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Editorial
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Bhagya Venkanna Rao
pp. 1 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.14.1.1 · 2021
We have all heard the word ‘Vaccination’ from a young age. Vaccination is a simple, safe and efficient mode of safeguarding humans against infectious diseases. Vaccines improve one’s immunity by stimulating the body’s na…
Original Article
Priya Saji Koliyakodu, Rona Sudhakar, Manesh Mathews Kurian, Jishnu R. K, Raj Kumar, V. Lalitha, Haja Sherief, T. Sivakumar
pp. 2-8 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.14.1.2 · 2021
Aim: To analyze the incidence of adverse drug reactions due to chemotherapy by studying the prescribing patterns and thereby evaluating their causality and severity. Materials and Methods: It was a prospective observatio…
Shafeera Korangal, Dilip Chandrashekar, Christy Mary Joseph
pp. 9-13 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.14.1.3 · 2021
Background: Drug utilization evaluation is a systematic quality improvement process that is designed to assess the rational use of medicines in the populations. This study is designed to analyze the utilization pattern o…
Chinonyerem Ogadi Iheanacho, Valentine Uche Odili
pp. 14-19 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.14.1.4 · 2021
Objective: The evolution of pharmacy practice to a more patient centred practice will be most beneficial if the practitioners have positive perception towards the practice. The purpose of this study was to explore pharma…
Ahmed Abdulrahman Albarraq
pp. 20-26 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.14.1.5 · 2021
Background: Prescription writing errors can significantly impact the pediatric population. Aim: To audit the physicians’ prescription writing pattern for pediatric outpatients in primary healthcare centers in Saudi Arabi…
Rajasmith Paul McGrath, Murugakadavul Arumugavignesh, Rajaram Abishek, S. Uduman Mohamed Afreeth, Nagendran Ponraj, Rajagopal Vigneswaran
pp. 27-31 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.14.1.6 · 2021
Objectives: The aim of the study is to know about the drug utilization pattern among geriatric patients in a district headquarters government hospital using World Health Organization indicators. Among all age groups, ger…
Jothieswari Dhamotharan, Durga Prasad Dinesh Kumar, Lakshmi Raj Sulochana Rajasekaran, Vinnayak Mondal, Rachana Panner Selvan, Shaik Arshad Mohammad Shaik, Ravi Roshni, Thanakanti Bhargavi
pp. 32-40 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.14.1.7 · 2021
Background: Acute Respiratory Tract Infections (ARTIs) are one of the most commonly occurring diseases. Importantly, ARTIs are the most prevalent disease among children, especially for 2 to 6 year old children. ARTIs are…
Charitha Bollavaram, Karteeka Bhukya, Shravani Komuravelli, Chandrashekar Valupadas, Sharvana Bhava Bandaru, Venkateshwarlu Eggadi
pp. 41-45 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.14.1.8 · 2021
Objectives: To review Pantoprazole drug use, prescribing patterns and promote appropriate pantoprazole use. Methods: The study is prospective and observational conducted in inpatients of a tertiary care teaching hospital…
Chinonyerem Ogadi Iheanacho, Valentine U. Odili, Kennedy Emeka Oluigbo
pp. 46-53 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.14.1.9 · 2021
Background: A major way to achieve improved drug therapy is through effective practice of Drug Information Services (DIS) by pharmacists. Aim: The study assessed the drug information needs from community and hospital pha…
Arjun Singh, Richa Chaudhary, Prayas Verma, Nilanchal Trivedi, Md. Shamim
pp. 54-59 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.14.1.10 · 2021
Introduction: COVID-19 is a pandemic disaster and a health emergency of prime focus for all the world economies. Various prophylactic treatments are considered to combat the disease. Hydroxychloroquine drug is one such o…
Commentary
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Swarna Priya B, Heeba Begum J, Yuga Priya M, Fathima Beevi
pp. 60-61 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.14.1.11 · 2021
Since the global pandemic outbreak has been deteriorating over the current scenario with no definite treatments available the mortality rate has been elevated and the reasons divulge is because of the shorter incubation …
Case Report
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Umesh Yadav, Prashant Kumar Sah, Mahadevamma L
pp. 62-64 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.14.1.12 · 2021
Hyperammonemia refers to a rise in the level of ammonia in the blood. Ammonia is a normal component of all body fluids and the body excretes excess ammonia as urea after synthesis in the liver by enzymes commonly called …
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Poludasari Shravan Kumar, Bomma Tharuni
pp. 65-67 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.14.1.13 · 2021
Etoricoxib is a selective cyclo-oxygenase enzyme-2 (COX-2) inhibitor which is majorly indicated in the treatment of inflammatory disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and gout. Etoricoxib selectively inh…
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Prathyusha Kusuma, Bhargavi Neela, Balasankar Ramavath
pp. 68-71 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.14.1.14 · 2021
Gestational trophoblastic disease is a group of interrelated lesions arising from the trophoblastic epithelium of placenta after abnormal fertilization. It is a disease of women with pregnancy related tumors. Invasive mo…