Synergistic interactions occur when the combined effect of two drugs is greater than the sum of each drug's individual activity (Cokol et al., 2011; Kalan and Wright, 2011).

What is an example of synergistic interaction?

Synergistic interaction means that the effect of two chemicals taken together is greater than the sum of their separate effect at the same doses. An example is pesticide and fertilizer. ... This is because the second chemical increases the excretion of the first, or even directly blocks its toxic actions.

What are synergistic reactions?

synergistic reaction (sin-er-JIST-ick)

An interaction between two or more individual compounds that produces an effect upon the body (or an organism) greater than either of the substances alone would have produced.