Volume 50, Issue 1

Akram Ahmad, Muhammad Umair Khan, Ramadan Mohamed Elkalmi, Shazia Qasim Jamshed, Anantha Naik Nagappa, Isha Patel, Rajesh Balkrishnan

pp. 9–16 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.50.1.2 · 2016

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the level of job satisfaction among Indian pharmacists, and factors associated with job satisfaction. The study also explored the suggestions of pharmacist to improv…

Sajesh Kalkandi Veettil, Kingston Rajiah

pp. 17–23 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.50.1.3 · 2016

Introduction: Global ratings are station-independent scales identifying general areas of competence, such as communication, rapport and similar constructs that may not be well captured in a checklist item. Global ratings…

Taha Nazir, Azharul Islam, Nida Taha, Saeed Urasheed Nazir, Muhammad Ather Chaudhary, Muhammad Iqbal

pp. 24–33 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.50.1.4 · 2016

The current health practice of Punjab Province of Pakistan needs a serious attention to control the unnecessary drug usage, improve pharmaceutical care and establish excellent public health system. Hence, the health offi…

Xiangling Gu, Xinfeng Song, Maojiang Dong, Hanwen Sun, Guiyun Liu, Jiwei Wu, Fanfang Hao, Yong Li

pp. 34–38 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.50.1.5 · 2016

Introduction: Higher pharmaceutical education in China has made a great development in recent years. A few problems, such as unevenness of school-running level, lack of students innovation and deficiency of teaching effe…

Saranjit Singh

pp. 39–45 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.50.1.6 · 2016

Pharmacy education in India needs a drastic change. In the last decade, there has been uncontrolled spurt in number of pharmacy colleges. But only few of them have infrastructure and experienced faculty members to train …

Shubing QIU

pp. 46–50 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.50.1.7 · 2016

Background: In order to reform practical teaching about the pharmaceutical management experimental course, to make an investigation and analysis of the students’ three independent learning ability status in the environme…

Siva Prasada Reddy Maddirala Venkata, Peter Kielgast, Ubaidulla Udhumansha, Marja Airaksinen

pp. 51–62 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.50.1.8 · 2016

Objective: An attempt was made to explore the awareness, perceived knowledge and attitude of Indian pharmacy students on National Public Health Programs (NPHPs). Methods: This study was a cross-sectional classroom survey…

Young Mo Yang, Eun Jeong, Nam Kyung Je, Jun Pil Jee, Jin Cheol Yoo, Eun Joo Choi

pp. 63–69 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.50.1.9 · 2016

Background: In the transitional period of Korean pharmacy educational system from 4-year to 6-year, it is crucial to provide pharmacy students with a proper training in professionalism in order for them to succeed as fut…

Mariusz Panczyk, Henryk Rebandel, Jaroslawa Belowska, Aleksander Zarzeka, Joanna Gotlib

pp. 70–79 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.50.1.10 · 2016

Aim: Evaluation of the selected socio-demographic factors and admission criteria for the MA pharmaceutical studies on the risk of attrition during studies at the Faculty of Pharmacy at the Medical University of Warsaw (M…

Spiers Unati, Nkomo Mpumelelo, Ngezimana Wonder, Antwi Akwasi Michael, Fhatuwani Nixwell Mudau

pp. 80–89 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.50.1.11 · 2016

Context: Medicinal and Aromatic plants (MAPs) extracts have become an essential part of exports in the developing countries. Due to the rich diversity of MAPs and as consumers of natural products increase, there is a pot…

Ljiljana Tasi, Vukica Koci Pe i

pp. 90–102 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.50.1.12 · 2016

Prevention of Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is clinical service useful to implement on community pharmacy settings (CP). The objectives of study were: to determine the risk factors for T2D in adults visiting a community pharmacy…

Hsu-Tien Wan, Kuang-Yang Hsu

pp. 103–108 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.50.1.13 · 2016

Objective:To develop a massive open online course (MOOC) for pharmacists as an innovative continue education. Design:A MOOC titled “Special Topics in Clinical Pharmacy” for pharmacists as a professional continue educatio…

Siva Prasada Reddy Maddirala Venkata, Peter Kielgast, Ubaidulla Udhumansha, Marja Airaksinen

pp. · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.50.1.1 · 2016

Aim(s): This study was designed to compare Indian pharmacy curricula with Pharmacy curriculum of USA, Finland and Denmark to assess differences with a focus on pharmaceutical policies and public health, patient care and …

Yuanping Yang, Qiaoyun Tong, Hesheng Luo, Ruo Huang, Zhongyan Li

pp. 109–115 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.50.1.14 · 2016

Marine-derived chitooligosaccharides (CHOS) are a new class of anti-inflammatory natural products characterized by its nontoxity, low-cost and small-molecule. But whether CHOS exert a protective action against inflammato…

Malabade Rohit, Taranalli Ashok, Rasal Vijaykumar, Kamlesh Kashniyal

pp. 116–122 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.50.1.15 · 2016

Introduction: Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor is the only standard and FDA approved drug therapy for Alzheimer’s disease and its associated disorders. Numerous plants and their phytoconstiuents are being reported to inhib…

Shivaji P Gawade, Munaf A Tamboli, Sachin S Thorat

pp. 123–129 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.50.1.16 · 2016

Objectives: To evaluate antitumor activity potential of viper venom photoproducts SV1 and SV2 against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma in mice. Materials and Methods: Viper venom photoproducts SV1 (Vipera russelli ) and SV2 (Ec…

Anroop B Nair, Rachna Kumria, Bandar E Al-Dhubiab, Mahesh Attimarad, Sree Harsha

pp. 130–137 · DOI: anair@kfu.edu.sa · 2016

Purpose: The long term oral therapy of vildagliptin is associated with potential hepatotoxicity and low patient compliance. This study aims at development of a drug in adhesive transdermal patch system of vildagliptin us…

Snehamayee Mohapatra, Rajat Kumar Kar, Sunit Kumar Sahoo

pp. 138–145 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.50.1.18 · 2016

Objectives: The objective of the study was to develop controlled release matrix tablet of zidovudine and to understand the release kinetics of drug by applying several mathematical model dependant and independent approac…

Biswajit Ruhidas, Debjyoti Naskar, Saswata Banerjee, Saumen Karan, Tapan Kumar Chatterjee

pp. 146–158 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.50.1.19 · 2016

Aims:The aim of present study was to evaluate Gum Katira obtained from the plant Cochlospermum religiosum (Family Cochlospermaceae) as a matrix forming pharmaceutical excipient for a novel drug delivery system. Materials…

Jagadevappa S Patil, Shriganesh G Kole, Prashant B Gurav, Kailash V Vilegave

pp. 159–169 · 2016

Background: Dosage forms which precisely control the release rates and targets drugs to a specific body site have made enormous impact in the formulation and development of novel drug delivery systems. Methods: A prolong…