Pharmacist Answers Pharmacology Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

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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