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EFFECT OF LACTOSE, L-HPC GRADES ON FLOW PROPERTIES OF MICRONIZED TADALAFIL FORMULATED AS SOLID DOSAGE FORM
Tadalafil belongs to BCS class IV and recommended for treatment of erectile dysfunction. Micronization technique is used by researchers to improve its solubilization and dissolution rate. The conventional tabletting excipients pose challenge especially with micronized drug particles. The current research work aimed to study the effect of some speciality excipients on flow properties of micronized ...
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REGULATORY DOSSIERS OF ASEM COUNTRIES
Demonstration of safety and efficacy of the drug product for human use is important before the drug product gets approval for import or manufacturing of new drug by regulatory authority in any country. Once the clinical and preclinical data have been collected, a New Drug Application (NDA) must be submitted to regulatory authority for approval. Globalization of pharmaceutical industry has created ...
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SOLID LIPID NANOPARTICLES: AN EFFECTIVE AND PROMISING DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM- A REVIEW
Solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) have been reported to be an alternative system to emulsions, liposomes, microparticles and their polymeric counterparts for various application routes since the early 1990s due to their advantages. Solid lipid nanoparticles colloidal drug carrier system gained a lot of popularity among researcher as colloidal drug carriers for incorporating hydrophilic or lipophilic...
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IDENTIFICATION OF ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICALS OF SIDA ACUTA BURM. F. LEAVES USING GC-MS AND HPTLC FINGERPRINTING
Sida acuta is one of the medically active plants used for the treatment of multifaceted diseases. However, an elaborated investigation on the phytochemical composition of the ethanolic extract of the leaves of this plant is yet to be deciphered. So, in this quantification of phytochemicals, in-vitro free radical scavenging activity, enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant levels in the fresh leave...
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PREVALENCE of AmpC β-LACTAMASE IN PLASMID RESISTANT GENE FROM UTI CLINICAL ISOLATES BY MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES
Objective: To detect the prevalence of Plasmid resistant AmpC β-lactamases gene in clinical isolates of gram negative organisms from UTI patients which produce resistance against multiple antibiotics. The gene coding for AmpC β-lactamases is also present in E. coli & Klebsiella species was not expressed because due to lack of promoter region, but the transfer of chromosomal genes to plasmids...
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POTENTIAL ANTIBACTERIAL AND ANTINFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF AQUEOUS EXTRACT OF CYNODON DACTYLON
The use of medicinal plants in the world and especially in India, contributes significantly to primary health care. Whole plant of the Cynodon dactylon is traditionally used to treat painful and inflammatory condition. We have undertaken this study since no detailed scientific study was available regarding the antifungal and antibacterial activity of the aqueous extract of the whole plant. In ...
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FORMULATION DEVELOPMENT USING MAIZE STARCH & AVICEL PH101 AS DISINTEGRATING AGENTS AND THEIR EFFECT ON PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS & IN VITRO RELEASE PROFILE
The present study was undertaken to formulate directly compressible tablets to investigate the effect of different disintegrating agents such as maize starch and avicel PH101 on disintegration time, in vitro drug dissolution and their release properties. Tablets of paracetamol and the combination of paracetamol and diclofenac using maize starch and avicel PH 101 were prepared separately by direct ...
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ANTIDIABETIC, ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTI-HYPERLIPIDAEMIC ACTIVITY OF CUCUMIS CALLOSUS IN STREPTOZOTOCIN-INDUCED DIABETIC RATS
Cucumis callosus (Rottl.) Cogn. (Cucurbitaceae) is a highly branched very common prostate, perennial herb, distributed throughout India in the arid zones. Objective: To evaluate the antihyperglycemic potential of C. callosus fruit in experimental animal model. Materials and methods: Hyperglycemia was induced in rats by single intraperitoneal injection of STZ (55 mg/kg body weight). Three days afte...
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PENETRATION OF DICLOFENAC FROM NOVEL QUICK PENETRATING SOLUTION. A COMPARATIVE SCINTIGRAPHY STUDY WITH GEL
Topical NSAIDs do not effectively cross the skin due to barrier of stratum corneum. The aim of the study was to evaluate penetration of diclofenac from a novel quick penetrating solution (QPS) and conventional gel prepared using Tc-99 m labeled diclofenac. The study was conducted in 16 healthy subjects, divided in 4 groups, each with 4 subjects. In first three groups, the applications were made on...
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QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF SOME BRANDS OF CLARITHROMYCIN AND AZITHROMYCIN TABLETS USING THE CONCEPT OF DISSOLUTION EFFICIENCY AND SIMILARITY FACTOR
Counterfeit and substandard pharmaceutical products circulate widely in developing countries, yet adequate techniques to monitor quality is lacking. We report herein a quick and reliable approach to predict the in-vitro bioequivalence and interchangeability of common antibiotics using nine model drugs; four brands of azithromycin and five brands of clarithromycin tablets marketed in Nigeria. Pharm...
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