Volume 53, Issue 1

2019 · pp. 1–185 · 23 articles

Volume: 53
Issue: 1
Published: 2019
Pages: 1–185
Articles: 23
Sections: 3
ISSN: Online - 0019-5464
Journal: IJPER

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Professor Harkishan Singh- A Man with a Mission
S.K. Kulkarni
pp. 1–4 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.53.1.1 · Published 2019
In 1967-68 I was studying in the final year (1967-68) of the B. Pharmacy course in the Government College of Pharmacy, Bangalore (now Bengaluru) in Karnataka. There was so much of halla gulla about Medicinal Chemistry pr…

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Excipients: The Real Players behind Robust Formulation
Hitesh Chavda, Suresh Kumar Neerumalla, Axay Patel, Sanjay Poptani
pp. 5–7 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.53.1.2 · Published 2019
The backbone of any successful robust pharmaceutical product is built on their excipients. Excipients show a vital role in the dosage form design. Excipients do not have therapeutic activity, however, they influence the …
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Chemistry and Pharmacology of Flavonoids- A Review
Avtar Chand Rana, Bhawna Gulliya
pp. 8–20 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.53.1.3 · Published 2019
Several modern and most of the traditional drugs have been developed from natural sources. Flavonoids or bioflavonoids, most ubiquitous polyphenolic compounds, are secondary metabolites of plants and fungal origin. Apart…

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Effect of Strategic Marketing on Sustainable Business Performance–A Study of Pharmaceutical Industries in India
Aindrila Biswas
pp. 21–27 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.53.1.4 · Published 2019
Background: Concern over sustainability awakened firms to take responsive strategies and propagate sustainability. The present study tries to enumerate the role of strategic marketing orientation classified as market-ori…
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Implementation of Innovative Learning Material to Improve Students Competence on Chemistry
Marudut Sinaga, Manihar Situmorang, Wesly Hutabarat
pp. 28–41 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.53.1.5 · Published 2019
Background: Improving students competence to provide appropriate knowledge and skills to deal with professional works becomes a challange in education nowdays. Objectives: This research is aimed to develop and implement …
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Assessment of Views Opinions and Perceptions of Pharmacy Students towards Doctor of Pharmacy Profession in India
Sai Krishna Gudi
pp. 42–47 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.53.1.6 · Published 2019
Background: Although clinical pharmacy is considered as one of the most vibrant and exigent professions, when it comes to the recognition, scope and the career opportunities for Pharm D professionals are ill-defined in t…
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Perception towards the Standardization of Competency Assessment Tools among Clinical Pharmacists in the Philippines
Erwin Martinez Faller, Maria Theresa Hernandez, Aaron Mark Hernandez, Ashutosh Kumar Verma
pp. 48–53 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.53.1.7 · Published 2019
Background: Clinical Pharmacists are dependent on assessment tools to evaluate the competency skills of student interns. Aim: This study aims to examine the perception of Clinical Pharmacists towards the standardization …
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The Community Pharmacist Caught between Ethics, Pharmacy Management and Patient needs Assessment of the Main Stress Factors for the Pharmacists in the Community Pharmacy in Romania
Dan Nicolae Păduraru, Daniel Ion, Adriana Elena Nica, Florentina Coman, Octavian Andronic, Alexandra Bolocan
pp. 54–60 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.53.1.8 · Published 2019
Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the main stress factors for the pharmacist in the community pharmacy in Romania and how the pharmacists manage the tensions generated by professional ethics, patient attitudes and …
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Developing a Learner-Centered Pharmaceutical Care Course using a Focus Group Approach
Alessandra Rezende Mesquita, Werlissandra Moreira de Souza, Aline Santana Dosea, Sabrina Cerqueira Santos, Denise Bueno, Angelo Roberto Antoniolli, Wellington Barros da Silva, Divaldo Pereira de Lyra Júnior
pp. 61–69 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.53.1.9 · Published 2026
Background: the aim of this article was to obtain the opinions of a pharmacist teachers group regarding the pharmaceutical care course model most suited to Brazil. Methods: five teachers of pharmaceutical care courses in…
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Establishing and Evaluating Clinical Pharmacy Training Program in China Pharmaceutical University
Jiaqi Li, Changqing Yang, Madiha Madiha
pp. 70–78 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.53.1.10 · Published 2026
Background: Clinical pharmacy training is to help students master the skills of clinical pharmacy services and increase students’ confidence in their ability to perform clinical roles effectively. Objective: This study a…
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How Pharmacy Students Evaluate the Credibility of Scientific Information: A Qualitative Study
Shafi Habibi, Seyede Nasrin Fatemi, Leila Doshmangir
pp. 79–87 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.53.1.11 · Published 2026
Objective:This research is aimed at exploring the evaluation of information credibility and its related criteria from the viewpoints and experiences of PhD students in pharmacy in Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, I…
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Formulation and Evaluation of Chitosan Based Transdermal Patches of Lornoxicam for Prolonged Drug Release and to Study the Effect of Permeation Enhancer
Adhikrao Vyankatrao Yadav, Mukund Namdeo Urade
pp. 88–96 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.53.1.12 · Published 2026
Objective: The objectives of present investigation were to develop transdermal system for Lornoxicam using chitosan as rate controlling polymer and Tween 20 as permeation enhancer. Then evaluate the effect of Tween 20 on…
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Challenges in Simultaneous Analysis of Hydrolytically Sensitive Ester Drugs in Combined Dosage Forms
Anusha Palekar, Kshitija Kambli, Sanjay Pai
pp. 97–103 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.53.1.13 · Published 2026
Objective: Two or more ester drugs in multicomponent formulations are likely to exhibit errors during analysis under acidic conditions, possibly due to hydrolysis. UV Spectrometric methods are hard to disseminate such ph…
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Amelioration of Metabolic Syndrome in High Fat Fed Mice by Hydro-ethanolic Fraction of M. longifolia (J. Koenig)
Dhruv Jha, Papiya Mitra Mazumder
pp. 104–111 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.53.1.14 · Published 2026
Objective: To investigate the effect of hydro-ethanolic fraction of leaves of M. longifolia (J. Koenig) on high fat diet induced metabolic disorder. Methods: The M. longifolia extract was obtained from the successive ext…
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Anthocyanins from Black Chokeberry Delayed Ageing-related Degenerative Changes in the Heart
Dexin Xu, Jing Yang, Wenchen Yu, Jie Wei
pp. 112–116 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.53.1.15 · Published 2019
Aim: Aging is the greatest risk factor for most neurodegenerative diseases. Cardiovascular circulatory system is an important part of maintaining normal human life activities. The core of the aging process is DNA damage,…
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Synthesis and Evaluation of New Brominated Azaflavones and Azaflavanone Derivatives as Cytotoxic agents against Breast Cancer Cell Line (MCF-7)
Srujana Muthadi, Baswaraju Macha, Prashanthi Mamidi, Sravanthi Manchinella, Achaiah Garlapati, Raghuram Rao Akkinepalli
pp. 117–126 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.53.1.16 · Published 2019
Background: Flavonoids encompasses flavones, isoflavones, flavanones and flavanols each possessing the benzopyranone ring system as the common structural feature, were identified as potent nonsteroidal aromatase inhibito…
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Effects of Alprazolam Administration on the Vital Organs of Adult Wister Albino Rats, Biochemical and Toxicological Studies
Atiskumar Chattopadhyay, Soumendra Darbar, Srimoyee Saha, Parimal Karmakar
pp. 127–132 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.53.1.17 · Published 2019
Objective:Effect of Benzodiazepine group of drugs Alprazolam is investigated on different vital organs of Wister albino rat. Materials and Methods: The rats (n=6) were treated with normal doses of Alprazolam for two mont…
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Development and Validation of an Environmentally Benign and Robust Stability Indicating Assay Method for Lenalidomide: Comprehensive Degradation Kinetics Study and Application of Synergistic Approach Involving Green Analytical Chemistry and Quality by Design Methodology
Juhi Saxena, Seema Saroj, Priya Virendrakumar Shah, Sadhana Rajput
pp. 133–143 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.53.1.18 · Published 2019
Objective: A state of the art, robust and environmentally benign stability indicating assay method (SIAM) has been developed for model drug Lenalidomide (LEN). Methods: A Green metrics assessment was conducted by environ…
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Fatty Acid Composition, Total Phenolic Content and Antioxidant Activity of Grape Seed Oils Obtained by Cold- Pressed and Solvent Extraction
Dilsat Bozdogan Konuskan, Onder Kamiloglu, Ozge Demirkeser
pp. 144–150 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.53.1.19 · Published 2019
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the influence of two different extraction methods on the fatty acid composition, total phenolic content and antioxidant activity of grape seed oils obtained from 5 different va…
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Antidiabetic Activity of Isolated Compound from Coccinia indica
Anupam Jamwal, Suresh Kumar
pp. 151–159 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.53.1.20 · Published 2019
Background and Objective:Coccinia indica Wight. and Arn (Ivy gourd, family Cucurbitaceae) has a long tradition of use in the treatment of various ailments. Ayurveda and Unani systems claim C. indica as antidiabetic agent…
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Phenolic Contents and Biological Activity of Endemic Origanum minutiflorum Grown in Turkey
Sevil Albayrak, Ahmet Aksoy
pp. 160–170 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.53.1.21 · Published 2019
Objective: In this study, biological property of Origanum minutiflorum O. Schwarz and P. H. Davis (Lamiaceae) was evaluated. Methods: The total phenolic and flavonoid amount were detected using Folin-Ciocalteu and alumin…
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Release of Doxorubicin’s Active Ingredient from the Hydrogels Derived from Acrylamide and their Biological Functions
Sema Misir, Ceylan Hepokur, I. Afşin Kariper
pp. 171–177 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.53.1.22 · Published 2019
Poly (HEMA/acrylamide/ methyl methacrylate) (PHAM) and Poly (Acrylamide/ methyl methacrylate)(PAM) polymers were synthesized for using in the release of Doxorubicin drug. Poly (HEMA/acrylamide/methyl methacrylate) (PHAM)…
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A Critical and Comparative Study on Patient Information Leaflet, Primary Label and Primary Carton of a Carbapenem Dry Powder Injectable
Vamshi Krishna Tippavajhala, Lalit Kumar, Muddukrishna Badamane Sathyanarayana, Girish Thunga, Viji Pulikkel Chandran, Sohil Khan, Girish Pai Kulyadi
pp. 178–185 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.53.1.23 · Published 2019
Introduction: The main aim of this project was to study the patient information leaflets (PIL), primary labels (PL) and primary cartons for their adequacy, harmonization of printed text matter meeting regulatory requirem…