Volume 1, Issue 2

Singh B, Kapil R, Katare OP

pp. 99–109 · DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.55740

The domain of pharmaceutical sciences is a highly dynamic one with the “half-life” of pharmaceutical information declining constantly. Be it the drug industry or the academic institutes, it is mandatory to keep abreast w…

Bharkatiya M, Nema RK

pp. 110–115 · DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.55741

Transdermal drug delivery systems allow delivery of a drug into the systemic circulation via permeation through skin layers at a controlled rate. In addition to the currently marketed formulations, new drugs are being fo…

Patel Dipti H, Patel Manish P, Patel Madhabhai M

pp. 116–120 · DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.55742

An attempt has been made to formulate drug-free ophthalmic Þ lms by using different polymers in single use as well as in combinations for matrix system design for ocular use and to study the effect of various plasticizer…

Tamizharasi S, Jagdish Chandra R, Vaishali R

pp. 121–124 · DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.55743

The objective of the present study is to prepare and evaluate poly(ε-caprolactone) microspheres of repaglinide by using the solvent evaporation technique. The microspheres were prepared with different drug-to-carrier rat…

Mayuren C, Ilavarasan R

pp. 125–128 · DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.55744

Ethanolic extracts from the leaves of Adenanthera pavonina were assessed at doses of 250 and 500 mg/kg for anti-inß ammatory effects using both acute and chronic inß ammatory models. The anti-diarrheal activity was also …

Mandal P, Misra TK, Singh ID, Das JK, Bhunia M

pp. 129–135 · DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.55745

The inß orescence of Urtica dioica L. is used by ethnic people of Darjeeling Hills as therapeutics and green vegetables. As it is ethnomedicinally very important for curing several critical and emerging oxidative stress–…

Akhila S, Bindu AR, Bindu K, Aleykutty NA

pp. 136–140 · DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.55746

Cellular damage arising from free radicals is one of the fundamental mechanisms underlying a number of human neurodegenerative disorders like diabetes, inß ammation, Alzheimer’s disease, autoimmune pathologies, and diges…

Kamal Kishore, Pawan Krishan

pp. 141–150 · DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.55747

Recombinant technology or genetic engineering is a modern method used for the synthesis of therapeutic agents. The central theme of recombinant technology is the process of “gene cloning” which consists of the production…

Vaghasiya J, Sheth N, Bhalodia Y, Jivani N

pp. 151–159 · DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.55748

Objective:The present work was designed to investigate the role of Diabetes Mellitus Type-II (DM-II) on renal ischemia reperfusion (I/R)-associated pathophysiology in renal damage. Materials and Methods:DM-II in rats was…

Ahmed F, Urooj A

pp. 160–164 · DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.55749

The present study evaluated the antihyperglycemic, hepatoprotective, and hypolipidemic effects of F. racemosa bark powder and aqueous extract in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats …

Miniyar PB, Makhija SJ

pp. 165–169 · DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.55750

A series of pyrazine-2-carbohydrazide derivatives has been synthesized and assessed for their in vitro antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative strains of bacteria. In the present study, pyrazinamid…

Sharma CS, Nema RK, Sharma VK

pp. 170–174 · DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.55751

Diazabicyclo[4.3.1]decane derivatives are well known opioid receptor ligands, hence, we have developed a novel and simple method for the synthesis of 3, 4-diphenyl-2,5-diaza-bicyclo[4.3.1]deca-1(9),2,4,6(10),7-pentaene- …

Lakshmi Sivasubramanian, Manikandan K, Venkatesan M, Lakshmi KS

pp. 175–179 · DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.55752

The present work describes three visible spectrophotometric methods for the quantitative estimation of Manidipine in bulk and synthetic mixtures. Method A is based on the reaction of the drug with para-dimethylaminobenza…

Vijaya Kumar S, Sasi Kala M, Mohamed Saleem TS, Gauthaman K

pp. 180–183 · DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.55753

The present study was conducted to establish prescription trends of anti-asthmatic drugs at the Central Referral Hospital, Tadong and Gangtok, Sikkim. The study was conducted using WHO-based prescriptionauditing performa…

Sasi Kala M, Vijaya Kumar S, Gauthaman K

pp. 184–189 · DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.55754

Alternative systems of medicine include Chinese medicine, Ayurveda, homeopathic, and naturopathic medicine. Chinese medicine emphasizes the balance of qi (“chee”) or vital energy. Within this system, illness is deÞ ned a…

Chetna Patel

pp. 190

Reviewing a book is really a difÞ cult job, especially when it is written by people who themselves are masters in a particular Þ eld. I am only trying to contribute a little by giving important and useful information abo…