Dr. Jessica Chao
Pharmacology
Mercer Island, WA
11 years experience female
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Bio
I am a pharmacist with training from University of Washington and Hopkins. Love to take care of patients and do therapy management. I have been seeing patients at clinics and work with providers to better management drug therapies. Hook me up with challenging questions!
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Pharmacology
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
6 Answers
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A 17-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jessica Chao answered
11 years experience Pharmacology
Depends: Excedrin contains tylenol (or acetaminophen)/caffeine/aspirin. For some people, tylenol alone can help with their headache. For more severe headache ... Read More
A 50-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jessica Chao answered
11 years experience Pharmacology
Take at night helps: Simvastatin works best when it's taken at night because your cholesterol synthesis occurs at night. However, the difference between 5pm and 9pm is mi ... Read More
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A 67-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jessica Chao answered
11 years experience Pharmacology
Taper down: If you have been taking Ativan (lorazepam) for awhile and want to decrease it, then i would do it over a few weeks and cut half the dose every week un ... Read More
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HealthTap member
Mar 31, 2015
Dr. chao is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
HealthTap member
Mar 31, 2015
Dr. chao is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
HealthTap member
Thank you, your answer was very helpful!
HealthTap member
Thank you, your answer was very helpful!
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Washington School of Medicine, WA
Graduated 2010MD
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