Volume 51, Issue 2

Chandan Das, Goutam Ghosh, Debajyoti Das

pp. 169–176 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.51.2.22 · 2017

Introduction: Ayurveda, the science of life, has a strong heritage in India and is being practised for last several thousand of years for treating various ailments. Asava and arista are considered as unique dosage forms …

Syed Akheel, Magasani Pavan Kumar, Mohanraj Rathinavelu Mudhaliar, Ravindra Reddy. J, Yiragamreddy Padmanabha Reddy

pp. 177–185 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.51.2.23 · 2017

Challenging stimulus can lead to positive outcomes such as motivation and improved task performance while threatening ones or distress can result in anxiety, depression and stress. The current prospective observational e…

Shuyong Wei, Junwei Wu, Hongwei Chen, Ling Hua

pp. 186–191 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.51.2.24 · 2017

Aim(s): To introduce the structural adjustment of the animal pharmaceutical industry in China and our improvement on animal pharmacy profession education. Study Design: Investigated the change of this industry, and repor…

Atta Abbas Naqvi, Fatima Zehra, Syed Baqir Shyum Naqvi, Rizwan Ahmad, Niyaz Ahmad, Saman Usmani, Sehrish Badar, Ishrat Younus, Sarah Jameel Khan

pp. 192–206 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.51.2.25 · 2017

Background: Pakistan has witnessed a rise in the migration of professionals from the country in the last few years eventually leading to a brain drain. It is believed that the pharmacy students of Pakistan are ingrained …

Arif Onan, Sevgi Turan, Melih Elcin, Nurettin Simsek, Kaan Zülfikar Deniz

pp. 207–215 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.51.2.26 · 2017

Background: There is a need for healthcare professionals to develop teamwork and collaboration skills before they graduate. Inter-professional education is a suitable modality for these learning outcomes and it will be e…

Miray Arslan, Nilay Tarhan, Sevgi Şar

pp. 216–225 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.51.2.27 · 2017

Background: The ownership types of pharmacies are important because it plays a significant role at the services provided by pharmacists. The competitive structure of community pharmacy sector might prompt pharmacists to …

Arenur Venkataswamy Jayapala Reddy, Bandlamudi Madhusdhan Rao

pp. 226–238 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.51.2.28 · 2017

Background: The era of globalization has helped many Indian Pharma companies to expand operations beyond home turf. Changes in regulatory, patent and market trends will drive opportunities for generic drugs and hence ver…

Trupti Ashok Powar, Ashok Ananda Hajare, Preeti Bhimashankar Patil-Vibhute, Sameer Jahangeer Nadaf, Ravindra Jagannath Jarag

pp. 239–248 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.51.2.29 · 2017

Objective: The study represents design and development of a combination type of bioadhesive vaginal tablets of garlic and ketoconazole by direct compression for enhanced antifungal effect. Material and methods: In these,…

Venkatesh Kyavars, Selvamuthukumar Subramanian

pp. 249–259 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.51.2.30 · 2017

Purpose: This paper presents a systematic approach for selecting the right method for the preparation of nanocrystals. Aim: The aim of this paper is to provide an analytical tool to select the most appropriate method for…

Partha Pratim Roy, Shalini Bajaj, Tapan Kumar Maity, Jagadish Singh

pp. 260–269 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.51.2.31 · 2017

A series of 2, 5-disubstituted 1, 3, 4-Oxadiazole derivatives (4A-4G) have been synthesized with the help of different aromatic benzaldehyde and final compounds were characterized by FT-IR, 1H NMR and Mass spectroscopy. …

Lokesh Pathak, Tripathy Amrutanand, Yadvendra Agrawal

pp. 270–279 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.51.2.32 · 2017

Alginate-chitosan coated lecithin nanoparticles loaded with Curcumin have been prepared by layer deposition of alginate on lecithin/chitosan nanoparticles and were characterized. The prepared nanoparticles were physicoch…

Vivek Kumar Bajpai, Ji-Eun Kim, Yong-Ha Park, Sun Chul Kang

pp. 280–287 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.51.2.33 · 2017

Background: Detoxification of heavy metals such as carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) poisoning has become a major focus of researchers. Objectives: In this study, heat-treated cucumber juice was assessed for its pharmacologica…

Yao Zhang, Yanli Fan, Haijie Hu, Haixu Yang, Xuegang Luo, Zhongyuan Li, Hao Zhou, Wenjian Ma, Yajian Song, Tongcun Zhang

pp. 288–294 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.51.2.34 · 2017

D-tagatose is a functional sweetener present in medicine, food, and dairy products and with broad market prospects, and L-arabinose isomerase gene (araA) can mediate the bioconversion of D-galactose into D-tagatose. In t…

Mahdi Khodabakhshi, Ali Bahari

pp. 295–301 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.51.2.35 · 2017

Objective: The expansion of wet chemical method for the synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles with magnetic properties is reported. Methods: Iron oxide nanoparticles were investigated in the procedure using Transmission …

Shasank S. Swain, Sudhir K. Paidesetty, Rabindra N. Padhy, Pawan K. Singh

pp. 302–311 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.51.2.36 · 2017

Introduction: Mycobacterium tuberculosis has been a grievous pathogen causing staggering infections worldwide; especially its recently drug resistant strains are intractable. The MurA ligase of cell-wall peptidoglycan pa…

Huseyin Suzek, Ismail Celik, Abdulahad Dogan

pp. 312–320 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.51.2.37 · 2017

Objective: The aims of current study are the evaluation of the protective effect and antioxidant role of carob pods against carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced oxidative stress, hepatotoxicity and nephropathy. Material a…

Jyothi Yachamaneni, Sangeetha Dhanraj

pp. 321–328 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.51.2.38 · 2017

Objective: Whole plant of Limnanthemum indicum (Menyanthaceae) is traditionally used for liver disorders. Limnanthemum indicum was investigated for its Anti-hepatotoxic and Antioxidant activity. Materials and Methods: Al…

Akriti Agarwal, Rajmani Prajapati, Sayed Kalve Raza, Lalitesh Kumar Thakur

pp. 329–336 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.51.2.39 · 2017

Background: Bacteria is an important group of human pathogens that causes various types of diseases. Plants are the traditional sources for many chemicals used as pharmaceutical biochemicals, fragrances, food colors and …

Mrinmoy Nag, Joydeb Chanda, Rajarshi Biswas, Naif Abdullah Al-Dhabi, V. Duraipandiyan, Pratim Banerji, Pulok K. Mukherjee

pp. 337–342 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.51.2.40 · 2017

Capsaicin is a pungent capsacinoid which differs in capsicum fruit within the species and the cultivars due to its topographical diversity. Here, a comparative estimation of capsaicin in seven varieties of capsicum has b…

Vania Maslarska, Vladimir Yankov, Danka Obreshkova, Stanislav Bozhanov

pp. 343–348 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.51.2.41 · 2017

Objective: A high performance liquid chromatographic method with ultra violet detection for simultaneous analysis of three sartans (Valsartan, Irbesartan and Telmisartan) has been developed for quality control. Method an…