Vol 2, No 6 (2013)

November-December 2013

Table of Contents

Review Articles

Sleep disturbances in allergic rhinitis: disease and/or the drug?
Anant D. Patil
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668-670
A detailed approach on multiple myeloma and its treatment
A. Veerendra Sagar, Ch. Divya ., A. Prathyusha, P. Haritha
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671-676
A role of radioprotective agents in cancer therapeutics: a review
Nagalaxmi Velpula, Sridevi Ugrappa, Srikanth Kodangal
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677-682
Role of anti vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in ophthalmology
Achyut N. Pandey
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683-688
Efficacy and safety of blonanserin versus other antipsychotics: a review
Anant D. Patil
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689-692
A drug will not function unless it is bound to a receptor: a longstanding confusion in basic pharmacology
Partha S. Saha
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693-695
Preserved to preservative free prostaglandin analogues in primary open angle glaucoma
Asha S. Morge, M. D. Kulkarni, S. M. Doifode
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696-704

Original Research Articles

Cerebroprotective activity of 3-benzylxanthine derivative – compound Ale-15, in conditions of bilateral common carotid arteries ligation (ischemic stroke)
Sergey V. Levich, Katherine V. Aleksandrova, Igor F. Belenichev, Alexander S. Shkoda
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705-710
Drug use evaluation of ceftriaxone in medical ward of Dessie Referral Hospital, North East Ethiopia
Getasew A. Ayinalem, Belayneh K. Gelaw, Abebe Z. Belay, Jimma L. Linjesa
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711-717
Prescribing pattern of antibiotics in pediatric wards of Bishoftu Hospital, East Ethiopia
Mestawot Feleke, Wubante Yenet, Jimma Likisa Lenjisa
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718-722
A comparative study of oral tapentadol with thoracic epidural analgesia versus intravenous tramadol and paracetamol combination for postoperative analgesia in off pump CABG
Himanshu A. Shah, Jaishree S. B., Mrugank Bhavsar
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723-727
Effect of Lagenaria siceraria fruit extract (Bottle gourd) on hepatotoxicity induced by antitubercular drugs in albino rats
Satyajeet K. Funde, Jugalkishore B. Jaju, Shrikant C. Dharmadhikari, Ganesh R. Pawar
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728-734
Role of free radical scavengers in oral malignancies treated with radiotherapy
Virendra Kushwaha, Kamal Sahani, Varun Sharma, Shaheen Saeed, Santosh Kumar Barman
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735-741
Toxicological evaluation and oral glucose tolerance test of ethanolic leaf extract of Barleria cristata L. in wistar albino rats
R. Narmadha, K. Devaki
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742-746
Study of prescribing practices of injections in outpatients of a rural tertiary care teaching hospital
Suvarna S. Rathod, Vijay M. Motghare, S. L. Padwal, V. S. Deshmukh, Rakesh R. Pore, Rushikesh Deshpande, Chetanraj G. Bhamare
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747-750
A multicentre pharmacoepidemiological study of dermatological disorders in Wardha district
Anita H. Yuwnate, Rakhamaji D. Chandane, Kiran R. Giri, Monica S. Yunati, Shyam S. Sirsam
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751-756
A drug utilization study of analgesics for management of postoperative pain in patients admitted at a tertiary care teaching hospital
Jignesh S. Chaudhari, Amita R. Kubavat, Vimesh R. Mistry, Ashna S. Pandya, S. C. Hotchandani, Brijal S. Patel
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757-762
Comparative efficacy of behavioral despair models in depicting antidepressant-like effect of tramadol
Amitabh A. Kumar, Jayashree D, Sujith Tumkur Rajashekar
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763-767
The effect of amlodipine on blood glucose level and its interaction with oral hypoglycemic drugs in albino rabbits
Rajeev Prajapat, I. P. Jain, S. P. Singh, Suresh Singh, Pooja Agarwal
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768-771
Wound healing property of paroxetine in immunosuppressed albino rats
Dwajani S, Ranjana Gurumurthy
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772-776
Pattern of prescription and drug use in psychiatry out patient department of private practitioners of Central India
Chetna A. Shamkuwar, Ashish D. Chakravorty, Meena P. Shrivastava, Ragini Deshmukh
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777-782
Prescription pattern of drugs in pregnancy induced hypertension in a tertiary care hospital
Naveen Kumar T, Tadvi NA, Kaul R
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783-787
Evaluation of cost effectiveness and efficacy of commonly used different antacid gel preparations
Vedavathi H, Tejasvi T S, Shreenivas P. Revankar
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788-791
Efficacy and tolerability of atorvastatin as add on therapy in the treatment of chronic stable (moderate-severe) asthma for a duration of 8 weeks
Sunil Nettath
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792-798
To study cost effectiveness of topical permethrin versus oral ivermectin in patients of uncomplicated scabies
Sunita B. Chhaiya, Varsha J. Patel, Jayendra N. Dave, Dimple S. Mehta
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799-803
A randomized, open-labelled study of the sedative, analgesic and anxiolytic effect of dexmedetomidine and tramadol in postoperative patients
Padma L, Manasa C. R., Shivshankar ., Ranjani Ramanujam
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804-809
Comparison of efficacy of atropine versus atropine with pralidoxime in organophosphorus poisoning
Vikrama Raja, Simon A R, Udaykumar Padmaja
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810-813
Antidiabetic effect of 2 nitro benzimidazole in alloxan induced diabetic rats
Prapthi Bathini, Lakshmi Kameshwari, Vijaya N
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814-818
Root cause analysis of medication errors at a multi-specialty hospital in Western India
Nilay D. Solanki, Chaital Shah
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819-823

Short Communication

Analgesic and antipyretic activity of methanolic extract of Leucas Clarki in animal models
Truptirekha Swain, Rashmita Pradhan, Debasish Barik
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824-827

Case Reports

Self medicated Combiflam induced acute dermatological drug reaction
Harminder Singh, Ritu Bala, Kamalpreet Kaur
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828-830
Toxic epidermal necrolysis induced by acetaminophen: a case report
M. C. Gupta, Niti Mittal, Nishikant Sharma
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831-832
Fixed drug eruption due to paracetamol
Anjali Kushwah, Saroj Kothari, P. K. Saraswat
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833-835
Olanzapine induced hyperprolactinemia
Veena Nayak, Virupaksha Devaramane, Deepak Mallya, Panambur V. Bhandary
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836-837
Acute muscle dystonia resulting from medication error: a case report
Bhupendra P. Solanke, Ganesh N. Dakhale, Mohini S. Mahatme, Sachin K. Hiware, Sonali Pimpalkhute
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838-840
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole induced toxic epidermal necrolysis: a case report
Rama R. Bhosale, Pradeep S. Bodke, Abhishek V. Patil, Shivaji H. Bhurke
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841-842
Fatal Stevens-Johnson syndrome induced by phenytoin: a case report
Ritu J. Budania, Ganesh N. Dakhale, Smita D. Sontakke, Pavitra S. Patnaik
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843-845

Letter to the Editor

Adverse drug reaction (ADR) reporting in India: a long way to go
Anant D. Patil
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846-848

New Drug Update

Dimethyl fumarate: a new oral treatment option for multiple sclerosis
Sarjana S. Atal, Shubham S. Atal
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849-856