Volume 15, Issue 2

Mohd Washid Khan, Jan Mohammad Mir, Khushnuma Khan

pp. 61–64 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.15.2.13 · 2022

The combination of steel provides opportunities to develop structures with welldefined structures. In which most of contagious diseases and their prevention will be depending on the metabolism of organic and nonorganic e…

Rushda Ahmed, Amara Divya, Garvandha Ramyarani, Ummul Khair, Joyani Das

pp. 65–72 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.15.2.14 · 2022

Self-care and self-medication are common practices in any health care system. The self-medication procedure includes the usage of Over-the-counter or non-prescription drugs which are obtained by individuals without a pre…

Anuradha Dey, Shreya Das, Gautam Singhvi, Richa Shrivastava

pp. 73–82 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.15.2.15 · 2022

The multiple outbreaks of COVID-19 have led to a public health crisis, affecting millions across the globe. The healthcare fraternity is shouldering a huge responsibility and is working tirelessly to curb the spread of t…

Sivakumar Velusamy, Kanishya Varatharaj, Rasika Kathirvel, Pavithra Venkatesan, Leah Jayan Varghese

pp. 83–89 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.15.2.16 · 2022

Background:It is a challenge for healthcare professionals to ensure that patients adhere to their medications. Although medications are more effective in reducing the risk of recurrent strokes, adherence to long-term tre…

Aiswarya A V, Suja C, Krishnapriya M, P V Sruthi Unni, Safna Salim

pp. 90–96 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.15.2.17 · 2022

Aim: The aim is to study the prescription pattern and to assess whether smoking is a major risk factor among COPD patients in a tertiary care hospital. Materials and Methods:A prospective observational study was conducte…

Monika Sharma, Rajesh Kumar Singh

pp. 105–112 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.15.2.19

The present study highlights the impact of Mobile-learning (M-learning) on a global scale during the COVID-19 pandemic. The government has executed lockdown to meet the guidelines of social distancing and to prevent its …

Prashant P Shivgunde, Archana D Kodilkar

pp. 113–126 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.15.2.20 · 2022

Background:The rationale behind this study conduction was; 1. To analyze ‘drug use’ and 2. To analyze ‘cost variation’. First could facilitate improving drug utilization patterns and prescribing practice, and second, cou…

Murugakadavul Arumugavignesh, Thenmozhi Prammanathan, Rajaram Abishek, Rajagopal Vigneswaran

pp. 127–131 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.15.2.21 · 2022

Objectives:This study is focused on to identify the prevalence of potential drug-drug interactions among various inpatients’ departments of a government headquarters hospital in Tamil Nadu, India. Segregation of potentia…

Arifa Begum Shaik, Billakuduru Srija, Kalvakollu Keerthi, Ambadipally Laharika, Malli Saisree, Shaheen Begum, Sethu Babu

pp. 132–136 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.15.2.22 · 2022

Background: This study is aimed to evaluate the impact of non-sedation in gastrointestinal conventional endoscopy practices in outpatient setup. The importance of our study is to assess the safety, tolerability of the no…

Ashish Karn, Juie Shah, Rutuva Shah, Riki Patel, Bhavya Modi

pp. 137–139 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.15.2.23 · 2022

Exfoliative dermatitis is a very rare form of drug induced hypersensitivity reaction which usually involves skin and mucous membrane, can be seen from a few days to several weeks after the administration of drug.1 Amoxic…

Emi Rose Abraham, Geetanjali Salimath

pp. 140–143 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.15.2.24 · 2022

Background: The objective of this clinical case report is to highlight the importance of early identification of patients who are at a higher risk of developing bleeding complications after receiving Warfarin. Case Prese…

Priyanshi R Shah, Cyril Sajan, Mahek Mistry

pp. 144–147 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.15.2.25 · 2022

Isoniazid, Rifampin and Pyrazinamide are first line antituberculosis medication. Among them isoniazid and pyrazinamide inhibit mycolic acid synthesis and rifampicin inhibit RNA polymerase. They are potent hepatotoxic. Th…

Kavya Surendran, Beenu Maria Joseph, Jobin Kunjumon Vilapurathu

pp. 148–151 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.15.2.26 · 2022

Telmisartan is a widely used antihypertensive drug that effectively lowers blood pressure. In this report, we present the case of a patient who developed acute kidney injury after taking an ARB inhibitor, Telmisartan. A …

Sharon C Thomas, Rajalekshmi K, Anulekha Mary John, Jibily Joy, John S Kurian, Rony Thomas, Leslie Jacob Chacko

pp. 152–154 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.15.2.27 · 2022

Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) usually presents with one of the classical symptoms of hypercalcemia – painful bones, psychic moans, abdominal groans or renal stones. It is well known that many a times PHPT can be asy…

Mahek Mistry, Jitin Raghunathan Nair, Riki Kamleshbhai Patel, Ashish Karn, Bhavya Kalpesh Modi

pp. 155–157 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.15.2.28 · 2022

Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) usually presents with one of the classical symptoms of hypercalcemia – painful bones, psychic moans, abdominal groans or renal stones. It is well known that many a times PHPT can be asy…

Twinkle Rathod, Mohit Buddhadev, S P Srinivas Nayak, Gunosindhu Chakraborthy

pp. 158–161 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.15.2.29 · 2022

Painful episodes also known as sickle cell crisis are the key symptoms of patients suffering from Sickle cell disease. The presence of other life-threatening conditions such as Beta-thalassemia and Sexually transmitted d…

Bhagya Venkanna Rao

pp. iii · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.15.2.30 · 2022

Dear Readers,In the last 30 years, diabetes has become more frequent, with more than 400 million individuals worldwide living with the disease. Unfortunately, around half of them are unaware that they have diabetes. They…