Volume 5, Issue 4

Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India

1. Article

   Countdown to 2015: Status of MDG 5 in India and South Africa

   Siruma A, Hornby D, Sunitha S

   pp. 1–7

   The World Health Organization constitution declares that it is a fundamental right of every human being to enjoy the highest standard of health regardless of their racial, religious, and political or socio economic backg…

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2. Article

   Efficacy and safety of Vildagliptin in the management of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

   Iftekar H Md., Kalaiselvan V, Gyanendra N S

   pp. 8–15

   Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is epidemic in most developed and many developing countries and is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Vildagliptin represent a new class of oral anti-diabetic agent that enhance t…

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3. Article

   Patient Counseling Tools for Improving Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy

   Srikanth B.A, Purushothama K.R, Narotham K.R

   pp. 16–20

   Patient counseling were intended to improve adherence and maintaining quality of life. Antiretroviral adherence is the second strongest predictor of progression to AIDS and death, after CD4 count. Incomplete adherence to…

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4. Article

   Assessment of Drug Related Problems in Stroke Patients Admitted to a South Indian Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital

   Celin A.T, Seuma J, Ramesh A

   pp. 28–33

   Introduction:Drug related problems contribute to patient's morbidity, mortality and decreased quality of life. Drug related problems can occur at any stage of prescribing, transcribing, dispensing and administration of m…

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5. Article

   A Study to Evaluate Prescribing Indicators of Prescription Pattern Practiced by Interns in an Urban Health Center

   Ajit S, Sanjay P, Shinde R.R

   pp. 34–41

   Background:It is essential that the prescribing and administration of drugs should be evaluated from time to time, to quantify the error in such procedures, and look for possible solutions for an effective utilization of…

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6. Article

   Status of Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting by Health Care Professionals of Delhi

   Amrita P, Simar P.S, Vineet K

   pp. 42–50

   Objective:To evaluate the awareness of health care professionals (HCPs) regarding Pharmacovigilance, adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and it's reporting. Method:Aself-structured questionnaire was delivered by hand to a samp…

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7. Article

   A Survey on Assessing the Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior of Community Pharmacists to Adverse Drug Reaction Related Aspects

   Mahendra Kumar BJ, Sandeep A, Soumya M

   pp. 51–55

   Many hospitalizations in India are due to Adverse Drug Reactions (ADR) and resulting in morbidity and mortality in majority cases in addition to the huge economic burden. Asurvey was conducted to assess the knowledge, at…

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8. Article

   Study of FE (III) Hydroxide Polymaltose Complex to Correct Anemia in Cancer Patients

   Pallavi H.S, Nirzarini N.S

   pp. 56–60

   Introduction:Anemia of cancer is characterized by ineffective erythropoiesis, which is due to a number of factors. One of the most important among these is abnormal iron metabolism. There is also 'functional failure' due…

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9. Article

   Study of Drug-drug Interactions in the Medication Charts in Medicine Wards at a Tertiary Care Hospital, Bangalore

   Jimmy O.D, Shobha Rani R.H, Indira R, Ramjan S

   pp. 61–64

   Introduction:Drug-drug interactions (DDIs) can occur when two or more medications are simultaneously administered, where one medication increases or decreases the effectiveness of the other. There are three possible outc…

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10. Article

    Prevalence of Self-medication of Antibiotics among People in Bangladesh

    Nishat C, Rashedul M.I, Mehedi H. MD, Rouf Md. M.

    pp. 65–72

    This study attempts to investigate the prevalence of self-medication of antibiotics among people in Bangladesh.This study was conducted in six districts of Bangladesh (Dhaka, Munshiganj, Kishoreganj, Chittagong, Chandpur…

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11. Article

    Assessment of Potentially Inappropriate Medication in Elderly Patients at Basaveshwar Teaching and General Hospital

    Praveen K.D, Biradar K, Hafiz S.A, Karna K, Neelkanta P.R

    pp. 73–75

    The inappropriate prescribing (IP) is a major, public health problem in older people most often resulting from defective choice of medication by the prescriber. The present study was therefore entitled “Assessment of pot…

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12. Article

    Community Pharmacists' Involvement in the Ordering and Interpretation of Laboratory tests in two South-western States in Nigeria

    Showande S.J, Olaifa O.A

    pp. 76–83

    The focus of this exploratory study was to determine if community pharmacists order laboratory tests, why they order the tests, what type of tests they order and what they do with the outcome of such tests. Self administ…

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13. Article

    Acute Nitrobenzene Poisoning with Severe Methemoglobinemia: ACase Report

    Hisham Md., Vijayakumar A, Rajesh N, Sivakumar M.N

    pp. 84–86

    Introduction:Nitrobenzene, an aromatic organic compound used in paints and printing industry. Its toxicity induces methemoglobinemia. Clinical Sequelae:A42 year female patient survived a suicidal consumption of 250ml of …

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14. Article

    Analgin Induced Fixed Drug Bullous Eruption – ACase Report

    Vinod K.M, Dipsanker C, Ramesh K.V, Girish G, Beulah M

    pp. 87–90

    Cutaneous drug eruptions are one of the most common types of adverse reaction to drug therapy, with an overall incidence rate of 2–3% in hospitalized patients. The prevalence of drug eruptions has been reported to range …

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