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| Subject | Date Asked |
| Bacteria Infection | 12/21/2011 |
| Q: my name is Joe. IDK if you can answer this question or not, but I was hoping you may know a little ... A: Not all bacteria are bad. There are several good bacteria in our intestine which are also killed by ... | |
| Hypothyroidism T3 & Anti-Depressants | 11/6/2011 |
| Q: Salman, I have Hypothyroidism, and I also have Depression. According to a source I found on the ... A: Almost all antidepressants reduce levels of Thyroid hormones. Reboxetene is an exception and it ... | |
| gabitril | 8/25/2011 |
| Q: dr salman,you got to clear something up for me.i was taking remeron for sleep for 6 months.gained ... A: It can never be predicted with surety whether a particular patient will get a particular adverse ... | |
| health/mixing drugs | 6/10/2011 |
| Q: can you take hydroxyzine with mirtazapine? A: Central nervous system- and/or respiratory-depressant effects may be additively or synergistically ... | |
| suspicious death case | 5/24/2011 |
| Q: Dr. Salman~ I am a deputy coroner in Idaho, wondering if you can help as my pathologist is out of ... A: This is definitely a case of irrational overprescribing and the doctor needs another malpractice ... | |
| Aderol | 3/20/2011 |
| Q: and am male. I am wondering how I can tell whether or not I have ADD.. umm other than taking any ... A: I suppose you are talking about Adderall. It helps both normal as well as ADHD patients to focus, ... | |
| medications | 2/10/2011 |
| Q: I have some questions for you. I have been taking lipitor 10mg. and now my new insurance will not ... A: 1. 40mg pravastatin (pravachol)is fine and has much less chance of causing muscle soreness than ... | |
| L-tyrosine | 1/22/2011 |
| Q: I have been taking capsules of the L-tyrosine amino acid recently to help improve dopamine ... A: The standard recommended L-tyrosine dose is about 1000 milligrams for achieving mental and physical ... | |
| flexaril (cyclobenzaprine) | 12/22/2010 |
| Q: I tried sending this question a minute ago but my computer crashed. I apologize if this is a ... A: Its recommended that FLEXERIL should be used only for short periods (up to two or three weeks) ... | |
| Questions regarding fish-oil oxidation | 10/31/2010 |
| Q: Mohd Tariq Salman, I am hoping you can help me with the following... At this link ... A: Whatever we ingest has benefits as well as harms and we have to weigh the two. In case of fish oil, ... | |
| DM ii | 5/16/2010 |
| Q: age 50 weight 98 height 5.7 + after failure in alone metformin Dr has prescribed gliclazide 80 mg ... A: there is always difference of opinion among doctors. You should consult any one doctor, if he is ... | |
| Cross-tolerance of Nicotine and Caffeine? | 5/14/2010 |
| Q: Why is there cross-tolerance between nicotine and caffeine even though they have different ... A: The discriminative-stimulus effects of nicotine are mostly mediated by nicotinic acetylcholine ... | |
| Isoniazid During Pregnancy | 4/19/2010 |
| Q: - While in medical school, I tested positive for TB. However a chest x-ray concluded that it had not ... A: Your lungs are probably infected now since you are also experiencing shortness of breath. Isoniazid ... | |
| Oculorgyric Crisis | 2/20/2010 |
| Q: I think I contacted you before. Sorry but I cant remember because I lost your email. I am on ... A: You should change your medication after consultation with a psychiatric. There are antianxiety and ... | |
| Emotion-less mind blanking on mirtazapine and escitalopram | 2/16/2010 |
| Q: I was given 10 mg Escitalopram for anxiety and related depression in jan 2010 (I have never before ... A: What you did was perfectly correct-stop taking both drugs. None of these drugs can cause permanent ... | |
| valproic acid | 12/4/2009 |
| Q: I am a student teacher of biomedical sciences in the UK. I am teaching a pharmacology module which ... A: Since valproic acid is metabolised into inactive compounds in the liver, people with impaired liver ... | |
| mix medication | 10/28/2009 |
| Q: can i take robitussin cough and cold with theraflu cold. or with tylenol cold severe or with alka ... A: There is no reported adverse drug-drug interaction between the ingredients if these medications. ... | |
| enzyme | 10/27/2009 |
| Q: I could not find the right category. Hope you can help. Also I want an opinion from a doctor. I'll ... A: Enzymes are proteins and would broken down in our stomach and intestine into amino acids which will ... | |
| oxycodone | 9/25/2009 |
| Q: I was prescribed yesterday oxycodone by my doctor to deal with an strong vaginal pain related with ... A: The use of Oxycodone under the guidance of physicians is generally safe and rarely causes problems. ... | |
| ibuprofen | 9/24/2009 |
| Q: Is there any particular reason why ibuprofen works well for me when I have a headache, but doesn't ... A: Your lower back pain is probably due to tense and/or weak muscles of the lower back. The former can ... | |
| Methadone for pain mgt. and medical procedures | 9/23/2009 |
| Q: Sir, I asked the question about methadone and drug interactions due to a recent oral surgery that I ... A: I'm sorry for being ambiguous. This was an automated response from allexperts and it meant that I ... | |
| pharmacologist/pharmacist | 9/8/2009 |
| Q: Could you please tell me the basic difference between a pharmacologist and a pharmacist? ... A: Pharmacists deal with the procurement, preparation, formulation, dispensing and quality control of ... | |
| ADD or ADDHD Medication | 9/3/2009 |
| Q: I have been on Vyvance 50mg for about seven months during school and recently stop taking the meds ... A: No, you don't have ADHD and Vivanse will cause more harm than benefit to you. Fatigue, emotional ... | |
| drug testing | 8/24/2009 |
| Q: I take lorazepam 1 mg three times a day. Two urine tests in a row have tested negative, now my ... A: Either the testing method is not sensitive enough or the sample is being taken at the wrong time. ... | |
| black stools | 8/21/2009 |
| Q: I was diagnosed with H pylori a couple of weeks ago by my gastroenterologist, he prescribed a ... A: Yes, this is normal. Elimination half life of Bismuth is 18-21 days, i.e. its concentration in blood ... | |
| Prednisone/Deltasone and withdrawal | 7/30/2009 |
| Q: If you were on prednisone for 3 months, how long will it take to leave your system? It's been a week ... A: Since prednisolone causes suppression of hypothalamus-pituitary axis leading to reduced capacity of ... | |
| Hydrocodone | 7/27/2009 |
| Q: Salman: I have chronic back pain due to Degen Disc Dis and take Hydrocodone almost daily, usually ... A: While Hydrocodone causes drowsiness and sedation, it may also lead to anxiety, fear, dysphoria and ... | |
| Leptospermum honey | 7/23/2009 |
| Q: I've been doing some research on Leptospermum honey and I'm having trouble finding an article that ... A: The following are probable mechanisms: 1) Escherichia coli macroarrays were used to determine the ... | |
| mixing medicine | 7/22/2009 |
| Q: can you take doxycycline and zestoretic at the same time? A: They can be taken together. Coadministration of hydrochlorthiazide (component of zestoretic) and ... | |
| medicines side effect | 7/22/2009 |
| Q: I've been to a gastroenterologist .My doctor has recommended librax to me once daily for 2 weeks, ... A: Undesirable side effects with Librax or Omega 20 are rare and if they do occour, are resolved by ... | |
| Blood Pressure Medication Combination | 7/15/2009 |
| Q: In 2007, I was prescribed a combination therapy of Valsartan Hydrochlorothiazide (Diovan HCT ... A: Your lab test results show that you are having renal disease, which may be due to poor control of ... | |
| Tested positive for Meth??? | 7/10/2009 |
| Q: Inderal La, zantac, synthroid, norco, zanaflex, asprin, niacin, and a mulitvitamin and i came up ... A: I am giving below a list of drugs which may cause a false positive. Just match it with the ... | |
| Supplement | 7/4/2009 |
| Q: Salman, COuld you please tell me what the difference between Glucosamine and Glucosamine Sulphate ... A: Chondroitin sulfate is a polysaccharide made up of linear repeating units of D-galactosamine and ... | |
| Supplement | 7/3/2009 |
| Q: Salman, COuld you please tell me what the difference between Glucosamine and Glucosamine Sulphate ... A: Glucosamine Sulphate is one of the forms of Glucosamine. The other form - Glucosamine HCL- has not ... | |
| positive methamphetimine urine test | 6/21/2009 |
| Q: I have an elderly friend (in her eighties) who was admitted to the hospital with sped up speech and ... A: Following oral administration, peak methamphetamine concentrations are seen in 2.6-3.6 hours and the ... | |
| What is Ibuprofen Forte | 6/19/2009 |
| Q: My girlfriend was in detox for 4 days getting off pain killers and soma. When she was having pain ... A: Ibuprofen Forte is a non-narcotic pain killer. It is one of the first choice drugs for not very ... | |
| glutamine | 6/6/2009 |
| Q: mohd, i was looking at protein supplements lately and saw that the one i was about to buy ... A: a number of amino acids including Leucine, Isoleucine, and Valine show characteristic patterns of ... | |
| tetanus shot | 6/6/2009 |
| Q: first of all thank you so much for your effort to make people informed about Aids and make mind ... A: During manufacture, donors are screened for any diseases, then various processes are used for ... | |
| tetanus shot | 6/5/2009 |
| Q: first of all thank you so much for your effort to make people informed about Aids and make mind ... A: The link you have given is not working. Please copy the article, paste on MS Word and send me at ... | |
| mixing medicines | 6/4/2009 |
| Q: Is it safe to take Folic Acid, Omega 369 & Cipralex? What woudl be the best dosage of Omega 369 per ... A: Yes, its safe to combine the three. There is no clear cut recommendation on dosage of Omega 3,6,9. ... | |
| addicted to nicotine lozenge | 6/2/2009 |
| Q: This is pretty embarrassing, but I quit smoking 3 years ago and to aid the withdrawals I used Commit ... A: Commit contains nicotine and has the same adverse effect as nicotine taken via smoking, but they are ... | |
| Need help with homework, career questions | 5/31/2009 |
| Q: I need your help with a project that requires me to interview a science profession. Can you help me ... A: I am answering these questions for interview for faculty position at middle level in a paraclinical ... | |
| Need help with homework, career questions | 5/30/2009 |
| Q: I need your help with a project that requires me to interview a science profession. Can you help me ... A: I cannot understand from your question whether you are interviewer or interviewee, for which ... | |
Pharmacology
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Dr Mohd Tariq Salman
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Expertise
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.
Experience
Teaching and training of undergraduate medical, dental and pharmacy students, supervision of Pharmacology residents and research in the fields of Herbal drugs, Pharmacovigilance and Drug Utilization studies.
Organizations
JN Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh India and Era's Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow, India
Publications
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, JK Science, Natural Product Radiance,Hippocratic Journal of Unani Medicine,Indian Journal for the Practicing Doctor and Unimed Kulliyat.
Education/Credentials
MBBS, MD (Pharmacology)
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