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Editorial
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Shobha Rani R Hiremath
pp. 1-1 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.7.4.1 · 2014
Dear Readers, Wishing you all a very Happy New Year 2015! We have just completed the year 2014 and I have com- pleted 6 years as the Editor-in-Chief of ijopp since its inception. This journey has not been easy... we rece…
Research Article
Shobha Churi, Arun Jogani
pp. 2-7 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.7.4.2 · 2014
Context: Inappropriate use of intravenous proton pump inhibitors (IV PPIs) has been a major challenge for private health-care setups. Inappropriate prescribing may result in increased shortages of IV PPIs in hospitals, t…
Prevalence of ADRs and Associated Factors of Antiretroviral Treatment on HIV Positive Adults at Jush
Ramanjireddy Tatiparthi, Yitagesu Mamo
pp. 8-15 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.7.4.3 · 2014
A cross sectional study is designed to assess the prevalence of adverse drug reactions and its associated factors on who are already under Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy. Considerable progress has been made to acce…
Lita Susan Thomas, Selvaraj Lavanya, Murugaiyan Sudaroli, George Praveen Kumar
pp. 16-18 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.7.4.4 · 2014
Paediatrics differs from adult medicine in many respects. Infants and children suffer from frequent but usually non serious illnesses. Effective medical treatment of paediatric patient is based upon an accurate diagnosis…
Rishita Darshan Patel, Nirzarini Nilesh Shah
pp. 19-26 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.7.4.5 · 2014
Introduction: Hypertension is the second leading cause of End Stage Renal Disease after diabetes mellitus. If hypertension is an etiologically significant cardiovascular risk factor in hemodialysis patients, the first st…
Prathap Balakrishna, Dharati Shah, Githa Kishore, Sneha Keerthi
pp. 27-32 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.7.4.6 · 2014
Diabetic foot problems such as ulcerations, infections and gangrene are dreadful complications of diabetes mellitus and a major cause of hospitalization. Overall 15% of individuals with diabetes mellitus will have foot u…
Sathvik Belagodu Sridhar, Shoukath Ali Khan, Manjunath S Shetty
pp. 33-38 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.7.4.7 · 2014
Background: Clinical pharmacy services in various ambulatory care settings are well-defined and documented. Nevertheless, data addressing clinical pharmacist-provided drug information services to the nephrology departmen…
Disha BP, Rina N Desai, Anand IS, Patel CN
pp. 39-45 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.7.4.8 · 2014
The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of combination containing Atorvastatin plus Fenofibrate (ATO+FENO) and to determine whether combination of Fenofibrate had clinically significant benefit over A…
Case Report
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Ponni Jothi Prakasam, Divya Gopala Krishnan, Guru Prasad Mohanta
pp. 46-49 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.7.4.9 · 2014
Hand foot syndrome (HFS) is a dose-limiting toxicity of Capecitabine. Though HFS is not life threatening, it can affect the daily activities and quality of life of a patient. Proper patient education aids in early detect…
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Prashant Dass, Michell Michell Gulabani, Shrinivas Raikar
pp. 50-52 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.7.4.10 · 2014
Erythematous macule is a type of rash which is associated with many dermatological conditions. We present a case of erythematous macules induced by administration of cefixime + ofloxacin tablet, its treatment and managem…
Letter to the Editor
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Patel Jyoti Pravin Kumar, Bhatt Sandip Kumar, Prakash Kumar
pp. 53-54 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.7.4.11 · 2014
RESPECTED SIR, Greetings, we write this letter as our perception on edu- cation of radio and nuclear pharmacy after completion of our project at Nuclear Medicine Department, Civil hospital, Ahmadabad, Gujarat.