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Practice • The key point is clearly vigilance to any changes in
points a patient’s condition that may point to an ADR or
inter- action.
• Become familiar with clinically significant
interactions.
• Warfarin, lithium, theophylline and digoxin therapy
should always alert practitioners to be vigilant for
ADRs
• or interactions.
• The change to a patient’s therapy that involves a
drug known to influence metabolism should prompt
a review
• of all concurrent drugs, whether prescribed, OTC
or herbal remedies.
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• Consider the pharmacology of drugs when prescribing to
allow for the prediction of pharmacodynamic
• reactions. Avoid using drugs with similar pharmacology.
• It is good practice to be familiar with common interactions
as current computer systems have been found to be
• lacking in the management of drug interactions.
• Patients should alwU all byesgivbenecaqseus!!e...s. tioned about their use of
OTC and herbal medicines.
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