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Richard Kingston, PharmD, CSPI
President, Regulatory and Scientific Affairs
Dr. Kingston brings 28 years professional experience to SafetyCall™ International in the areas of clinical toxicology and pharmacology, poison control, product post-market surveillance and, drug and dietary supplement safety. Previously, Dr. Kingston served as vice president and co-founder of poison center services for PROSAR Inc. as well as co-founder and former Director of the Minnesota Regional Poison Center and its affiliated industry toxicology programs at St. Paul Ramsey Medical Center , in St. Paul , Minnesota . He has 23 years critical care toxicology experience gained from practice in a University affiliated Level One Trauma Center . He holds a joint academic appointment with the University of Minnesota at the rank of full Professor in the Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology within the College of Pharmacy . Dr. Kingston completed his Bachelor of Sciences in Pharmacy degree at the University of New Mexico , his Doctorate in Clinical Pharmacy at the University of Minnesota , and a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in clinical toxicology and pharmacokinetics at St. Paul-Ramsey Medical Center and the University of Minnesota . In his academic capacity he serves in multiple areas related to his practice focus of “clinical toxicology and product safety”.
In the area of Product Safety/Regulatory Policy he has helped shape national policy on a variety of critical issues related to product safety, such as rules, regulations, and law interpretation by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Department of Labor and Industry (OSHA), and the Federal Department of Health & Human Services (HRSA), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). He has helped shape national policy on adverse event reporting requirements for all pesticide manufactures which resulted in being awarded the Chemical Producers and Distributors Associations highest national award for individual professional contributions to the Pesticide Industry. This award related to his work regarding EPA adverse event reporting, where he coordinated the development and design of the “Industry Voluntary 6(a)(2) Incident Reporting Forms”, and wrote the guidance document related to their use.
In the area of dietary supplement clinical pharmacology and toxicology he serves as course director for “Therapeutics of Herbs and Other Natural Medicinals” and is also a member of the University's “Center for Plants and Human Health” and NCCAM funded “Center for Spirituality and Healing”. Recently, Dr. Kingston was appointed as Director of the “Center for Dietary Supplement Safety” at the University of Minnesota .
Dr. Kingston continues academic and scholarly activities where his research efforts have resulted in 40 Scientific Abstracts (22 primary author), 20 publications, 18 Confidential Peer Reviewed Technical Papers, and 3 textbook chapters. He is co-editor for an upcoming text on the clinical pharmacology and toxicology of dietary supplements. He is a frequent invited lecturer and/or visiting professor where he has delivered more than 200 presentations in national and international venues related to his practice.
He is very active with national professional trade associations where he has received national recognition for work with 20 different organizations. His most notable involvement has been with the Consumer Specialty Products Association (CSPA) where he participates extensively in committee and professional activities for the membership. Most recently he has served on the steering committee for ProductCare ™ , the national product stewardship initiative of CSPA and serves as a primary trainer for new member companies joining the program.
His research and practice interests coincide with SafetyCall ™ International initiatives for corporate clients and include a focus on injury prevention, the epidemiology of toxicology related incident data, product safety and related regulatory affairs, and specific advances in the clinical management of patients being treated or evaluated for drug, toxin or consumer product exposures.
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