(such as bacteria and viruses) and in cancer cells against, respectively, anti-infective drugs (antibiotics, antivirals) and anticancer drugs. Despite this difference, in both cases - to obtain the desired therapeutic effect - drug doses higher than those normally administered and / or tolerated would be required. Of course, increasing the drug dose is not always a possible practice; on the contrary, in some cases it is even contraindicated due to the risk of reaching the toxic dose.
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In the course of the article, the main characteristics and causes of drug tolerance and resistance phenomena will be described, with some hints regarding the tricks that can be put into practice to try to prevent their onset.
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