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Drug-Drug Interaction
A change in the way a drug works when it is taken along with
another drug. The effect may be an increase or a decrease in
the action of either drug, or it may be a side effect that does not
normally occur with either drug alone.
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See Also: Drug Interaction

Drug Formulation
See: Formulation

Drug Holiday
See: Structured Treatment Interruption (STI)

Drug Interaction
An effect that can occur when one drug is taken with another drug
or when a drug is taken with particular foods. Possible effects
include changes in absorption from the digestive tract, changes in
the rate of the drug’s breakdown in the liver, new or increased side
effects, or changes in the drug’s activity.
See Also: Drug-Drug Interaction

Drug Rash with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
A rare but life-threatening allergic drug reaction that sometimes
occurs in people taking certain NNRTIs. Symptoms include severe
rash along with fever, blood abnormalities, and organ inflammation.

Drug Resistance
The ability of some micro-organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, and
parasites, to adapt so that they can multiply even in the presence of
drugs that would normally kill them.

Drug Toxicity
See: Toxicity

DSMB
See: Data and Safety Monitoring Board

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