Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics
Volume 7, Issue 1
2016 · pp. 1–55 · 14 articles
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 1
- Published
- 2016
- Pages
- 1–55
- Articles
- 14
- Sections
- 7
- ISSN
- Print - 0976-500X, Online - 0976-5018
- Journal
- JPP
In this issue
Commentary
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Subodh Kumar, Aman Goyal, Yogendra Kumar Gupta
pp. 1–2 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.179364 · 2016
Topical corticosteroids (TCs) are among the most commonly used medications in dermatology clinics.[1] They are highly efficacious drugs which are used for the treatment of varied autoimmune and inflammatory dermatologica…
Research Paper
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Elena Grossini, Carla Gramaglia, Serena Farruggio, Lara Camillo, David Mary, Giovanni Vacca, Patrizia Zeppegno
pp. 6–14 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.179358 · 2016
Objective: To examine the effects of asenapine on nitric oxide (NO) release and Ca2+ transients in H9C2 cell line, which were either subjected to peroxidation or not. Materials and Methods: H9C2 were treated with asenapi…
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B. Abhilash, Chakra Dhar Tripathi, Anoop Raj Gogia, Girish Gulab Meshram, Manu Kumar, B. Suraj
pp. 15–21 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.179356 · 2016
Background: Cefotaxime is a widely utilized cephalosporin in most intensive care units of India. However, no data are available about its pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic variability in critically ill patients of the Indi…
Research Letter
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Elizabeth Romero-Alejo, Margarita M. Puig, Asunción Romero
pp. 22–4 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.179357 · 2016
The pharmacologic management of postoperative pain has currently a double purpose: On one hand to reduce the intensity of the acute pain after surgery, and, on the other hand, to prevent the development of chronic postsu…
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Anton Aleksandrovich Kasatkin, Alexandr A. Urakov, Ilya Aleksandrovich Lukoyanov
pp. 26–8 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.179359 · 2016
Injections of drug solutions can be followed by the development of local complications such as phlebitis, cellulitis, phlegmon, and necrosis. The development of these complications is not precluded by medical personnel’s…
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Anahita Kate, Dharanipragada Kadambari
pp. 28–30 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.179362 · 2016
The increasing incidence of breast cancer in Indian women has been coupled with a significant rise in the population of breast cancer survivors, particularly among women with estrogen receptor-positive tumors. There is g…
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Saket J. Thaker, Rahul S. Sinha, Nithya J. Gogtay, Urmila M. Thatte
pp. 31–3 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.179361 · 2016
Causality assessment is the evaluation of a possibility that a particular treatment is the cause of an adverse event. It plays a key role in pharmacovigilance both toward signal generation and risk benefit evaluation. Th…
Case Report
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Amy Attaway, Laila Sroujieh, Tracey L. Mersfelder, Christopher Butler, Daniel Ouellette
pp. 34–37 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.179360 · 2016
An infrequent manifestation of monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) toxicity is “ping-pong gaze” (PPG). We describe the case of a 26-year-old female who was found unresponsive after taking 40 tablets of phenelzine. On pres…
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Hemant Kumar Singh, Mahendranath S. Prasad, Arun K. Kandasamy, Kadambari Dharanipragada
pp. 38–40 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.179365 · 2016
Tamoxifen has both antagonistic and agonistic tissue‑specific actions. It can have a paradoxical estrogenic effect on lipid metabolism resulting in elevated triglyceride and chylomicron levels. This can cause life‑threat…
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Vaneet Jearath, Rajan Vashisht, Vipul Rustagi, Sujeet Raina, Rajesh Sharma
pp. 41–3 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.179363 · 2016
Pioglitazone‑induced heart failure is known in patients with underlying heart disease, but is not well documented in patients with normal left ventricular function. Pioglitazone has been very popular as it is an insulin …
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Kolar Vishwanath Vinod, Rampelli Shravan, Radhakrishnan Shrivarthan, Pedapati Radhakrishna
pp. 44–47 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.179353 · 2016
Intravenous (IV) administration of iodinated contrast agents (ICAs) is frequently employed for image enhancement while performing radiographic studies such as computed tomography and angiography. Complications related to…
Correspondence
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Nicholas G. Kounis, George N. Kounis, George D. Soufras
pp. 48–50 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.179355 · 2016
Physical exercise may provoke the onset of clinical symptoms that are usually associated with an allergic reaction. Distinct forms of recognized physical allergies are exercise-induced anaphylaxis (EIA), food-dependent E…
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Research Unit, Health Policy Consult, Weija Weija, Accra Accra, Ghana Ghana
pp. 51–54 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.179352 · 2016
This communication focuses on the World Health Organization’s prescribing indicators. It describes the methods for computing the indicators and highlights their applicability as well as limitations in evaluating the patt…
Book Review
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Raja J. Selvaraj
pp. 55–55 · 2016