Research and Reviews: A Journal of Pharmacology
Volume 4, Issue 1 (2014)
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Analgesic Activity and Acute Toxicity Study of Zornia gibbosa Span (Samyojaki) in Mice
Abstract: The herb Zornia gibbosa Span is a member of fabaceae family and commonly known as Nellujollusoppu/Haradahacchaga in Udupi district of Karnataka. The drug is widely used in the treatment of fracture by folklore practitioners to pacify pain and inflammation. In fracture the pain is generated by multiple nociceptors presence in response to discontinuity of periosteum and endosteum during trauma. So in order to justify the folklore claims, pharmacological analysis of …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Pharmacology · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2014 · pp. 1–4 Read article
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Stavudine Lamivudine Efavirenz Combination Therapy for Treatment of HIV Infection in Tertiary Care Hospital - A Retrospective Observational Study
Abstract: Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy has transformed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection into a chronic manageable disease. Compliance is the biggest challenge in low and middle income country like India where social and religious agenda play an important role. Efavirenz based HAART is current standard of care in management of HIV infected patients. The objective of the present study was to know efficacy of combination regimen of stavudine, lamivudine and efavirenz …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Pharmacology · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2014 · pp. 17–22 Read article
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Therapeutic Potential of Silver: An Overview
Abstract: Metals play an important role in human body, the deficiency of which leads to various disorders. Earlier there was a perception that metals are not compatible to human body at all, but now it has been reported that numbers of metallic compounds are essential for body and some are in the category of essential elements. Metals are present in human body in different concentration and combination at various sites and …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Pharmacology · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2014 · pp. 23–28 Read article
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Evaluation of Anti-inflammatory Activity of Zornia gibbosa Span (Samyojaki)
Abstract: 93% of wild medicinal plants used for making Ayurvedic medicines in the country are endangered. Hence the usage of drugs which are common and abundantly available should be encouraged to control the extensive overuse of few classical drugs. An Ayurveda states that every drug possesses medicinal property, so it’s our prime duty to scrutinise those drugs which are abundantly available & cost-effective for their medicinal value. The herb Zornia gibbosa …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Pharmacology · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2014 · pp. 5–8 Read article
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Prescribing Patterns of Analgesics in Surgical Departments in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Abstract: Analgesics are routinely employed in the management of pain in surgical departments. Drug utilization studies evaluate the present trends of drug usage, drug expenditures, appropriateness of prescriptions and adherence to evidence-based recommendations. The Objectives were to study the prescribing pattern, approval status, inclusion in World Health Organization (WHO) essential medicines list/National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM), cost and rationality of analgesics prescribed in surgical departments. Data were collected from records …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Pharmacology · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2014 · pp. 9–16 Read article