Volume 10, Issue 1

Raman DANG

pp. 1 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.10.1.1 · 2017

APTI is a body which is always in for the betterment and upliftment of Teaching Profession. The Association has grown with a prime focus on Stability of Teachers Jobs in the Profession. The teachers training Centre of AP…

Githa Kishore

pp. 2–3 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.10.1.2 · 2017

Pharmaceutical care essentially is the acceptance of a social responsibility for the healthcare needs of an individual patient by a pharmacist. It is patient-centric and outcomes oriented. Its primary objectives are to p…

Mriganka Pal, Suresh Bandari, Scott Gier, Chandra Sekar

pp. 4–7 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.10.1.3 · 2017

Objectives: The objectives of the current study is to determine the extent of awareness and the level of understanding about INR testing among patients undergoing oral anti-coagulation (OAT) therapy and to determine whet…

Elizabeth Phoeba Paul, Ahana Behanan, Babitha Annie Eapen, Apollo James, Sheik Haja Sherief, Mohanraj Kathirampatti Palanisamy, Thangavel Sivakumar

pp. 8–13 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.10.1.4

Background: The contemporary lifestyle has made Cancer as one of the most deadly diseases. Treatment modalities of cancer are many, while chemotherapy seems to be the most common. Though, chemotherapy subsides the diseas…

Mohanraj Rathinavelu Mudhaliar, Ishrar Shaik Mohammad Ghouse, Jagadeesh Neppali, Divya Asavadi, Veerendra Uppara, Vidyasagar Chinnakotla

pp. 14–19 · DOI: 10.5530ijopp.10.1.5 · 2017

Background:Maternal nutrition status is an important determinant of pregnancy outcomes since pre-pregnancy underweight has been traditionally considered a risk factor for adverse gestation outcomes. Objectives:The curren…

Sridhar Srimath Tirumala Konduru, Amit Ranjan, Jyothi Sri Nallajerla, Sravya Gonuguntala

pp. 20–26 · DOI: 10.5530ijopp.10.1.6 · 2017

A prospective observational study was conducted at Bhimavaram hospitals Bhimavaram, to assess the symptoms, risk factors and prescribing patterns in cerebral stroke patients. A total of 80 patients of age group 20-90 (me…

Anita Gupta, Anjleen Kaur, Prashant Shukla, Hema Chhabra

pp. 27–314 · DOI: 10.5530ijopp.10.1.7 · 2017

Objective:The objective of the study was to assess the pattern of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) along with the severity and causality assessment of the ADRs in the local population. Method: This was an observational and …

Sridhar Srimath Tirumala Konduru, Amit Ranjan, Karthik K, Sravanthi Muddada, Shabnam Shaik, Lakshmi Sowjanya Vakkapatla

pp. 32–38 · DOI: 10.5530ijopp.10.1.8 · 2017

Introduction: As diabetes mellitus is one of the most challenging public health problem in 21st century, it is important to know about the awareness level of a disease condition in a population, which plays a vital role …

Bhoomi Arora, Snehal Patel

pp. 39–44 · DOI: 10.5530ijopp.10.1.9 · 2017

Introduction:India is undergoing a rapid epidemiological transition with increased urbanization and socio-economic development which has resulted in a dramatic change in lifestyle, consisting of physical inactivity, diet…

Amit Ranjan, Srimath Tirumala Konduru Sridhar, Nandini Matta, Sumalatha Chokkakula, Rashidah Khatoon Ansari

pp. 45–49 · DOI: 10.5530ijopp.10.1.10 · 2017

Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) are mainly caused by the presence and growth of microorganisms in the urinary tract, which are the single commonest bacterial infections of all age groups and especially in pregnancy. The m…

Hunsur Nagendra Vishwas, Jillella Sandeep Reddy, Pradeep Kumar Katravath, Naveen Kumar Posanpally, Prasanna Kumar Bojja, Harish Gattikoppula

pp. 50–58 · DOI: 10.5530ijopp.10.1.11 · 2017

Introduction:Interest in studying marriage-related issues has increased in recent years. Researchers have demonstrated a constant decrease in marital satisfaction over time in married couples. Marital Satisfaction Scale …

Indu Tharayappurath Haridas, Subitha Babu, Roopa Satyanarayan Basutkar, Sivasankaran Ponnusankar

pp. 62–64 · DOI: 10.5530ijopp.10.1.13 · 2017

Introduction:Mastitis is a painful inflammation of the breast, commonly seen during the lactating period. Case:We present a case of recurrent mastitis of a patient who visited for treatment to a secondary care hospital, …

Fatima Tahniyath

pp. 59–61 · DOI: 10.5530ijopp.10.1.12 · 2017

Introduction:"Opportunities are growing for clinical pharmacists," says Dr. Joe Calomo, assistant dean of experiential education and professional affairs at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Bo…

Kavipriya Jeyaraj, Megha Krishnakumar, Velusamy Sivakumar, Leelakrishnan Venkatakrishnan

pp. 65–67 · DOI: 10.5530ijopp.10.1.14 · 2017

Acne is the chronic inflammatory disease of the pilosebaceous unit, characterized by the formation of comedones, erythematous papules and pustules shortly after starting topical or oral corticosteroid. We report a case o…