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Expert Profile: Dr Alan Galbraith

Expertise: 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.

Experience in the area
I have been a university lecturer/head of department for almost thirty years, but am now retired. My research interests were alcohol, smoking and cardiovascular disease. I am already a well established and highly rated expert in the pharmacy section of this site.

Publications
Principal author of "Fundamentals of Pharmacology" Editions 1-4 published between 1994 and 2004 by Pearson Education, Australia. Author of the 5th edition published 2007. Author of many scientific papers.

Education/Credentials
BSc(Hons);MSc;PhD;HECert

Awards and Honors
The 4th edition of my textbook was awarded the the Educational Book of the Year Award in Australia.

Past/Present Clients
See my profile in the pharmacy section.

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Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 3240
Knowledge	9.94 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	9.93 Best of the best
Timeliness	10.0 Best of the best
Politeness	10.0 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		1
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		258

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	08/31/08
10	10	10	10	08/29/08
10	10	10	10	08/27/08
10	10	10	10	08/27/08
10	8	10	10	08/26/08

User Comments

Thank you VERY, VERY much for your help! I went up to 6mgs which didn't give me the side effects of the 8mgs, but it also didn't give me the same rel
(Cara on 08/31/08)

Thank you for your advice, but my sciatica is caused by soft tissue damaga and not anything to do with my spine. I had xrays taken recently and all of
(Donella on 08/26/08)

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Recent Answers from Dr Alan Galbraith

2008-09-01 Prostap: Thanks, Melanie. Prostap is leuprolelin and is very similar to that of gosarelin to which I addressed my answer. Hair loss is even more unusual with this drug but again it is reversible and given time...

2008-08-31 Prostap: Dear Melanie I am presuming you were give goserelin by injection and this drug can lead to hair loss on occasion (not always). There is no hard and fast rule about whether this will occur or if it does...

2008-08-27 Benadryl interaction with beta blockers: Dear Saeb Yes, there is the possibility of an interaction but I have nor seen anything that quantifies this interaction. It is usually OK to take them together but note the following: During concomitant...

2008-08-26 Side effect of warfarin: Dear Gina Firstly the itch from a mosquito bite is not due to an anticoagulant but is an allergic response to proteins in the mosquito’s saliva and not everyone is allergic to the same. Therefore, I...

2008-08-23 Plaquenil: Dear Anna Strange that this happened so quickly as it is usually after taking the drug for prolonged periods and is not at all uncommon. The pigmentation may fade with time but there is no rule how...