Volume 48, Issue 4

2014 · pp. 1–73 · 9 articles

Volume: 48
Issue: 4
Published: 2014
Pages: 1–73
Articles: 9
Sections: 2
ISSN: Online - 0019-5464
Journal: IJPER

Pharmaceutical Education Pharmaceutical Research

In this issue

Pharmaceutical Education

Article
Accreditation of Pharmacy Institutions: Design of Curriculum
Satish B Bhise, Adwait M Deshpande
pp. 1–5 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.48.4.1 · Published 2014
Background of accreditation and evaluation criteria have been discussed in the earlier two articles of this series. Design of the curriculum and its implementation is the core issue related to accreditation. Current arti…
Article
Emerging Job Opportunities for PharmD Graduates: Looking Outside the Box
Akram Ahmad, Muhammad Umair Khan, Anantha Naik Nagappa, Isha Patel
pp. 6–10 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.48.4.2 · Published 2014
In India, PharmD program started in the year 2008 with the aim of increasing the scope of pharmacy to meet the current health care needs.1,2 At present, the Pharmacy council of India (PCI) has approved 160 pharmacy schoo…
Article
Role of Pharmacy Education in National Development of Bangladesh: A Scope for Public and Private Sectors
Gazi Mahabubul Alama, Abul Quasem Al-Aminb
pp. 11–21 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.48.4.3 · Published 2014
Objectives: To explore the avenues in order provide a better strategic action plan that may help the Pharmacy Education to contribute for both public and private benefits. Methods: This paper adopts a qualitative researc…
Article
Evaluation of Competences at the Community Pharmacy Settings
Stojkov Svetlana, Tadic Ivana, Crnjanski Tatjana, Krajnovic Duskana, Bates Ian
pp. 22–30 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.48.4.4 · Published 2014
The General Level Framework (GLF) document provides a model to be used in evaluating and upgrading of pharmacists’ competences currently used in many countries. This study has several Objectives: To show the adaptation p…

Pharmaceutical Research

Article
Evaluation of the Neuroprotective Effects of Centella asiatica Against Scopolamine Induced Cognitive Impairment in Mice
Sunanda BPV, Latha K, Rammohan B, Uma Maheswari MS, Surapaneni Krishna Mohan
pp. 31–34 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.48.4.5 · Published 2014
Objective: This study was conducted to show Neuroprotective effect of aqueous extract of Centella asiatica in scopolamine induced cognitive impairment in mice. The improvement of cognitive impairment with Centella asiati…
Article
Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Sulphoxide prodrug of Famotidine
Surendran Vijayaraj, Bayupureddy Omshanthi, Sriram Anitha, Kokilam Perumal Sampath Kumar
pp. 35–44 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.48.4.6 · Published 2014
Background of the work:Famotidine, a H2 receptor antagonist is the drug of choice to treat ulcers in stomach (gastric and duodenal), erosive esophagitis (heartburn or acid indigestion) and gastroesophageal reflux disease…
Article
Simultaneous Determination of Metformin and Three Gliptins in Pharmaceutical Formulations Using RP HPLC: Application to Stability Studies on Linagliptin Tablet Formulation
Mahesh Attimarad, Sree Harsha Nagaraja, Bandar E Aldhubaib, Anroop Nair, Venugopala K N
pp. 45–53 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.48.4.7 · Published 2014
Objective: A simple, rapid and validated liquid chromatographic method has been developed for the simultaneous determination of three novel Gliptins namely Vildagliptin (VLD), Sitagliptin (SIT) and Linagliptin (LIN) in t…
Article
Highly Sensitive LC-MS/MS Method for Determination of Memantine in Rat Plasma: Application to Pharmacokinetic Studies in Rats
Suresh P S, Ramesh Mullangi, S Sathesh Kumar
pp. 54–65 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.48.4.8 · Published 2014
Background: A rapid and highly sensitive assay method has been developed and validated for the estimation of memantine (MEM) in rat plasma using liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry with electro spra…
Article
Establishment of in vivo - in vitro Correlation: a Cogent Strategy in Product Development Process
Sharwaree Hardikar, A V Bhosale, R N Budhawant
pp. 66–73 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.48.4.9 · Published 2014
Background: In vivo In vitro correlation (IVIVC) development and its validation is an extremely important phase of dosage form (new as well as generic) optimization. It is a liaison (preferentially linear) between a suit…