How does smoking affect the metabolism of atenolol

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Blood pressure. He is also a heavy smoker. How does smoking affect the metabolism of atenolol? What changes would you make to his medication regimen? The interaction between Warfarin and Amiodarone can lead to an increased INR, which is a measure of blood clotting. Amiodarone inhibits the metabolism of Warfarin, leading to increased levels of Warfarin in the body and thus a higher INR (Leung, et al., 2011). To address this, the dose of Warfarin could be reduced, or an alternative antiarrhythmic could be considered. The patient's INR should be closely monitored. Protein binding affects drug availability by limiting the amount of free drug in the bloodstream. When multiple highly protein-bound drugs are taken together, they can compete for binding sites, potentially increasing the free levels of one or more drugs (Kumar

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