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Drug synergy and how they are calculated out to achieve a greater effect together is used in modern day chemistry. There are numerous studies out there that show two anti-depressants together will have a better effect over the person than just the one prescription.


We can RP KeloDerm as being a drug synergy, or even an enhanced synergy simply because the outcome has a partial greater outcome than the "weaker" drug. In reality, one's not that much weaker than the other. You trade time for effectiveness.


Changing KeloDerm simply because you see it as a "bug" doesn't make sense, when there's an easy explanation for why the two drugs develop a greater outcome. Why they have synergy. While today's drug synergy may still be a bit iffy when you get deep into the study, it's no stretch of the imagination 2460 would give way to Chemists understanding the way these two drugs interact with one another.


In laymen terms: A doctor may prescribe you three blood thinners if you are at high risk for a heart attack. Why three if they all thin the blood? They all have slightly different outcomes on how they thin the blood.


Why take Kelotane and Dermaline at the same time? They both treat burns. One does it slowly and heals less, but you could argue that Kelotane heals in a slightly different way than Dermaline. Perhaps Kelotane slowly dissolves scar tissue while Dermaline rapidly heals, leaving behind an ugly internal scar.


if anything, Chemistry is lacking reaction symptoms, not the KeloDerm argument.

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Drug synergy and how they are calculated out to achieve a greater effect together is used in modern day chemistry. There are numerous studies out there that show two anti-depressants together will have a better effect over the person than just the one prescription.


We can RP KeloDerm as being a drug synergy, or even an enhanced synergy simply because the outcome has a partial greater outcome than the "weaker" drug. In reality, one's not that much weaker than the other. You trade time for effectiveness.


Changing KeloDerm simply because you see it as a "bug" doesn't make sense, when there's an easy explanation for why the two drugs develop a greater outcome. Why they have synergy. While today's drug synergy may still be a bit iffy when you get deep into the study, it's no stretch of the imagination 2460 would give way to Chemists understanding the way these two drugs interact with one another.


In laymen terms: A doctor may prescribe you three blood thinners if you are at high risk for a heart attack. Why three if they all thin the blood? They all have slightly different outcomes on how they thin the blood.


Why take Kelotane and Dermaline at the same time? They both treat burns. One does it slowly and heals less, but you could argue that Kelotane heals in a slightly different way than Dermaline. Perhaps Kelotane slowly dissolves scar tissue while Dermaline rapidly heals, leaving behind an ugly internal scar.


if anything, Chemistry is lacking reaction symptoms, not the KeloDerm argument.

 

Better effect is not equal to faster acting. KeloDerm should have a better effect on someone, as it heals more burn damage. That makes sense. It's not drug synergy as Dermaline is made from KeloDerm and mechanically that's not what's going on behind the scenes in the code. Currently there isn't any established lore behind the chemicals but you can suggest that in the appropriate area.

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Actually, fast acting is a better effect of drugs acting with one another. If Dermaline is focusing hard on healing the tissue rapidly, Kelo can be left to slowly repair the damaged scar tissue.


It doesn't matter "What's going on behind the scenes in the code." What matters is how it's portrayed and how it's used for RP. We both know SS13's code is more than a little... you know... special. The end result is Chemistry making a medication that co-exists with it's predecessor in order to make a better drug.


It's like aspirin being used as the main ingredient in BC headache powders. It's mixed with one other chemical (caffeine) and the medicine works faster/stronger for headaches.


Your argument that Dermaline can't co-exist with kelotane because Derma is made from Kelo doesn't really... add up. Not when you look at modern medicine and really take a peek at the chemical makeup of what's inside.


Medicines are made with other medicines, and we sometimes use both at the same time because that ONE additive can change a specific part of the "first" drug and we need ALL the effects.

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Yeah I'm with SatinsPriest; in pharmacology and medicinal chemistry, it's synergy which is important in a lot of treatments. Treating pain for example uses mixes such as paracetamol-codeine, paracetamol-ibuprofen, which are faster and more effective than using them individually. They should work better together so keloderm is fine. Her points are actually spot on with the blood thinners and antidepressants, this isn't a bug.

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