Volume 16, Issue 3

Anupam Kanti Bag, Shobha Rani R Hiremath

pp. 172–180 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.16.3.29 · 2023

Pain is a distressing sensory and emotional experience connected to real or potential tissue damage, or one that is portrayed as such damage, according to the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). There…

Romanus Omeh

pp. 181–190 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.16.3.30 · 2023

Health commodities are critical and indispensable component of the total healthcare package needed to deliver quality healthcare to patients and communities. Effective delivery of healthcare will hardly be possible witho…

Britto Duraisingh Lourdu, Kumutha Theivasigamani, Anagha Harwin, Kensylin Paulraj, Sandra Paul, Akash Lachmanan

pp. 191–199 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.16.3.31 · 2023

Objectives: Define the defects in the inventory management process to identify the opportunities with high potential for improvement and also to measure the identified errors and quantify them to obtain statistical and g…

Mukesh Kumar Chaudhary, Krishna Kala Gaire, Pooja Gupta, Sushmita Banjade

pp. 200–205 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.16.3.32 · 2023

Introduction:Use of medicine without the prescription of doctors is called self-medication, which is widespread in various countries. This becomes one of the emerging problems. The aim of study was to know the status of …

Jyothi Basini, Bhargavi D, Ravi Kishore, Khirun Bande, Kranthi Langipalli

pp. 206–212 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.16.3.33 · 2023

Background: Breast cancer is a multi-factorial disease, comprises a group of heterogeneous and complex diseases that evolves due to uncontrolled cellular growth, differentiation and the loss of normal programmed cell dea…

Ritesh D. Vyavahare, Mithun G. Maniyar, Pankaj R. Khuspe, Ramdas S. Naiknaware, Vrunal V More, Anil V. Landage, Sushant S. Dhandore

pp. 213–216 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.16.3.34 · 2023

Aim/Background:This cross-sectional study aims to assess the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) of pharmacy students regarding responsible self-medication. Materials and Methods: The study involved 129 pharmacy stud…

Suha Zulekha, Sumithra Devadiga, Zuha Shyma, Sajan Francis P, Mangala S, Grinton Josvi Veigas, Ravikumar R

pp. 217–220 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.16.3.35 · 2023

Background: This present study aimed to determine the current prescribing pattern for otitis media and otitis externa in a tertiary care hospital. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 120 patients c…

Shiv Kumar, Fransty Paul, Alfi Mariya Davis

pp. 221–226 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.16.3.36 · 2023

Background: An excessive amount of antibiotics is prescribed, which not only adds to the problem of antibiotic resistance but also exposes patients to their negative effects and raises the expense of medical care. Health…

Binu Mathew, Anjali Thomas, Binu Prasad, Jaya Soorya B.P, Manchu Danam, Doddayya Hiremath

pp. 227–231 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.16.3.37 · 2023

Background:Pain is recognized as a persistent global health problem, which has great impact on the quality of life of the society and can have physical, psychological and social consequences.Objectives:The study was plan…

Satyendra Nath Chakrabartty

pp. 232–237 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.16.3.38 · 2023

Background: Various generic and disease-specific scales used for assessment of Health-Related-Quality of Life (HRQOL) in patients with Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) consider items which differ in formats, chosen domains, …

Shinu Cholamugath, Mukhthar Ali Chanaparambil, Minu Paul, Mujeeba Moosa

pp. 238–243 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.16.3.39 · 2023

Objectives:To compare and assess the effectiveness of SSRIs and TCAs and to interpret the patient clinical data on PPD and to state the relation of clinical data such as patient demographics, pregnancy complication, pati…

Aditya V, Pragathi Sirish, Nandita Parameshwar Hegde, Sinchana Patel A M, Chitra Shree S, Girish B S

pp. 244–250 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.16.3.40 · 2023

Background and Rationale: There are more than ten distinct categories of medications for hypertension, each with a different price tag. DPCO is the price list that provides the price cap of branded medications whereas CI…

Reem Roy, Neelakandan K, Indhupriyadharshini M, Mohammed Fardan A

pp. 251–254 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.16.3.41 · 2023

Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an autoimmune disorder that can lead to several bleeding complications. Intracranial Haemorrhage (ICH) is a very serious life-threatening condition. We present a case of ICH due to ITP fl…

Gulam Mohiyuddin Naeem Shirol, Purvi Mehta

pp. 255–258 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.16.3.42 · 2023

Poisoning by pesticides continues to be a serious global public health issue. More than 250,000 people die each year from pesticide poisoning, according to estimates from the World Health Organization. Nearly 900,000 peo…

Veeram Reddy Ujwala, Uppicherla Suchitra, Shaik Hazira Farheen, Shaik Rahila Iram, Govindarajulu Priya

pp. 259–261 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.16.3.43 · 2023

Nephrotoxicity refers to the RIFLE (R-risk, I-injury, F-failure, L-loss of function, E-end stage renal failure) categories. It is genetically acquired, caused by drugs, and also related secondarily to diabetes, liver pro…

Anns Mariya, Sreenath R, Dona Maria

pp. 262–263 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.16.3.44 · 2023

Carbimazole is an antithyroid medication used to treat an overactive thyroid gland. Agranulocytosis is a rare but potentially serious adverse effect that cannot be predicted by routine measurement of white blood cell cou…

Prakash Nathaniel Kumar Sarella, Harshika Gudapati, Patrick Oliver Asogwa, Ravishankar Kakarparthy

pp. 264–266 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.16.3.45 · 2023

Heart failure in elderly patients often presents with atypical manifestations due to the high prevalence of comorbid conditions. Symptoms may be subtle and under-reported. Timely diagnosis of heart failure and treatment …

Habeeb Unnisa, Manda Anusha, Kiranmai Mandava, Are Anusha

pp. 267–269 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.16.3.46 · 2023

Extra Pontine Myelinolysis (EPM) is a type of neurological disorder characterized by altered sensorium, movement abnormalities, seizures, and parkinsonian-like symptoms. It is a rare disorder involving wide etiological f…

Mohammad Amir, Manisha Vohra, Amit Sharma, Ian Osoro

pp. 270–273 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.16.3.47 · 2023

Erythema Multiforme (EM) is an acute, self-limited, and occasionally recurrent skin disorder that is caused by a variety of infections, drugs, and other stimuli. Infections account for 90% of cases of erythema multiforme…

Pravin Kumar Ray, Nelli Maheswari, Subarna Basnet, Mukesh Kumar Gupta

pp. 274–276 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.16.3.48 · 2023

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) is a rare and serious medical emergency that affects the skin and mucous membranes. It is typically caused by an adverse reaction to medication or infection, resulting in an immune system r…