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Generic medicines have the same efficacy, route of administration, strength, indication and side effects as branded medicines. In spite of the lower price, generic medicines are not popular among healthcare professionals. The study’s objective was to explore knowledge, practice and experience in using generic medicines among patients, common people, & healthcare professionals (nurses, pharmacists and doctors). It was a descriptive cross-sectional study. Data analysis i.e. statistical testing for significance was carried out using SAS® 9.4 software. Considering data of N=605 participants, several data analyses were performed. Among all participants, 97% were heard about generic medicines. 50% of participants not agree with that “Generic medicines are trusted by BA/BE study”. Among participating doctors, 58% were not aware about BA/BE study on generic medicines. 27% of participants did not agree with that “performances of generic medicines are same as branded medicines”. 23% were not agreeing with that “Generic medicines are safe as branded medicines”. 89% of participants agreed, “Price of generics lower than the branded medicines”. 66.8% of participants not get...
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Herbs have been a surviving unit since we were born on this planet. Currently, they are the most probed topic in the food industry or pharmacotherapy due to their multidimensional approach where one herb targets various diseases and proffers a wide range of health benefits. Moreover, some herbal supplements are merchandised globally, and people are devouring these products blithely to extract additional benefits. But taking any herbal formulation under unsupervised conditions may be subject to herbal toxicity. Hence, providing safe herbal supplements is a daunting challenge for various reasons: availability of unstandardized, contaminated, adulterated, loosely available, and unlabeled products, scanty regulations, herb-herb, and herb-drug interaction, and many others. The present article is enriched with past and most recent literature on processing crude herbs, the necessity of standardization of herbal products, the health benefits of standardized herbal medicines, and the toxicity of herbal formulations. The literature has also discussed a case study linked to herbal products, the importance of the pharmacovigilance system, and the challenges associated with the safety monitoring...
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Dapagliflozin and Metformin HCl Combination is the novel SGLT2 inhibitor used to control Hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes mellitus. A literature survey reveals that various Analytical methods have been developed for Dapagliflozin in single and combined with other drugs. No QbD-assisted RP-HPLC method is available to estimate Dapagliflozin and Metformin HCl in combination. So, present work describes the development and validation of QbD driven RP-HPLC method for Dapagliflozin and Metformin HCl. The RP HPLC method has been developed using Agilent 1200 series HPLC with Intersil ODS column (250 x 4,6mm, 5 µm). Based on the RP-HPLC method, development Flow rate and pH were selected as CAA and Resolution, Retention time and Tailing of Drug were monitored using Design Expert@13.00. By applying CCD, 9 trials, 2 factors and 3 responses method had been selected for method development for Dapagliflozin and Metformin HCl. The optimum method development was selected based on the criteria of attaining appropriate Resolution, Tailing, and retention time. The overlay plot of responses generates an optimized area as...
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The gut microbiome composition directly correlates with the disease’s development and thus with an individual’s health. According to the published scientific literature, gut microbiota is directly linked with developing diseases such as colorectal cancer. On the other hand, Bacteriophages are the group of viruses that infects the bacterial cells typically and can be utilized to manage the dysbiosis of the gut’s microbial population. Here the major focus of this review is to know the applications and processes of bacteriophages in modulating the gut microbiome. According to studies, the modulation of the gut microbiome using bacteriophages has yielded good results. Although a major issue using this technique to modify the gut microbiome is regarding the survival of the phages when coming in contact with the stomach’s highly acidic environment. Consequently, effective phage encapsulation is required. Thus, in this review, we focus on treating colorectal cancer using bacteriophage-mediated modulation of the gut...
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This work aimed to evaluate the diuretic activity of Imperata cylindrica (Poaceae) leaves on rat. The extract was administered orally at doses 100, 200 and 400 mg/kg. The 24h urine volume and its pH were measured, natriuresis and kaliuresis were dosed. The results show that I. cylindrica increases diuresis, natriuresis and kaliuresis, but doesn’t affect urine pH. Diuresis of 24 h urine increases from 3.23 ± 0.32 ml in control group, to 5.33 ± 0.38, 6.83 ± 1.23 and 75 ± 1.32, respectively, in rats treated with the extract (P<0.05). Natriuresis increases from 1.21 ± 0.52 mEq/L to 2.38 ± 0.20, 3.15 ± 0.11 and 5.46 ± 0.72 mEq/L (P<0.05). Kaliuresis increases from 0.51 ± 0.71 mEq/L to 0.73 ± 0.65, 1.21 ± 0.51 and 1.75 ± 0.36 mEq/L (P < 0.05). The pH does not change, it is 8.52 ± 1.59 in control group and 8.51 ± 1.59, 8.47 ± 1.57 and 8.49 ± 1.58, in groups treated with the extract (N.S). These results show that Imperata cylindrica...
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