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Indian Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volume 9, Issue 4

· pp. 214–271 · 10 articles

Volume
9
Issue
4
Published
Pages
214–271
Articles
10
Sections
2
ISSN
Online - 0974-8326
Journal
IJPP
Research ArticleCase Report

In this issue

Research Article

  1. Article

    Prevalence of Cardiovascular Diseases in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital

    Chandana Naliganti, Chandrasekhar Valupadas, Raghuram Rao Akkinepally

    pp. 214–218 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.9.4.1 · Published

    Background:Cardiovascular disease (CVD) comprises the most prevalent serious disorders in the developed and developing nations. Epidemiological studies have played an important part in the elucidation of predisposing fac…

  2. Article

    Knowledge and Self-Practice of Pharmacists and Prescribers Towards The Uses of Generic Drugs In Community Settings in Belagavi, Karnataka, INDIA

    Rawat Rashmilata, Ganachari Madiwalayya Shivakantayya, Salimath Geetanjali

    pp. 219–224 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.9.4.2 · Published

    Background:To increase the knowledge of health professionals towards generic drugs so that they increase the practice of using generic drugs in their daily routine.Aims: To evaluate/investigate the Knowledge and selfprac…

  3. Article

    An Assessment of Anti-hyperglycemic Drug Utilization Patterns and Adherence to AACE/ACE 2015 Guidelines in South Indian Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital

    Siddhartha Nuthakki, Sivaprasad Pendyala, Charan Vallabhu, Naveenbabu Kilaru, Siva R Challa, Ravindrababu Pingili

    pp. 225–230 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.9.4.3 · Published

    Aim: To compare adherence to American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists/American College of Endocrinology (AACE/ACE) 2015 guidelines for diabetes care in a tertiary care teaching hospital in India. Method: In this…

  4. Article

    Drug Utilization Evaluation of Methotrexate in Psoriasis in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital

    Vijeesh Tholur Subrahmanian, Kannan Gopal, Murugan Sundaram, Purnima Ashok, Satya Sai Minnikanti Venkata

    pp. 231–235 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.9.4.4 · Published

    Background:Psoriasis is a common inflammatory skin condition which can have profound impact on patient’s quality of life. Moreover, in pharmacotherapy of psoriasis Methotrexate was the first effective systemic drug for p…

  5. Article

    Evaluation of the Clinical Pharmacist Role in a Health Care Team; a Comparative Approach

    Mallesh M, Purushothama Reddy K, P. Vijaya Narasimha Reddy

    pp. 236–246 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.9.4.5 · Published

    Background:Clinical pharmacy services were started in 1997 in India, in contrast to developed countries where the services were started in early 1960s. However 15 years have been passed out after the introduction of clin…

  6. Article

    Impact of Clinical Pharmacist Mediated Patient Counseling on Health Related Quality of Life in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Healthcare Resource Limited Settings of India

    Mohanraj Rathinavelu Mudhaliar, Samhitha Reddy Yiragamreddy, Ishrar Shaik Mohammad Ghouse, Javeed Patta, Ushanandhini Tabula, Praveen Kumar

    pp. 247–252 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.9.4.6 · Published

    Background:Rheumatoid arthritis is defined as a chronic, progressive, auto immune mediated systemic inflammatory disease that primarily affects synovial joints. The management of rheumatoid arthritis according to the Ame…

  7. Article

    Study on Prescribing Pattern of Antibiotics in a Pediatric Out-Patient Department in a Tertiary Care Teaching and Non-Teaching Hospital

    Ashok Kumar Malpani, Manjunath Waggi, Asmila Rajbhandari, Gunda Anil Kumar, Reddy Nikitha, Alapathy Kalyan Chakravarthy

    pp. 253–259 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.9.4.7 · Published

    Aim:The aim of the study is to conduct a prospective study on prescribing pattern of antibiotics in the out-patient department of Pediatrics and to evaluate the rational use of antibiotics. Methods:The study was conducte…

  8. Article

    Medications of Elderly in a Pharmacists’ Perspective

    Sambhu Ramesh, Manas Joshi Mallikasheril, Stephy Paravaragath Justin

    pp. 260–265 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.9.4.8 · Published

    Context: Elderly population is one of the less studied areas in health sciences. Management of elderly health issues needs special consideration in all aspects right from the problem identification. India’s elderly popul…

Case Report

  1. Article

    A Case Study on Pemphigus Vulgaris

    Bandaru Nagaraju, Anne Ramu, Suryadevara vidhyadhara, Hanumanula Gunasree, Chadalavada Arun Kumar

    pp. 266–268 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.9.4.9 · Published

    Pemphigus vulgaris is a rare chronic blistering skin disease. It is classified as a type II hypersensitivity reaction, with the formation of antibodies against desmosomes, components of the skin that function to keep cer…

  2. Article

    Combinational Drug Therapy and Electrolyte Disorder in a Hypertensive Patient–A Case Report

    Poojitha Mandava, Tunuguntla Kusuma Naga Venkata Raja Kiranmai, Pilli Sai Mounika, A.M.S Sudhakar Babu

    pp. 269–271 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.9.4.10 · Published

    Hyponatremia and Hypokalemia are Electrolyte Disorders which are less common but serious effects that lead to severe complications such as death. This usually occurs due to imbalance between water and electrolytes in bod…