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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.

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I have experience in retail as well as hospital pharmacy pracice. Currently working in a hospital pharmacy. I am experienced in drug information. Over the last 6 years I have developed a successful web site for drug information.

The addressfor my drug information website is http://www.druginformation.bc.caThere you can read articles on varios areas of health interest. You can also leave me questions which I will personally answer. I also have a free health information newsletter called The Caplet. To subscribe send e-mail to thecaplet-subscribe@topica.com


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cathy01/29/12101010VERY HELPFUL AND INFORMATIVE. THANKS
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Recent Answers from Eric Brandt

2012-02-08 1 Arachitol inj how much increases Vit D3:

Hi Sonal,  Osteoporosis develops over a long period of time. The treatment to reverse osteoporosis or at least stop it from worsening also takes time. Calcium and Vitamin D are the mainstays of treatment

2012-02-02 Dermatitis:

Hi David,  You need antihistamines either oral or by injection for a period of time until the medication is out of your body. Stay with the prescribed treatment for now. It should not take much longer

2012-01-28 anxirty:

Hi Cathy,  Clonazepam has a much longer half life than alprazolam. Clonazepam takes much longer to clear out of the body. Alprazolam has a higher risk for developing withdrawal symptoms upon discontinuation

2012-01-24 LIVER PROBLEM:

Hi rakesh,  Udiliv is a medication used to treat fatty liver and dissolve gallstones.  Potential side effects are:  Central nervous system: Headache (up to 25%), dizziness (17%)    Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea

2012-01-23 nausea and anxiety:

Hi Cathy,  Librax consists of 2 active ingredients, chlordiazepoxide and clidinium. Chlordiazepoxide is an antianxiety medication. Clidinium is used to treat irritable bowel. It is a bowel muscle relaxant

 

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