Volume 11, Issue 2

Divyabharathi Mani, Ashish Wadhwani, Praveen Thaggikuppe Krishnamurthy

pp. 117–121 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2019.11.26 · 2019

Better understand the unexplored parts of the drugs you know than the drugs unidentified. Drug repurposing is a promising, fast and cost-effective method that can overcome traditional de novo drug discovery and developme…

Chuo Yew Ting, Shahren Ahmad Zaidi Adruce, Shing Chyi Loo, Hiram Ting, Jessie Tnay

pp. 122–125 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2019.11.27 · 2019

Introduction:Medication non-adherence is a global issue. Past review on the interventions to improve medication adherence provided little practical implications for healthcare professionals and policy makers in Malaysia,…

Vineet Sharma, Saumya Gulati, Ashutosh Pandey, Dev Nath Singh Gautam, Himanshu H

pp. 126–129 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2019.11.28 · 2019

The customer preference for over-the-counter drugs, processed food, soft drinks etc has led to reforms of the Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry. The Fast-moving consumer goods industry is growing at 4% per year,…

Marlon de Leon Suba, Axel Havana Arriola, Grecebio Jonathan Duran Alejandro

pp. 130–135 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2019.11.29 · 2019

Objective:One common problem affecting herbal remedies is the incorrect identification of plants due to almost similar morphological characters. A promising technique to ensure correct identification of herbal medicine i…

Samrat Debnath, Mari Raju Jeyaprakash, Rinchi Bora, Krishna Veni Nagappan, Nagarajan Janaki Sankarachari Krishnan

pp. 136–140 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2019.11.30 · 2019

Objective:In the pharmaceutical analytical field, effort to analyzing the degradation or related and impurity substances from the complex matrix in the ultra-trace levels is a really a challengeable task. Impurity is any…

Md. Naquibuddin, Hamiduddin H, Mohd Ikram, Gazi Jahangeer Rather

pp. 141–148 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2019.11.31 · 2019

Objective: To standardize Safoof-e-Binai (SB), a polyherbal Unani Powder preparation on the basis of organoleptic characters and physico-phytochemical analysis. Methods: The drugs were cleaned, dried in shade and powdere…

Karthika Anoop, Gullapalli Kowmudi, Mukkamala Sailaja, Krishna Veni Nagappan, Nagarajan Janaki Sankarachari Krishnan, Ramalingam Peraman

pp. 149–154 · DOI: JYoungPharm-11-2-149 · 2019

Objective:The present study is aimed to develop and validate an Ultra-Fast Liquid Chromatography-Diode Array Detector (UFLC-DAD) method for the quantification of vitamin K2 as Menaquinone-4 (MK-4) in rabbit plasma. Metho…

Tanfidz Alishlah, Abdul Mun’im, Mahdi Jufri

pp. 155–160 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2019.11.33 · 2019

Objective: The oxyresveratrol, polyphenol from Morus alba (Mulberry) roots has been known to have potential skin whitening activities. The application of urea-glycerin-based Natural Deep Eutectic Solvent-Ultrasonic Assis…

Erwi Putri Setyaningsih, Fadlina Chany Saputri, Abdul Mun’im

pp. 161–164 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2019.11.34 · 2019

Background:Nature provides a rich source of antidiabetic medicines. More than 1.200 plants have been reported to have anti-diabetic activities and more than half of the drugs on the market come from natural products. The…

Vijay Rajeshwarrao Chidrawar, Samreen Soomro

pp. 165–171 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2019.11.35 · 2019

Objective:Angiogenesis, the formation of new capillary blood vessels. We have compared the effect of two Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and two Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARBs) for its anti-angiogen…

Jaykaran Charan, Mayur Chaudhari, Deepak Saxena, Pankaj Bhardwaj, Pradeep Dwivedi, Sneha Ambwani

pp. 172–176 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2019.11.36 · 2019

Background:Generic drugs (Generics) are low cost, equal efficacy alternatives to the branded drugs. Generics are medicines on which patents have expired. They are sold either as branded products or as unbranded products …

Ponnusankar Sivasankaran, Anjana Mohan

pp. 177–181 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2019.11.37 · 2019

Background:Chemotherapy with anthracyclines/taxanes is considered as an effective treatment option for breast cancer. Adjuvant chemotherapeutic options with anthracyclines or taxanes have improved disease free survival a…

Biruk Wogayehu Taddele, Ayalewu Adinewu Wondimagegn, Mulugeta Asfaw Asaro, Mende Mensa Sorato, Bisrat Gissila Gedayi, Anidinet Assefa Hailesilase

pp. 182–185 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2019.11.38 · 2019

Objective:This study was aimed to analyze Arbaminch Secondary level Hospital inventories by using ABC-VED matrix analysis and to identify the medicines requiring strict management control. Method: The ABC, VEN and ABC-VE…

Nanloh Samuel Jimam, Sohail Ahmad, Nahlah Elkudssiah Ismail

pp. 186–191 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2019.11.39 · 2019

Objective:To develop and validate Patients’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Instrument for Uncomplicated Malaria (PKAPIUM) through Classical Test Theory (CTT) complemented by Items Response Theory (IRT). Methods:A dra…

Hanin Jalal Alkhalil, Sathvik Belagodu Sridhar, Syed Arman Rabbani, Ammar Al Omar

pp. 192–196 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2019.11.40 · 2019

Objective:The general objective of this study was to identify and evaluate adverse drug reactions (ADRs) associated with antiepileptic drugs. Methodology:This was a cross-sectional study, conducted in the neurology depar…

Swathi Acharya, Akshitha Sai Ragam, Rajendra Holla, Anith Raj Anantharam Bhat Yennagudda

pp. 197–201 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2019.11.41 · 2019

Objective:To analyze the various Potential Drug-Drug Interactions in ICU patients with the ultimate goal of raising awareness among clinicians on safe medication usage. Materials and Methods:This was a Cross-sectional st…

Janet Mary Oommen, Dhanisha P. Nerurkar, Manjusha Sajith, Sunil Jawale, Shrinivas Ambike

pp. 202–206 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2019.11.42 · 2019

Objective:To evaluate the prescription pattern of chronic kidney disease patients undergoing haemodialysis in both hospitals. Methods:The study was carried out in a tertiary care and a private hospital for a period of ni…

Chetan Dasharathbhai Parikh, Chetna Kalpan Desai, Megha Kiritkumar Shah, Vishal Rameshchandra Mishra

pp. 207–212 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2019.11.43 · 2019

Objective: To evaluate Online Pharmacies (OPs) for compliance to regulatory recommendations and to assess price variations of selected medicines, sold from these pharmacies. Method:The first 100 listed websites from diff…

Renan Serra Selvatici, Lídia Audrey Rocha Valadas, Mara Assef Leitão Lotif, Celiane Mary Carneiro Tapety, Flávia Bittencourt Pazinatto

pp. 213–219 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2019.11.44 · 2019

Background:There are several resources to mimic the restorations in dental structures. The biological sealing can be confused with a carious lesion when seen by a layman. The aim of this study was to analyze the percepti…

Yogish Somayaji, Vidya Vasudeva, Jayarama Shetty, Guruprasad Parashiva, Suchetha Kumari

pp. 220–223 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2019.11.45 · 2019

Background:CD48, CD150 and CD244.2 are the signaling lymphocytic activation molecules (SLAM) of hematopoietic population expressed on the T cells, B cells, monocytes, macrophages and play an important role in adaptive im…