Volume 10, Issue 4

Nishanthi Anandabaskar, Sandhiya Selvarajan, Sadishkumar Kamalanathan

pp. 381–387 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2018.10.85 · 2018

The importance of vitamin D in health and disease is being increasingly recognized nowadays and lots of research is being carried out in this area. Thus, it is essential to understand about this vitamin and this narrativ…

Athira Sreelatha, Nidhin Varghese Sam, Roshni Pushpa Raghavan

pp. 388–391 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2018.10.86 · 2018

Vitamin constituents of our diet are well known to affect the immune system. Vitamin D has essential roles in bone metabolism and modulating immune processes mainly lymphocyte activation by its proliferation. Vitamin D d…

Srikanth Inturi, Ratna Kumari Yejerla, Naga Suresh Kumar Jujjuru, Prameela Rani Avula

pp. 392–398 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2018.10.87 · 2018

Objective: Venetoclax is a selective, potent, first-in-class BCL-2 inhibitor that restores apoptosis in cancer cells and has demonstrated clinical efficacy in a variety of haematological malignancies. There is no reporte…

Alene Silva Melo Araújo, Paula Ramalho Franca Flores, Victor Pinheiro Feitosa, Lídia Audrey Rocha Valadas, Diego Martins de Paula, Nicole de Mello Fiallos, Igor Ribeiro Rola, José Antero Soares Rola, Ana Cristina de Mello Fiallos

pp. 399–403 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2018.10.88 · 2018

Objective:The aim of this study was to analyze the in vitro effect of White Wine Vinegar (WWV) on surface properties of removable partial dentures’ (RPD) components. Methods: Thirty specimens of one artificial teeth and …

Muthia Hanifah, Mahdi Jufri

pp. 404–408 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2018.10.89 · 2018

Objective: Centella asiatica (Pegagan) contains asiaticoside for treatment of striae patients by increasing the synthesis of collagen. Asiaticoside has a large hydrophilic molecule (959.12 g/mol), causing difficulty in p…

Jayashri Gajananrao Mahore, Satish Vasudeo Shirolkar

pp. 409–413 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2018.10.90 · 2018

Objective: Daily consumption of raw banana improves human health because of its resistant starch. Breakdown of starch during ripening and processing, makes it unavailable for fermentation by gut microbiota. The objective…

Zubaidah Hamid, Irfan Mohamad, Azian Harun, Rosdan Salim, Siti Amrah Sulaiman

pp. 414–417 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2018.10.91 · 2018

Background: Otomycosis has been reported to be prevalent in tropical and sub-tropical regions. The causative pathogens causing otomycosis include Aspergillus niger and Candida albicans, for which the antifungal treatment…

Bhyravavajhula Lalitha Devi, Muthiah Nagasundaram, Kasturi Satyanarayana Murthy, Chintada Ganapati Swamy

pp. 418–421 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2018.10.92 · 2018

Background: Conjugated Linoleic Acid is an omega-6 fatty acid with potential health benefits. The objective of the present study is to study the effect of Conjugated Linoleic Acid on the enzyme Carnitine Palmitoyl Transf…

Bhupalam Pradeepkumar, Akkiraju Sudheer, Talla Srinath Reddy, Kanala Somasekhar Reddy, Goruntla Narayana, Kasturi Veerabhadrappa

pp. 422–426 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2018.10.93 · 2018

Objective: The objective of this study is to evaluate the Cardioprotective activity of flavonoid fraction of Gymnema Sylvestre leaves on doxorubicin induced cardiac damage in rats. Method: The rats were divided into four…

Mohamed Azmi Hassali, Fahad Saleem, Ashutosh Kumar Verma, Weng Yan Choy, Ahmed Ibrahim Nouri, Mohd Fadli Mohd Asmani

pp. 427–432 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2018.10.94 · 2018

Objective: To assess the psychometric properties of the PSPSQ 2.0, an instrument to measure patient satisfaction with pharmacist services in a clinical setting. Methods: An observational study design was conducted in Ipo…

Panchal Kiran M, Gandhi Anuradha M, Patel Prakruti P, Sutaria Amita, Desai Mira K

pp. 433–438 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2018.10.95 · 2018

Objectives: To study use, effect and adverse drug reaction (ADR) of the drugs and its impact on quality of life in patients suffering from Pemphigus vulgaris (PV). Materials and Methods: Prospective, observational study …

Eugenie Desirèe Rabelo Néri, David John Woods, Marta Maria de França Fonteles

pp. 439–443 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2018.10.96 · 2018

Background: This study aimed to describe the steps to construct and validate a questionnaire to identify the knowledge, skills and attitudes of hospital pharmacists in the use of information technology and electronic too…

Viswam Subeesh, Eswaran Maheswari, Ganesan Rajalekshmi Saraswathy, Ann Mary Swaroop, Satya Sai Minnikanti

pp. 444–449 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2018.10.97 · 2018

Objective: Signal detection is a technique in pharmacovigilance for the early detection of new, rare reactions (desired or undesired) of a drug. This study aims to compare and appraise the performance of data mining algo…

Namrata Bajracharya, Ann Mary Swaroop, Saraswathy Ganesan Rajalekshmi, Subeesh K Viswam, Maheswari E

pp. 450–455 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2018.10.98 · 2018

Background: Drug-Drug Interactions (DDIs) contribute to increased rate of morbidity and mortality increasing the need for intense monitoring of patient safety which can be achieved by detecting and preventing morbidities…

Chuo Yew Ting, Shing Chyi Loo, Eng Chun Tee, Wei Chern Ang, Jessie Tnay, Hiram Ting, Abu Hassan Alshaari Abd Jabar

pp. 456–459 · DOI: JYoungPharm-10-4-456 · 2018

Background: Malaysia Ministry of Health regulates all cosmetics in the market through notification of cosmetics (NOC) under the Control of Drugs and Cosmetics Regulations 1984. This study investigated the knowledge and p…

Mohan Greeshma, Selvan Lincy, Eswaran Maheswari, Shankar Tharanath, Subeesh Viswam

pp. 460–465 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2018.10.100 · 2018

Objectives: Drug Related Problems (DRPs) and prescriptions with polypharmacy may lead to increased health care cost, morbidity, mortality and decreased quality of life. The objective of the study was to assess the patter…

Jeimes Lennon Lopes Cândido, Anne Karine Sousa Nóbrega Maia, Glaucia Maria Nogueira Cunha, Francisco Josimar Girão Junior, Marta Maria de França Fonteles, José Márcio Machado Batista

pp. 466–470 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2018.10.101 · 2018

Aim: This study aims to evaluate the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and factors associated with this practice as well as drugrelated problems and self-medication by pharmacy students of University C…

Sylvia Sylvia, Rani Sauriasari, Retnosari Andrajati

pp. 471–475 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2018.10.102 · 2018

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate efficacy of insulin, sulfonylurea, and sulfonylureas-metformin combination in reducing the HbA1c level and preventing renal function decline in type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) patien…

Dirce Ines Silva, Maria das Graças Braga Ceccato, Michelline Rosa Silveira, Silvana Spíndola Miranda, Rosângela Maria Gomes, João Paulo Amaral Haddad, Wânia Silva Carvalho

pp. 476–480 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2018.10.103 · 2018

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains an important cause of morbidity, the leading cause of death in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, and a challenge to global public health. This study aimed t…

Chidambaram Shunmugam Kumar Mangal, Roy Anitha, Thangavelu Lakshmi

pp. 481–483 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2018.10.104 · 2018

Objective: To evaluate the effect of Thyme oleoresin on nitric oxide production and nitric oxide synthase gene expression in RAW264.7 macrophage cell lines. Materials and Methods: The efficacy of Thyme oleoresin at diffe…