Unsafe Drug Combinations
Drugs are made of powerful chemicals that have been carefully crafted over many years to have specific interactions with your body. While often one drug is created to address one certain condition, you may have to take additional medications to help with side effects from the first drug, or other simultaneous health issues.
Sadly, though, sometimes taking multiple medicines at one time can cause dangerous interactions between the chemicals. This can actually put you in harm’s way rather than help you heal. If you have been a victim of such unsafe drug combinations, you should contact a Philadelphia pharmaceutical error attorney from Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. today at 215-238-1130.
Common Dangerous Drug Interactions
While it is nearly impossible to test the interaction between every single new drug and all others available, there are some drugs that frequently have bad interactions with other medications. These potentially hazardous drugs and their unsafe combinations include:
- Coumadin (Warfarin) – sulfa drugs, NSAIDs, macrolides, phenytoin, and more
- ACE inhibitor drugs – potassium supplements, spironolactone
- Digoxin – verapamil, amiodarone
When doctors prescribe and pharmacists dispense these potentially dangerous drugs to a patient, they should always check the patient’s medication history and advise them to avoid medications that can interact with the prescription. If a pharmacist has failed in this duty to you, you should talk to a Philadelphia pharmaceutical error lawyer immediately.
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When used correctly, even potentially dangerous medicines can aid in keeping you healthy. However, if you have been exposed to an unsafe drug combination, you can instead experience terrible problems such as strokes. If you have experienced an adverse drug reaction, contact a qualified Philadelphia pharmaceutical error lawyer from Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 215-238-1130 today.