Volumes & Issues

Shashikala CW, Ganachari MS, Praveen T, Prakash RB, Tarang S, Geetanjali SS

pp. 1-5 · 2013

Drugs are important in prevention and treatment of disease and health complaints. The increasing number of available drugs and drug users as well as more complex drug regimens led to more side effects and drug interactio…

Faith Kuzeeko, Diana Hornby, Sunitha Srinivas

pp. 2-7 · 2013

At the International Conference on Primary Health Care in 1978, where the Alma Ata Declaration took place, all global leaders agreed upon achieving eight Millennium Development Goals (MDG) by 2015. This paper focuses on …

Abha D, Kaushik AY, Ganesh NS

pp. 6-12 · 2013

Pompe Disease, a glycogen storage (most notably in skeletal muscle) disease type II is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by deficiency of acid α glucosidase (the lysosomal enzyme). It occurs due to mutation in acid …

Shashikala CW, Ganachari MS, Praveen T

pp. 8-15 · 2013

Medicine plays a crucial role in the prevention and treatment of diseases. World Health Organization (WHO) model formulary defines a formulary is a manual containing clinically oriented summaries of pharmacological infor…

Kalyani P, Kamaruz Z

pp. 13-15 · 2013

Viral diseases, including emerging and chronic viruses, are an increasing worldwide health concern. As a consequence, the discovery of new antiviral agents from plants has assumed more urgency than in the past. A number …

Bayew T, Wubshet H, Zeryawkal E

pp. 16-20 · 2013

Background: There is no drug use study done in the private health sector in Ethiopia despite the fact that significant section of the population is getting health service in these facilities. Even the drug use studies in…

Ather A, Neelkantreddy P, Anand G, Manjunath G, Vishwanath J, Riyaz M

pp. 21-24 · 2013

Introduction: Prescription is an order for medication issued by a properly licensed medical practitioner to the pharmacist. The prescription should be clearly written, free from writing errors, and fulfil the legal requi…

Prasanna RD, Ahsan FKK, Sudeepthi BL, S Kazim, Sonal SM, Manohar B, Ravindra AP

pp. 25-29 · 2013

Background: Clinical Pharmacy is an emerging field in India. As it is a new area, clinical pharmacists need to prove the importance of clinical pharmacy services. Provision of medicine information is one of the important…

Elizabeth ST, Kiran N

pp. 28-31 · 2013

The rapid spread of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in India is a cause for great and increasing concern. The management of opportunistic infections (OIs) is an essential c…

Arun J, Mohammed Saji S, Francis J, Anand VI, Sundaran S

pp. 30-33 · 2013

Purpose: Surgical site infection (SSI) is a common post - operative complication which causes significant morbidity and mortality. Studies showed that surgical site infections prolong the hospital stay, healing of wound …

Jaffar SM, Chandrasekhar KB, Padmanabha RY, Bushra S

pp. 34-37 · 2013

Objective: Monitoring of Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) with intake of Nigella sativa was carried out in a primary care Ayurvedic hospital. Patients were counseled and information regarding their medical and medication hi…

Khalid K, Ahmadullah H, Iqbal J, Salam AA, Waqar A

pp. 38-41 · 2013

Background & Objective: This study was conducted to describe and obtain the baseline data about the irrational use of antibiotics in children under the age of five with Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI). Methodology: Acr…

Premkumar B, Gayathri T, Ravichandran S

pp. 42-48 · 2013

Objective: To find out the level of awareness, attitude and perceptions of HIV/AIDS among School students, Pharmacy college students and hospital workers. Setting: PSG Sarvajana Higher Secondary School, PSG College of Ph…

Palanisamy S, ArulKumaran KSG, Rajasekaran A

pp. 49-60 · 2013

Background: ADRs have a major impact on public health, reducing patients' quality of life and imposing a considerable financial burden on the health care systems. Objectives: The main objectives were to analyze the patte…

Ali M, Imam F, Mallik S, Mehra RK, Kumar P, Garg A

pp. 61-64 · 2013

Aim: The aim of present study was to examine whether social factors can influence the illness behaviour of Tuberculosis patient. Comparison was done between tuberculosis patient (Case, Group I) with other Respiratory dis…

Amer K, Mir ShoebUlla A, Aamir SA, Nematullah K, Ihtisham S, Maazuddin M

pp. 65-67 · 2013

Introduction: This is a case report focusing on a 32 years male patient who experienced hepatotoxicity after administration of anti tubercular drugs. Isoniazid, Rifampacin, Pyrazinamide, Ethambutol are the first line age…

Jeewan A, Dixon T, Alexander DS, Alvarez-Uria G

pp. 68-70 · 2013

Background: There is an increasing concern about the spread of antimicrobial resistance among hospitalized patients due to the inadequate use of antibiotics. Surgical antibiotic prophlylaxis (SAP) protocols are useful fo…

Patil RY, More HN

pp. 71-73 · 2013

Introduction: Cancer and its treatment by radiotherapy are believed to be associated with oxidative stress. A study was carried out to assess the oxidant and antioxidant status and the beneficial effects if any of the an…

pp. 74-77 · 2013

Indian Journal of Pharmacy Practice (ijopp) is official journal of Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI). Indian Journal of Pharmacy Practice, a quarterly publication is devoted to publishing reviews and…

Shobha Rani R Hiremath

pp. i-i · 2013

Dear Readers,One of the attributes of the “Seven Star Pharmacist” is “Life long learning”. WHO quotes “It is no longer possible to learn all, one must learn in school in order to practice a career as a pharmacist. The co…