Volume 9, Issue 3

pp. 143 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.9.3.1 · 2016

Dear Readers,Greetings on the occasion of Golden Jubilee Celebrations of APTI!

Shingirai Miranda Katsinde, Sunitha Chandrasekhar Srinivas

pp. 144-146 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.9.3.2 · 2016

Breast feeding and exclusive breastfeeding practices are essential for infant and young child growth and development. The advantages of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding contribute to the sustainable development …

Dixon Thomas, Kishore Gnana Sam Sundararaj, Arun Shirwaikar, Yen Huei Tarn

pp. 147-151 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.9.3.3 · 2016

Objective: Although pharmacoeconomics was recognized as a sub-discipline of health economics for over 25 years, its diffusion into pharmacy education has been gradual. The purpose of this review was to describe the globa…

Shivaji Prataprao Gawade

pp. 152-156 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.9.3.4 · 2016

Purpose: The drug monitoring services are to obtain clinical pharmacokinetic data that results into fewer adverse reactions, shorter intensive care and shortened overall period of hospitalization. The monitoring of plasm…

Dilna Raveendran, Adepu Ramesh, Justin Kurian

pp. 157-161 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.9.3.5 · 2016

Accurate and safe distribution of medications to the patients is an integral responsibility of the hospital pharmacy. Various international studies have shown the efficiency of cart fill method of drug distribution in en…

Meby Susan Mathew, Nama Ravi Sneha Keerthi, Neelathahalli Kasturirangan Meera

pp. 162-166 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.9.3.6 · 2016

Background: Anemia is the common comorbidity in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Clinical studies have shown that erythropoietin-stimulating agents decrease the need for transfusions and improve the quality of…

Abdul hamid Albisher

pp. 167-177 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.9.3.7 · 2016

Background: Evaluation of Medication Administration Record (MAR) accuracy is a growing concern for hospital administration, pharmacy directors, nursing, and other health care provider. The independent variable included: …

Pradeep Battula, Thandlam Muneeswar Reddy, Thammisetty Durga Prasad, Ranganayakulu Diviti

pp. 178-184 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.9.3.8 · 2016

Background: Prescribing to the older people is challenging. Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic changes, chronic diseases, polypharmacy prescribing, potentially inappropriate medication (PIMs) prescribing, medication er…

Minyahil Alebachew Woldu, Alemseged Beyene Berha, Demisew Berihun Haile, amrat Assefa Tadesse, Belete Ayalneh Worku, Mamo Fayissa Senbeta, Melaku Tileku Tamiru

pp. 185-188 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.9.3.9 · 2016

The pharmacist’s role in health systems continues to evolve from a product focus to a patient-centered care model ensuring the safe and effective use of medications in all practice settings. The scope of pharmacy practic…

Jincy George, Julia Jose, Divya Ashok Kulkarni, Ramesh Rajesh Pol, Mallappa Hanamantappa Shalavadi, Chandrashekhar Venkaraddi Mangannavar

pp. 189-194 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.9.3.10 · 2016

Background: Epilepsy has been considered as a public health problem by WHO and ILAE. It was felt that there remains considerable scope for the development of better epilepsy services in a developing country like India. H…

Raja Durai, Krishna Kumar Swaminathan, Alam Krishnamoorthy, Salomi Stephen, Nivetha Chellapathy Babu, Adarsh Pandey, Keerthana Chandrashekar, Ponnusankar Sivasankaran

pp. 195-198 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.9.3.11 · 2016

Background: Community pharmacists are healthcare professionals who play a major role in providing health care services. Continuing pharmacy education modules are designed to update the pharmacists' knowledge and skill to…

Ravi Shankar, Monika Joshi, Kamla Pathak

pp. 199-203 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.9.3.12 · 2016

Context: OTC medicines are an important component in healthcare, allowing the freedom to the patient to selfmedicate for treating minor, common health problems, at lower costs and with higher time saving. It is very impo…

Palanisamy Sivanandy, Rasna James

pp. 204-205 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.9.3.13 · 2016

Diabetic amyotrophy is a rare complication associated with early-stage diabetes. The main symptoms are muscle weakness and pain, usually in the hips and thighs, leading to difficulty in standing and walking. It usually o…

Kunduru Buchi Reddy, Banothu Vishnu priya, Beemarthi Navya, Vatipelli Mahender

pp. 206-209 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.9.3.14 · 2016

Sjögren's syndrome is a chronic autoimmune disease causing destruction of exocrine glands, due to lymphocytic infiltration predominately affects middle age women. Sjogren's syndrome classified may be either primary or se…

Shibil. Pk, Mahira Maideen, Saju Xavier, Azimudin A, Dilip. C, Hridya Mary Thomas, Elizabeth Joseph

pp. 210-213 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.9.3.15 · 2016

Pan-hypopituitarism is the inability of the pituitary gland to provide sufficient hormones due to an in sufficient supply of hypothalamic releasing hormones. A46 year old female patient was admitted to the department of …