Posted by niss on May 18, 2001, at 22:13:40
In reply to known and unknown drug actions » Mitch, posted by Elizabeth on May 15, 2001, at 10:38:38
If you go to www.gnc.com, you will find an interactive drug database which shows what the effects are with various combinations.
> > Maybe Tramadol has another not so obvious mechanism that is unique (and incidental) that hasn't been discovered yet that could lead to a an even more effective drug being discovered?
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> Yes, that's quite possible. Many drugs for which some mechanism has been found may have other (unknown) pharmacologic actions as well. It's a mistake to assume that once we've found out that a drug has a particular action, we can rest assured that any activity of that drug is due to that action.
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> -elizabeth
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