Background: All drug regulatory authorities have to ensure the safety, efficacy and quality of all the marketed products. Quality and efficacy can be determined by the data from preclinical and clinical trials. In clinical trials at the pre-marketing stage, it is challenging to i...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i32A31720
Background: Asthma remains one of the most common chronic respiratory diseases. Even with significant advancement in the diagnosis and management of asthma, its control remains suboptimal. As the overall health expenditures are escalating, the healthcare community has become more...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i37A32011
Background: Low birth weight (LBW) is still a significant public health problem globally and is associated with a range of both short- and long-term consequences. Overall, it is estimated that 15% to 20% of all births worldwide are low birth weight, representing more than 20 mill...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i35A31891
Background: The pattern of prescribing Antidepressants to patients has been varying worldwide. Objective: We aim to observe the prescribing pattern of antidepressants as well as assess its various outcomes in patients, the rationality of the prescriptions, and the prevalence of a...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i40A32222
Background: Obstructive airway diseases such as asthma and COPD are defined as a decreased capacity to get air through the conducting airways and out of the lungs. Objective: To study the drug utilization pattern in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, determine irra...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i40A32234
Rajesh Hadia, Idrisi Mohammed Tousif, Avani Kapadia, Suchitra Pillai, Hemraj Singh Rajput, Dhaval Joshi, Som Lakhani, Kushalkumar Gohel & Rajesh Maheshwari·Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International·2021
Background: Acne vulgaris remains one of the commonest diseases to afflict humanity, with over 90% of males and 80% of females affected by the age of 21 years. Objectives: The aim of this study was to assessing the specific risk factors, determine the epidemiology and etiology of...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i39A32169
Rajesh Hadia, Juliet Joy Joseph, Jilce Mathew, Shivani Patel, Trupal Rathod, Dhaval Joshi, Bhavin Shah, Sunil Baile, Kushalkumar Gohel, Sunil Kardani & Rajesh Maheshwari·Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International·2021
Background: World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist demonstrated a significant reduction in both morbidity and mortality. Objectives: This study aimed to find out the feasibility of implementation of WHO Surgical safety checklist in the routine practice, to ensure the...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i37A32009
Sunil Kardani, Rajesh Hadia, Jay Patel, Jeel Patel, Trupal Rathod, Dhaval Joshi, Chaturbhuj Rathore, Sunil Baile, Kushalkumar Gohel & Rajesh Maheshwari·Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International·2021
Background: Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are the mainstay of the therapy for epilepsy, despite the development in recent years of new therapeutic options, such as brain stimulation or Surgery. Objective: To understand the pattern of drug utilization and medication adherence of anti...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i35B31903
Rajesh Hadia, Mihir Thakkar, Shivani Shah, Prati Patel, Kushalkumar Gohel, Dhaval Joshi, Trupal Rathod, Jitendra Lakhani, Hemraj Singh Rajput & Rajesh Maheshwari·Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International·2021
Background: Presently India, depicts 49% of the world’s diabetes burden, with an approximated 72 million cases in 2017. Comorbidities make type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) management complicated for health care providers. Therefore, patients have been prescribed multiple drugs. As a...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i33A31780
Background: osteoarthritis is a severe clinical condition in elderly patients. Almost any bone can fracture as a result of the increased bone fragility of osteoarthritis. Aim and Objective of study: The principle aim of drug utilization research is to facilitate the rational use...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i37A31984
Background: Anemia is a disease that is more prevalent among pregnant women in India. Objective: To Study the Drug Utilization Pattern, compare and evaluate better drug selection in Anaemic Pregnant Women. Methodology: A total of 300 pregnant women ranging in the age group of 17...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i40B32292
We describe a case of Linezolid-induced severe toxic optic neuropathy in a patient with drug-resistant tuberculosis. Linezolid produced severe toxic optic neuropathy in some who used it for a long time. To the best of our knowledge, the optic neuropathy was completely reversed af...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i37A31972
Rajesh Hadia, Rushabh Shah, Jahnvi Parikh, Jisa Johnson, Anchu Marry Thomas, Niraj Pandit, Trupal Rathod, Dhaval Joshi, Sunil Baile & Kushalkumar Gohel·Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International·2021
Background: Drug information centre (DIC) is a facility specially developed to provide relevant, accurate and unbiased drug information (DI) to consumer and health care professionals regarding the proper use of the drugs, drug safety and all the critical problems regarding the dr...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i33B31809
Background: Antiplatelet agents reduce the occurrence of the cardiovascular issue in people with established cardiovascular disease. Objective: To understand the pattern of Antiplatelet drug utilization among cardiovascular disease patients. To evaluate the prevalence of polyphar...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i33B31792
Rajesh Hadia, Hemraj Singh Rajput, Vidhi Mehta, Pushti Shah, Arti Muley, Jyoti Thakkar, Trupal Rathod, Dhaval Joshi, Rajesh Maheshwari & Vikas Chandrakar·Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International·2021
Background: There is a strong relationship between Hypertension and chronic kidney disease. HTN is highly prevalent in CKD patients, contributing to high cardiovascular risk. Objectives: This study aims drug utilization pattern of Antihypertensive drugs in CKD. The objective of t...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i35B31893