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  2. NPH insulin - Wikipedia

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    It is designed to improve the delivery of insulin, and is one of the earliest examples of engineered drug delivery. [3] It is used by injection under the skin once to twice a day. [1] Onset of effects is typically in 90 minutes and they last for 24 hours. [3] Versions are available that come premixed with a short-acting insulin, such as regular ...

  3. Drug interaction - Wikipedia

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    When two drugs affect each other, it is a drugdrug interaction (DDI). The risk of a DDI increases with the number of drugs used. [1] A large share of elderly people regularly use five or more medications or supplements, with a significant risk of side-effects from drugdrug interactions. [2] Drug interactions can be of three kinds:

  4. Pharmacology - Wikipedia

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    Pharmacology is the science of drugs and medications, [1] including a substance's origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, therapeutic use, and toxicology. More specifically, it is the study of the interactions that occur between a living organism and chemicals that affect normal or abnormal biochemical function. [2]

  5. Mechanism of action - Wikipedia

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    By knowing the interaction between a certain site of a drug and a receptor, other drugs can be formulated in a way that replicates this interaction, thus producing the same therapeutic effects. Indeed, this method is used to create new drugs. It can help identify which patients are most likely to respond to treatment.

  6. Alzheimer's: Are newly approved drugs making a real-life ...

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    Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disease that involves a gradual and irreversible decline in memory, thinking, and, eventually, the ability to perform daily activities.

  7. Pharmacogenomics - Wikipedia

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    The interaction between the drug and this site results in a modification of the target that may include inhibition or potentiation. [15] Most of the pharmacogenetic interactions that involve drug targets are within the field of oncology and include targeted therapeutics designed to address somatic mutations (see also Cancer Pharmacogenomics ).

  8. Obesity dipped in U.S. adults last year for the first time in ...

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    Obesity dipped slightly in U.S. adults last year for the first time in more than a decade, a study found. The researchers suggested that might be due, in part, to the rise of weight loss drugs ...

  9. What is the AIP diet, and can it reduce inflammation? A ... - AOL

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    The Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) diet is an elimination diet designed to help reduce inflammation, manage symptoms and improve quality of life for people with autoimmune diseases.