in three
ample categories:
- the interactions of the Drug-drug happen when two or more
drugs react with one a. This interaction of the drug-drug can
make him experience unexpected an indirect effect. For example,
mixing a drug you take to help him to sleep (a sedative) and a drug
that you take for the allergies (an antihistamine one) can slow down
your reactions and make drive a car or the operation of the dangerous
machinery.
- The interactions of Drug-food/beverage are from the drugs
that react with foods or drinks. For example, the alcohol that
is mixed with some drugs can cause to the tired sensation or slow down
its reactions.
- the interactions of the Drug-condition can happen when an
existing medical condition makes certain drugs potentially harmful.
For example, if you have arterial tension high you you could
experience an undesired reaction if you take decongestant nasal.
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Interactions of the drug and medicines of
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The labels to over-the-counter of the drug (OTC)
contain the information on the ingredients, the applications, the
warnings and the directions that is important to read and to
understand. The label also includes the important information on
possible interactions of the drug. In addition, the labels of
the drug can change whereas the new information is known. That
one is porqué is specially important to read the label that you use
every time a drug.
- The sectionsof the "activeingredients "
andthe "intention " enumerate:
- the name and the amount of each active ingredient
- the intention of each active ingredient
- "it uses" the
section of the label:
- it says to him for which the drug is used
- the aids you find the best drug for your specific
symptoms
- The sectionof the "warnings " of the label provides the
interaction of the important drug and the information of the
precaution for example:
- when to speak with a doctor or a phamacist before use
- the medical conditions that can make less
effective or nonsafe the drug
- under what circumstances do not have to be used
the drug
- when to stop taking from the drug
- The sectionof the "directions " of the label says to him:
- the length of the time and the amount of the product that
you can use surely
- cualquieres special trainings in how using the
product
- The sectionof the "otherinformation " of
the label says to him:
- information required on certain ingredients, such as
content of sodium, for people with dietetic restrictions or allergies
- The sectionof the "inactiveingredients "
of the label says to him:
- the name of each inactive ingredient (as colorantes,
folders, etc.)
- The "Questions?"or"questions or commentaries?"section of the label (if it is including):
- it provides telephone numbers of a source to the questions
of the answer on the product
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To learn More On Interactions Of the Drug
His doctor or phamacist speaks with on the drugs
that you take. When his doctor prescribes a new drug, he
discusses all the dietetic drugs of OTC and the prescription,
supplements, vitamins, botanicals, minerals and herbals that you take,
as well as the foods you eat. Ask his phamacist the filling of
the package for each drug of the prescription that you take. The
filling of the package provides more information on potential
interactions of the drug.
Before taking a drug, it asks his doctor or phamacist the
following questions:
- I can take it with other drugs?
- I must avoid certain foods, the drinks or other products?
- Which are possible samples of the interaction of the drug
that I must know around?
- How the drug will work in my body?
- There is more information available on the drug or my
condition (in the Internet or inside
- health and medical Literature)?
Know to take drugs and person in charge surely.
Remember, the label of the drug will say to him:
- why the drug is used
- how to take the drug
- how to reduce the risk of the interactions of the
drug and the undesired indirect effect
If you still have you ask after reading the label
of the drug product, she asks his doctor or phamacist more
information.
| Remember that diverse drugs of OTC can contain the same
active ingredient. If you are taking more than a OTC drug, she
pays the attention to the active ingredients used in products to avoid
to take too much from a particular ingredient. In certain
circumstances — for example if you are embarrassed or the
breast-feeding — of you you must speak with its doctor
before you take any medicine. Also, one makes sure of you to
know what ingredients are contained in the medicines that you take.
Doing so will help him to avoid possible allergic reactions. |
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Examples of the warnings of the interaction of the
drug
The following ones are examples of the warnings of
the interaction of the drug that you can see in certain OTC drug
products. These examples do not include all the warnings for the
mentioned types of products and they do not have to take the place to
read the real label of the product.
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Information Of the Interaction Of the Drug |
Acid Reducers
Antagonists Of The H2 Receiver
(drugs that prevents or releases heartburn
associate to acid indigestión and the bitter stomach) |
The products that contain cimetidine, ask a doctor
or phamacist before use if you are:
- to take theophylline (oral drug of the asthma), warfarin
(drug which it rarefies of the blood), or phenytoin (drug of the
grasping)
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Antiacidos
(drugs for the relevación of the acid
indigestión, heartburn, and/or the bitter stomach) |
A doctor asks or phamacist before use if you are:
- allergic to milk or milky products if the product contains
more than 5 grams of lactose in a daily dose of the maximum
- to take a drug from the prescription
Ask doctor before use if you have:
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Antieméticos
(drugs for the prevention or the treatment of
nausea, to vomit, or of vertigos associated to movement disease) |
A doctor asks or phamacist before use if you are:
- to take the sedatives or tranquilizers
Ask doctor before use if you have:
- a breathing problem, as enfisema or chronic bronchitis
- glaucoma
- difficulty in urination due to an enlarged gland
of the prostate
When using this product:
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Antihistamine
(drugs that releases the moquea nose that or
reduces temporarily I sneeze, itching of the nose or the throat, and
the watery eyes itchy due to the fever of the hay or to other superior
respiratory problems) |
A doctor asks or phamacist before use if you are
taking:
- sedatives or tranquilizers
- a drug of the prescription for the arterial
tension or the high depression
Ask doctor before use if you have:
- glaucoma or difficulty in urination due to an enlarged
gland of the prostate
- breathing problems, such as enfisema, chronic
bronchitis, or asthma
When using this product:
- the alcohol, the sedatives, and the tranquilizers can
increase somnolencia
- avoid the spirits
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Antitusivos
Medicine Of the Cough
(the drugs that temporarily reduces the cough
due to the throat of smaller importance and to the bronchial
irritation as they can happen with a cold) |
A doctor asks or phamacist before use if you are:
- to take the sedatives or tranquilizers
Ask doctor before use if you have:
- glaucoma or difficulty in urination due to an enlarged
gland of the prostate
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Broncodilatador
(drugs for the temporary relevación of
shortness of the breathing, the tenseness of the chest and wheezing
due to the bronchial asthma) |
Ask doctor before use if you:
- have the cardiac disease, high the arterial tension, the
disease of thyroid, the diabetes, or difficulty in urination due to an
enlarged gland of the prostate
- they have been hospitalized for the asthma or
they are always taking a drug from the prescription for the asthma
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Laxatives
(drugs for the temporary relevación of the
constipation) |
Ask doctor before use if you have:
- the disease of the kidney and the laxative contain
phosphates, potassium, or magnesium
- pain, nausea, or vomiting of the stomach
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Nasal Decongestants
(drugs for the temporary relevación of the
nasal congestión due to a cold, to fever of the hay, or other
superior respiratory allergies) |
Ask doctor before use if you:
- have the cardiac disease, high the arterial tension, the
disease of thyroid, the diabetes, or difficulty in urination due to an
enlarged gland of the prostate
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Products Available Of the Nicotine
(drugs which they reduce the symptoms of the
retirement associated to stop to smoke, including the nicotine that it
yearns for) |
Ask doctor before use if you:
- make high the tension arterial not control by the
medication
- have cardiac disease or have had an attack of the
recent heart or a beat of the irregular heart, since the nicotine can
increase its heart rate
A doctor asks or phamacist before use if you are:
- to take a drug from the prescription for the depression or
the asthma (their dose can need to be fit)
- to use one drug that smokes of the shutdown of
the not-nicotine of the prescription
It does not use:
- if you continue smoking, to chew the tobacco, uses I
shaved, or uses other products nicotine-that contain
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Aids Of Sueño At night
(drugs for the relevación of the occasional
insomnia) |
A doctor asks or phamacist before use if you are:
- to take the sedatives or tranquilizers
Ask doctor before use if you have:
- a breathing problem as enfisema or chronic bronchitis
- glaucoma
- difficulty in urination due to an enlarged gland
of the prostate
When using this product:
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Hurt To Mitigadores
(drugs for the temporary relevación of the
pains, the pains, and the headaches smaller importance of the body) |
Ask doctor before taking if you:
- consume three drinks or more alcohol-containing per day
(the following ingredients are in diverse
mitigadores of the pain OTC: they acetaminophen, aspirin, they
ibuprofen, they ketoprofen, salicylate of magnesium, and naproxen.
It is important to read the label of products of the mitigador
of the pain to learn on diverse warnings of the interaction of the
drug for each ingredient.) |
Stimulating
(drugs that helps to recover monitoring or
wakefulness mental during fatigue or drowsines) |
When using this product:
- limit the use of foods, drinks, and other drugs that have
caffein. Too much caffein can cause nervousness, irritability,
insomnia, and occasional fast blow of the heart
- be found out that the recommended dose of this
product contains on as much caffein as a coffee cup
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Topical Acne
(drugs for the treatment of the acne) |
When using this product:
- the dryness or the increasing irritation of the skin can
happen immediately after use of this product or if you are using other
topical drugs of the acne in the same time. If it happens this,
only one drug must be used unless it is directed by his doctor
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This information is brought him by the advice on
health of the family in the cooperation with the national league of
the consumers and the administration of the food and the drug of the
United States.
In order to request a copy of this librete, it writes:
Center De Federal Informacio'n Of The Consumer
Article # 600G
Town, Co 81009
www.pueblo.gsa.gov
For the amounts in bulk, contact:
Advice on health of the family
1150 Avenue De Connecticut, N.W., Room 1200-B
Washington, Dc 20036
www.cfhinfo.org
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Created date: Of 2003 march the 03; Of
Updated February The 01 Of 2006 |
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