Mechanism Of Drug Action Expert Witnesses
Mechanism of drug action expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on mechanism of drug action. The mechanism of drug action expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Internal Medicine, Pharmacology, and Pharmacology- Clinical.
Robert B. Raffa, PhD
Clear explanation of mechanisms of action of drugs
(1) Temple Univ Sch Pharmacy (2) Univ AZ College Pharmacy (3) Neumentum (4) Enalare
Tucson, Arizona
Pharmacology
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Pharmacology, Mechanism of drug action, Drug receptors, Pain relievers, Opioids, Drug discovery, Basic science, Pharmacology teaching
Dr. Raffa is Adjunct Professor at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy and Professor Emeritus at Temple University School of Pharmacy. He earned bachelor’s degrees in Chemical Engineering and in Physiological Psychology (both from the University of Delaware), master’s degrees in Biomedical Engineering (from Drexel University) and Toxicology (Thomas Jefferson University), and a doctorate in Pharmacology (Temple University School of Medicine). He was a Research Fellow on the Scientific Ladder and Team Co-Leader for analgesics drug discovery in the CNS Group at Johnson & Johnson, where he was pivotal in elucidating the mechanism of action and development of the analgesic drug tramadol. He is a Co-founder of CaRafe Drug Innovation and Enalare Therapeutics, and the CSO of Neumentum Inc, companies directed to the discovery and development of non-opioid analgesics and the treatment of overdose. He is the co-holder of several patents, including the combination of tramadol plus a...
Alexander Shepherd, MB ChB, PhD, FRCP, FAHA
Clinpharm
San Antonio, Texas
Pharmacology- Clinical, Internal Medicine
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Drug adverse effect, drug toxicity, poisoning, drug overdose, prescribing, mechanism of drug action, drug Interaction, drug dose, poly-pharmacy, malpractice, drug reaction, drug patent
I am a Board certified internist and PhD clinical pharmacology expert in drug action and effect with over 35 years of experience.
I have been retained in almost 400 legal cases, for both defendants and plaintiffs, usually in medical malpractice cases in which adverse drug effects or actions are involved.
I also have extensive expertise in drug litigation and patent disputes.
In cases where drug prescribing, dosing, adverse effects and drug interactions are in question, I provide standard-of-care expert witness testimony.
I am Board certified in Clinical Pharmacology and in Internal Medicine.
I have been Chairman and Executive Director of the American Board of Clinical Pharmacology, President of the American Society of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics and have been on multiple national committees.
I teach and practice Clinical Pharmacology and Internal Medicine in an academic and clinical setting.
