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Indian Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volume 5, Issue 1

· pp. 1–74 · 12 articles

Volume
5
Issue
1
Published
Pages
1–74
Articles
12
Sections
3
ISSN
Online - 0974-8326
Journal
IJPP
Review ArticleResearch ArticleCase Report

In this issue

Review Article

  1. Review

    India's Progress towards the health related Millennium Development Goals –HIV/AIDS

    Patel P, Chang J, Srivastava J, Patel I, Balkrishnan R

    pp. 2–11 · DOI: · Published

    Controlling and reversing the spread of AIDS/HIV is the key focus of the 6 Millennium Development Goal (MDG) proposed by United Nations. One of the critical links for attaining MDG 6 targets is India. India has one of th…

  2. Review

    Evidence Based Medicine: Use of Probiotics in Pediatric Population for Diarrhoea.

    Majid MSA

    pp. 12–15 · DOI: · Published

    Diarrhoea is the most common problem in pediatric population. Different causes and types of diarrhoea has been identified, i.e., diarrhoea during antibiotic treatment, non rota virus diarrhoea, or based on severity of di…

  3. Review

    Gastroprotective agents use with Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs: an Overview

    Mahendra Kumar BJ, Naveen KHD, Chakrapani K, Sowmya M

    pp. 16–20 · DOI: · Published

    Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) are widely used in clinical set up for patient care because of their analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic properties. Most of the NSAIDs can cause gastrointestinal d…

Research Article

  1. Article

    Efficacy and Tolerability of Different Antihypertensive Drugs in Diabetic Patients with Mild to Moderate Hypertension in a Multi Speciality Hospital - A Prospective Comparative Study

    Beulah S, Uma MR, Balaji S

    pp. 21–27 · DOI: · Published

    Aim:To compare the efficacy and tolerability of different antihypertensive drugs in diabetic patients with hypertension. Materials and methods: A prospective, comparative study was conducted in 370 diabetes patients suff…

  2. Article

    Drug Prescribing and Economic Analysis for Skin Diseases in Dermatology OPD of an Indian Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital: A Periodic Audit

    Bijoy KP, Vidyadhar RS, Palak P, Chintan SP, Atmaram PP

    pp. 28–33 · DOI: · Published

    Dermatological problem in India manifests as primary and secondary cutaneous complaints. Among them allergy and itches are widely observed in most of the patients. Periodic auditing of prescriptions is essential to incre…

  3. Article

    Knowledge and Practices of Patent Medicine Vendors in Rivers State, Nigeria: Implications for Malaria Control in Rural and Sub-Urban Communities

    Charles I. Tobin-West, Foluke O. Adeniji

    pp. 34–39 · DOI: · Published

    Anti-malarial drugs rank high among the drugs administered by patent medicine vendors in Nigeria. Many local inhabitants erroneously perceive these vendors as well knowledgeable on health matters and can be relied on or …

  4. Article

    Pattern of prescribing at a paediatric outpatient setting in northern India

    Pramil T, Rajiv A, Gaurav G

    pp. 40–44 · DOI: · Published

    IntroductionDrug prescribing is a skill that needs to be refined on a continuing basis. It reflects physician's skills and attitude toward diagnosis of an ailment and selection of appropriate treatment. In view of this, …

  5. Article

    Knowledge, Attitude and Skills of Nurses of Delhi towards Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting

    Amrita P, Kharbanda B

    pp. 45–51 · DOI: · Published

    This study was aimed to determine the awareness of nurses of Delhi (India) about Adverse drug reaction (ADR) reporting and their involvement in activities related to pharmacovigilance. A questionnaire was distributed and…

  6. Article

    Prescribing Pattern of Antiepileptic Drugs in Adults in a South Indian Tertiary care Hospital

    Elizabeth ST, Kia RA, Yagnik RM, Nagaraju K

    pp. 52–56 · DOI: · Published

    Our study describes the antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) utilization patterns in Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) Hospital and Research Center during January 2008 to May 2011. More research studies are required …

  7. Article

    Five year screening on occurrence of vaccine-preventable diseases in rural Anantapur

    Giri D, Seeba Zachariah, Dixon Thomas

    pp. 57–60 · DOI: · Published

    Objective:The main objective of the study was to screen the occurrence of Vaccine- preventable disease (VPD) in the rural Anantapur area in South India by reviewing the diseases treated in the most popular referral hospi…

  8. Article

    Comparison of the Quality of Life of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Treated with Biguanides, Thiazolidinediones and Sulphonyl ureas

    Vishvas Garg

    pp. 61–66 · DOI: · Published

    Currently, more than 250 million people are suffering from diabetes mellitus (DM) worldwide. The purpose of this paper was to determine and compare the impact of the drug induced adverse drug reactions (ADRs) caused by b…

Case Report

  1. Article

    Occurrence of fixed Drug Eruptions in a Tertiary Care Hospital: Case Reports

    Vijayakumar S, RamChandra D, Narmadha R

    pp. 67–70 · DOI: · Published

    Fixed drug eruption (FDE) is a unique pattern of cutaneous drug reaction, characterized by skin lesions that recur at the same site or sites each time the drug is administered. Acute lesions appear as round or oval, shar…