Infectious Diseases, Prevention and Control

Drug Interaction in Infectious Diseases

The medical harm which can be majorly prevented is drug interactions in the infectious diseases. Drug interactions represent a major risk to patients. The approved drug product labels for anti-infective drugs, direct-acting antivirals for HCV, HIV drugs unveil that drug interactions present a huge challenge for patients and their healthcare providers. Non-CYP enzymes, CYP enzymes, and changes in gastric pH, the ever-growing list of drug transporters may be the cause of interactions. There are other considerations which incorporate interactions due to food components, herbal medications and biological products.

• Bacteria
• Fungi
• Protoazoa
• Parasitology