Howell R Foster

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Associate Professor

UAMS

Poison & Drug Information, College of Pharmacy

6 h-index 12 pubs 184 cited

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Howell R Foster's research focuses on poison control and drug exposure, particularly examining trends and outcomes related to specific substances and public health interventions. His work includes retrospective studies analyzing calls to U.S. Poison Centers, such as those involving electronic and conventional cigarettes. Foster has investigated the impact of scheduling tramadol as a controlled substance on poison center exposures and studied the relationship between acetaminophen use, both acute and chronic, and renal disease, as well as its link to asthma risk in adults.

His publications also address broader aspects of poison control, including evaluating the effectiveness of poison center guidelines in patient triage. Foster's research network includes collaborators from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, with whom he has co-authored publications. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 6 and 12 total publications.

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h-index: 6
Publications: 12
Citations: 184

Selected Publications

Prevalence of Adverse Drug Reactions: Comparing Crotalidae Immune Polyvalent Antivenoms F(ab’)2 and F(ab) in a Galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose (alpha-gal) Endemic Area (2025)

Annals of Emergency Medicine 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
Trends in fomepizole administration for acetaminophen poisoning reported to United States poison centers, 2016–2024 (2025)

The American Journal of Emergency Medicine 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
A recent history of opioid use in the US: Three decades of change (2018)

Substance Use & Misuse 40 citations DOI OpenAlex
Prescription-Acquired Acetaminophen Use and the Risk of Asthma in Adults: A Case-Control Study (2012)

Annals of Pharmacotherapy 15 citations DOI OpenAlex
PGI2 The Relationship Between Acute and Chronic Acetaminophen Exposure and Liver Toxicity (2011)

Value in Health DOI OpenAlex
Effect of Scheduling Tramadol as a Controlled Substance on Poison Center Exposures to Tramadol (2010)

Annals of Pharmacotherapy 28 citations DOI OpenAlex
Dextromethorphan (2008)

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 50 citations DOI OpenAlex

Grants & Funding

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Arkansas Poison Control Center Enhancement, Stabilization, and Certification Project Health Resources & Services Administration Principal Investigator
Arkansas Poison Control Center Enhancememt, Stabilization, and Certification Project Health Resources & Services Administration Principal Investigator
Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness (Subgrant through AR Dept of Health) Health Resources & Services Administration via Arkansas Department of Health Principal Investigator
HRSA Poison Center Support/Enhancement Program Health Resources & Services Administration Principal Investigator
RADARS 1213 Denver Health and Hospital Authority Principal Investigator
Arkansas Poison Control Enhancement and Stabilization Project Health Resources & Services Administration Principal Investigator
Arkansas Bioterrorism Curriculum Health Resources & Services Administration Principal Investigator
Arkansas Poison & Drug Information Center Enhancement Project Health Resources & Services Administration Principal Investigator