Vol 3, No 6 (2014)

November-December 2014

Table of Contents

Review Articles

Thioridazine: a potential adjuvant in pharmacotherapy of drug resistant tuberculosis Ki
Kiran K. Kishore, G. S. H. Ramakanth, N. Chandrasekhar, P. V. Kishan, Uday Kumar Chiranjeevi, P. Usharani
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928-932
Ponatinib: a miracle or a disaster in chronic myeloid leukemia
Ayan Pal, Buddhadev Panja, Trayambak Dutta, Bhowmick Subhrojyoti, Sarmila Nath, Sipra Bhattacharjee
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933-936
Rufinamide: treatment of seizures associated with Lennox–Gastaut syndrome
Haritha Allu, Prasad R. Muduveti, Penugonda Vineela, Sathish Kalluri, Kuppili V. Saikiran, Siddhartha Lolla
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937-942

Original Research Articles

Open-label, randomized, crossover comparative bioavailability study of cefixime from two tablet formulations after single oral administration
Saiprasad Patil, Anoop L. Hajare, K. Krishnaprasad
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943-946
Morbidity and drug utilization pattern among admitted pregnant anemic women and to find out rationality of drug by using Indian guidelines
Harsh M. Joshi, Jayun M. Joshi, Kamlesh P. Patel, Kartik N. Shah, Varsha J. Patel
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947-953
Cost analysis of oral hypolipidemic agents available in India
Vihang S. Chawan, Kalpesh V. Gawand, Sagar V. Badwane
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954-957
Efficacy and safety of travoprost 0.004% compared with tafluprost 0.0015% in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma
Nisha Bachkheti, Dharamvir Chalia, Vijay Kumar Sehgal, Sachin Walia
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958-963
Hepatoprotective activity of methanolic leaves extract of Rostellularia procumbens by using carbon tetrachloride intoxicated rats
M. Mamatha, V. Manasa, M. Vijusha, R. Suthakaran
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964-969
Evaluation of acute and sub-chronic toxicities of ulcer fast®: a bi-herbal formula in male Wistar albino rats
Kingsley C. Patrick-Iwuanyanwu, Jane A. Emerue
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970-977
Prevalence of methicillin resistance and virulence determinants of Staphylococcus aureus in diabetic foot ulcers
Sumeet Sandhu, Irani Udeshika Rathnayake, Flavia Huygens
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978-982
Drug prescription/blood pressure control in patients on monotherapy attending a tertiary hospital in Nigeria
Onyinye O. Akunne, Aduragbenro D. A. Adedapo
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983-987
Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practice of self-medication among college students
Dipan Uppal, Monika Agarwal, Vandana Roy
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988-994
Role of glipizide therapy on oxidative stress parameters in the patient with Type-II diabetes mellitus
Prakash P. Malam, Naresh D. Kantharia, Ashishkumar C. Zala, Anand J. Amin, Shashank B. Deoghare, Chirag N. Gajera
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995-999
Comparison of the safety and efficacy of caroverine and betahistine in patients of subjective tinnitus
Binny Mahendru, Dinesh Kansal, Parveen K. Sharma, Sunder S. Dogra
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1000-1005
A study monitoring prescription pattern of antibiotics in a tertiary care hospital in North India
Abhijit Kumar, Pushpawati Jain, Prerna Upadhyaya, Shipra Jain
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1006-1011
Study of effects of donepezil and aspirin on working memory in rats using electroconvulsive shock model
Rahul M. Manjare, Abhijit V. Tilak, Bhalchandra T. Rane, Sanjay A. Dabhade, Rahul R. Bhalsinge, Harshal P. Patil
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1012-1015
Eye of horus – Erratum revealed a prescription survey
M. J. Jijin, H. P. Jaishankar, R. Krupashankar, S. N. Veena, A. P. Kavitha, R. Shobha
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1016-1019
A retrospective comparative study of multiple choice questions versus short answer questions as assessment tool in evaluating the performance of the students in medical pharmacology
Yogeeta Sushant C. Walke, Amey S. Kamat, Sushama A. Bhounsule
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1020-1023
Effect of statins on lipoprotein (a) in dyslipidemic patients
Joel Bijou Irudayam, R. Sivaraj, P. Nirmala
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1024-1029
Nephroprotective effect of silymarin in hyperglycemia-induced oxidative stress in rats
Uma Narayanamurthy, A. Sylvia Santhakumari, P. Nirmala
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1030-1035
The wound healing property of ethanolic extract of Michelia champaca flowers in diabetic rats
Amoolya Gowda, Venkatesh Shanbhag, Eesha Rao Bangalore, Smita Shenoy, Krishnananda Prabhu, Mukunda Narayanareddy, Tara Shanbhag
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1036-1042
A significant hepatotoxicity associated with paracetamol overdose in the absence of kidney injury in rabbits
Jawad Hassan Ahmed
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1043-1047
Effects of sildenafil on lipid profile and glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome
Haedar Abdulhafith Al-biati, Sajida Hussein Ismail, Ahmed Salih Sahib, Faris Abdul Kareem Kazaal, Salim Al-Rubaie
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1048-1051
Comparison of two different doses of dexmedetomidine infusion on post-operative pain and sedation in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery
Tanmay Tiwari
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1052-1056
A study of drug prescribing pattern using WHO prescribing indicators in the state of Goa, India
Ulhas K. Chandelkar, Padmanabh V. Rataboli
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1057-1061
Pharmacoepidemiological study of potential drug interactions in heart and neurological outpatients
Rashmi Rathore, Neetesh Kumar Jain, Mahesh Kumar Gupta, Gaurav Shrivastava
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1062-1065
A study on adverse drug reactions to non-ionic contrast medium in an Indian population: a 1-year experience
Subhrojyoti Bhowmick, Esha Bhat, Buddhadev Panja, Satarupa Mukherjee, Shreya Sikdar, Arnab Biswas, A. Bari Ejaz, Tapan K. Chatterjee
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1066-1071
Study on drug utilization pattern of antibiotics among dermatology in-patients of a tertiary care teaching hospital, Karaikal, Puducherry
C. M. Divyashanthi, A. Nandhini, S. Adithiya Kumar
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1072-1077
Adverse drug reactions in a tertiary care teaching hospital in India: analysis of spontaneously reported cases
Prakash H. Bhabhor, Tejas Kamleshbahi Patel, Roshni Vahora, Parvati B. Patel, Nimisha Desai
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1078-1085
A prescription event monitoring study to assess safety and health outcomes of Airtec SF® (salmeterol fluticasone propionate combination) in Indian population
Ashok A. Mahashur, K. Korukonda, Vikram Sobti, Amit Bhargava
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1086-1089

Case Reports

Fatal case of ciprofloxacin-induced toxic epidermal necrolysis
Adesh D. Mishra, Prashant M. Urade, Niti Mittal, M. C. Gupta
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1090-1092
Garenoxacin in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia
Biswanath Biswas, Anoop L. Hajare, K. Krishnaprasad, Amit Bhargava
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1093-1095
Ciprofloxacin induced fixed drug eruption
M. Ravishankar, G. Deepika, S. Shwetha
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1096-1097

Letter to the Editor

Still on physicians’ attitude to medical marijuana
Olukayode Abayomi, Emmanuel Babalola
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1098-1098
Pharmacoeconomic exercise for undergraduate medical students
Lalit Mohan, Meena Kumari K, Harihar Dikshit, Nihar Ranjan Biswas
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1099-1100

New Drug Update

Dimethyl fumarate: a novel drug for multiple sclerosis
Jatinder Singh, Bharti Mahajan, Sandeep Kaushal
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1101-1105