Pharmacist Answers Pharmacology Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

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Clinical pharmacist Dr. Christina Madison joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about pharmacology and pharmaceuticals. Does a medication “go bad” after its expiration date? How do extended release pills work? What are the pros and cons of GLP-1 weight loss medications like Ozempic (semaglutide?) Is melatonin dependency bad? Why have we never found a cure for the common cold? Dr. Madison answers these questions and many more on this edition of Pharmacology Support.

0:00 Pharmacology Support
0:15 Grapefruit vs. Like Every Medication
0:52 Expiration dates on meds
1:50 Botox
2:32 How do extended release pills work?
3:55 Tylenol (Acetaminophen) Danger
4:59 Vax boosters
5:39 Five at a time
5:49 Is it beneficial to get an HPV vaccine after you have HPV?
6:46 New drugs
7:28 Your friends from the animal kingdom
8:00 Gonna need some ID for this Robitussin
8:56 Penicillin
9:26 Is melatonin dependency bad?
10:00 A cure for the common cold
10:40 Five years of training?
11:28 Alcohol and pharmaceuticals
12:16 Oh Oh Oh Ozempic
13:13 Over the counter blues
14:35 Enough TV ads for plaque psoriasis already
15:49 Hah…whoops…
16:36 18th Century Medicine
17:09 Why do drug shortages occur?
18:09 What is pharmacology?
18:51 AI-assisted drug discovery

Director: Justin Wolfson
Director of Photography: Kevin Dynia
Editor: Richard Trammell
Expert: Christina Madison
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas
Production Manager: Peter Brunette
Casting Producer: Nicholas Sawyer
Camera Operator: Christopher Eustache
Sound Mixer: Sean Paulsen
Production Assistant: Ryan Coppola
Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin
Post Production Coordinator: Rachel Kim
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Additional Editor: Jason Malizia
Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds

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