Volume 12, Issue 1

Omaimah Toufiq, Syed Wasif Gillani, Farhanah Mohamed, Nafis Pasha, Muhsina Chiraparambil, Affana Parveen

pp. 1–9 · DOI: 10.4103/jpp.JPP_154_20 · 2021

Objective: To compare the safety and efficacy of linagliptin with pioglitazone in combination therapy of metformin for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Materials and Methods: A meta‑analayis research de…

Sonali Opneja, Shirley Ann D Souza, Roopesh Sureshan, Pabitra Ghoshal

pp. 10–13 · DOI: 10.4103/jpp.JPP_163_20 · 2021

Objective: To compare the efficacy and side effects of 5HT3 antagonists, ramosetron, and ondansetron as prophylaxis for postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) following general anesthesia. Materials and Methods: One hu…

Aarya Jitendra Kshirsagar, Yogita Karandikar, Leena Phadake

pp. 14–19 · DOI: 10.4103/jpp.JPP_166_20 · 2021

Objective: To observe the effect of statins on cardiac autonomic neuropathy in patients with diabetes and to study the correlation between cardiac autonomic neuropathy as assessed by cardiac autonomic reflex tests (CARTs…

Sharan Shyam, Sanjay Jaiswal

pp. 20–22 · DOI: 10.4103/jpp.JPP_156_20 · 2021

Nidheesh Chooriyil, Doyce Jom, Prabitha Panattil, Syam Sreedharan

pp. 23–25 · DOI: 10.4103/jpp.JPP_157_20 · 2021

Protamine is a routinely used safe antidote for heparin reversal in cardiovascular surgeries. Protamine was first introduced to prolong the action of insulin preparations. As protamine interacts with platelets and fibrin…

Merin Babu, Keechilat Pavithran

pp. 26–28 · DOI: 10.4103/jpp.jpp_170_20 · 2021

Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is currently the mainstay of treatment for advanced prostate cancer. The peptide formulations of gonadotropin‑releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonists need to be given subcutaneously every …