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Indian Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volume 7, Issue 1

· pp. 1–65 · 11 articles

Volume
7
Issue
1
Published
Pages
1–65
Articles
11
Sections
3
ISSN
Online - 0974-8326
Journal
IJPP

In this issue

Review Article

  1. Review

    Reusing Medicines - An Unexplored Concept in India

    Neelam S, Vipula V, Monica K, Mohini K

    pp. 1–6 · DOI: · Published

    Reuse and recycle has become a concept of everyday life. World is talking about recycling of paper, sodacans, glass,plastic but vast quantities of unused dispensed medicines are disposed in trash. At the same time, peopl…

Research Article

  1. Article

    A Study on Prescribing Pattern and Potential Drug-drug Interactions in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Inpatients

    Manjusha S, Amit M, Ronak S

    pp. 7–12 · DOI: · Published

    Over the last decade, diabetes mellitus has emerged as an important clinical and public health problem throughout the world. The aim of the study is to evaluate prescribing pattern and potential drug-drug interactions in…

  2. Article

    A Study on Pattern of Poisoning Cases in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Bangalore

    Abubakar S, Githa K, Kiran N, Sreebala S

    pp. 13–17 · DOI: · Published

    Poisoning is a common medico-social problem now days all over the world. It is estimated that up to half a million people die each year as a result of poisoning, due to pesticides and natural toxins. Objectives: To deter…

  3. Article

    A Retrospective Study of Insulin and Insulin Analogues in Type I and Type II Diabetic Patients

    Dhandapani C, Greeshma K, Vijay K A, Arul Kumran K S G

    pp. 18–22 · DOI: · Published

    Study was carried out to compare and estimate the safety, efficacy and quality of life of insulin and insulin analogue in Type I and Type II Diabetic patients. A retrospective observational study was conducted on 50 pati…

  4. Article

    Assessment of Patient Information Leaflets Usefulness in Selected Chronic Diseases - A South Indian Based Study

    Poornima D, Ramesh A

    pp. 23–28 · DOI: · Published

    Objective:To develop and assess the usefulness of patient information leaflets.Methods: Flesche Reading Ease (FRE) formula and Baker Able Leaflet Design (BALD) criterion and Ensuring Quality Information for Patients (EQI…

  5. Article

    Comparative Study of Effectiveness of Clindamycin Monotherapy and Clindamycin - Benzoyl Peroxide Combination Therapy in Grade II Acne Patients

    Apoorva D M, Sharath Kumar B C, Vanaja K

    pp. 29–33 · DOI: · Published

    Background: Acne vulgaris is a chronic inflammatory disorder of pilosebaccous follicles affecting more than 85 percent of adolescents and young adults. Topical clindamycin inhibits Propionibacterium acnes and provides co…

  6. Article

    Impact of Clinical Pharmacist Mediated Patient Counselling on Health Related Quality of Life in Hypertensive Patients

    Naveen. B, Mahaboojan. M, Padmanabha Y R, Narayana. G

    pp. 34–40 · DOI: · Published

    Hypertension is a major risk factor to many diseases like myocardial infarction, stroke, heart failure, renal failure, and retinopathy which is a leading cause of death.Only two-thirds of patients with hypertension are a…

  7. Article

    Type 2 Diabetes Patients on Dual Oral Therapy: Does Glycemic Control Continue to Deteriorate in these Patients?

    Sirajudeen S A, Dhanapal C K, Noodhu A K, Daniel S P, Venkatachalam V V, Khaled M A

    pp. 41–46 · DOI: · Published

    Objectives:The objective of this retrospective analysis was to evaluate the glycemic control and cardiac parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who were prescribed dual oral therapy after the failure of die…

  8. Article

    Pharmacological Management of Complications of End Stage Renal Disease in Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis.

    Justin K, Savitha S, Florindo A M, Manjunath S S

    pp. 47–51 · DOI: · Published

    End stage renal disease (ESRD) is an important health concern due to the high rates of associated mortality. Complications due to ESRD have been implicated in death or having a significant effect on the patients' quality…

  9. Article

    Association of Serum Ferritin Levels with Glycemic Control in type-2 Diabetes Mellitus

    Chandrashekhar H.R, Shekar H.S, Kiran Nagaraju, Chikkalingiah C, Bhagavan B. C

    pp. 58–61 · DOI: · Published

    Several recent studies concluded that, serum ferritin was found to be high in uncontrolled type 2 diabetic patients. There is paucity of information regarding association of serum ferritin levels with glycemic control in…

Case Report

  1. Article

    A Phenytoin Induced Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) – A Case Report

    Mounica NVS, Vyuha C, Sahithi K, Roopa B, Ponnusankar S

    pp. 62–65 · DOI: · Published

    Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) is a rare, potentially life threatening dermatological condition that is usually induced by medications. The usage of anticonvulsants like carbamazepine, phenytoin, lamotrigine, phenobarb…