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When is drug overdose most likely to happen?
Reason of drug over dosage.
Answer to Problem 3TE
When the drug is taken more than the amount require or in the form of the combination of two drugs to cure the disease, the drug over dosage will occur.
Explanation of Solution
When two drugs are taken together the one drug enhance the effect of other drug it is called synergic effect. Although two drugs are taken have different primary activity but have same secondary activity which enhances the effect of the drug on the human body. Hence results in to causing side effects. The synergism which cause by mixing the drugs which have same primary action is lethal for human body, for example the moderate dose sedative combine with the moderate amount of alcohol may be lethal. The over dosage generally occur by taking two drugs with similar primary function rather than the abuse of single drug.
Conclusion:
Therefore, if the drug is taken more than the amount require or the combination of two drugs to cure the disease, the drug over dosage will occur.
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