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Manikandan S

pp. 199-200 · DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.104362 · 2012

Tuberculosis has been an elusive infectious disease. In India, two deaths occur every three minutes due to tuberculosis. As modern antituberculosis therapy (ATT) can cure all patients, these deaths can be prevented. But …

Gharti KP, Thapa P, Budhathoki U, Bhargava A

pp. 201-208 · DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.104363 · 2012

The present study was carried out with an objective of preparation and in vitro evaluation of floating tablets of hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose (HPMC) and polyethylene oxide (PEO) using ranitidine hydrochloride as a mod…

Begum XY, Abbulu K, Sudhakar M

pp. 209-219 · DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.104364 · 2012

Flurbiprofen (FP) is a phenyl alkanoic acid derivative and a family of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used in the treatment of arthritis. The aim of this study was to prepare a new parenteral formulation for FP tha…

George SJ, Vasudevan DT

pp. 220-227 · DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.104365 · 2012

Meclizine HCl is a poorly water-soluble drug having a very slow-onset of action. The effect of 2-hydroxypropyl-ẞ-cyclodextrins and ẞ-cyclodextrins on its aqueous solubility and dissolution rate was investigated. The phas…

Mahmud ZA, Bachar SC, Qais N

pp. 228-234 · DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.104366 · 2012

Premna esculenta Roxb. (family Verbenaceae) is a shrub used by the ethnic people of Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh for the treatment of hepatocellular jaundice. The present study was done to evaluate the hepatoprot…

Mahesh R, Bhatt S, Devadoss T, Jindal AK, Gautam BK, Pandey DK

pp. 235-244 · DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.104367 · 2012

The present study was designed to evaluate the antidepressant potential of 5-HT3 receptor antagonist N-n-propyl-3-ethoxyquinoxaline-2-carboxamide (6n). The compound '6n' with optimum log P and pA, value identified from a…

Chakravarthy PK, Acharya S

pp. 245-249 · DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.104368 · 2012

To evaluate the stain removal efficacy of a novel dentifrice containing papain and bromelain extracts (Glodent) in comparison with a control dentifrice (Colgate regular). This was a randomized, positive-controlled, doubl…

Rajesh R, Sudha V, Varma DM, Sonika S

pp. 250-260 · DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.104369 · 2012

In India, interruptions to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) are due to adverse drug reactions. This study was aimed to assess the association between HAART adherence and adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in human…

Ullah M, Hira J, Ghosh T, Ishaque N, Absar N

pp. 261-266 · DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.104370 · 2012

Malaria is a major public health concem, and malarial parasites have developed resistance against the commonly available drugs. So now a days it is a major concem to find out a new target for drug therapy. Plasmodium fal…

Nadiya MS Al Shahaibi,, Lamya S Al Said, Kini TG, Chitme HR

pp. 267-272 · DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.104371 · 2012

To evaluate and analyze the handwritten outpatient prescriptions and associated error of omissions from four different hospitals in Oman. The study designed was an observational, retrospective and analysis of prescriptio…

Ramanath KV, Nedumballi S

pp. 273-278 · DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.104372 · 2012

Total world population consists 21% of geriatric population, and the 1991 census report shows that there are 57 millions in India. The high rate chronic problems of elderly patients attributes to various drug-related pro…

Marcelo Pau Brasil, Marcio Paes de Barros, Leila Jorge Antunes, Ralph Santos-Oliveira

pp. 279-281 · DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.104373 · 2012

Radiopharmaceuticals are special drugs that in the composition preserve one or more radionuclides which can be used as diagnostic or therapeutic tools in Nuclear Medicine Units. This study evaluated hospitals and clinics…

Tumkur A, Muragundi PM, Shetty R, Naik A

pp. 282-286 · DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.104374 · 2012

Pharmaceutical care signifies a shift of practice in pharmacy from being drug product-oriented to the one that is patient-oriented to achieve definite outcomes that improves patients' quality of life. In order to achieve…

Charles N, Ramesh V, Kennedy Babu SPK, Premalatha B

pp. 287-289 · DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.104375 · 2012

The management of cardiovascular disorders poses a dilemma for the medical fraternity. Calcium channel blockers are one of the most commonly used drugs for the management of this disorder, and it is also a well known fac…

pp. 290-290 · 2012

Charles N, Ramesh V, Premalatha B, Singh S. Gene polymorphism in amlodipine induced gingival hyperplasia: A case report.

pp. 293-294 · 2012

A bioinformatics approach for homology modeling and binding site identification of triosephosphate isomerase from Plasmodium falciparum 3D7.