Synergism, in reference to drugs, means that one drug, Tylenol for instance, has the usual pain relief effect. Another drug like Oxycodone, also has the usual pain relief effect as well. But when you combine the two drugs you get Percocet, which is much stronger than the individual drugs are. Kinda like saying 1+1=3. When you combine them they have a far greater effect that they would alone.
Drug synergy occurs when drugs can interact in ways that enhance or magnify one or more effects, or side-effects, of those drugs. This is sometimes exploited in combination preparations, such as codeine mixed with acetaminophen as a pain reliever. However, the side effects can be on the 'bad' side and using two or more that act the same way as far as these bad side effects, can produce terrible results. Both side have to be looked at carefully before using.
When one drug increases the effect of another drug, this is known as a synergistic effect.
mixing different drugs to produce effects greater than those of each drug alone
Synergistic effect, in the opposite of antagonist effect, is when two factors or agents produce together an effect higher than their individual effect.
An interaction.
synergism
One term for it is potentiation.
drug synergism is when you mix together two or more drugs, such as wine, beer, pills, crap, and pot. when any of these drugs mix with another you get very high and results could be deathly.
Synergism
No, it always depends of the concerned drug... Some interaction between drugs and alcohol are because of toxic metabolites, others are because of synergism in side effects, others because of similar organ toxicity, etc..
Sleeping pills and other sleep medication and alcohol are both considered depressants. Thus, they will result to reduced levels of energy and alertness. Combining both can result to loss of consciousness.
due to synergism
The clinical trial studied the synergism between hormones and the prescription drugs. Adherents of religious synergism suggest that believers must cooperatively determine their own destiny.
Robert B. Forney has written: 'Combined effects of alcohol and other drugs' -- subject(s): Toxicology, Drug synergism, Alcohol
combination of two drugs causes an effect that is greater than the sum of the individual effects of each drug alone
An unexpected effect that occurs when you take to two drugs at same time is called a drug interaction.