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ADVANTAGEOUS NASAL DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM: A REVIEW
The convenience of administration and improved patient compliance are important in the design of nasal drug delivery system which remains the preferred route of drug delivery in spite of various disadvantages. Therapy through intranasal administration has been an accepted form of treatment in the Ayurvedic system of Indian Medicine. Advances in biotechnology have made available a large number of p...
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OFF-LABEL USE OF MEDICINES IN CHILDREN
Although plenty of information relating to drug utilization among adults is available, the literature pertaining to children is scarce. The majority of drugs prescribed have not been tested in children and safety and efficacy of children’s medicines are frequently supported by low quality of evidence. This is explained by the lack of clinical research in this population, caused by ethical, sci...
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DASAPUSHPAM: THE TRADITIONAL USES AND THE THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL OF TEN SACRED PLANTS OF KERALA STATE IN INDIA
The Western Ghats of Kerala is famous for its medicinal plant wealth and the tradition of indigenous system of therapy, specifically the Ayurveda. Dasapushpam constitute a group of ten potential herbs which are culturally and medicinally significant to the people of Kerala in India. They are a group of ten herbs with which the ladies decorate their hairs and dance the Thiruvathira Kali on the day ...
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METHODS FOR DETERMINATION OF ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY: A REVIEW
Antioxidants have become a vital part of our lives today. Antioxidants help neutralize or destroy “Reactive Oxygen Species” (ROS) or free radicals before they can damage cells. This paper focuses on types of damaging free radicals generated in metabolic processes and also gives an insight of mechanistic aspect of various in-vitro methods for evaluation of antioxidant capacity of plant metaboli...
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NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION: SOURCE AND PREVENTION
Nowadays, Hospital-acquired infection is one of the significant issues, as the mortality rate is frequently increasing. This may be due to the unhygienic environment of various medical clinics and hospitals, a wide range of antibiotic uses. Nosocomial infections are those which are acquired by the patient within 48-72 h or 3 days of admission in the hospital or medical care unit. The microbes caus...
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SOLUBILITY ENHANCEMENT TECHNIQUES: A REVIEW ON CONVENTIONAL AND NOVEL APPROACHES
Most of the drugs in the developmental pipeline are emerging from the High-Throughput Screening methodology resulting in increased molecular weights and thus consequential bioavailability problems. The bioavailability issue can be due to insufficient solubility of permeability. Most compounds face the solubility problems. Hence, with the advancement of chemical science, the need of development of ...
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SYNTHESIS OF 2, 4, 5- TRIPHENYL IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVES AND BIOLOGICAL EVALUATION FOR THEIR ANTIBACTERIAL AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY
On the basis of various literature survey, imidazole derivatives show various activity such as antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antitubercular, anticancer etc. The possible improvements in the activity can be further achieved by slight modifications in the substituents on the basic imidazole nucleus. Having structural similarity with histidine imidazole compound can bind with protein m...
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NATURAL HERBAL TREATMENT FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS -A REVIEW
Rheumatoid arthritis is an immune mediated inflammatory disease (IMID). Rheumatoid arthritis occurs when our immune system attacks the tissues near joints, this is due to release of certain chemicals and enzymes that begin to eat away the cartilage and bones. Rheumatoid arthritis affects all the joints in the body, some forms of arthritis can also affect the body’s internal organs. The symptoms...
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FORMULATION AND FINDING OUT THE EFFICACY OF THE HERBAL HAIR OIL OVER SIMPLE COCONUT OIL (PURIFIED) – A FORMULATION AND CLINICAL STUDY IN BANGLADESH
Hair fall is a very common phenomenon and a matter of concern within whatever young or aged. This study is formulated a herbal hair oil and made a clinical trial over selected person under the research and development unit at Routi Herbal Limited. To see the efficacy of the experimental oil made up of Kala Jera Toil (Nigella sativa) Narkal Toil (Cocos nucifera) Amloki (Emblica officinalis) Henna (...
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ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF ANTIBIOTIC PRODUCING MICROORGANISMS FROM SOIL
Antibiotics are most important commercially used secondary metabolites, produced by many soil microorganisms i.e., bacteria and fungi and employed in wide range. Most important antibiotics used today are of microbial origin. The emergence of the antibiotic resistance and need of broad spectrum antibiotics is in focus and in demand. In present study, soil samples from different areas were collected...
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