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A REVIEW ON FAST DISSOLVING FILMS FOR BUCCAL DELIVERY OF LOW DOSE DRUGS
Fast-dissolving drug-delivery systems were first developed in the late 1970s as an alternative to tablets, capsules, and syrups for pediatric and geriatric patients who experience difficulties swallowing traditional oral solid- dosage forms. Fast dissolving films have become a novel approach to oral drug delivery system as it provides convenience and ease of use over other dosage forms such as ora...
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AN UPDATE ON AYURVEDIC HERB VISHNUKANTA (CLITORIA TERNATEA LINN.): A REVIEW
Clitoria ternatea, commonly known as Butterfly pea, is a medicinal plant belonging to the family Fabaceae. The plant is reported to be used in lithiasis, insect bites, skin diseases, asthma, burning sensation, ascites, inflammation, leucoderma, leprosy, hemicrania, amentia, and pulmonary tuberculosis. It is commonly called “Shankpushpi” in the Sanskrit language where it is reported to be a goo...
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SURVEY ON SLEEP HABITS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF DENTAL COLLEGE STUDENTS
Aim: To evaluate sleep habits of undergraduate dental students in a private dental college and the relationship between sleep habits and their academic performance. Objective: Sleep patterns and sleep problems amongst dental students have been addressed and related to their academic performance. Materials and methods: A questionnaire on sleep habits, academic performance, and lifestyle were admini...
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IDENTIFICATION OF PHYTOCONSTITUENTS PRESENT IN EPIPREMNUM AUREUM (LINDEN AND ANDRE) G. S. BUNTING BY GC-MS
Introduction: Chromatographic purification methanolic extract of Epipremnum aureum (Linden and Andre) G. S. Bunting by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) was done to analyze the phytochemical constituents for further pharmacological uses. Methods: Ten grams of fresh leaves of plant sample was subjected to solvent extraction with methanol and analyzed by GC-MS on a GCMS-2010 Shimadzu inst...
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FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF MOUTH DISSOLVING TABLET WITH TASTE MASKING RESIN
Mouth dissolving tablet disintegrates within a minute without drinking water. The purpose of present work was to develop a patient-friendly tablet for antihypertensive treatment using Benazepril HCl was taste masked by complexing with indion 204 and formulate as mouth dissolving tablet (MDT). The formulated drug-resin complex was characterized by IR, DSC, etc. Overall nine mouth dissolving formula...
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A REVIEW ON FICUS RELIGIOSA – AN IMPORTANT MEDICINAL PLANT
Ficus religiosa Linn. is a large evergreen tree found throughout India, wild as well as cultivated, it is widely branched tree with leathery, heart-shaped, long tipped leaves. It is a sacred plant in India. It is one of the most versatile plants having a wide variety of medicinal activities, therefore, used in the treatment of several types of diseases, e.g., diarrhea, diabetes, urinary disorders,...
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A STUDY ON PRESCRIPTION PATTERN OF CEFTRIAXONE IN GENERAL MEDICINE DEPARTMENT OF A SOUTH INDIAN TEACHING HOSPITAL
A prospective observational study was conducted to assess the prescribing pattern of ceftriaxone and to determine the indication for which ceftriaxone prescribed in a general medicine department of a south Indian teaching hospital. A total of 200 prescriptions were collected, collated, and analyzed from the general medicine department for 6 months. Out of 200 study population included in the study...
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SUSTAIN RELEASE FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF CIPROFLOXACIN SUSTAIN RELEASE TABLET AND ITS COMPARISON WITH MARKET PRODUCT
In this study, an attempt was made to design and evaluate oral sustained release matrix tablets of ciprofloxacin using methocel K4M CR, HPMC 15 cps, avicel PH 101 as the retardant polymer. Tablets were prepared by conventional wet granulation technique. Tablets were evaluated for parameters such as weight variation, hardness, friability, and drug content. All the formulations showed compliance wit...
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FORMULATION AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF ESCITALOPRAM LOADED BIO-NANO SUSPENSION USING A NOVEL BIO-RETARDENT FROM PIPER NIGRUM
Nanoparticles represent a promising drug delivery system of controlled and targeted release. The current research work was to explore a novelistic route for targeting to the brain through the ear by formulating nanosuspension using Escitalopram as a model drug permitting better control over depression. Depression is the second most prevailing disease after cardiovascular diseases. The delivery has...
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FORMULATION AND PREPARATION OF TRANSDERMAL PATCHES OF GLIMIPRIDE PART -2
Transdermal drug delivery has been accepted as a potential non-invasive route of drug administration, with advantages of prolonged therapeutic action, less side effect, easy use, and improved patient compliance. Glimepiride is an anti-diabetic drug with a shorter half-life of ~5 h, low bioavailability, and extensive first-pass metabolism due to these limitations required to maintain the therapeuti...
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