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| Drug interactions | 7/17/2008 | Dr. Ravindra Bhaskar Ghooi |
Q: I am currently taking Levlen ED as a contraceptive. I have recently started taking St John's Wort as ...
A: Sorry, I should have clarified that. Let us say a drug interferes with the action of your ...
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| crh | 7/17/2008 | Dr. Ravindra Bhaskar Ghooi |
Q: Dr. Ghooi Back on 7/24/2005 you answered a question from Roberto about antalarmin. Ten years ago, I ...
A: I must apologize that I have totally forgotten the particular question and the answer. I am answerng ...
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| Drug interactions | 7/16/2008 | Dr. Ravindra Bhaskar Ghooi |
Q: I am currently taking Levlen ED as a contraceptive. I have recently started taking St John's Wort as ...
A: No contraceptive method is 100% efficacious. While it may or may not be pertinent I would urge you ...
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| Loestrin24 and other prescriptions | 7/16/2008 | Barbara Judge |
Q: I have been taking Loestrin for a few months now but I have also been taking Adderall for my ADHD ...
A: Neither Adderall or Depakote have been shown to cause a decrease in effectiveness of birth ...
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| Drug interactions | 7/16/2008 | Dr. Ravindra Bhaskar Ghooi |
Q: I am currently taking Levlen ED as a contraceptive. I have recently started taking St John's Wort as ...
A: More than St Johns wort would worry about minocycline, because the drug is known to interfere with ...
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| reactions OR virus | 7/16/2008 | Dr Alan Galbraith |
Q: My daughter ,24 yrs., whenever takes antibiotics she develops painfu blisters in the mouth. This ...
A: I am appending details regarding the commonest types of mouth blisters with treatment from Patient ...
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| Aleve vs mobic/meloxicam | 7/16/2008 | Nigel Simmons |
Q: I have heterotopic ossification after a hip revision. I have to wait for the bone to mature before ...
A: Deb My apologies for the slow follow up, I've been dealing with the fallout of my partner's health ...
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| How to tell my doctor | 7/15/2008 | Nigel Simmons |
Q: I am a 51yr old Hospice Rn who sees a doc for chronic pain treatment. Last week was extremley ...
A: Jan As I'm based in the UK, it's very difficult for me to address all your questions as I don't ...
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| Aleve vs mobic/meloxicam | 7/15/2008 | Nigel Simmons |
Q: I have heterotopic ossification after a hip revision. I have to wait for the bone to mature before ...
A: Deb For someone with your condition and pain control needs, it will be very much a matter of ...
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| retail pharmacy | 7/15/2008 | Barbara Judge |
Q: i'm a 16 year old junior in high school and would like to become a pharmacist in the future. Why did ...
A: I became a pharmacist for several reasons. My initial reason was probably my curiosity with ...
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| insomnia - anti histamine | 7/15/2008 | Eric Brandt |
Q: I have been taking one anti histamine at night time as it really helps me sleep. I have had trouble ...
A: Long term use of some antihitamines can aggrevate glaucima, cause constipation and affect urinary ...
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| aspirin and raw unfiltered ACV | 7/15/2008 | Nigel Simmons |
Q: I take a 325 mg aspirin a day for a-fib and want to start drinking raw unfiltered apple cider ...
A: Mark After some research I haven't been able to find any clinical reference to the benefits or ...
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| drugs | 7/15/2008 | Dr Alan Galbraith |
Q: I took decilone forte and appetens for 3 weeks back in 2000, i gained weight which wia what i ...
A: I would not advise taking Decilone for the purpose of weight gain as it has many possible adverse ...
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| reactions OR virus | 7/15/2008 | Dr Alan Galbraith |
Q: My daughter ,24 yrs., whenever takes antibiotics she develops painfu blisters in the mouth. This ...
A: It is possible that antibiotics could cause an exacerbation of a herpes infection but I cannot see ...
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| pill identity | 7/15/2008 | Eric Brandt |
Q: I found some prescription looking pill that my teen may have procured. they are white oblong tablets ...
A: Sorry, the description you give does not match anything in my database. Since drug markings vary ...
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| lansoprazole | 7/14/2008 | Eric Brandt |
Q: I suffer from haemophilia A and have hep.c as a result of blood treatments. In the 50@s Isuffered ...
A: This subject should be dicussed with your doctor. I do not know what your risk factors are in ...
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| Calcipotriol & Betamethasone | 7/14/2008 | Dr. Ravindra Bhaskar Ghooi |
Q: I have psoriasis under control and except two or three plaques on back, I have no problem. I use ...
A: I agree with you about Halobetasone and betamethasone. Halobetasone is certainly higher steroid, and ...
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| Calcipotriol & Betamethasone | 7/14/2008 | Dr. Ravindra Bhaskar Ghooi |
Q: I have psoriasis under control and except two or three plaques on back, I have no problem. I use ...
A: Harisiddha, Calcipotriol is a synthetic derivative of calcitriol which is used for psoriasis, it s ...
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| ramipril | 7/14/2008 | Dr. Ravindra Bhaskar Ghooi |
Q: Sir, My wife's uncle had a byepass in 2002 aged 72 years and was stable though has EF as 20%. He ...
A: A large number of trials have been conducted with both drugs in failure, with good results. If one ...
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| anxiety attacks | 7/13/2008 | Eric Brandt |
Q: I am on 1 mg of estradiol and have been taking it for 7 months now I used to take cenestin. well I ...
A: I heard of estrogen therapy causing mental depression but not anxiety attack. Perhaps the anxiey ...
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| penicillin | 7/13/2008 | Dr. Ravindra Bhaskar Ghooi |
Q: .i am taking phenoxymethyl for a throat infection,my question is can i have a glass or two of wine ...
A: Penicillin does not interact with alcohol. While most doctors advice against consuming alcohol while ...
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| lexapro | 7/13/2008 | Dr. Ravindra Bhaskar Ghooi |
Q: Respected Sir, My friend is on lexapro 10 and recently his leiver function tests was done which ...
A: All drugs f this group (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors- SSRI) are metabolized by enzymes of ...
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| using androgel | 7/12/2008 | Nigel Simmons |
Q: after being diagnosed with a testicular cancer more than a year ago i had a surgery and after that ...
A: Paul I can appreciate your problem. What I would suggest is discuss with your doctor whether ...
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| Cymbalta | 7/12/2008 | Eric Brandt |
Q: I'm taking 60mg of Cymbalta a day. Recently I had an unexpected trip for 4 days and left without ...
A: I believe you are experiencing withdrawal symptoms. I recommend continuing with Cymbalta for at ...
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| thyroxin | 7/12/2008 | Eric Brandt |
Q: i had a thyroidectomy 2 years ago i just went away on holidays and forgot my oroxin its been a month ...
A: There are other thyroid hormones you have not yet tried. You can ask your doctor about natural ...
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| OVERDOSE | 7/11/2008 | Dr. Ravindra Bhaskar Ghooi |
Q: My daughter is 8 years 5months I had taken her to the dentist and she had roots treatment due to he ...
A: Most medicines are tested at doses much higher than required since the manufacturers are aware that ...
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| SSRI and increased liverenzymes | 7/11/2008 | Mary E Scott, RPh, CGP |
Q: I have been taking LExapro (escitalopram). After having pain in the rigt side of my stomach under ...
A: Mari! I'm sorry; I didn't know that you were from Norway. Well, do you have nicotine skin patches in ...
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| Why choose Pharmacist? | 7/11/2008 | Mary E Scott, RPh, CGP |
Q: Mary. Out of the Medical field why choose Pharmacist?
A: Tim! Well, when I was in high school, I liked science and one of my friends' sisters was in pharmacy ...
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| STAMPING RULE FOR PRESCRIPTIONS | 7/10/2008 | Barbara Judge |
Q: My question relates to the pharmacy's stamping of drugs/prescriptions. What are the rules regarding ...
A: There are 3 ways that the federal government allows pharmacies to file prescriptions. Two of ...
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| Generic question | 7/10/2008 | Eric Brandt |
Q: I've been taking brand name Xanax for Panic Disorder (with some Agoraphobia) since 1984. Currently, ...
A: I do not know what the ituation is in the US. Here in Canada some generic houses are owened by brand ...
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| About pharmacology | 7/10/2008 | Dr. Ravindra Bhaskar Ghooi |
Q: recently i just finished high school 11th grade. I want become a pharmacologist but i wonder if it ...
A: After 11 years of school went to college and studeied chemistry and zoology for my bachelor's ...
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| false positive for benzodiazepine | 7/10/2008 | Barbara Judge |
Q: For the past 9 months I have been taking Suboxone under physicians care. I was blown away this week ...
A: The only 2 drugs I can find that give repeated references as possible false positive reactions ...
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| Chemotherapy | 7/10/2008 | Dr. Ravindra Bhaskar Ghooi |
Q: Can Chemotherapy cause a drug test to be dirty?
A: To give a logical answer I would need to know the drugs used and the drugs to which the patient test ...
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| Nicoderm cq and drug screens | 7/9/2008 | Dr. Ravindra Bhaskar Ghooi |
Q: My 15 yr old son just failed a drug test saying he has benzo's and a slight bit of thc...He has ...
A: Firstly I am sorry to hear that. Presence of benzo and thc is certainly alarming. There are a number ...
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| SSRI and increased liverenzymes | 7/9/2008 | Eric Brandt |
Q: I have been taking LExapro (escitalopram). After having pain in the rigt side of my stomach under ...
A: It is not predicatable how the drug will affect your liver enzymes. If you had adverse effect with ...
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| Am I putting myself in danger? | 7/8/2008 | Dr. Ravindra Bhaskar Ghooi |
Q: I am a 24 year old male and in good health. I exercise regularly. I run and lift weights about 5 ...
A: Mixing medicines is not good but it is not always putting you at risk of death. Adderall stimulates ...
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| Tegretol and/or Leptopril | 7/8/2008 | Eric Brandt |
Q: Does Tegretol and/or Leptopril stop your period or aid in pregnancy in any way? I take Tegretol ...
A: Tegretol is not known to interfere with menstrual cycle. If you are planning to get pregnant and you ...
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| Hello | 7/8/2008 | Nigel Simmons |
Q: I am an indian my age is 21years i am doing my MBA and my weight is 51kgs and my height is 5.11feet. ...
A: Chinna I'm sorry if my answer disappoints you, but it is based on a clinical perspective. Should ...
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| false positive drug test | 7/8/2008 | Dr. Ravindra Bhaskar Ghooi |
Q: can flu medications containing Phenyleprine hcl cause a false positive for meth on a drug test? can ...
A: The tests used now a days are supposed to be very specific. The FDA calims that there are no false ...
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| Medication for severe OCD | 7/7/2008 | Eric Brandt |
Q: my 19 year old son is suffering from severe OCD since 13. We've tried Zoloft for 6 months max dosage ...
A: Were the antidepressants prescribed by a psychiatris or a family doctor? Clonazepam would probably ...
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