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Always consider effects on drug levels when removing interacting medicines
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Always consider effects on drug levels when removing interacting medicines
Wednesday 26 February 2020, 01:00 AM

When Derek’s phenytoin was discontinued, diltiazem could accumulate, and lower-limb oedema was the result
PHARMACOTHERAPY
The complexity of drug–drug interactions is highlighted in this article about a retired man who presents with a new symptom of lower-leg oedema
Leanne Te Karu and Linda Bryant
Key points, Always consider the possibility of adverse or unwanted effects when medicines are discontinued.
While less common than with dihydropyridine calcium
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