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JIM O
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JIM O asked in HealthAlternative Medicine · 1 decade ago

what does it mean when one drug is an antagonist of another drug?

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  • ?
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    1 decade ago
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    It means works against it. So for example caffeine is a stimulant and barbiturates are downers. When taken together the work in opposition to one another

  • 1 decade ago

    It means that one drug works against another. Neither drug can work properly in the body at the same time.

    Source(s): experience
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