DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY INVESTIGATION ON DRUG-DRUG INTERACTIONS: ESCITALOPRAM AND SALICYLIC ACID

Each year many new possible drugs have been introduced in the hope of the solution to many different medical problems or diseases. Further, many people around the world suffer from more than one health problem at a time. It is also known that some drugs are prescribed as combinations of several other drugs at once. In this study, taking the advantage of density functional theory, we have investigated the possible outcomes if someone uses escitalopram and salicylic acid at once. The obtained findings suggest that following the interaction activity of drugs is possible to change. Therefore, special care is required when using these drugs together.

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY INVESTIGATION ON DRUG-DRUG INTERACTIONS: ESCITALOPRAM AND SALICYLIC ACID

Each year many new possible drugs have been introduced in the hope of the solution to many different medical problems or diseases. Further, many people around the world suffer from more than one health problem at a time. It is also known that some drugs are prescribed as combinations of several other drugs at once. In this study, taking the advantage of density functional theory, we have investigated the possible outcomes if someone uses escitalopram and salicylic acid at once. The obtained findings suggest that following the interaction activity of drugs is possible to change. Therefore, special care is required when using these drugs together.

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