Vol 3, No 4 (2014)

July-August 2014

Table of Contents

Review Articles

Assessment of drug hypersensitivity with non-irritating concentrations of antibacterial agents for allergic skin tests: a review
Pritam Biswas, H. V. Anuradha, M. C. Shivamurthy
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586-590
Drug-induced nephrotoxicity
Dinesh K. Dhodi, Sagar B. Bhagat, Deepanjali Pathak, Sadiq B. Patel
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591-597

Original Research Articles

Do calcineurin inhibitors influence the serum concentrations of mizoribine?
Takahisa Hiramitsu, Makoto Tsujita, Takayuki Yamamoto, Norihiko Goto, Shunji Narumi, Yoshihiko Watarai, Takaaki Kobayasi
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598-601
Ghost pill: knowledge and awareness of this phenomenon among health care professionals
Tongeji E. Tungaraza, Pravija Talapan-Manikoth, Yvonne M. Eboka, Nazima Mahmood, Sandeep K. Bains, Kiran Sihota
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602-607
Potentiation of anticonvulsant activity of phenytoin by calcium channel blockers (verapamil and amlodipine) against maximal electroshock seizures in rats
Monika Sharma, Anusuya Gehlot, Devesh Parashar
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608-610
Pattern of drug use in the management of psoriasis in a tertiary care hospital: a prospective study
R. Raghunandan, H. P. Pundarikaksha, M. G. Gopal
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611-618
Students’ attitude toward didactic lecture versus problem-based learning in pharmacology: a questionnaire based study
Lalit Mohan, Smita Shenoy, B. R. Eesha, Anoopkishore ., K. L. Bairy, Navin Patil
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619-622
Antinociceptive evaluation of anticonvulsant gabapentin with a conventional nonopioid analgesic in phasic and tonic animal model of acute and chronic pain
Suruchi Abrol, Saurabh Kansal, Abhishek Agarwal, Ruchika Agarwal, Tarun Goel
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623-626
Gabapentin for post-operative nausea and vomiting: a pilot study
Vikram Bhandari, Dilip C. Dhasmana, Jagdish P. Sharma, Praveendra K. Sachan, Aditi Chaturvedi, Sheveta Dureja
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627-631
Diuretic activity of aqueous extract of roots of Cissampelos pareira in albino rats
Suresh Babu Sayana, Chitra C. Khanwelkar, Venkat Rao Nimmagadda, Vasant R. Chavan, Naveen Kumar Sambu
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632-636
Role of pharmaco-epidemiology in psychopharmacology: a study in psychiatric out-patient department of a tertiary care teaching hospital at Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Shaktibala Dutta, Mirza Atif Beg, Saubhagya Sindhu, Nand Kishore Singh
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637-643
Evaluation of anti-leishmanial activity of artemisinin combined with amphotericin B or miltefosine in Leishmania donovani promastigotes
Musfikur Rahaman, Susmita Ghosh, Lopamudra Dhar Chowdhury, Mitali Chatterjee
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644-648
Poster and model competition: a novel interest-generating teaching tool in the subject of pharmacology
Lois James Samuel, Laveena V. Bandodkar, Padmanabh V. Rataboli
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649-655
Evaluation of anti-depressant effect of lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus) in albino mice
Sujata Dudhgaonkar, Manali Mahajan, Swapnil Deshmukh, Pallavi Admane, Huma Khan
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656-660
Lipid modifying action of atorvastatin in escalating doses in patients of coronary artery disease
Suhrita Paul, Shirsendu Mondal, Hindol Mondal, Sajjad Hossain
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661-666
Prescribing pattern of antidepressants in psychiatric unit of a tertiary care hospital
E. Avanthi, H. S. Somashekar, L. Pradeep Kumar, H. K. Sushma, C. Y. Sudarshan, Babbol Raja
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667-670
Pharmaceuticals companies’ promotional brochures: do they display reliable and useful medications’ information?
Kamal Addin Mohammad Ahmad Idris, Mirghani Abdulrahman Yousif, Asim Faroug Mustafa (late)
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671-675
Effects of amoxicillin repeated administration on the hemogram and biogram of sheep
Abdelrazzag Elmajdoub, Amer Elgerwi, Shaban Awidat, Abubakr El-Mahmoudy
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676-680
An in-depth study of drugs prescribing pattern in the Surgery Department of a Tertiary Care Teaching Institute in Northern India
Raj Kumar, Kamlesh Kohli, D. S. Sidhu, Navjot Kaur, Mala Chandra, Monique Garg
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681-686
A study to evaluate prescribing pattern of antibiotics among patients of urinary tract infection with preexisting renal disorders in a tertiary care hospital
Dinesh K. Dhodi, Sarita Jaiswar, Sagar B. Bhagat, Rohini S. Gambre
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687-691
Influence of anti-epileptic drugs on hematological and biochemical parameters in patients with epilepsy
S. Dwajani, G. Ranjana, G. R. K. Sarma, Chanda Kulkarni, B. Ganapathi
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692-695
Introduction to concept of personal drugs, essential drug list and awareness of cost of drugs
Ravi Indla, Thangam Chinnathambi, Regina Roy, Alice Kuruvilla
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696-700
Effect of atenolol on hemoglobin level in mild to moderate hypertension
Ashishkumar C. Zala, Naresh D. Kantharia, Prakash P. Malam, Khushbu B. Vaghasiya, Ronak G. Soni, Chirag N. Gajera
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701-705
Drug-induced cutaneous adverse drug reactions in dermatology in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Medical College
C. Kumari Bai, L. Padma, N. T. Madan Mohan, D. R. Veena
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706-710
Anticonvulsant activity of gap-junctional blocker carbenoxolone in albino rats
Suneel Kumar Reddy, Navin A. Patil, Vinod Nayak, Smita Shenoy, Anoosha Bhandarkar, Shankar M. Bakkannavar, Rahul Kotian
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711-717
Medications package inserts’ usefulness to doctors and patients: Sudanese doctors perspective
Kamal Addin Mohammad Ahmad Idris, Mirghani A. Yousif, Abdalla O. Elkhawad
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718-722
Trends in drug usage among elderly with cardiovascular diseases
Rajeshwari Shastry, Yugandhar Bethi, Sowjanya ., Jammula Uday Kumar
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723-725

Case Reports

Levofloxacin induced psychosis: a rare case report
Daleep Singh, Akhil Kapoor, Mukesh Kumar Singhal, Vikram Singh, Harvindra Singh Kumar
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726-728
Cefuroxime axetil induced glossitis: a case report
Asha Pathak, Achyut K. Pandey, Atul K. Mishra, Arun K. Mishra
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729-731
Thalidomide induced xerosis: an unwanted reaction
Nagesh Kamath, Anurag Shetty, Harneet Singh, Shiran Shetty, Srinivasa Rao Sirasanagandla
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732-735
Metasone furoate induced acneiform eruption
M. Ravishankar, S. Shweta, G. Deepika
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736-737
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor associated suicidal ideation: a case report
Shatavisa Mukherjee, Sukanta Sen, Malay Kumar Ghosal, Santanu Kumar Tripathi
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738-740

New Drug Update

Dapagliflozin: a new adjunct in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Mamta Sachdeva, Sameer Dhingra, Milind Parle
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741-747