Volume 2, Issue 4

B. Gitanjali

pp. 219–20 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.85928 · 2011

The National Formulary of India (NFI), 4th edition, 2010 (pre-print version) was published amidst a lot of advance publicity by the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC). The book was released by Shri K. Chandramouli, Se…

Anupama Sukhlecha

pp. 221–222 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.85929 · 2011

As per new amendment rules of Medical Council of India (MCI), research publications in indexed/national journals are now mandatory for promotion to posts of professors and associate professors. This amendment has raged a…

B. Gitanjali, K. Weerasuriya

pp. 225–226 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.85933 · 2011

Diarrhea kills nearly 650 children below the age of 5 years each day in India. Oral rehydration solution (ORS) and oral zinc have been recommended for the treatment of acute diarrhea in children by the Indian Academy of …

Darshan J. Dave

pp. 230–235 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.85934 · 2011

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a metabolic disorder characterized by insulin defi ciency or resistance. Management starts with single oral antidiabetic drug (OAD) but eventually switch over to combination therapy beca…

Kirtida R. Tandel

pp. 236–243 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.85936 · 2011

Sugar is an inseparable part of the food we consume. But too much sugar is not ideal for our teeth and waistline. There have been some controversial suggestions that excessive sugar may play an important role in certain …

Sandeep Maharaj, Kreshma Roopnarine, Vashish Maharaj, Sushain Maraj, Eenest Sankar, Meera Singh, Otelesante George Tayopa, Sureshwar Pandey, Prasanna R. Deshpande

pp. 244–247 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.85944 · 2011

Objective: To assess the impacts of chronic disease assistance program (CDAP) on economic parameters, human resource and pharmacy structure and pharmaceutical care on the retail industry in Trinidad and Tobago. Materials…

Rima B. Shah, Bharat M. Gajjar, Sagun V. Desai

pp. 248–252 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.85948 · 2011

Objectives: To evaluate appropriateness of prescribing medicines in geriatric patients using both Beers criteria and Phadke’s criteria and compare them for validation of Phadke’s criteria as a tool to evaluate rationalit…

Parvati B. Patel, Tejas K. Patel, Seema N. Baxi, Hemangini R. Acharya, Chandrabhanu Tripathi

pp. 253–260 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.85951 · 2011

Objective: To evaluate the antitubercular effi cacy and safety of New Chemical Entity (NCE): 8-[(4-Chloro phenyl) sulfonyl]-7-Hydroxy-4-Methyl-2H-chromen-2-One (CSHMC) in guinea pigs. Materials and Methods: This pilot stu…

Suyog Sindhu, Hemant Kumar Singh, Mohammad Tariq Salman, Jalees Fatima, Vinod Kumar Verma

pp. 261–265 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.85954 · 2011

Objective: To evaluate and compare the effects on high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels and lipid profi le of atorvastatin and rosuvastatin in obese type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. Materials and Me…

Girish M. Bengalorkar, N. Sarala, P. N. Venkatrathnamma, T. N. Kumar

pp. 266–267 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.85956 · 2011

Introduction: To study the effects of heparin and low-molecular weight heparin (LMWH) on potassium and sodium levels in patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and stroke. Materials and Methods: Sixty patients were …

Rituparna Maiti, Jyothirmai Jaida, Jalelur Rahman, Rajasri Gaddam, Anuradha Palani

pp. 270–276 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.85958 · 2011

Objective: To compare the effi cacy and safety of olopatadine and rupatadine in seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR). Materials and Methods: A 2-week, single-centered, randomized, open, parallel group comparative clinical stu…

R. Priyadharsini, A. Surendiran, C. Adithan, S. Sreenivasan, Firoj Kumar Sahoo

pp. 277–280 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.85957 · 2011

Aim: To study the adverse drug reaction (ADR) pattern in a pediatric population in a tertiary care hospital. Materials and Methods: An observational study was done in the department of pediatrics in a tertiary care hospi…

Mukta N. Chowta, Manjunath M., Gopalakrishna N., Gokul P.

pp. 281–282 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.85947 · 2011

Opioid peptides and their receptors are potential candidates for the development of novel antidepressant treatment. Tramadol is a synthetic 4-phenyl-piperidine analogue of codeine. It is a central analgesic with a low af…

Mangathayaru Kalachaveedu, Sarah Kuruvilla, K. Balakrishna

pp. 285–287 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.85949 · 2011

Leaves of Erythrina variegata (Indian coral tree) (family: Fabaceae) eaten as a pot herb, are used as an antiobesity drug in Siddha medicine.[1] It has folkloric reputation as antiinflammatory in India, China and South E…

Manonmani Alvin Jose, Anjana Abraham, M. P. Narmadha

pp. 287–289 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.85950 · 2011

The liver is involved in the maintenance of homeostasis within the body. Other functions of the liver include protein synthesis, storage and metabolism of fats and carbohydrates, detoxification and excretion of drug and …

Manonmani Alvin Jose

pp. 289–290 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.85952 · 2011

As this is just the initiation of accumulating data related to clinical trials taking place in India, exploration of this data may give some insight of the situation and some suggestions for improvement like in a survey …

Divya Goel, Sanjay Gupta

pp. 292–293 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.85953 · 2011

Medication error is failure in the treatment process that leads to or has the potential to harm the patient.[1] The treatment process encompasses all spectrum of medical care, i.e., diagnosis, treatment as well as preven…

Mrinmoy Chakrabarty, Vijay Thawani

pp. 295–299 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.85945 · 2011

With burgeoning reports of adverse drug reactions due to pharmacotherapy, pharmacovigilance (PV) is the buzz word in health care circles. While there are experts in this rapidly expanding fi eld, there are many health car…

Harpreet S. Walia, Sandeep S. Walia, Matthew E. Emanuel

pp. 300–302 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.85946 · 2011

A 70-year-old black woman presented with intermittent palpitations and dyspnea was found to be bradycardic with a normal sinus rhythm. She had instilled her topical timolol maleate approximately 30 minutes prior to each …

K. K. Mueen Ahmed, Bandar E. Al Dhubaib

pp. 303–305 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.85940 · 2011

Common mistakes such as ‘references are outdated’, ‘references not in the prescribed format’, ‘incomplete references’ and ‘volume and year are missing’ pointed out by reviewers of many journals are not diffi cult to avoi…