Volume 9, Issue 2

Arquimedes Gasparotto Junior, Thiago Bruno Lima Prando, Karimi Sater Gebara, Francielly Mourão Gasparotto, Francislaine Apareci da dos Reis Lívero, Dênis Pires de Lima, Roberto da Silva Gomes, Emerson Luiz Botelho Lourenço

pp. 251–257 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2017.9.49

Background:Tropaeolum majus L. (Tropaeolaceae) is an important medicinal plant belonging to the Tropaeolaceae family, which has 80 species distributed in South and Central America. In Brazil, it is distributed practicall…

Chuo Yew Ting, Hiram Ting, Yee Chang Soh, Abu Hassan AAJ, Kah Seng Lee

pp. 258–262 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2017.9.50

Background: Counterfeit pharmaceutical products (CPP) is a lucrative business for illegal operators who constantly try to smuggle their products into Malaysia. Full understanding of the roles and duties of pharmacy enfor…

Kamejaliya Dinesh Zaverbhai, Kapadia Jigar Dilipkumar, Desai Chetna Kalpan, Desai Mira Kiran

pp. 263–266 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2017.9.51

Objective:To assess knowledge, attitude and practice of resident doctors regarding generic medicines at a tertiary care teaching hospital. Method:This cross sectional study was conducted in 296 resident doctors of a tert…

Navya Bhaskaran, Manish Kumar, Manthan Dilipkumar Janodia

pp. 267–271 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2017.9.52

Introduction: Social Media (SM) is evolving and more number of people are experiencing benefits of SM. Though use of social media is beneficial, it has to be carefully calibrated when used for sharing health information.…

Naveen Thekkemelathil Roy, Manjusha Sajith, Madhu Pankaj Bansode

pp. 272–276 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2017.9.53

Objective: To assess factors associated with low adherence to pharmacotherapy in elderly patients. Methods:A prospective cross sectional observational study was conducted in Bharati Hospital and Research Centre, Pune ove…

Chandran Jaganmohan, Mani Vannan, Ashraf Ali, Parasuraman S

pp. 277–279 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2017.9.54

Objective:To evaluate the metformin efficacy in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), intent to regulate the menstrual cycle and achieving pregnancy rate (live birth, stillbirth) in infertile women with PCOS proportions expe…

Promise Madu Emeka, Anas Al Ahmed

pp. 280–283 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2017.9.55

Objective: As population increase, Healthcare resources are stretched and the need to reduce prescription drug spending becomes obvious. The aim of this study was to evaluate the levels of generic prescribing in place of…

Chandrasekaran Indumathi, Annan Sudarsan Arun Kumar, Adithan Surendiran, Steven Aibor Dkhar

pp. 284–289 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2017.9.56

Background:Indians are genetically predisposed to Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), hence it is worth studying the effect of genetic polymorphisms which affect CAD development including Low- Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol …

Raji P, Antony V Samrot, Divya Dharani, Boniface Alexander

pp. 290–295 · DOI: antonysamrot@gmail.com

Aim: To study the bioactivity of Citrus limon leaf extracts through in vitro and in silico approaches. Methodology: In this study, the leaves of Citrus limon were subjected to solvent extraction using ethyl acetate and e…

Fatma Sri Wahyuni, Lim Siang Hui, Johnson Stanslas, Nordin Hj Lajis, Dachriyanus d

pp. 296–298 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2017.9.58

Objective: To investigate the in vivo antitumor effect of TPTQ against H-460 lung cancer cell lines in nude mice. Materials and Methods: Female nude mice bearing H-460 tumor at size approximately 5 mm in diameter were tr…

Abdalla Al-Khateeb, Muaed Jamal Alomar

pp. 299–302 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2017.9.59

Objective: A common and serious acute neuropsychiatric syndrome with core features of inattention and global cognitive dysfunction called delirium can be associated with subdural haematoma (SBD) following a minor trauma …