Dedra Weiss, PharmD, is a pharmacist and a contributing writer and pharmacist-ghostwriter for national publications. She received her PharmD at The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, is a licensed pharmacist in Texas, and is certified as an Herbal Information Specialist by the American Botanical Council and the National Training Institute. She has specialized training in sterile and nonsterile compounding, pharmacy compliance, and drug information.