Friday, September 19, 2014

Q: What is dose dumping?

Answer: Dose dumping is a phenomenon of drug metabolism in which environmental factors causes the premature and mostly exaggerated release of a drug, causing particular drug toxicity. Most common reason of drug dumping is taking fatty meals with a particular drug that increases drug delivery. It is mostly described with extended release forms of drug. 

Various explanations have been given including breakdown of drug's capsule or stimulation of the body's absorptive surfaces to increase the drug uptake.

Alcohol is another major factor which may cause drug dumping syndrome.

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