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Drug Interactions

Adverse Drug Events are responsible for 2.1 million injuries and 100,000 deaths per year.

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, drug interactions may make your drug less effective, cause unexpected side effects, or increase the action of a particular drug. Some drug interactions can even be harmful to you. Drug interactions fall into three broad categories: Drug to Drug, Drug to Food/Beverage, or Drug to Allergy/Condition.

Vehracity^™ focuses on any possible drug interactions that could lead to adverse drug events so that you won't have to worry about making your patients another statistic.

These interactions include:

Drug to Drug

Drug to Drug interactions occur when two or more drugs react with each other. This interaction may cause you to experience unexpected side effects. For example, mixing a sedative and an antihistamine can slow your reactions and make driving a car dangerous.

Drug to Food/Beverage

Drug to Food interactions result from drugs reacting with foods or beverages. For example, mixing alcohol with some drugs may cause you to feel tired or slow your reactions.

Drug to Allergy

Drug to Allergy interactions result from a drug reacting with an existing allergy. For example, a patient could be allergic to aspirin and received a drug with that ingredient which could cause an allergic reaction.