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

Diabetes

August 10, 2025 • 27 mins
Barry Newman talks with Dr. Yael Tobi Harris, Endocrinologist at Northwell Health about the various form of the disease, such as Type 1, Type 2 and Gestational Diabetes. We also spoke about some of the medications and devices used to treat the condition.
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Prostate Cancer Treatments

August 3, 2025 • 25 mins
Barry Newman talks with Dr. Al Johnson of Johnson Medical Associates of Richardson, Texas. They discuss former President Biden's Prostate Cancer diagnosis and  the overall topic of Prostate Cancer, incouding the drug therapies used for BPH, both in prescription drugs and over-the-counter forms.
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New Plastic Surgery Trends

July 27, 2025 • 28 mins
Barry Newman talks with Dr. Bruce Hermann of North Texas Breast and Plastic Surgery Center.  They speak about a phenomenon referred to as "Mar-A-Lago Face", which refers to all the plastic surgery that occurs under President Donald Trump's roof. Learn about various forms of popular plastic surgery procedures. Who gets more plastic surgery - women or men, and is this influenced by social media?
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Injectable Weight Loss Medications

July 20, 2025 • 28 mins
Barry Newman talks with Dr. Chioma Okafor-Mbah, with an office in New York City that specializes in family medicine and weight loss therapy.  Dr. Chioma Okafor-Mbah is Board Certified in Obesity Medicine and understands the science behind weight gain, and is trained in the medical management of overweight and Obesity through dietary and lifestyle modification.  They discuss why people are overweight and how they can lose weight, in...
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Hair Transplant Procedures

July 13, 2025 • 25 mins
Barry Newman talks with Dr. Ross Kopelman, Hair Transplant Surgeon at Kopelman Aesthetic Surgery and Kopelman Hair Restoration in Manhattan and Palm Beach. In this second interview, they different type of hair transplant procedures, specially FUT vs FUE, the medication used as anesthesia during the procedure, the expectation by the patient, and choosing the right surgeon.
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Colonoscopy & The Prep

July 6, 2025 • 28 mins
Barry Newman talks with Dr. George Pavlou, Gastroenterologist and Colonoscopy Specialist, and the President of Gastroenterology Associates of New Jersey who has been in practice for over 30 years and has performed over 40,000 colonoscopy procedures. They discuss colon health, colonoscopy and the prep medications used for the procedure.
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Smoking Cessation Part 2

June 29, 2025 • 28 mins
Barry Newman has another conversation with Dr. Richard Stumacher, Pulmonologist and Smoking Cessation Specialist at Northwell Health of Westchester County, N.Y.  They discuss the health concerns associated with cigarette smoking, the addictive qualities of tobacco products, and some of the drug treatments used to try to quit the smoking habit such as nicotine patches, gum, lozenges, Chantix, and Zyban.
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Allergies & Asthma

June 22, 2025 • 28 mins
Barry Newman talks with board-certified practitioner of internal medicine, Dr. David Menchell, of the Menchell Allergy and Asthma Care, in Flushing, NY.  Dr. Menchell specializes in allergy, asthma, and immune system problem diagnoses and treatments.  They discuss the pharmaceuticals prescribed to those suffering from allergies and asthma.  
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Telemedicine and the Ramifications of the Pandemic

June 15, 2025 • 26 mins
Barry Newman and Dr. Daniela Balint, Psychiatrist, discuss how telemedicine is used in her practice and how the Covid 19 Pandemic has changed our society and thoughts around it, both to reach doctors and pharmacists.
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Hair Loss Drugs and Transplant Options

June 8, 2025 • 28 mins
Barry Newman and Dr. Ross Kopelman, Hair Transplant Surgeon with Kopelman Aesthetics Surgery and Kopelman Hair Restoration in Manhattan and Palm Beach, Florida, discuss Hair Transplant procedures and alternative therapies such as: Rogaine, finasteride, minoxidil.
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Metabolic Syndrome

June 1, 2025 • 27 mins
Barry Newman and Dr. Yael Tobi Harris, Endocrinologist at Northwell Health, discuss what Metabolic Syndrome is and how to treat the condition. 
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Addictions

May 25, 2025 • 26 mins
Barry Newman welcomes back Psychiatrist Dr. David Klein of Flushing, NY, for a discussion on addiction. On this episode they discuss various form of addiction and what these conditions have in common and how to treat them.
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Smoking Cessation

May 18, 2025 • 28 mins
Barry Newman and Dr. Richard Stumacher of Northwell Health, a Pulmonologist and Smoking Cessation Specialist, discuss addiction associated with cigarette smoking and the health issues associated with smoking and how to stop smoking with drug therapies.   
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Mental Health and Medicines Used

May 11, 2025 • 27 mins
Barry Newman hosts a discussion on describing various Mental Health conditions such as schizophrenia, Aspergers Syndrome and various other mental health maladies with Psychiatrist Dr. David Klein of Flushing, NY.  The controversial drug Clozaril is discussed in this episode.
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The Role of the Pharmacy Technician in a Retail Pharmacy

May 4, 2025 • 27 mins
Barry Newman, the Pharmacist at Triboro Pharmacy in Astoria, Queens, hosts a discussion with his Pharmacy Technician, Joe Czerwinski, about what Joe's job in the Pharmacy encompasses.
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