An interaction between two drugs that causes an effect greater than that which would have been expected from the additive properties of the drugs involved is called:
A) physical dependence
B) polymorphism
C) potentiation
D) overdose
C) potentiation
Potentiation is the term that describes an interaction between two drugs causing an effect greater than that which would have been expected from the additive properties of the drugs involved. For example, alcohol potentiates the sedating effects of the tranquilizer diazepam (Valium®) when the two drugs are ingested at the same time.
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