Tag: drug side effects

Pharmacokinetics and Side Effects: How Your Body Processes Drugs

Pharmacokinetics and Side Effects: How Your Body Processes Drugs

by Daniel Stephenson, 31 Jan 2026, Health and Medicine

Learn how your body absorbs, metabolizes, and eliminates drugs-and why that determines whether a medication works safely or causes dangerous side effects. Understand ADME, genetics, age, and drug interactions.

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Dechallenge and Rechallenge in Drug Side Effects: What These Tests Mean

Dechallenge and Rechallenge in Drug Side Effects: What These Tests Mean

by Daniel Stephenson, 30 Jan 2026, Health and Medicine

Dechallenge and rechallenge are key clinical tools used to determine if a drug caused a side effect. Stopping the drug (dechallenge) and sometimes restarting it (rechallenge) helps confirm causality-essential for patient safety and drug regulation.

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