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Dangerous Drug Combinations

Dangerous Drug Combinations

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EPISODE SUMMARY

Welcome to the Quest Diagnostics “Topics in Drug Testing” podcast. Today’s episode is with Quest Diagnostics Senior Medical Advisor Dr Jeff Gudin and Medical Science Liaison Dr Jack Kain. Drs Gudin and Kain will be discussing “Dangerous Drug Combinations.”

The podcast will cover:

  • What are dangerous drug combinations
  • What practitioners and the public need to know about them
  • How the drug combinations can work together to lead to side effects
  • Certain combinations predispose people to a greater risk of overdose and death
  • Can affect drug levels, creating a pharmacokinetic drug–drug interaction
  • May result in excessive sedation
  • How drug testing can help
  • A tool to identify dangerous drug combinations
  • Identifies metabolites unique to a substance

To learn more, please visit QuestDrugMonitoring.com for information on our Drug Monitoring Test Directory and offerings, as well as educational resources and insights from our team of toxicology experts. At Quest Diagnostics, we are committed to providing you results and insights to support your clinical decisions.

Published: April 3, 2020

Presenter(s): Gudin, J, Kain, J

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