From a group of clips presented by Dr. Eyad Qunaibi, PhD in Pharmacology from the University of Houston, USA, and lecturer and researcher in pharmacology, therapeutics, and pharmacokinetics at Jerash University.. Useful for pharmacy, medicine, and nursing students, and then for the general public interested in obtaining reliable therapeutic information.
Peace be upon you, in the previous segment, we saw how you can obtain general drug information about any medication through the "Medscape" app.
Today, we will answer an important question: Does this drug interact with another drug? If you are asked about the possibility of taking two drugs together, or what is known as drug-drug interactions, how do we verify that?
Let's apply a practical example; a woman in her forties was diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago, and since then she has been treated with the drug "Tamoxifen". She has been suffering from hot flashes and depression for weeks, do you think that the drug "Paroxetine" is suitable for her?
The Problem: The app indicates that "Paroxetine" inhibits the conversion of "Tamoxifen" into its active form, and therefore the patient will no longer benefit from the cancer treatment. Recommendation: The patient should be closely monitored if both drugs are given together, but in this case, it is preferable to avoid combining them.
Let's apply another example; a patient suffering from angina or reduced blood flow to the heart muscle, and we want to see the interaction of two drugs used together.
This is how you can search for drug interactions for any two or more drugs; you can type three or four drugs and the app will give you all the interactions between them.
God willing, we will see together in upcoming segments how we can use the website (Drugs.com) for drug interaction purposes, as it is considered the best in this aspect specifically, but let's first finish the topic of "Medscape" and review its various aspects and diverse benefits.