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FORMULATION OF REGIOSELECTIVE FLOATING MATRIX TABLETS OF DEXTRO-METHORPHAN USING GAS FORMING TECHNIQUE AND EVALUATION
The present study deals with the formulation and evaluation of gastroretentive floating tablets of dextromethorphan. Dextromethorphan is a highly potent and commonly used antitussive agent. It has no narcotic, analgesic or addictive properties and its potency as an antitussive agent is almost equal to that of codeine. The purpose of this research is to increase the gastric residence time by prepar...
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DEVELOPMENT OF UV SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC FIRST ORDER DERIVATIVE METHOD FOR THE SIMULTANEOUS ESTIMATION OF RITONAVIR AND LOPINAVIR IN COMBINED TABLET DOSAGE FORM
A simple, accurate, precise analytical method has been developed for the simultaneous estimation of ritonavir and lopinavir in pure bulk drug and in combined tablet dosage form by UV spectrophotometry by first order derivative method. The standard solutions of ritonavir and lopinavir were prepared in acetonitrile followed by further required with the same solvent. The solution containing ritonav...
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ASSESSMENT OF MEMBRANE STABILIZATION, ANTIOXIDANT AND THROMBOLYTIC POTENTIAL OF LUTEIN- AN IN-VITRO STUDY
Lutein; an orange-red colored powder, insoluble in water; is a member of the carotenoid family, a xanthophyll pigment. Lutein was evaluated for its antioxidant property when dissolved in different solvents. Solvents used in the study were chloroform, ethanol, methanol and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). The antioxidant potential of lutein was evaluated by total antioxidant capacity, 2, 2’-diphenyl-1-...
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ASSOCIATION OF THE APOLIPOPROTEIN B/APOLIPOPROTEIN A-1 RATIO WITH THE SEVERITY OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS
Although many studies have demonstrated the importance of the apoB/apoA-1 ratio as a risk marker of atherogenicity, less is known about apoB/apoA-1 ratio in predicting and the severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) in T2DM. Our study aimed to assess possible associations between apoB/apoA-1 ratio levels and the severity of coronary artery diseases in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM...
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BROMELAIN PLUS PEROXIDASE FROM PINEAPPLE INDUCES APOPTOSIS VIA MITOCHONDRIAL DEPENDENT PATHWAY IN LYMPHOMA CELLS
Bromelain is a protease present in pineapple fruit and stem. It is reported that commercially available pure bromelain has anticancer, anti-inflammatory and other therapeutic effects. But there are few reports available on the biological activity of bromelain along with peroxidase which is present in pineapple fruit extract. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of bromelain w...
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SELF-MEDICATION WITH ANTIBIOTICS: GENERAL PERSPECTIVE AMONG PEOPLE IN PESHAWAR AND MARDAN (TWO MOST POPULATED CITIES OF KHYBER PUKHTOONKHWA-PAKISTAN)
Self-medication is global problem but in developing regions, where drugs are available to customers easily it arises greater risks and challenges. Peshawar and Mardan are two big and heavily inhibited cities of a developing country, Pakistan hence in this study we aim to find the level of self-medication and general knowledge about antibiotics of the people in these two cities. We conducted our st...
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SALICYLIC ACID AND CHITOSAN MEDIATED ABIOTIC STRESS IN CELL SUSPENSION CULTURE OF ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA (BURM.F.) NEES. FOR ANDRO-GRAPHOLIDE SYNTHESIS
Quantitative and qualitative improvement of rare and valuable bioactive plant products is promisingly possible using In-vitro cell culture techniques. The present investigation was conducted with the aim to elicit the synthesis ofandrographolide by subjecting cultured cells of Andrographis paniculata to Salicylic acid (SA) and Chitosan mediated abiotic stressCell suspension culture of Andrographis...
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CHARACTERIZATION OF ANTIOXIDANT AND CYTOTOXIC POTENTIAL OF METHANOLIC EXTRACTS OF DIFFERENT PARTS OF AEGLE MARMELOS (L.)
Aegle marmelos(L.), family rutaceae is highly reputed medicinal tree commonly known as the bael. All parts of the plant have medicinal properties and extensively used by the traditional medicine practitioners of Bangladesh in different health ailments like Diabetes, Diarrhea, Jaundice, typhoid. The present study was dedicated to investigate phytochemical and pharmacological properties of ripe frui...
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HEPARIN IN HIT: EFFECTIVENESS AS AN ANTICOAGULANT
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), a devastating immune mediated adverse drug reaction, is triggered by the development of antibodies that stimulates the platelet activation in presence of heparin. Bleeding is infrequent in HIT patients regardless of thrombocytopenia; however, HIT is strongly associated with thromboembolic complications involving both venous and arterial systems. Numerous nov...
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STABILITY INDICATING HPLC METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF MYRSINOIC ACIDS A AND B IN RAPANEA FERRUGINEA EXTRACTS AND NANOEMULSIONS
Rapanea ferruginea Mez. stem barks and fruits extracts have demonstrated anticholinesterasic and antimicrobial activities assigned to myrsinoic acids A and B (MAA and MAB), compounds that have also proven anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activities. To stablish the quality control of nanotechnology-based herbal medicines, the aim of this study was develop and validate a stability indicating H...
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