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UNIT 4&5 (CONTINUE) - Coggle Diagram
UNIT 4&5 (CONTINUE)
CROSS TOLERANCE
a tolerance to a drug in a certain classification, such as the depressants, that person is more likely to develop tolerance with another drug in that classification
EX: people who are dependent upon alcohol must have a higher dose of the new drug for it to be effective
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ADDITIVE EFFECT
2 or more drugs are taken at the same time and the action of one plus the action of the other results in the desired maximum response
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HYPERSENSITIVITY
Allergic reaction can range from hives, itching and nausea to a shock in which the person can die
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Hypersensitivity sometimes occurs to individual handling drugs such as nurse, pharmacist and veterinarian
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