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Background: An excessive medical expenditure is becoming a main barrier to good health for several people in China. Hence, there is a need to control this rising medical cost to reduce the financial burden placed on family and society in general. Objective: Our aim was to understand the expenses incurred during the use of two forms of infusion therapy- the premixed preparations and the freeze-drying powder forms and help select a safe and in-expensive route. Methods: The study was based on a drug named Metronidazole which comes in both the forms mentioned above and which is being successfully used for years in Chinese hospitals. Various parameters were taken into consideration to determine the costs involved during the treatment such as the actual price of the drug, duration of the treatment, the preparation costs, labor charges, materials involved in the preparation, medical waste disposal, equipment and maintenance expenses, size of the hospital and the energy costs. Results: Overall, our results revealed that premixed form of Metronidazole is not just a...
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The transition in diet has lead to an increase in lifestyle disorders and thereby increased dependency on wonder drugs. With increased drug discovery and marketing, there is a compelling trend towards large drug dosage. However, food is judged not only for its nutritive properties but also for its ability to improve the health and well being of consumers, thus leading to the advent of “FUNCTIONAL FOODS”. Probiotic organisms of the gut and prebiotics are two under explored functional foods. Hence the current study was done with the aim of formulating a synbiotic health drink to enhance the intestinal flora. Dietary prebiotic sources like whole wheat, oats, soyabean, samai and artichoke were used in the preparation of the health drink. Whole wheat, samai and soyabean was malted separately, shade dried and powdered. Standard procedure was followed while preparing artichoke powder. All the selected ingredients were blended together along with one gram of lyophilized vacuum dried lactic acid bacillus. Six variations of the drink was prepared and organoleptically evaluated to find...
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Clopidogrel Bisulphate is an oral, thienopyridine class antiplatelet agent used to inhibit blood clots in coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, and cerebrovascular disease. Immediate release tablet of clopidogrel bisulphate (form II) was prepared by using direct compression technique. Clopidogrel Bisulphate is very hygroscopic and show rapid degradation when processed with alkali salt as Mg++, Ca++ etc picking, sticking, or other kind of surface irregularities are other processing problems associated with it so, selection of excipients were done for preparation of stable dosage form which was free from any surface irregularities. Lubricants used were hydrogenated castor oil and poly-12-hydroxy...
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Ventilago calyculata (Rhamnaceae) commonly known as Pitti. Ventilago calyculata is present in hotter parts of India, Burma, Siam, China, in forest region. The plant is antimalarial, Antiviral, stomachic, skin disorder. Phytochemical studies had revealed the presence of flavonoids, triterpenoids, tannin, naphthoquinone, anthraquinone. Present study was carried out to determine, the morphological, microscopical and phytochemical profiles. Microscopy show thick unicellular covering trichomes, vein islet no.-3, vein termination no.-6, Anomocytic type stomata, lignifed, xylem, etc. The physical parameter such as moisture content, ash value and extractive value were...
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Mosquitoes transmit serious human diseases causing millions of deaths every year. Phytochemistry has proven that there are potential mosquito control agents and also alternatives to synthetic insecticides. The present paper reports Ageratum conyzoides commonly known as Kubhi in Hindi of family Astereacae. The plant after proper identification was collected shade dried and powdered to the fine mesh size. 5 different concentrations were used against IInd and IVth instar of Anapheles stephensi. Larvicidal and growth inhibitory activity of Ageratum conyzoides exhibited in the II and IVth instar larvae of the Anapheles stephensi. After 24 hours, LC50 value was determined using probit analysis method. It was notice that the LC50 value for IInd and IVth instar larvae were 238.65 and 228.54 ppm respectively. The result indicate that fourth instar larvae are more susceptible then second instar larvae .the result obtained suggest that bioactive compound of Ageratum conyzoides could be used in the search for new larvicidal compound of plant...
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