Some drugs may allow a patient taking any or as much of drug that may have unwanted side effects.
A drug-sparing regimen provides an alternative to a therapy that may have unwanted side effects, that may be expensive, or that may be in short supply.
Mechanisms may include:
(1) synergistic activity
(2) alternative effect on condition to the target drug class
Classes of drugs where drug sparing may be desired:
(1) corticosteroids
(2) opioids and opiates
(3) nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (HIV)
(4) benzodiazepine
Sparing may be desirable for other medical therapies, such as blood transfusion.
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