Harold M. Silverman, Pharm.D., is a pharmacist and has been
practicing medical and health-care public affairs and
communications for more than fifteen years. He is the co-author of
The Vitamin Book and author of the chapter on generic drugs in The
Merck Manual- Home Edition.
Joseph A. Romano,PharmD, has more than 25 years of experience in
health care as a practitioner, educator, and administrator. He is
currently vice chairman of Nelson Communications Inc., one of the
largest health-care communications companies in the world. In that
capacity, he serves as chairman/partner of two business sectors-
SCIENS Worldwide Healthcare Communications and Nelson Professional
Sales. Dr. Romano's past academic career includes tenure as an
associate dean and associate professor at the University of
Washington in Seattle. He is an adjunct faculty lecturer at several
institutions and has also authored numerous professional papers and
two textbooks on pharmacy andpharmacology. Dr. Romano lives in the
Princeton, New Jersey, area with his wife and two children.
Gary W. Elmer,PhD, is an associate professor of medicinal chemistry
at the University of Washington School of Pharmacy. He obtained his
BS degree in pharmacy and a MS degree in pharmacognosy from the
University of Connecticut and a PhD from Rutgers University. Dr.
Elmer is the coauthor of the vitamin and mineral chapter in
theHandbook of Nonprescription Drugsand has published and lectured
extensively on dietary supplements and their proper use. In his
laboratories at the University of Washington, he researches
herbal/drug interactions and the application of biotherapeutic
agents (probiotics) in the treatment of infectious diseases.
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