Volume 5, Issue 2

01-04-2020 · pp. 17–28 · 4 articles

In this issue

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A Pictogram on Pharmacological Management of Corona Viral Infection: What are the Available Options?
Arun HS Kumar
pp. 17–19 · DOI: 10.5530/bems.5.2.6 · Published
Corona virus are known to infect the respiratory and enteric system resulting in benign to several pathological outcomes.1,2 The human coronaviruses typically lead to upper respiratory tract infections resulting in the g…
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A Retrospective Analysis of the Merit of Iris-pupil Area Ratio as a Predictor of Risk of Myocardial Infarction
Ifechukwuamaka Chinaka, Arun HS Kumar
pp. 23–25 · DOI: 10.5530/bems.5.2.8 · Published
Background: We have recently reported the utility of iris-pupil area ratio as a sensitive index of borderline changes in sympathetic activity and the stress associated with it in primates and ca- nines. As minimal increa…

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Acetamido-Propanoic Acid Derived Compounds as Protease Inhibitors to Target Coronaviruses
Arun HS Kumar, Vikram Sharma
pp. 20–22 · DOI: 10.5530/bems.5.2.7 · Published
Background:Coronavirus infection as evolved into a major pandemic and is currently being treated using established antiviral agents developed for other similar viruses. Considering the frequent mutations rate in this vir…
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Evaluating the Chrono-pharmacology of Icosapent Ethyl to Assess its Therapeutic Efficacy in Reducing Hypertriglyceridemia Associated Cardiovascular Events
Arun HS Kumar, Melvin George
pp. 26–28 · DOI: 10.5530/bems.5.2.9 · Published
Background: The pharmacological efficacy of drugs used to treat chronic diseases is evaluated based on a cumulative performance over a fixed term (usually 3 to 5 years). The justification for selecting such fixed terms i…