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Purpose: The goal of this study was to develop taste-masked orally disintegrating tablets of the bitter-tasting levocetirizine dihydrochloride (LCDH) to improve the accessibility and adherence of pediatric, elderly, non-cooperative and paraplegic patients. Methods: In the present study, orally disintegrating Levocetirizine dihydrochloride tablets were formulated by direct compression. Taste masking was achieved using a pH-independent polymeric dispersion of Surelease E-7-19040 in combination with Opadry YS-1-19025-A in different ratios. In-vivo taste evaluation was done to see if the tablets produced utilizing the direct compression approach were successfully disguised. Results: The present study investigated uncoated and coated drug substances and prepared tablets of coated LCDH for flow as well as compression behaviour, Fourier Transform Infrared absorption spectra, Differential scanning calorimetry, powder X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and in-vitro dissolution and disintegration properties. Conclusion: Using a combination of two polymeric dispersions “Sure lease E-1-19040” and “Opadry” coating for the delivery of LCDH, it was shown that a taste-masking evaluation could be performed to identify effective polymer-carriers for the...
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Introduction: SSI (Surgical site infection) is the dreaded complication following orthopaedic surgery. The main source of surgical site infection is the patient’s own skin flora. So skin preparation plays a major role in preventing the SSI. This study aims to compare povidone-iodine and 2% chlorohexidine alcohol in pre-operative skin preparation in elective orthopedic surgery and followed uo for 4 weeks for and postop SSI. Methods:This was a prospective study of 30 patients who underwent elective orthopaedic procedures between October 2021 to November 2021 with a follow-up duration of 4 weeks. A group of 30 patients of both sexes, different age groups with associated co-morbidities were included in our study. Results: They were divided into 2 groups of 15. Group-1 consisted of 9 males and 6 females; their mean age was 51, of which 9 had associated co-morbidities. Group-2 consisted of 8 males and 7 females. There were statistical differences (p<0.05) between co-morbidites in both groups and no statistical difference in risk factors between the two groups in terms of...
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Background: Hoffa fracture management is almost always surgical since it involves the intraarticular part of the femur. It can be managed either with cannulated cancellous screw alone or with the addition of a buttress plate. The study aimed to evaluate and compare the functional outcome of fracture fixation between the CC screw &CC screw with a buttress plate. Method: This was a prospective study of 30 patients with Hoffa fracture conducted between January 2020 to December 2021. Patients were allotted into 2 groups. Group A was treated with CC screw fixation, Group B was treated with CC screw + buttress plate. Post-operatively, follow-up was done for 1 year. Results: There were 14 males and 16 females in our study with both sides equally injured. The mean age of patients was 36.1 ranging from 23 to 52 years. RTA was the most common mode of injury. The average blood loss during group A was 117 ml and for group, B was 182.1 ml which is statistically significant. The average postoperative...
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Cancer has evolved as a detrimental disorder alongside cardiovascular diseases. Plant-derived natural products have been the most successful source of potential anti-cancer drugs and for the isolation and characterization of novel compounds. Till now, only about 10% of the world’s biodiversity has been assessed for biological activity and numerous useful natural lead compounds are expected to be discovered in the near future. The exploration for anti-cancer agents from plant sources commenced in 1950s with the discovery of alkaloids; vinblastine and vincristine from Catharanthus roseus and the segregation of the cytotoxic podophyllotoxins from Podophyllum peltatum. Subsequently, paclitaxel or taxol was isolated from Taxus brevifolia bark and camptothecin was isolated from Camptotheca acuminata. Likewise, homoharringtonine, elliptinium, combretastatin A-4 betulinic acid, pervilleine-A, silvesterol, schischkinnin, and montamine are some of the other effective plant-originated anti-cancer compounds. With the developments in structural chemistry, a range of synthetic and semisynthetic lead compounds were designed and developed in laboratories. For instance, the semisynthetic analogues of vinca alkaloids are vinorelbine and vindesine, which are used either alone...
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A simple, fast, inexpensive, and reliable UV spectrometric method was developed and validated to quantify Econazole Nitrate incorporated in topical gel in the form of co-crystal. This article presents the development and validation of different methods for quantification of Econazole nitrate co-crystal loaded in the topical gel as per ICH [Q2(R1)] guidelines. In method-A, the standard and sample solutions were prepared in Methanol; in Method-B the solution was prepared in a mixture of Methanol: phosphate buffer pH7.4. Based on analysis of UV spectrum, different wavelengths were selected for analysis of drug by two methods, 220 nm was selected for method A whereas 265 nm was selected for method B. The linearity of drug was obtained in the concentration range 2-10 μg/mL (R2= 0.9988) in method-A and concentration range 20-100 μg/mL (R2= 0.9984) in Method-B. The accuracy of both method was checked by calculating % recovery at 80percent, 100percent and 120percent. The % recovery by both methods was obtained to be in the range of 80-90percent. The less values of...
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