Volume 13, Issue 4

Shobha Rani R Hiremath

pp. 287 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.13.4.49 · 2020

It is evident that COVID-19 cases are raising constantly in the country and worldwide. As on October 30, 2020, there were over 45 million global cases of COVID-19. Over 33 million people had recovered from the disease an…

Mohammed Misbah Ul Haq

pp. 288–293 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.13.4.50 · 2020

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a communicable disease and SARS-COV 2 is the causative agent of a potentially fatal disease this is of exceptional international public fitness concern. Based on the large number of infe…

Samridhi Sharma, Kemesha Govender, Kiran Nagaraju, Pratik Chhetri, Sunitha Chandrasekhar Srinivas

pp. 294–303 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.13.4.51

Consistent and sustainable actions in the right direction to address the current public health challenges of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is crucial to avert the severe negative impact on health and development of the …

Aftab Alam, Tarun Wadhwa, Elwaleed Hassan

pp. 304–310 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.13.4.52 · 2020

Acute Coronary Syndrome is the most common type of coronary artery disease. Coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndrome together responsible for approx. 7 million deaths which accounts for around half of the glob…

Mohd Arman Arif, Mohammad Anwar Habib, Vindu Amitabh, Abul Kalam Najmi, Mohd Akhtar

pp. 311–316 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.13.4.53 · 2020

Aim:The present study was planned to record the incidences of heparin induced thrombocytopenia of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients on maintenance of hemodialysis. Materials and Methods: This is a prospective observa…

Srinivasan A, Smitha Sarah Thambi, Krishnarajan D, Arul Prakasam KC

pp. 317–325 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.13.4.54 · 2020

Background:Pregnancy itself is associated with a slight percentage of risk. The presence of any complication can worsen it. Objectives:The study aimed to check the incidence and impact of various complications on pregnan…

Dhontha Chaitra, Kampelli Manasa, Usha Sree Puneem, Santosh Kumar Peravena, Madhu Kurapati, Sindgi Vasudeva Murthy

pp. 326–331 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.13.4.55 · 2020

Background: Presence of altered sleep quality in cardiovascular disease proceeds to worsen the disease burden and shows an impact on quality of life. The aim of the study is to assess the sleep quality and insomnia sever…

Ramya M, Nitya Suresh, Josna Jose

pp. 332–335 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.13.4.56 · 2020

Objectives:Drug-drug interactions (DDIs) are a significant consideration in Anticoagulation management. The objective of this study was to identify DDIs with Vitamin K Antagonists (VKAs) and to assess the effect of DDIs …

Nisha Jha, Sunil Shrestha, Pathiyil Ravi Shankar, Anil Khadka, Mukhtar Ansari, Binaya Sapkota

pp. 336–340 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.13.4.57 · 2020

Objectives: Antibiotics are often dispensed irrationally especially in community pharmacies. The present study was conducted to evaluate antibiotic dispensing practices among community pharmacies. Methods:A crosssectiona…

Stella Folajole Usifoh, Oluwakemi Abiodun Olutayo

pp. 341–347 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.13.4.58 · 2020

Introduction:Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) including interactions is a drug therapy problem worldwide in the elderly and are a common cause of hospitalization. Objectives:To assess the knowledge, behavior and attitude of…

Jalpa Suthar, Riya Patel

pp. 348–354 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.13.4.59 · 2020

Background:Pregnancy is a normal physiological condition where drug treatment presents a special concern because certain drugs that harm to the fetus due to the potential teratogenic effects of drugs. Therefore, the pres…

Sai Karthik Dhondi, Ushasree Puneem, Ashwini Guttedar, Kalpana Bommakanti, Vasudeva Murthy Sindgi

pp. 355–358 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.13.4.60 · 2020

Penile Candidiasis is said to be an infection of the penis caused by the yeasts from the genus Candida. Contact dermatitis is an intense or incessant skin inflammation brought about by cutaneous association with a substa…

Brunda Mysore Srinivasa, SN Padmini, Praveen Kumar, Aneena Annu Philip, Athira K Presannan, Riny Thomas, Arshiya Arif

pp. 359–361 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.13.4.61 · 2020

Methotrexate (MTX) is commonly used in autoimmune conditions including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, lupus, sarcoidosis and eczema due to its anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effect. The following report descri…

Bhargavi Kumar, Saravanan Thangavelu, Aashiq Ahamed Shukkoor, Nandhini Ramakrishnan Kanthimathi

pp. 362–369 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.13.4.62 · 2020

Medicine is a practicing art. This is because we evolve constantly with everyday learning. The core of the health care system is management of patients with pharmacological measures. However the role of the health care d…

Haripriya Sunkara, Adusumilli Pramod Kumar, Giduturi Srinivasa Rao, Avinash Gottumukkala

pp. 370–372 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.13.4.63 · 2020

Zinner syndrome is a rare congenital triad of unilateral seminal vesicle cyst, unilateral ejaculatory duct obstruction or agenesis and ipsilateral renal agenesis. Here we present a case of a healthy 22 year-old male pres…

Syed Zia Inamdar, Swapnapriya Chirasani, Ajit Janagond, Sushilkumar Londhe, Pradeepthi Katragadda, Mallinath Paramagond, Raghavendra Vinayakarao Kulkarni, Akram Naikwadi, Anant Khot, Arvind Patil

pp. 373–376 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.13.4.64 · 2020

Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is a disastrous consequence of hypersensitivity reaction precipitated by certain drugs and viral infections. It is an idiosyncratic drug reaction usually associated with drugs like anti-epi…

Bhagya Venkanna Rao

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We all had one simple question this year, is there a vaccine for COVID-19? Yes, finally, there is good news for all of us. Multiple vaccine candidates have shown promising preliminary data in large studies as safe and ef…