Volume 1, Issue 1

Akram Ahmad

pp. 1 · DOI: 10.5530.jppcm.2015.1.1 · 2015

Dear readers,Heartiest greetings to all fellow academicians, practicing pharmacists, physicians, independent researchers and students! It is indeed a great privilege and an honor for me to be addressing you all at the la…

Asim Priyendu, Isha Patel, Anantha Naik Nagappa

pp. 2–5 · DOI: 10.5530.jppcm.2015.1.2 · 2015

The patterns of epidemics appear to have shifted from infectious diseases to lifestyle diseases. In the 20th century, antibiotics provided healthcare professionals a confidence that no infectious diseases can be a seriou…

Mohammed Alshakka, Adel Aldubhani, Huda Basaleem, Mohamed Azmi Hassali, Mohamed Izham Mohhamed Ibrahim

pp. 6–11 · DOI: 10.5530.jppcm.2015.1.3 · 2015

Social and behavioral science has been acknowledged to offer a remarkable contribution in pharmacist training. The main aim of this article is to highlight the importance of incorporating social pharmacy education in Yem…

Singh Shivani, Bhati Savita, Ratthi Rajiv, Sethi Vandana, Bhalla Vijay

pp. 12–17 · DOI: 10.5530.jppcm.2015.1.4 · 2015

Informed consent is an agreement to do something or to allow something to happen only after all the relevant facts are known. It has a long history starting from early 1947 to till now with recent amendments. Informed co…

Talieha Aqeel, Naila Akbar, Sameer Dhingra, Noman- Ul-Haq

pp. 18–23 · DOI: 10.5530.jppcm.2015.1.5 · 2015

Objective : Current study is conducted to assess the level of knowledge, awareness and source of information of asthma among school teachers those who are working in government and private schools in urban area of Quetta…

Ramadan M. ElKalmi, Abdul Kareem Al-Shami, Ramez M. Alkoudmani, Tarek Al-Syed, Omer Qutaiba B. Al-Lela, Isha Patel

pp. 24–29 · DOI: 10.5530.jppcm.2015.1.6 · 2015

Objectives:A cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate the level of knowledge, attitudes, and risk perceptions regarding human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunity deficiency syndrome (AIDS) among …

Rao Jaya M, Hassali Mohamed Azmi, Saleem Fahad, Ashutosh Kumar Verma

pp. 30–32 · DOI: 10.5530.jppcm.2015.1.7 · 2015

Lovastatin and erythromycin when used concurrently may cause myositis. Lovastatin is metabolized by the cytochrome CYP450 system, mainly using the CYP3A4 pathway. Drugs that inhibit or compete for the CYP450 pathway can …