Drugstore Dialogue

Drugstore Dialogue

Find out the latest in drugs and medicine and how the pharmacist can help you stay healthy. Hosted by Barry Newman, the pharmacist at Triboro Pharmacy in Astoria, Queens.

Episodes

September 27, 2026 • 28 mins
Pharmacist Barry Newman talks with Paul Fulford, healthy living export, about the recent social media craze known as cyclospora skinny, where people are deliberately eating unwashed fruits and vegetables in hope of getting the infection with cyclosporiasis to lose weight.
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Pharmacist Barry Newman talks with Betzy Bancroft, herbalist, about herbs and medicinal medicine.
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Pharmacist Barry Newman talks with Kimberly Galindo, a professional counselor, supervisor and mental health expert, on the effects of extreme heat on mental health medications.
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August 23, 2026 • 28 mins
Pharmacist Barry Newman talks with Lisa W. Miller, President of LWM and Associates. Ms. Miller is a consumer insight innovation strategist and storyteller. They discuss the new program available to eligible seniors to purchase GLP-1 drugs for only $50 per month.
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August 16, 2026 • 26 mins
Pharmacist Barry Newman talks with Shane Leonard, Addiction Expert and CEO of Into Action Recovery Centers of Houston, Texas. They speak about the new social media craze on TikTok and Instagram called the "Benedryl Challenge."
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July 26, 2026 • 27 mins
Pharmacist Barry Newman speaks with Andrew Fuchs, Pharm. D., Director of Practice Experience and Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the Touro College of Pharmacy, about all the information you can find on a drug label, and if expiration dates really matter.
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July 19, 2026 • 28 mins
Pharmacist Barry Newman speaks with Julia Zumpano, Dietician and Nutritionist at the Cleveland Clinic, about vitamin D and other vitamins available at the pharmacy. Do we really need to take them? What do they do?
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July 12, 2026 • 27 mins
Pharmacist Barry Newman talks with Paul Fulford ,Healthy Living expert, about the phenomenon known as "Ozempic Personality."  They discuss the medical term "Anhedona" along with the tell tale signs of the condition and how to treat it.
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July 5, 2026 • 27 mins
Pharmacist Barry Newman talks with Dr. Fahmi Farah, founder of Bently Heart, about hypertensive drugs, including the various drug classes of hypertensive drugs, their interaction and side effects and how to make healthier life choices.
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June 28, 2026 • 28 mins
Pharmacist Barry Newman talks with Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management in the Department of Health Policy and Promotion at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, about products available at the pharmacy to aid in the effort to stop smoking and vaping.
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June 21, 2026 • 28 mins
Pharmacist Barry Newman talks with Kyle Johnicker, PharmD., the Clinical Coordinator of Pharmacy at Northwestern Medicine Hospital Kishwaukee Hospital, about the Pharmacist's role in addressing medication misconceptions.
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Pharmacist Barry Newman talks with Dr. Vijay Chadderwala, a Physician at CityMD, about inhalers and other medications available at the pharmacy to treat asthma and other breathing problems.
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June 7, 2026 • 28 mins
Pharmacist Barry Newman talks with Dr. Angela M. Hill, a Professor in the Department of Pharmacotherapeutics & Clinical Research, and the Program Director of WE-CARE, at the University of South Florida Taneja College of Pharmacy, about the dangers of mixing medications and what to ask your doctor or pharmacist before taking any new medications.
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May 31, 2026 • 26 mins
Pharmacist Barry Newman, talks with Dr. Florence Porterfield, Obesity Medicine Physician at Massachusetts General Hospital Brigham, about taking GLP-1 medications like Ozempic while breastfeeding.
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Pharmacist Barry Newman talks with Dr. William Eggleston, PharmD, clinical assistant professor of emergency medicine specializing in toxicology at Upstate Medical University who works with the Upstate New York Poison Center, about expired medications and if you should be concerned if you take one - plus how to safely dispose of them.
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Pharmacist Barry Newman talks with Dr. Kimberly Salkey, a Virginia Commonweath University Health dermatologist who specializes in treating patients with hair loss conditions, formally called alopecia, about hair loss treatment involving over-the-counter and prescription products.
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April 26, 2026 • 27 mins
Pharmacist Barry Newman talks with Kim Asmus, Pharmacist and Director of Pharmacy at NYU Langone Hospital in Mineola, about their Pharmacy Tech Program.
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April 19, 2026 • 28 mins
Pharmacist Barry Newman talks again with Dr. George Pavlou, Gastroenterologist and Colonoscopy Specialist, about the colonoscopy procedure and how to prepare for it and the medications involved in the prep.
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April 12, 2026 • 25 mins
Pharmacist Barry Newman talks with Laureen Ferrante, the founder of Miracle Health Restoration, about Robert Kennedy Jr.'s stance on drug addiction and mental health - and the various medications available to treat addiction.
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March 29, 2026 • 27 mins
Pharmacist Barry Newman talks with Vince Callahan, Mental Health Expert, about the Seasonal Blues. They discuss what the syndrome is all about, and how to treat the condition with medications, vitamins, and mechanical devices.
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