Vol. 5 No. 6 (2016): November-December 2016

Published: 2016-12-21

Review Articles

Global medication waste management practices: challenges and opportunities in developing countries

Vipula R. Bataduwaarachchi, Chamari L. Weeraratne

2290-2294

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164081
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Need of fostering academic research for bridging the gap of “science- commerce disconnect” in ‘non-profitable’ therapy areas

Anant D. Patil, Tushar Balchand Chudiwal, Pratishtha Banga

2295-2297

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164082
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Self-medications with potential abuse in the Middle East: a systematic literature review

Malak M. Khalifeh, Nicholas D. Moore, Pascale R. Salameh

2298-2307

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164083
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Spurious drugs: do we neglect during our clinical practice? a systematic review

E. Manivannan, V. Sivasankari

2308-2310

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164084
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Lixisenatide: a once-daily glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist

Tushar Balchand Chudiwal, Indrajeet Omprakash Sharma

2311-2320

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164085
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Original Research Articles

An evaluation of knowledge, attitude and practice of pharmacovigilance among interns in a tertiary care teaching hospital of North Maharashtra

Kiran Prabhakar Vakade, Vijayaprasad M. Sangisetti, Mitali V. Binayke, Vijaykumar N. Abhavathi, Bana Bihari Nayak

2321-2325

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164044
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A prospective, randomized, double blind, comparative study of intramuscular nalbuphine hydrochloride, butorphanol tartrate and pentazocine lactate for post-operative pain relief following abdominal hysterectomy

Praveen P. V. V.S. B., Vijaya Chandra Reddy Konda, Lohit K.

2326-2331

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164049
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Pharmacovigilance study of beta adrenergic receptor antagonists in patients visiting department of medicine of a tertiary care hospital, Surendranagar, Gujarat, India

Madhav Trivedi, Tejas Acharya, Fenilkumar Kotadiya, Ritesh Vekariya, Dimple Mehta

2332-2335

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164086
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Incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection among patients and hospital staff and impact of preventive measures in reduction of MRSA infection rate: a prospective observational study

Gita Nadimpalli, Sunil Bhamare, Rao N. P., Shahu Ingole

2336-2340

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20163649
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A comparative study of the learning styles among 1st, 2nd and final year MBBS students

Nagesh Raju G., Manjunath S. M., Dharmaraj B., Shrish Patil

2341-2344

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164048
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Anti-inflammatory activity of fatty extract of Vitalleria paradoxa Kernel (Shea butter) and pattern of its clinical use in arthritis in Enugu, South East Nigeria

Muoghalu GU., Akah PA, Okoye TC, Ezenyi IC, Ibeneme S., Okoli CO

2345-2351

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164087
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Pentobarbitone-induced sleeping time and sub-acute toxicity studies of Trichilia monadelpha aqueous extract

George Owusu, Meshack Antwi-Adjei, Isaac T. Henneh

2352-2356

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164088
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A prospective study of pattern of prescription for acne vulgaris in a tertiary care hospital: an observational study

Nandini T., Shivaprasad Kalakappa Kumbar, Padmanabha T. S., Purushotham Krishna, Narendra G.

2357-2361

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164045
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Comparative study of hypoglycaemic activity of morus alba with oral hypoglycaemic drug (metformin) in alloxan induced diabetic rats

Naveen Kumar Madalageri, Lavanya Nagaraj

2362-2367

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164056
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Comparison of safety of loteprednol 0.5%/difluprednate 0.05%/prednisolone 1% eye drops in the post cataract surgery patients

Preet Sood, Manmohan Bhanot, Narinder Singh

2368-2370

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164089
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Evaluation of pharmacological and toxicological studies of an ayurvedic medicine Rasaraj Ras on biological system of the male Sprague-Dawley rats

Ferdousi Akter, Md. Mamun Sikder, Shemonty Hasan, Israt Jabin Emu, Massnoon Ali, Manoth Kumer Biswas, Nilay Saha, M. S. K. Choudhuri

2371-2375

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164090
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Evaluation of inappropriate prescribing to the hospitalized elderly patients in Al Shifa hospital, Gaza, Palestine

Lina K. Massoud, Hala Z. Al Agha, Mahmoud H. Taleb

2376-2383

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164091
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To compare the efficacy and preserved/preservative free nepafenac eye drops in the post cataract inflammation patients

Preet Sood, Manmohan Bhanot, Narinder Singh

2384-2388

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164092
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Screening of a novel furan compound for its antidepressant activity in albino mice

Jayakumar JK, Supriya ., Nityakarnam ., Kishorekumar .

2389-2392

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164093
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Evaluation of the analgesic efficacy of garlic shoots extract in experimental pain models in mice

Suresh V. Dange, Jill Mathew, Angana Datta, Abhijeet V. Tilak, Makrand Jadhav

2393-2396

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164094
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A survey of prescription pattern of anti-diabetic drugs on diabetic patients with cardiovascular complications within Dhaka metropolis

Rubaba Karim, Rita Saha, M. Sohanur Rahman, Akhlatun Nure, Khadija Akter Etu, Umme Jamila, Taslima Begum, Ajharul Islam, Bikash Chandra Adhikary, Mst. Marium Begum

2397-2402

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164095
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Non-prescription sale of antibiotics in pharmacies across Puducherry, India

Mohan Jaganathan, Vallish BN, Brahadeesh Mayathevar, Raj Kishore Mahato

2403-2406

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164096
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Safety and treatment adherence of commonly prescribed typical and atypical antipsychotics in schizophrenic patients in a tertiary care hospital

Lavanya Nagaraj, Naveen Kumar Madalageri

2407-2417

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164097
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Prospective observational study to evaluate the pattern of adverse drug events in cancer patients receiving anti-cancer agents in a tertiary care hospital

Pooja B. Joshi, Neha G. Kadhe

2418-2425

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164098
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Herbal products: utilization, knowledge and attitudes of Turkish adults

Gülay Yilmazel, Melis Naçar

2426-2431

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164099
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Knowledge, attitude and practices of antibiotic usage among the medical undergraduates of a tertiary care teaching hospital: an observational cross-sectional study

Padmanabha T. S., Nandini T., Manu G., Madhav K. Savka, Ravi Shankar M.

2432-2437

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164100
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Current pattern of adverse drug reactions to anti-retroviral therapy in an antiretroviral therapy centre attached to a government medical college of Maharashtra, India: a retrospective study

Praveenkumar T. Patil, Mayur P. Pawar, Nimish R. Halasawadekar, Mayur P. Shinde, Arvind V. Kumbhar, Mamta S. Rathod

2438-2443

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164101
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Study of antimicrobial prescribing pattern in a tertiary care teaching hospital at Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India - A tool to teach clinical pharmacology to MBBS students

Mirza Atif Beg, Shalu Bawa, Shaktibala Dutta, Mohammad Anjoom, Subhash Vishal

2444-2448

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164102
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Comparative analysis of epinastine vs olopatadine eye drops in moderate allergic conjunctivitis patients

Preet Sood, Manmohan Bhanot, Narinder Singh, Rahat Kumar

2449-2451

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164103
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Study of lipid and non-lipid effects of statins in hypertensive patients

Shashikala E., Raghawa Rao B. N. V.

2452-2457

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164104
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Assessment of knowledge, attitude and self-care activities among type-2 diabetic patients attending a tertiary care teaching hospital

Ashutosh Ashok Kakade, Ipseeta Ray Mohanty, Sandeep Rai

2458-2462

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164105
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Experimental evaluation of anti-hyperglycemic and hypolipidemic effects of stevia rebaudiana, Anacardium occidentale on wistar rats

Brijesh K., Kamath M.

2463-2467

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164106
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A cross-sectional study evaluating the awareness of pharmacovigilance among MBBS interns of a teaching hospital in south India

Mohammed Naseeruddin Nadeem, Ayesha Vaseem, Maliha Maqdoom

2468-2475

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164107
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An evaluation of knowledge, attitude and practices about prescribing fixed dose combinations among postgraduates of a rural tertiary health care teaching hospital

Manu Gangadhar, Narasimhamurthy Kalenahally Muthahanumai, Padmanabha Thiruganahalli Shivaraju

2476-2480

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164108
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A prospective analysis of the cost-effectiveness of alfuzosin, tamsulosin and silodosin for 12 weeks in benign prostatic hyperplasia

Manjunatha R., Pundarikaksha H. P., Madhusudhana H. R.

2481-2487

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164109
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Evaluation of anti-inflammatory effect of aqueous extract of Aloe vera in Albino rats

Devarsi Choudhury, Dolly Roy

2488-2495

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164110
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Analysis of drugs prescribed in emergency medicine department in a tertiary care teaching hospital in southern Rajasthan

Rakesh Patidar, Meenu Pichholiya

2496-2499

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164111
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A study to evaluate prescribing pattern and cost minimization analysis of antihistamines among patients of allergy

Ayesha Vaseem, Mazher Ali, Md. Mustafa Ali Khan

2500-2503

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164112
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Prescription pattern of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in patients with acute musculoskeletal pain

Humaira Farheen, Ghulam Subhani, Mohammed Mohsin

2504-2509

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164113
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Effect of Withania somnifera on physical and cardiovascular performance induced by physical stress in healthy human volunteers

Tripathi RK, Salve BA, Petare AU, Raut AA, Rege NN

2510-2516

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164114
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Propantheline induced pharmacokinetic variability in lithium bioavailability in human volunteers after co-administration with lithium and imipramine

Preet Sood, Vikram Bhandari, Narinder Singh, Jaswinder Singh

2517-2520

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164115
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Use and satisfaction of complementary and alternative medicine among diabetic patients in a tertiary care hospital

Monica N., Jayanthi CR, Praveen Panchaksharimath

2521-2527

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164116
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Pharmacoeconomics of desflurane based minimal flow anesthesia for different durations of surgery

Habib M. R. Karim, Mohd Yunus, Laltanpuii Sailo, Stevie J. N. Sangma, Newstar Syiemiong

2528-2533

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164117
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Study of anti-inflammatory activity of omeprazole in complete Freund’s adjuvant induced arthritic rats

Nadia Nausheen, Prabhakar Patil, Yatish Byndoor

2534-2537

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164118
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Evaluation of analgesics use in orthopedic department at tertiary care hospital in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India

Pooja Agrawal, Vijender Kumar Agrawal

2538-2541

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164119
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Comparison between didactic lectures and small group discussions among second year medical undergraduates in pharmacology

Madhav Kashinath Savkar, Vinaya Mariswamy, Manu Gangadhar

2542-2545

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164120
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Efficacy and safety of ivabradine as an add-on to atenolol in patients with chronic stable ischemic heart disease

Elavarasi Pichai, Ezhil Ramya J., Vasanth Sandanapitchai

2546-2551

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164121
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Prospective study to evaluate the efficacy of fluoxetine in comparison with amitriptyline in patients with depression

Vasanth Sandanapitchai, Sarojini Ramasamy, Elavarasi Pichai

2552-2555

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164122
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Self-medication in ophthalmology - a northern Indian tertiary hospital experience

Rohini Gupta, Pavan Malhotra

2556-2560

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164123
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Diuretic effect of chloroform seed extract of Moringa oleifera (Linn.) in Wistar rats

Hema Senthil Kumar, Lourdu Jafrin A.

2561-2565

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164124
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A survey on knowledge, attitude and practice of pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reaction reporting among healthcare professionals in a tertiary care hospital of Bihar, India

Pramod Kumar Manjhi, Manish Kumar, Harihar Dikshit, Lalit Mohan, Hitesh Mishra

2566-2571

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164125
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Economic burden of diabetes mellitus in western India: a hospital based study

Arpit Prajapati, Nitin Kothari, Barna Ganguly

2572-2580

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164126
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A comparison of computer assisted learning and practical animal experiment for undergraduate medical students in pharmacology curriculum - a questionnaire based study conducted in a medical college of North India

Diwanshu Sharma, Pavan Malhotra

2581-2584

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164127
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Are we too reluctant about irrational nutraceutical combinations?

V. Krishnan, Prakash Murugaiah, Aruna Maria Bachmann

2585-2588

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164128
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A questionnaire based study of students’ opinion on the teaching and learning methods in pharmacology in a medical school of India

Prasad SR, Ravi H. Kudthni, Santhosh R.

2589-2593

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164129
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A study on determinants of adherence to highly active anti-retroviral therapy in a tertiary care hospital

Sandeep B., Suraj B.

2594-2597

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164130
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Analgesic activity of ethanolic extract of leaves of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis linn on experimental animal models

Pallavi Bordoloi, Tarali Devi, Mangala Lahkar

2598-2601

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164131
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Effect of vitamin D on vascular health in hypertensive patients with vitamin D deficiency

Suresh Kumar Srinivasamurthy, Sadish Kumar Kamalanathan, Vishwanath Vinod Kolar, Rajan Sundaram, Charan Raj Goud, Adithan Chandrasekaran

2602-2607

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164132
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Pharmacovigilance study in medicine department in a tertiary care hospital

Rajat Mishra, Santosh Kumar Jeevangi, Shrenik Vardhamane, Sunil Kumar

2608-2615

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164133
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Evaluation of changes in rat fatigability and biochemical parameters after oral and intra-peritoneal administration of adenosine tri phosphate: an experimental study

Sheshidhar Gajanan Bannale, Sangappa V. Kashinakunti, Manjula Rangappa, Pundarikaksha Hulikallu Purushothama, Yasmeen A. Maniyar, Manjunath Sajjanavar

2616-2620

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164134
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A prospective, multicentre, observational study of patients with chronic cholestatic liver diseases receiving Udiliv® in India: Splendid study

Parimal Lawate, Ramesh Rooprai, Gourdas Choudhury, Sangitanjan Dutta

2621-2629

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164135
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Study of drug prescriptions in medical in-patients in a teaching hospital

Ramesh L.

2630-2633

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164136
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Effect of Trigonella foenum (methi) on fasting blood glucose levels in alloxan induced diabetes in rabbits

Ghulam Subhani, Ayesha Vaseem

2634-2640

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164137
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Performance based assessment by introducing active learning in second MBBS students in pharmacology

Naresh D. Balani, Prabodh A. Wankhade

2641-2644

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164138
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Efficacy of topical phenytoin in healing diabetic foot ulcer

Anand Vardhan, Pooja Garg, Vijay Kumar Sehgal, C. Dinesh Naidu, Mangesh Bankar, Sushil Mittal

2645-2648

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164139
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Recent scenario on psychotropic drug usage pattern among patients attending psychiatric outpatient department of a tertiary care teaching hospital in Nepal

Vijay Raj Kaul, Mirza Atif Beg, Shaktibala Dutta, Shalu Bawa, Nand Kishore Singh, Sri Hari Dutta

2649-2652

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164140
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Evaluation of antibacterial activity of Coriandrum sativum (L.) against gram – positive and gram – negative bacteria

D. Sambasivaraju, Fazeel ZA

2653-2656

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164141
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Characteristics, determinants and cost implications of severe adverse drug reactions in the intensive coronary care unit of a hospital

Nitin S. Kunnoor, Anand R. Kanaki, Sharanabasappa Singanal

2657-2663

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164142
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Comparative evaluation of efficacy and safety of primaquine sustained-release tablets v/s primaquine conventional tablets in Treatment and prevention of relapse of plasmodium vivax malaria

Vishnu Kumar Gupta, Gopal Jhalani, Harsh Yadav, Arvind Verma, Shivankan Kakkar

2664-2668

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164143
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Evaluation of efficacy and tolerability of eperisone and thiocolchicoside in treatment of low back pain associated with muscle spasm: An open label, prospective, randomized controlled trial

Syed H. Maaz, Prakash N. Khandelwal, Shiraz M. Baig, Sudhakar M. Doifode, Ulhas M. Ghotkar

2669-2674

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164144
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Evaluation of intrathecal bupivacaine alone, bupivacaine with butorphanol and bupivacaine with dexmedetomidine for lower segment caesarean section: a randomized control trial

Ashem Jack Meitei, Okram Rubina, Laithangbam PKS, Joyshankar Singh I., Dilip Ingudum, Mithun Raj R.

2675-2682

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164145
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Wound healing activity of topical phenytoin in excision wound model of Albino rats

Usha N. S., Sirisha G.

2683-2687

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164146
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Case Reports

Sequential appearance of four clinical delayed drug hypersensitivity in the same patient

Leena Chularojanamontri, Papapit Tuchinda, Yuttana Srinoulprasert, Kanokvalai Kulthanan, Werner J. Pichler

2688-2691

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164147
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Gefitinib induced convulsions: a rare case report

Atul J. Rajpara, Neeta J. Kanani

2692-2693

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164148
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Lamotrigine-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome in a 25 year old lady

Hrishikesh Kashyapa, Laxman Verma, Rupali B. Jadhav

2694-2696

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164149
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Fixed dose combination of ibuprofen and paracetamol induced toxic epidermal necrolysis

Rati Ranjan Debbarma, Manju Gari, Praveen Kumar Sinha, Sabyasachi Mandal

2697-2699

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164150
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Two cases of palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia induced by capecitabine

Vinodkumar Mugada, Prashanth Pidaparthy, Satya Gopala Krishna Machara

2700-2702

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164151
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Scrub typhus, myocarditis and a possible drug interaction

Saurabh Kohli, Saurabh Agarwal, Nidhi Kaeley, Dilip Chander Dhasmana, Anita Sharma

2703-2705

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164152
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Educational Forum

The emerging role of MD Pharmacology postgraduate in pharmaceutical industry

Pratishtha Banga Chaudhari

2706-2711

DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20164153
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