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Dr. Shobha Rani Hiremath

pp. 143 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.8.4.1 · 2015

Dear Readers, Wishing you all a very happy and prosperous New Year 2016. APTI is organising an International conventionin association with RAK Medical and Health Science University at Ras-Al-Khaimah, UAE in Feb 2016. I f…

Abdulaziz Al Hossan, Syed wajid, Abdulrahamen Ghazi, Faris Fahad Alrubayi, Awad Salam Alwadai, Salmeen Doagel Babelghaith, Mohamed Nasir saud Al Arif

pp. 144-147 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.8.4.2 · 2015

Background: Pain is one of the major reasons why people seek health care. Knowledge deficit and negative attitude are major contributing factors in assessment of pain. The aim of this study was to examine the final year …

Monica Balakrishnan Kokilam, Harish Ganesh Joshi, Veena Ganesh Kamath

pp. 148-165 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.8.4.3 · 2015

In India, Karnataka is more urbanized and is supported with an extensive healthcare system assisted with welltrained qualified personnel. In the year 2002, Karnataka Drugs Logistics and Warehousing Society were launched …

Mir Javid Iqbal, Mohammad Ishaq Geer, Parvez Ahamd Dar

pp. 171-176 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.8.4.5 · 2015

Objective: To assess the availability and stock out periods of key paediatric essential medicines across different levels of care in one district of Jammu and Kashmir state. Methods: A cross-sectional survey at public he…

Sai Sujana Surapaneni, Shaik Nasrin Arifa, Sahithi Venigalla, Haroled Peter PL, Ravindrababu Pingili, Siva Reddy Challa

pp. 177-182 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.8.4.6 · 2015

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the adherence of antihypertensive medication to Joint National Committee (JNC)-7 and drug-drug interactions between drugs prescribed for patients with hypertension and…

Getu Bayisa, Sultan Suleman, Ketema Abdisa, Sintayehu Fekadu

pp. 183-190 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.8.4.7 · 2015

Background: Initial antibiotic treatment for community acquired pneumonia (CAP) in Ethiopian settings is invariably empirical and further clinical decision making upon inadequate initial response is not evidence-based. A…

Mohanraj Rathinavelu, Suvarchala Satyagama, Ramkesava Reddy, Yiragamreddy Padmanabha Reddy

pp. 191-195 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.8.4.8 · 2015

Background: Antimicrobial medications are considered as the greatest discovery of the twentieth century. The emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria is a major problem throughout the world and a rational use of antibi…

Mallappa Hanamantappa Shalavadi, Chandrashekhar Venkaraddi Mangannavar, Premkumar Medepalli

pp. 196-198 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.8.4.9 · 2015

Background: Losartan most commonly used in the treatment of hypertension, but the prolonged use of losartan causes the adverse effect like anemia and uncommon adverse effect like vasculitis. Objectives: To report losarta…

Niphy Annie Varghese, Savitha Tarikere Gangadhar, Vineetha Bharathan Menon, Krishna Undela, Madhan Ramesh

pp. 199-201 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.8.4.10 · 2015

Enoxaparin is the most frequently prescribed low molecular weight heparin worldwide. It has reports of causing rare cutaneous reactions at therapeutic and toxic doses. Herein we report a case of erythematous maculopapula…

Gurumoorthy Ragesh, Nandhini Krishnamoorthy, Sarath Kumar Sekar

pp. 202-204 · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.8.4.11 · 2015

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) are rare, life threatening conditions usually associated with medicines use. They are severe forms of exfoliative dermatitis, and characterized by exten…