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Savita Devi, Kamaldeep Singh

pp. 491-495 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.54.3.97 · 2020

Pandemic times: Contemporary public health catastrophe terrifying the world over with the rapidly spreading of 2019-nCoV or SARS-CoV-2. Coronaviruses have pass over the species barriers to cause fatal disease in human si…

Asma Saqib, Sharath Pattar, Chandrakant Shivappa Karigar, Shailasree Sekhar

pp. 496-508 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.54.3.98 · 2020

Context: Caspases, a family of cysteine-aspartic proteases have a pivotal role in apoptotic pathways. Their down-regulation is reported to induce inappropriate cell survival and enhanced carcinogenic potential. Screening…

Qutaiba Ahmed Al Khames Aga, Anroop B. Nair, Wafa Hourani, Subramani Parasuraman, Mueen Ahmed KK, Nagaraja Sreeharsha

pp. 509-516 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.54.3.99 · 2020

Chymase belongs to the family of serine proteases and is mainly warehoused in a heparin proteoglycan macromolecular complex within the mast cells. Extensive studies have been carried out in the last few decades to assess…

Pei Yu, Beverley Joy Wilson, Amy Claire Bobbins, Sunitha Chandrasekhar Srinivas, Gang Yin

pp. 517-525 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.54.3.100 · 2020

The various trajectories of the development of the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D) programs in BRICS countries were reviewed individually, showing the progress of Pharm D programs in each context. Evidence from developed co…

Ravindra Vijay Badhe, Anagha Godse, Ankita Ahinkar

pp. 526-540 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.54.3.101 · 2020

Aim and Background: The main objective of this review is to highlight nanocellulosic materials in 3D bioprinting. Three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting is on the verge of fabricating the artificial organ and living tissues.…

Manikanta Sai Ganapa, Saurabh Shekhar Mhatre, Sushil Yadaorao Raut, Abhijeet Pandey, Guruprasad Kalthur, Srinivas Mutalik

pp. 541-549 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.54.3.102 · 2020

This review summarises the oral route of drug delivery of steroids. Oral drug delivery is widespread owing to its non-invasive nature which complements high patient compliance. This article summarises the problems associ…

Sonal Desai, Pratima Tatke, Vinay Gaitonde, Satish Gabhe

pp. 550-555 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.54.3.103 · 2020

Background: Many marketed polyherbal formulations containing Albizia lebbeck are available for treatment of allergic disorders such as asthma and bronchitis. But these formulations are not standardized in terms of marker…

Jianguo Hu, Xiaojing Hu, Zhengyue Shan, Rui Wang

pp. 556-564 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.54.3.104 · 2020

Purpose: To systematically evaluate the effect of PBL in Pathology and Pathophysiology teaching. Approach: CNKI, PubMed, WanFang Data, EMbase databases were electronically searched to collect randomized controlled trials…

Nur Atik, Devina Talitha, Resti Gradia Dwiwina, Afiat Berbudi, Nur Melani Sari, Putu Indra Cyntia Dewi, Nada Ristya Rahmani

pp. 565-571 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.54.3.105 · 2020

Introduction: There are several evaluations to assess the medical students finishing the courses. Examinations could be multiple-choice questions that tend to evaluate the memorization rather than analytical ability. Ano…

Justyna Dymek, Tomasz Kowalski, Anna Gołda, Wioletta Polak, Agnieszka Skowron

pp. 572-579 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.54.3.106 · 2020

Background: Education of pharmacy students in preparation for their profession is still changing. It is therefore important to improve students’ skills necessary to provide pharmaceutical services according to the profes…

Rashmi Raghava Rao, Preethi Jnaneshwara Shenoy, Sheetal Dinakar Ullal, Ashwin Kamath

pp. 580-588 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.54.3.107 · 2020

Background: Innovative and flexible educational methods like Problem Based Learning (PBL) and integrated teaching practices were integrated into the Pharmacology course in a manner that they complement the didactic lectu…

Seema Saroj, Sadhana Rajput

pp. 589-601 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.54.3.108 · 2020

Background: The present study was undertaken with the aim of dissolution rate and Bioavailability enhancement of anticancer drug Bicalutamide (BIC) via encapsulation into mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs). Materials…

Santosh Subhash Chhajed, Yatish Rajendra Rajderkar, Anjali Baburao Tajanpure, Jaiprakash Navnath Sangshetti, Debarshi Kar Mahapatra, Sanjay Jayprakash Kshirsagar

pp. 602-609 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.54.3.109 · 2020

Background: Glimepiride has limited aqueous solubility and majorly suffers from bioavailability issues that eventually reduce the pharmacotherapeutic potentials of the moiety. Materials and Methods: For the possible augm…

Nagalakshmi Sethuraman, Bhavishi Gokuldoss, Anusha Murugesan, Asha Mani, Abdul Gani, Shanmuganathan Seetharaman

pp. 610-617 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.54.3.110 · 2020

Aim/Background: A scaffold is a wound dressing material which can be fabricated in the shape of the tissue that we want to restore in our body depending upon their structural and functional requirements. Chitin is the ca…

Sugandha Varshney, N V Satheesh Madhav

pp. 618-629 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.54.3.111 · 2020

Aim: Formulation and evaluation of nanosized Topiramate loaded bio-flexy films using novel biopolymer isolated from Glycine max seeds for epilepsy treatment. Methods: Formulations containing nanosized Topiramate: Glycine…

Subhraraj Panda

pp. 630-636 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.54.3.112 · 2020

Aim: To find out the molecular interaction of solute dextran of different concentration with sodium hydroxide as a solvent. Materials: Dextran of molecular weight 70000 dalton and aqueous 1(N) Sodium hydroxide. Methods: …

Vikram Verma, Dinesh Kaushik

pp. 637-646 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.54.3.113 · 2020

Aim: In present investigation, mupirocin coupled copper nanoparticles were synthesized to overwhelm drug resistance in Staphylococcus aureus, responsible for dermal skin infections. Materials and Methods: Mupirocin (Ancl…

Farrukh Zeeshan, Phang Yee Lin, Ravi Sheshala

pp. 647-653 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.54.3.114 · 2020

Introduction: The comparison of in vitro dissolution profiles is an integral step during the development of any generic product. However, using merely similarity factor (f2) as a dissolution parameter may not be adequate…

Madhura Mestry, Meenal Rane, Amrita Bajaj

pp. 654-667 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.54.3.115 · 2020

Background: Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune skin disorder characterized by thick skin patches, which are typically red, scaly and itchy. Topical drug delivery is backbone in mild and moderate psoriasis as well as usefu…

Zhihua Guo, Yuan Xing, Wei Wang, Jingbo Lai

pp. 668-673 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.54.3.116 · 2020

Aim: Thyroid cancer is a commonly detected endocrine malignant tumour which accounts for 1% of the total human cancers. The present study was aimed to investigate the effect of apigetrin on anaplastic thyroid cancer cell…