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Expert	Average Ratings	Expertise
Mary E Scott, RPh, CGP U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.96 Clarity of Response 9.95 Timeliness 9.87 Politeness 9.98 Total Questions 2457	I am a certified geriatric pharmacist with over 23 years experience as a long-term care consultant to nursing homes. I also do community-based consulting on an individual basis. My facility-based monthly newsletter on pharmacy topics is read by nurses in over 200 long-term care facilities in 5 states.
Sudesh Samuel Singapore Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 10.0 Clarity of Response 9.97 Timeliness 9.95 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 319	I take questions on medication, pharmaceuticals and supplements. This includes areas of medication safety, queries related to drug profiles like pharmacology, side effects, interactions, precautions and contraindications, storage conditions, administration, supplement uses along with their interactions, precautions and side effects.
Eric Brandt Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.89 Clarity of Response 9.88 Timeliness 9.89 Politeness 9.97 Total Questions 2794	I am a practicing pharmacist.On my drug information website, I have answered hundreds of questions to date. The articles posted on my site include Parkinson`s disease. depression, menopause, diabetes, sleep and aging, congestive heart failure, calcium channel blockers, thyroid hormone replacement therapy, ADHD, multiple sclerosis an more.
Nigel Simmons U.K. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.88 Clarity of Response 9.87 Timeliness 9.92 Politeness 9.98 Total Questions 1874	I am happy to answer general questions on medicines and hospital care. If possible, please use approved / chemical names rather than brands which are not internationally recognised. Like all health professionals I am bound by a duty of care which prevents me giving detailed information about medication or treatment of people other than the questioner. I will endeavour to help wherever possible or point towards more appropriate advice. If however your question crosses too far into patient confidentiality, I hope you will understand why I cannot answer your question. Consider.. would you want me to discuss your care with a friend or relative without your knowledge?
Barbara Judge Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.93 Clarity of Response 9.93 Timeliness 9.91 Politeness 9.98 Total Questions 2620	Outpatient pharmacy and general health. I have recently completed a Pharmceutical Care Certificate Program offered by Purdue University (Spring 1999 completion). I have personal experience dealing with terminally ill persons and their needs, as well as their families` needs. I graduated in 1984 from Pharmacy School and have been a Licensed Pharmacist since then. I have 18 years retail pharmacy experience. Prior to my pharmacy training I have 3 years hospital experience as a Nurse`s Aide.
Dr. Ravindra Bhaskar Ghooi India Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.87 Clarity of Response 9.85 Timeliness 9.93 Politeness 9.97 Total Questions 7422	I can provide information on drugs and medicines, their actions, uses, interactions and adverse effects. To avoid confusion, generic names of medicines may please be provided. I am a pharmacologist, having worked on animal and human pharmacology, and presently I am the Dean of Bilcare Research Academy, where we teach courses on clinical research. We dont work on saturdays and sundays, hence questions reachng me on these days will be replied on Monday, please bear with me.
Dr Alan Galbraith Australia Maxed Out View Profile View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.92 Clarity of Response 9.90 Timeliness 9.96 Politeness 9.97 Total Questions 2574	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.

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Recent Answers

2009-11-14 Remeron interactions:

Dear Judy There are no reported interactions but there could possibly be a theoretical one with the hydroxytryptophan. If yopu take this and feel slight nausea, low grade fever I would not continue

2009-11-13 false positive urine test:

Dear Terry None of these drugs are remotely related to amphetamines. Unfortunately, urine tests (and some blood tests) throw up many false positives. All the pharmacy panel on this site get frequent

2009-11-12 query:

Dear Harish it is difficult to sort out whether olopatadine is any better than levocetirizine as the usual criterion is how well the patient responds. It may be that you get better satisfaction from one

2009-11-12 olopatadine hydrochloride:

Hi Harish, There is a lot of difference between the three drugs. Atarax is a highly sedating antihistamine and a very old agent. Levocetirzine is a newer compound virtually free from side effect of

2009-11-11 Drug Testing:

Hi Bryan, You are right. Within one month after the last intake of the drug, the drug leaves the body totaly. A small amount of the drug enters the follicle. This can be detected.From the follicle it