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Background: Maternal mortality is one of the indicators in the millennium development goal that is raising concern in achieving the set target of reducing the rate by three-fourth by 2015. Women who die due to pregnancy-related causes are in the prime of their lives and are responsible for the health and well-being of their families. Objective: To assess patterns of maternal mortality and associated factors: at public hospitals in Tigray region, Ethiopia, 2010-2012. Methods: A hospital based case control study was done from May 2012 to December 2012 at public hospitals found in Tigray regional state. Cases were mothes who died in hospital between July, 2010 to June, 2012 and controls were mothers who gave birth in the same hospital during same period. Simple random sampling method was used to select the case and controls. A ratio of four controls to one case was considered to assure sufficient sample size. Data were entered, cleared and analyzed using SPSS window 16. Bivariate analysis was used to determine an association between...
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In the present study an attempt has been made to prepare fast dissolving tablets of Sumatriptan Succinate to improve dissolution rate of the drug in oral cavity & hence better patient’s compliance & effective therapy. Sumatriptan Succinate is a 5-HT1D (5-hydroxy tryptamine 1D) receptor agonist, used in the treatment of migraine and cluster headache. It has low bioavailability due to its first pass metabolism. Hence the main objective of the study was to formulate fast dissolving tablets of Sumatriptan succinate to achieve a better dissolution rate and further improving the bioavailability of the drug. Fast dissolving Sumatriptan succinate was prepared using superdisintegrants Crospovidone, Croscarmellose Sodium, and Preglatinised Starch using the direct compression method. The tablets prepared were evaluated for Thickness, Uniformity of weight, Drug content, Hardness, Friability, Wetting time, in vitro and in vivo disintegration time, in vitro drug release. The formulation F3 containing Crospovidone (8%) was found to give the best result since it showed enhanced dissolution, which leads to improved bioavailability, improved effectiveness and hence better patient...
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Background: Rational drug use in pregnancy requires the benefits and potential risk associated with the use of the drug. The adverse effect of drugs on the fetus varies temporarily with time. The fetus susceptibility to injury depends on its period of development of different organs have different critical periods through the span from gestational day 15 to day 60 is critical for many organs. Objective: To assess the pattern of drug use among pregnant women in Adama Referral Hospital, Oromia region, Ethiopia. Methods: All drug prescriptions of pregnant women prescribed from December 1, 2011 to May 30 2011 were reviewed retrospectively using structured data collection format. Result: A total of 381 pregnant women prescriptions were included in the study. The average maternal age in the study was 26.74 years. A total of 176(24.44%), 336(46.66%) and 208(28.88%) drugs with an average 2.2, 1.13 and 1.83 per pregnant women were used in first, second and third trimesters respectively. Minerals and vitamins 209(29%) were the most frequently prescribed drugs followed by Antibiotics...
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Two simple, precise and accurate methods were developed and validated for the Simultaneous estimation of Hydrocortisone acetate and Sulphacetamide sodium in the combined dosage forms. The first method involves the usage of Simultaneous equation for the determination and the second method employed is the Multicomponent mode. For both the methods the wavelengths selected were 241.5nm and 271.0nm which are the absorbance maxima of Hydrocortisone acetate and Sulphacetamide sodium respectively. The drugs obeyed Beer’s law in the concentration range of 5-50µg/mL for hydrocortisone acetate and 5-40 µg/mL for Sulphacetamide sodium. The results of the analysis were validated statistically and by recovery...
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The study aims at assessing Basil’s genetic phenotypic variability and viral disease incidence in India for sustainable pathological interventions. Basil (Ocimum basilicum) is important for its medicinal and nutritive value. It is highly adaptable as a potential crop in the tropics and could therefore enhance the food security of India nations. Germplasm seed evaluation and characterization was therefore carried out from the Research lab, D.B.S. College (R.L.D.B.S.C.) & F.F.D.C. seed collection survey to expand F.F.D.C. basil genetic base. The field layout was completely randomized design with five replications. The treatments were: O. basilicum, O. gratissimum and the local basil. Treatments were randomly allocated per replication. There were significant phenotypic differences in the O. basilicum variety. These differences were observed in the plant coloration ranging from deep to light purple coloration of stem, leaf, leaf vein and petiole. Our observations also revealed for the first time significant tolerance to Venial Mottle Mosaic Virus (VMMV) in the purple colored compared to the green O. basilicum in the early stages of growth...
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