Founded: 1992
Full Time: 11
Part Time: 1
Budget: 922,544.00
Director: Dr. Ronald M. Dick.
School of Pharmacy, Room 152
Monroe, LA 71209
Telephone: 318/342-3648FAX: 318/342-1744 E-Mail:pydick@alpha.nlu.edu
Research Areas:
Development of new poison antidotes and evaluation of the efficacy of current poisoning treatments. Additional areas include statis tical and demographical analysis of poisoning exposure utilization of computer and telephone technology to enhance medical call center services.
Areas of Expertise:
Drug and poison information and recommendations for treating poison exposures.
Special Capabilities and Facilities:
The Louisiana Drug and Poison Information Center occupies a 3,000
sq. ft. office suite that houses highly computerized drug and
poison informational databases.
Research Equipment:
Wide variety of analytical, robotic, and computerized equipment for basic science research. Additional equipment includes a comprehensive computer network for statistical analysis.
Keywords:
1007009 Toxicology
1007024 Toxic Substances-Environmental
0725005 Environemtal Health
0725025 Poison Control
0740025 Pharmaceuticals
0710130 Pharmacy
0710100 Pharmacology
0710080 Medical Chemistry
0710045 Dug Metabolism
0201045 Pesticides
0201034 Herbicides
0114009 Southeast