Vol 2, No 2 (2013)

March-April 2013

Table of Contents

Review Articles

Bedaquiline: a new weapon against MDR and XDR-TB
Harmanjit Singh, Navreet Kaur Natt, Nipunjot Garewal, Pugazhenthan T.
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96-102
Multiple myeloma: the disease and its treatment
Meenakshi Gupta, Rana Arun Gopal Krishan Pal, Deepika Tikoo
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103-121
Current state of pharmacology and therapeutics in irritable bowel syndrome with special reference to brain-gut axis
Suryaprakash Mishra, Alok Singh, B. L. Pandey
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122-129
Drugs in pregnancy and lactation
Ashfaque K. Shaikh, Madhuri D. Kulkarni
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130-135
Medical marijuana: a public health perspective
Ushang Desai, Paras Patel
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136-143

Original Research Articles

Assessment of potential drug-drug interactions among outpatients receiving cardiovascular medications at Jimma University specialized hospital, South West Ethiopia
Legese Chelkeba, Fessahaye Alemseged, Worku Bedada
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144-152
A study on antibiotic sensitivity pattern of bacterial isolates in the intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital in Eastern India
Chaitali Pattanayak, Sunil K. Patanaik, Pratyay Pratim Datta, Parbaty Panda
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153-159
Comparison of the effects of amlodipine and cilnidipine on blood pressure, heart rate, proteinuria and lipid profile in hypertensive patients
Zaki A. Zaman, Vishnu Kumari
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160-164
Comparison of Indian package inserts in public and private sector: an urgent need for self regulation
Mohini S. Mahatme, Ganesh N. Dakhale, Sachin K. Hiware, Sumit S. Wankhede, Anoop M. Salve, Sachin R. Mahatme
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165-169
Prevalence of G6PD deficiency versus oxidizing drugs: a survey in the tertiary care hospital
Rakesh R. Pathak, Sunita B. Chhaiya, Dimple S. Mehta
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170-176
Effect of honey on hepatotoxicity induced by antitubercular drugs in albino rats
Rakhamaji D. Chandane, Jugalkishor B. Jaju, Manik S. Ghadlinge, Rama R. Bhosale, Ajay R. Chandrakapure
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177-181
An experimental study of a novel combination of a herbal drug with an allopathic drug to evaluate the antihyperglycemic effect of irbesartan plus curcumin and comparison with glibenclamide
Sharad Tularam Leve, Himani Banga, Pratap Shankar, Rakesh Kumar Dixit
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182-186
Screening of cetirizine for analgesic activity in mice
Priya M., Sathya Narayanan V., Satyajit Mohapatra, Jamuna Rani R.
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187-192
Lornoxicam versus diclofenac sodium in acute renal colic: a prospective randomized trial
Sushila Godara, R. K. Srivastava, M. G. Vashist, Rajesh Godara
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193-198
Drug utilization study of co-administration of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and gastroprotective agents in an orthopaedics outpatients department of a tertiary care hospital in West Bengal
Ajay Kumar, Chanchal Kumar Dalai, Amit Kumar Ghosh, Madhumita Ray
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199-202
Identifying learning techniques among high achievers
Shanmukananda P, L Padma .
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203-207
Assessment of ART adverse reactions and determinants at primary hospital in Ethiopia
Legese Chelkeba, Gebre Abdissa
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208-215
Immunomodulatory effects of fruits of Barringtonia racemosa Linn.
Prabhakar R. Patil, Mahesh R. Patil, Abhay Mane, Sudha Patil
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216-219

Case Reports

Aspirin induced fixed drug eruptions: a case report
Rama R. Bhosale, Pradeep S. Bodke, Manik S. Ghadlinge, Rakhamaji D. Chandane
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220-221
Long term carbamazepine therapy induced acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Chhaya Goyal, Virendra Bhandari, Mohammad Rafi
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222-223

New Drug Update

Linaclotide: a guanylate cyclase agonist for treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation and chronic constipation in adults
Deepika Tikoo, Meenakshi Gupta
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224-226

Letter to the Editor

The post-coital pills as over the counter drugs
Sukhbir Singh, Rakesh Kumar, Jagminder Kaur Bajaj
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227-228