| Descriptor English: | Drug Interactions | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | Interacciones Farmacológicas 
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Interações Medicamentosas | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Interactions médicamenteuses | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | Drug Interaction Interaction, Drug Interactions, Drug | ||||||
| Tree number(s): | G07.690.773.968 | ||||||
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004347 | ||||||
| Scope note: | The action of a drug that may affect the activity, metabolism, or toxicity of another drug. | ||||||
| Annotation: | IM general only; coordinate NIM with specific drug (IM);  do not confuse with DRUG INCOMPATIBILITY | ||||||
| Allowable Qualifiers: | EH                                                            ethnology GE genetics IM immunology PH physiology RE radiation effects | ||||||
| Previous Indexing: | Drug Antagonism (1966-1971) Drug Synergism (1966-1971) | ||||||
| Public MeSH Note: | 72 | ||||||
| History Note: | 72 | ||||||
| Related: | Contraindications, Drug
                                            MeSH Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 4409 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D004347 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | QV 37.5 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1972/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2017/07/05 | 
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                | Concept UI | M0006835 | 
| Scope note | The action of a drug that may affect the activity, metabolism, or toxicity of another drug. | 
| Preferred term | Drug Interactions | 
| Entry term(s) | Drug Interaction Interaction, Drug Interactions, Drug | 
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