Your physical environment, social life and lifestyle have as much an influence on your biology − and hence, how you process drugs − as your genes.
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Don’t be intimidated by the package insert that comes with your medication. Learning how to read it can help you better understand how drugs work.
Drugs can interact with one another in ways that are harmful. A study finds that taking oxycodone with certain SSRIs can make an opioid overdose more likely.
The same dose of a drug can have varying degrees of effectiveness and safety depending on how well the liver can metabolize it.
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Professor Emeritus of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Public Health, Colorado State University
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Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
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Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health