and simply -- it is as effective as the warfarin in preventing clots and is an enormous break through. i want to tell you today, it is about to become available the fda approved it, if you are on warfarin check with your doctor and have him tell you when you can get it. >> eric: all right, doctor. >> jamie: good news, our next topic is one we get a lot of e-mail about and the question is great: my doctor tells me to take my thiro xchlts ine after breakfast but my pharmacist says to take it on an empty stomach, who is more knowledgeable about when to take medicines, my doctor or my pharmacist. what should you call. >> any of my patients listening, you listen to me, but for everybody else, i have the feeling that a pharmacist is apt to know more about when to take a pill. they have the pills there and