Volume 2, Issue 2

Editorial

1. Forum Article

   Source of Support: Nil, Confl ict of Interest: None declared.

   Gitanjali B.

   pp. 71–73 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.81894 · Published 2011

   There is a feeling of pride and optimism in many national forums when speakers talk about the vast potential in India for clinical trials. The rich and fertile milieu for clinical trials in India is sustained by the nume…

Educational Forum

1. Article

   Toxicological screening

   Parasuraman S.

   pp. 74–75 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.81895 · Published 2011

   Toxicity testing of new compounds is essential for drug development process. The preclinical toxicity testing on various biological systems reveals the species-, organ- and dose- specific toxic effects of an investigatio…

Research Paper

1. Article

   Hypolipidemic and weight reducing activity of the ethanolic extract of Tamarindus indica fruit pulp in cafeteria diet- and sulpiride-induced obese rats

   Vaneeta Jindal, Dinesh Dhingra, Sunil Sharma, Milind Parle, Rajinder Kumar Harna

   pp. 80–84 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.81896 · Published 2011

   Objectives: To investigate the effect of ethanolic extract of fruit pulp of Tamarindus indica Linn. (Family: Caesalpiniaceae) on obesity in rats using cafeteria diet-induced obesity and antipsychotic drug (sulpiride)- in…

2. Article

   Quality of reporting statistics in two Indian pharmacology journals

   Jaykaran Jaykaran, Preeti Yadav

   pp. 85–86 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.81897 · Published 2011

   Objective: To evaluate the reporting of the statistical methods in articles published in two Indian pharmacology journals. Materials and Methods: All original articles published since 2002 were downloaded from the journa…

3. Article

   Effect of ormeloxifene, a nonsteroidal once-a-week oral contraceptive, on systemic hemodynamics in adult female rats

   Hiralal Bhalla, Kamlesh Kumar Pant, Madhu Dikshit, William R. Surin, Man Mohan Singh

   pp. 90–94 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.81898 · Published 2011

   Objective: To investigate the short-term effects of ormeloxifene on systemic hemodynamics, coagulation profi le, and serum antioxidant activity in vivo in comparison with raloxifene. Materials and Methods: Colony- bred ad…

4. Article

   Availability of five essential medicines for children in public health facilities in India: A snapshot survey

   Gitanjali B., Manikandan S.

   pp. 95–99 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.81900 · Published 2011

   Objective: To collect information on the availability of fi ve essential children’s medicines in the public health facilities of India. Materials and Methods: A snap shot survey of the availability of fi ve essential medic…

5. Article

   Adverse drug reaction profile of oseltamivir in children

   Prashant S. Dalvi, Anil Singh, Hiren R. Trivedi, Suresh D. Mistry, Bhadresh R. Vyas

   pp. 100–103 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.81901 · Published 2011

   Aim: To monitor and evaluate the pattern of ADRs to oseltamivir in pediatric population suffering from H1N1 infl uenza at a tertiary care hospital. Materials and Methods: Children offered oseltamivir for treatment and che…

6. Article

   Use of topical brimonidine to prevent intraocular pressure elevations following Nd: YAG-laser posterior capsulotomy

   Deepika Singhal, Roopali Desai, Sejal Desai, Manisha Shastri, Deepak Saxena

   pp. 104–106 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.81902 · Published 2011

   Objective: To study the effect of brimonidine on intraocular pressure (IOP) following capsulotomy among Indian subjects. Materials and Methods: The study was a nonrandomized trial with open label. Results: 80% of the sub…

Methods

1. Article

   Evaluation of DNA damage using single-cell gel electrophoresis (Comet Assay)

   Nandhakumar S., Parasuraman S., Shanmugam M., Ramachandra K., Parkash Chand, Vishnu B.

   pp. 107–108 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.81903 · Published 2011

   Detection of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) damage at the level of an individual eukaryotic cell warrants high significance in the fields of toxicology, pharmaceuticals, genotoxicity testing, environmental/ human bio-monito…

Research Letters

1. Article

   Comparative study of individual and traditional bedside metered-dose inhaler use and group teaching with video demonstration

   Saeid Fallah Tafti, L. Shoarzargari, M. Heydari, M. Khayamikia, M. Eslami, S. Nasiri, L. Saliminejhad

   pp. 112–113 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.81904 · Published 2011

2. Article

   HLA involvement in nevirapine-induced dermatological reaction in antiretroviral-treated HIV- 1 patients

   Shankarkumar Umapathy, A. Pawar, S. Bajpai, A. R. Pazare, K. Ghosh

   pp. 114–115 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.81905 · Published 2011

3. Article

   Hematotoxicity of deoxynivalenol in BALB/c mice

   Pronobesh Chatopadhyay, Vikash Gupta, Hemant Kumar Gogoi, Lokendra Singh

   pp. 115–117 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.81906 · Published 2011

4. Article

   Antiulcer and gastroprotective potential of Stereospermum suaveolens in Wistar Rats

   Ashok A. Muchandi, V. M. Chandrashekhar

   pp. 117–119 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.81908 · Published 2011

5. Article

   Preferences of medical students regarding physical characteristics of oral solid dosage formulations in Malaysia

   Ameya A. Hasamnis, Sapna S. Patil, Arun Kumar, Kyaw Thu, Basanta K. Mohanty

   pp. 119–120 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.81909 · Published 2011

6. Article

   Synergistic depressant activity of Amorphophallus paeoniifolius in Swiss albino mice

   Yadu Nandan Dey, Shankhajit De, Ajoy Kumar Ghosh, Sudesh Gaidhani, Suman Kumari, Mahvish Jamal

   pp. 121–122 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.81910 · Published 2011

   Pharmacodynamic synergism results from two drugs directed at a similar receptor target or physiological system. Synergistic activity of tea samples with antibiotics showed best response against the bacteria. The synergis…

7. Article

   Reporting of method of animal sacrifice in articles published in Indian journals

   Jaykaran Jaykaran, Preeti Yadav, N. D. Kantharia

   pp. 125–127 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.81911 · Published 2011

Case Report

1. Article

   Sexual dysfunction with the use of antidepressants in a tertiary care mental health setting – a retrospective case series

   Kingshuk Lahon, Harsha M. Shetty, Amith Paramel, Gyaneswar Sharma

   pp. 128–129 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.81913 · Published 2011

   Sexual dysfunction affects patients’ quality of life. It can occur secondary to physical or mental disorders, substance abuse and treatment with prescription drugs like antidepressants. We wanted to study the prevalence …

Correspondence

1. Article

   Superbug demands organizational change of the healthcare system

   Shabbir Syed-Abdul, Wen-Shan Jian, Peisan Lee, Yu-Chuan Li, Min-Huei Hsu

   pp. 132–133 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.81915 · Published 2011

2. Article

   Repeated prescription of known identified drugs with a history of drug allergy

   Viroj Wiwanitkit

   pp. 133–134 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.81916 · Published 2011

1. Article

   Telavancin: A novel lipoglycopeptide antibiotic

   Damodaran E., Madhan S.

   pp. 135–137 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.81918 · Published 2011

2. Article

   Guided drug delivery with magnetic force

   G. G.

   pp. 144–145 · DOI: · Published 2011

Web Wise

1. Article

   FigShare

   Jatinder Singh

   pp. 138–139 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.81919 · Published 2011

   Scientific research activities generate a large amount of data, with most of it not ending up as part of a publication. Among the more common causes of this dilemma is a lack of significance, negative data or data that d…

Postgraduate Corner

1. Article

   Measures of central tendency: The mean

   Manikandan S.

   pp. 140–142 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.81920 · Published 2011

News and Views

1. Article

   A vaccine against cocaine abuse

   Sivagnanam G.

   pp. 143–144 · DOI: · Published 2011

Book Review

1. Article

   Biomedical Research — From Ideation to Research

   Vir Singh Negi

   pp. 146–146 · DOI: · Published 2011