drug interaction

[ ĭn′tər-ăk′shən ]

n.

The pharmacological result, either desirable or undesirable, of drugs interacting with themselves or with other drugs, with endogenous chemical agents, with components of the diet, or with chemicals used in or resulting from diagnostic tests.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Words nearby drug interaction

drug addict, drug baron, drug enforcement administration, drug eruption, drug holiday, drug interaction, drug lord, drug on the market, drug psychosis, drug rash, drug tetanus
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