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Background: Migraine is a common neurological disorder that presents significant challenges in treatment. Effective management is crucial due to debilitating nature of the condition. Aim: This meta-analysis aims to evaluate efficacy of both pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions in managing migraine symptoms. Methods: The analysis included 13 studies focusing on various interventions for migraine management. Both pharmacological treatments and non-pharmacological approaches were assessed for their effectiveness. The efficacy of these interventions was measured using statistical methods, including weight difference, standardized mean difference (SMD), and mean difference (MD). Funnel plot analyses were conducted to check for publication bias. Results: Pharmacological interventions showed substantial efficacy compared to placebo, with a significant weight difference of 100.0%, a Z-value of 17.58, and a P-value of less than 0.00001. Non-pharmacological interventions also demonstrated significant effectiveness, with a Z-value of 11.62 and a P-value of less than 0.00001. However, there was considerable heterogeneity among the studies, as indicated by the following statistics: for MD, Chi² = 24.65 with 13 degrees of freedom and a P-value of...
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Oral Lichen Planus (OLP) is a rare chronic autoimmune mucocutaneous inflammatory disease characterized by painful oral lessions. Immunosuppressive agent Tacrolimus monohydrate is one of the effective therapy options for OLP as it possesses benefits such as greater safety and efficacy at lower doses over currently employed topical corticosteroids. From amongst its topical dosage forms, mucoadhesive oral gels of Tacrolimus monohydrate have advantages such as prolonged residence time, enhancement of absorption and therapeutic efficacy compared to the topical ointments. Considering this, the current work was aimed at formulating oral mucoadhesive gels of Tacrolimus monohydrate using PEG gel bases and mucoadhesive polymers. Firstly, non medicated mucoadhesive gels consisting of PEG gel bases and mucoadhesive polymers were formulated and evaluated for their appearance, feel, viscosity, pH, spreadability, tube extrudability and mucoadhesive strength. The combinations of PEG gel bases having PEG4000+PEG400 in 1:4, PEG 4000+PEG400 in 1:8 and PEG 6000+PEG400 in 1:4 were selected for incorporation of Tacroliimus monohydrate (0.1%) due to their ideal performance in maintaining the requisite gel characteristics at 400C...
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Objectives: Lovastatin is an antilipidemic medication categorised as a statin, which exhibits limited absorption when taken orally owing to its low solubility and inconsistent dissolution rate. The primary objective of this research was to improve the drug’s solubility and dissolving rate, as well as gain insight into its oral bioavailability. Materials and Methods: A precipitation-ultrasonication process was used to formulate Lovastatin nanosuspensions, with PVP k30, PEG 6000, and Tween 80 serving as stabilisers. The nanosuspensions that were created were analysed to determine their polydispersity index (PDI), particle size, surface shape, zeta potential, and in-vitro release rate. Results: The optimised formulation exhibited a particle size of 185±0.56 nm, a zeta potential of -27.8 mV, and a PDI of 0.042±0.32, indicating excellent stability. The morphological analysis revealed that the particles had nanoscale dimensions. The drug content was determined to be within the range of 73-94%. The in vitro analysis demonstrated a significantly accelerated drug release within a one-hour timeframe. Stability investigations revealed that the optimised formulation P2 exhibited greater stability when...
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New Schiff base metal ion complexes are synthesized and characterized by Mass, TGA, DTA, FTIR, UV-Visible, Conductivity, Magnetic properties, SEM, TEM EDX, and Elemental Analysis. The complexes have the general formula [ML2.H2O], where L=3-{(Z)-[(2-aminophenyl) methylidene] amino}-4-chlorobenzoic acid, and M= Mn (II), Co (II), Ni (II), Cu(II), Zn (II), Pt(II), and Pd(II). The Schiff base’s imino, amine, and carboxylic groups form a bond, the bands observed in the FTIR of the complexes. UV-Visible spectra of the complexes show that they are colour except for Zn (II) complexes. The parameters like the Nephelauxetic effect, covalence parameter b1/2, and co-valence (δ%) are calculated. The complexes are covalent. The central metal ions have eight coordination numbers, and the ligand behaves as bidentate. According to SEM TEM, EDX, and elemental analysis of the complexes, the size of prepared nanoparticles is 16-84 nm. The mass spectra of the ligand and complexes match the theoretically estimated values of Schiff bases and complexes. According to TGA and DTA complexes decompose when temperature rises, and two coordinated water...
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Background: Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder which results in significant morbidity. Epilepsy accounts for a significant proportion of the world’s disease burden, affecting around 50 million people worldwide. Aims: In this study, evaluate anti-epileptic drug for seizure control in Emergency room and effectiveness of various anti-epileptic drugs in terms of time to Seizure control. To assess the treatment satisfaction measured using the Treatment Satisfaction with Medicines Questionnaire (SATMED-Q). Materials & Methods: A Prospective observational study of 18 months duration carried out in patients presenting with seizure at Emergency department during the study period. The study began after the approval of study protocol by the Institutional Review Board. Statistical analysis was done using Microsoft Excel Office 2019 and rechecked with SPSS (version 25.0). P value <0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Result: Total 121 patients presented with seizure in Emergency, were recruited in the study during study period. About 98 patients completed the study and 23 were lost to follow-up. Out of 121 patients 80 (66%) were males and...
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