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Physiological Phenomena > Pharmacological and Toxicological Phenomena > Pharmacological Phenomena > Drug Tolerance

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Drug Tolerance  

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Note

  • differentiate from DRUG RESISTANCE; not for tolerability ( = drug /adv eff): Manual 28.19

Scope note

  • Progressive diminution of the susceptibility of a human or animal to the effects of a drug, resulting from its continued administration. It should be differentiated from DRUG RESISTANCE wherein an organism, disease, or tissue fails to respond to the intended effectiveness of a chemical or drug. It should also be differentiated from MAXIMUM TOLERATED DOSE and NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D004361

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