Med Side Effects, Reactions, and Interactions

Question 1

Local Side Effect

Answer 1

Occur at the location on the body where the drug has touched

Question 2

Systemic Side Effect

Answer 2

• Affecting all body systems, tissue, or organs
• affect the body internally
  (ex. hypertension, edema, hyperglycemia [increased blood sugar])

Question 3

Adverse Reaction

Answer 3

You know its gonna happen but when its in the extreme is a adverse reaction

Ex. ( excessive bleeding in a resident taking anticoagulant medication [prevents blood from clotting] )

Question 4

Idiosyncratic Drug Reaction

Answer 4

Reaction that cannot be predicted & is not related to the known effects of the drug

Ex. Allergic Reaction

Question 5

Allergic Reaction

Answer 5

• Also known as hypersensitivity
• immune system overreacts to a substance that would not normally cause an immune response

Question 6

Paradoxical Reaction

Answer 6

• Drug causes the opposite effect of what is expected
• rare
  Ex. taking Benzodiazepines to treat anxiety to calm patient but makes them react with excitement or hostility

Question 7

Drug Tolerance

Answer 7

when a patient no longer receives the same effect from the same dose of medication

Question 8

Interactions

Answer 8

Prescription or over-the-counter drugs, herbal supplements, food, & illness can all interact with a medication

Question 9

Drug Interactions
(Drug-Disease)

Answer 9

process of a drug working in the body includes ADME, various diseases can affect this process

Question 10

Drug Interactions
( Drug- Drug)

Answer 10

Administering different drugs to the same patient, the action of one drug changes the effects of another

Question 11

Drug Interactions
(Drug-Nutrient)

Answer 11

Food, beverages, & dietary supplements can alter the effects of certain drugs

Question 12

Types of Drug-Drug Interaction

Answer 12

• Addition
• Antagonism
• Potentiation
• Synergism