Pharmacology For Lawyers Part 4: Bioavailability

Pharmacology For Lawyers Part 4: Bioavailability

This is post number four of our six part post on Pharmacology. Our posts will focus on the following topics: Part 1. Introduction Part 2. Pharmacokinetics Part 3. Pharmacodynamics Part 4. Bioavailabilty Part 5. “Free versus Bound Drug” Part 6. Elucidating Pharmacodynamic Effect from an Analytical Chemistry Result We talked in Part 2 Pharmacokinetics about […]

The Week 40 Forensic Science Geek of the Week is announced

The Week 40 Forensic Science Geek of the Week is announced

The Forensic Science Geek of the Week The week 40 “www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week” honors goes to:  Robert Lantz, Ph.D. According to his website (Rocky Mountain Instrumentation Laboratories): We provide contract chromatographic and mass spectrometric analysis (HPLC/MS) of pharmaceuticals (both traditional drugs and biotechnology products, such as proteins and peptides and oligonucleotides), […]

Pharamacology For Lawyers Part 3: Pharmacodynamics

Pharamacology For Lawyers Part 3: Pharmacodynamics

This is post number three of our six part post on Pharmacology. Our posts will focus on the following topics: Part 1. Introduction Part 2. Pharmacokinetics Part 3. Pharmacodynamics Part 4. Bioavailabilty Part 5. “Free versus Bound Drug” Part 6. Elucidating Pharmacodynamic Effect from an Analytical Chemistry Result Pharmacodynamics is the study of the time […]

An announcement: The Week 43 Forensic Science Geek of the Week is here

An announcement: The Week 43 Forensic Science Geek of the Week is here

The Forensic Science Geek of the Week The week 43 “www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week” honors goes to:  Ron Moore, Esquire Ron Moore, Esquire-Forensic Science Geek of the Week According to his website: Ronald L. Moore received a Bachelors degree in Biology from UC Riverside and was a Senior Forensic Scientist at the […]

Week 43 Forensic Science Geek of the Week

Week 43 Forensic Science Geek of the Week

Our good friend, Ron Moore, Esquire writes us “I actually had a client researching lawyers who looked at the Truth About Forensic Science geek of the week posts and liked my answers. It made a difference in who he decided to hire. Thanks!” So, there is a lot of value in www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek […]

Pharmacology For Lawyers Part 2: Pharmacokinetics

Pharmacology For Lawyers Part 2: Pharmacokinetics

This is post number two of our six part post on Pharmacology. Our posts will focus on the following topics: Part 1. Introduction Part 2. Pharmacokinetics Part 3. Pharmacodynamics Part 4. Bioavailabilty Part 5. “Free versus Bound Drug” Part 6. Elucidating Pharmacodynamic Effect from an Analytical Chemistry Result Pharmacokinetics is defined as the study of […]

Pharmacology For Lawyers Part 1: Introduction

Pharmacology For Lawyers Part 1: Introduction

Together we are going to embark on a multi-part series on this blog much like our ISO 17025 series. This series will be surrounding the wonderful world of pharmacology. Wikipedia has a good definition of pharmacology as follows: Pharmacology (from Greek φάρμακον, pharmakon, “poison in classic Greek; drug in modern Greek”; and -λογία, “Study of” […]

Week 42 Forensic Science Geek of the Week announced!

Week 42 Forensic Science Geek of the Week announced!

The Forensic Science Geek of the Week The week 42 “www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week” honors goes to:  Steven W. Hernandez, Esquire According to his website: Steven W. Hernandez, Esq., is admitted to practice in State of New Jersey and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. He specializes […]

The Week 42 Forensic Science Geek of the Week Challenge

The Week 42 Forensic Science Geek of the Week Challenge

Our good friend, Ron Moore, Esquire writes us “I actually had a client researching lawyers who looked at the Truth About Forensic Science geek of the week posts and liked my answers. It made a difference in who he decided to hire. Thanks!” So, there is a lot of value in www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek […]

Why doesn’t your state crime laboratory use AMDIS?

Why doesn’t your state crime laboratory use AMDIS?

I have written about chromatography, gas chromatography (GC) and even gas chromatography with mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Here they are (in no particular order): GC-MS is not perfect: The case study of methamphetamine Why do I see two peaks on my EtOH analysis using HS-GC-FID? What is the difference between HS-GC-FID and GC-MS? Drugs of Abuse (DOA) […]

The Week 41 Forensic Science Geek of the Week Challenge

The Week 41 Forensic Science Geek of the Week Challenge

We are going to have fun this week with this Week’s Challenge! Our good friend, Ron Moore, Esquire writes us “I actually had a client researching lawyers who looked at the Truth About Forensic Science geek of the week posts and liked my answers. It made a difference in who he decided to hire. Thanks!” […]