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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. CAMHUONG NGUYENanswered
Pharmacology 23 years experience
Calcium suplement: Not all otc calcium suplement has the best absorption. There are two common calcium suplement available otc :calcium carbonate and calcium citrate. ... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. CAMHUONG NGUYENanswered
Pharmacology 23 years experience
Probiotic and livalo (pitavastatin): Livalo (pitavastatin) should be taken before bedtime
for the best result- probiotic can take anytime during the day.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. CAMHUONG NGUYENanswered
Pharmacology 23 years experience
Valcyte (valganciclovir): Common side effects of valcyte (valganciclovir) are:hypertension, fever/headache/insomenia, diarrhea, nausea/vomiting, abdominal pain, constipation
a... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. CAMHUONG NGUYENanswered
Pharmacology 23 years experience
Hearburn: Some of side effects of Codeine on GI system is abdominal cramp/pain, anorexia, bilateral spasm, nausea, diarrhea...., eventhough heartburn is not lis... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. CAMHUONG NGUYENanswered
Pharmacology 23 years experience
Yes, max is 4g/ day: Maxium daily dose for paracetamol is 4gm/day - more than 4gm /day- can cause liver damage.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. CAMHUONG NGUYENanswered
Pharmacology 23 years experience
Nothing: Paracetamol and calcium has no drug-drug interaction- however, paracetamol can be taken without food, calcium should be take with food to prevent sto... Read More
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A 47-year-old female asked:
Dr. CAMHUONG NGUYENanswered
Pharmacology 23 years experience
Pristiq (desvenlafaxine) : Pristig can effect your kidney and heart.
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A member asked:
Dr. CAMHUONG NGUYENanswered
Pharmacology 23 years experience
20-24hrs: Nicotine will stay in your system from 20 -24hrs.
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A 53-year-old female asked:
Dr. CAMHUONG NGUYENanswered
Pharmacology 23 years experience
C-diff and UTI: Vancomycin oral is used to treat c-diff- marcrobid is for uti, probiotic is adding to your regimen help create normal flora-.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. CAMHUONG NGUYENanswered
Pharmacology 23 years experience
Nadolol: Nadolol does not cause any photosentivity, so it is ok to ve out in the sun.
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. CAMHUONG NGUYENanswered
Pharmacology 23 years experience
No there is none: Fioricetvis combination of butalbital+acetaminophen +caffeine, there is no over the counter product epivalent to fioricet (acetaminophen butalbital an... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. CAMHUONG NGUYENanswered
Pharmacology 23 years experience
Plan B: Bloating is not reported side effect of plan b. Plan b can stay in your system 5-6 days. Need to see doctor if bloating becomes bothersome.
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. CAMHUONG NGUYENanswered
Pharmacology 23 years experience
NONE: There is no drug-drug interaction between Keflex and iron supllement.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. CAMHUONG NGUYENanswered
Pharmacology 23 years experience
Yes: Dilaudid IV more potent ( stronger ), faster effect than Dilaudid po.
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A 44-year-old female asked:
Dr. CAMHUONG NGUYENanswered
Pharmacology 23 years experience
Toradol and tramadol: Toradol is nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (nsaid, available in oral form and injectable form- for injectable from last 4-6 hrs, tramadol is analg... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. CAMHUONG NGUYENanswered
Pharmacology 23 years experience
Paracetamol: Yes, you can take paracetamot and iron tablet- there is no drug-drug interaction between these 2 drugs.
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. CAMHUONG NGUYENanswered
Pharmacology 23 years experience
Yes: For im injection they usually can be mixed together or give seperately.
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A member asked:
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Pharmacology 23 years experience
None: There is no drug-drug interaction between magnesium and pseudoephrine.
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A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. CAMHUONG NGUYENanswered
Pharmacology 23 years experience
Parnate (tranylcypromine) to Nardil: Parnate (tranylcypromine) and Nardil are monoamine oxidase inhitior( moa inhibitor)
at least need 2 weeks wash-out time when switching from Parnate ... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. CAMHUONG NGUYENanswered
Pharmacology 23 years experience
YES: It is ok to take calcium suplement with other vitamin- dose recommend for calcium is 1000mg /day ( 19-50 years).
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. CAMHUONG NGUYENanswered
Pharmacology 23 years experience
No, it is not.: Dofenol is not paracetamol, dofenol is non-steroid anti-inflamatory agent.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. CAMHUONG NGUYENanswered
Pharmacology 23 years experience
Hydromorphone: Hydromorphone is not Codeine derivative- it is a derivative of morphine-
hydrocodone is derivative of codeine-.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. CAMHUONG NGUYENanswered
Pharmacology 23 years experience
Above 240mg/24hr: Max dose of pseudoephrine recommended in 240mg/24hr- if taking above max dose is consider overdose.
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. CAMHUONG NGUYENanswered
Pharmacology 23 years experience
Nicotine side effect: Most common side effect of nicotine nasal spray: headache , mouth/throat irritation, dyspesia/cough-.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. CAMHUONG NGUYENanswered
Pharmacology 23 years experience
Yes: Yes, paracetamol can be take with or without food is ok.
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Mar 30, 2015
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. NGUYEN is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thanks for your quick reply! Thank you very much for your answers , i will increase on probiotics
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