Indian Journal of Pharmacy Practice
Volume 8, Issue 1
· pp. 1–52 · 8 articles
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 1
- Published
- Pages
- 1–52
- Articles
- 8
- Sections
- 3
- ISSN
- Online - 0974-8326
- Journal
- IJPP
In this issue
Review Article
- Review
Pharmacist as Pharmacovigilance Practitioner
Vijay Venkatraman Janarthanan, Ganesan Ramakrishnan, Subashchander Krishnamurthy, Akash Imayam Sahar
pp. 2–6 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.8.1.2 · Published
Pharmacy as a profession has made significant progress in the recent years. It has seen a paradigm shift from product orientation to patient focus. Pharmacist should realize it’s no more a task carried out behind the cur…
Research Article
- Article
Development of Hospital Formulary as a Patient Safety Drug Delivery System in Promoting Rational use of Drugs in Tertiary Care Hospital
Fatima Tahniyath, Fatima Hafeez, Hasbeen Sultana, Mohammed Ashfaq Hussain, Syed Abdul Azeez Basha
pp. 7–12 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.8.1.3 · Published
Objective:To constitute a Pharmacy Therapeutic Committee (PTC) and compile, design, develop and publish Owaisi Hospital and Research Centre (OHRC) Hospital Formulary for a tertiary care multi speciality hospital as a pat…
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Drug Therapy Management of Cardiovascular Disease patients admitted to intensive Care units of Tertiary care Hospitals
Prajapati Aarohi Ashokbhai, Deshpande Shrikalp
pp. 13–18 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.8.1.4 · Published
Background:Therapy in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) often involves poly pharmacy and patients require close therapy monitoring. When individualization of therapy is warranted, the role of pharmacist can prove to be the best …
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Study on Safety and Efficacy of Deferasirox in the treatment of Thalassemia in a South Indian Tertiary Care Hospital
Siva Shankar Reddy Y, Umesh Kamrthi, Balasubramanian Kumar
pp. 19–26 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.8.1.5 · Published
Background:There were very less number of research studies been done in Indian settings or around the world about the efficacy and safety of Deferasirox in thalassemia patients. The objective of this study was to assess …
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Drug Utilization Pattern and Potential Teratogenicity Risk among Pregnant Women Visiting Antenatal Clinic: The Case of a Primary Hospital
Mesfin Fikadu, Dereje Kebebe, Wote Amelo, Fanta Gashe
pp. 27–33 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.8.1.6 · Published
Background:Pregnancy is a special physiological condition where the treatment needs a special concern. Moreover, pharmacotherapy during pregnancy is very challenging since only a few medicines have been specifically test…
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A Study on Assessment of Health Related Quality of Life in COPD and Asthma Patients in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital
Ashok Kumar Malpani, Manjunath Waggi, Medari Santhekudlur Mukunda, Kiran Jampa, Mayakuntla Sindhuri
pp. 34–41 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.8.1.7 · Published
Aim:The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between health-related quality of life (HRQL) and disease severity using both disease specific and generic specific questionnaires and lung function measures. Met…
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Study of Prescribing Pattern and Impact of Pharmaceutical Care in Bronchial Asthmatic Paediatric Patients in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital
Vengala Bhavan Kumar, Tina Mariam Thankachan, Anuradha Amanapu, Devineni Surya Chandra, Sundararajan Parimala Krishnan
pp. 42–48 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.8.1.8 · Published
Background: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of increasing prevalence that is a result of genetic predisposition and environmental interaction and one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood. Aim and Obj…
Case Report
- Article
Current Treatment of Filarial Cellulitis with Antibiotic Therapy-A Clinical Study
Kakarparthy Ravi Shankar, Mulla Divya Krupa
pp. 49–52 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.8.1.9 · Published
Background: Cellulitis is defined as an inflammation of skin and soft tissue associated with bacterial infection1 lower limbs are majorly effected area. Several studies and case reports support the safe usage of antibiot…