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Dr Alan Galbraith

Australia
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I can answer most questions on drugs, both medical and "recreational". Answers can be given in either technical or layperson terminology. My main areas of interest are psychiatric, gastrointestinal and cardiovascular drugs.

Dr Mohd Tariq Salman

India
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I can answer questions related to Adverse drug reactions, Rational use of medicines, especially antimicrobial agents, and scientific basis of the use of herbal drugs. I can also provide expert opinion on teaching and learning methods in pharmacology, pharmacology resources available on the internet and research methodology in biomedical sciences including clinical trials, biostatistics and screening of new drugs for pharmacological activity.

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2009-11-17 vyvanse/marijuana:

Dear Teresa Vyvanse has been reported to cause some personality changes but this is uncommon when used clinically for ADHD. There are no reported interactions with marijuana but it is definitely a drug

2009-11-13 Class:

Dear Hilary I would recommend, initially a general textbook on pharmacology rather than one specifically on neuropharmacology. Apaert from Goodman and Gillman, I would recommend Craig and Stitzel -

2009-11-12 epinephrin:

Dear Oguz Adrenaline actually slows down the acivity of the gut rather than speed it up. In times of severe stress adrenaline and nor-adrenaline are released from the sympathetic nervous system and

2009-11-08 urine test:

Dear Bob None of these medications should show positive for benzodiazepines. False positives are so common and the time difference between the two samples is so short that this seems to be the only

2009-10-31 Metronidazole and Vancomycin for CDiff:

Dear Jill In most infections it is now recommended that antibiotics be only taken for two more days after symptoms disappear rather than the whole course. However, with C. difficile eradication is very

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