Ask the Pharmacist

Safety, Harm Reduction & Pharmacology with Ben Malcolm Watch the recording

 

 

Time stamps: 

  • 00:00 – Arrival & grounding with host Chara
  • 01:21 – Session format, Q&A guidelines & recording note
  • 03:35 – Ben’s introduction & personal backstory
  • 06:44 – The psychedelic renaissance & Ben’s training focus
  • 09:26 – What people misunderstand about drug interactions
  • 14:03 – Live Q: MDMA, TMJ & trigeminal nerve (Joseph)
  • 18:44 – Ben’s approach to TMJ, tension & dosing with MDMA
  • 23:15 – Live Q: Stimulants (ADHD meds) & psychedelics (Dan)
  • 28:00 – Practical guidance on stimulant breaks & ayahuasca
  • 31:07 – Live Q: Safety of low‑dose 5‑MeO‑DMT & office use (Patrick)
  • 36:16 – Five‑MeO‑DMT research, routes of administration & harm reduction
  • 38:38 – Live Q: Long‑acting antipsychotics, trauma & neuroprotection (Laura)
  • 43:19 – Limits of “detoxing” antipsychotics & general supplement thoughts
  • 45:28 – Q: Can you follow MDMA with ketamine in the same day?
  • 48:06 – Live Q: MDMA while on chemotherapy for bladder cancer (Dale)
  • 51:40 – Timing MDMA around chemo cycles & risk assessment
  • 55:47 – Live Q: Amitriptyline, gabapentin, cannabis & weak psilocybin effect (Peggy)
  • 58:24 – Tricyclics, gabapentin & possible blunting vs potentiation
  • 1:03:26 – Cannabis, emotional access & psychedelic depth
  • 1:05:45 – Ben’s resources, Spirit Pharmacist & training offerings
  • 1:07:46 – Synthesis PTT program overview with Andrew
  • 1:13:17 – Open house, practicum & licensure info (CO/NM)
  • 1:13:56 – Closing remarks & community appreciation
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