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Inaugurating the Grand Finale of the Smart India Hackathon, 2022 and addressing the 15000 finalists of the Hackathon, the Honourable Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi made a clarion call for research and innovation and appealed to make innovation a "way of living" w...

Chronic kidney diseases (CKD) are an important public health concern worldwide. In developed as well in less-developed countries, prevalence of CKD is increasing day by day. Large numbers of people are affected by cost of care, dialysis and transplantation treatment strategies and lack of awarene...

3-Substitutedphenyl-2-bromomethyl-6-substituted quinazolin-4(3H)-ones (7-10) were treated with hydrazine hydrate to give 3-substitutedphenyl-2-hydrazinomethyl-6-substituted quinazolin-4(3H)-ones (11-14). Compounds 11-14 were condensed with various aldehydes to afford 2-substitutedbenzylidene hydr...

The objective of the present study was to develop floating microballoons of captopril in order to achieve an extended gastric retention in the upper GIT which may enhance the absorption and improve bioavailability. The floating microballoons were formulated with calcium silicate as porous carrier...

Ayurveda has a rich treasure of medical preparations and formulations. The scientific procedures of drug preparations have specific action, site and mode of action. Mashi kalpana is one of the drug preparation methods explained in Ayurveda. This study aims to find the difference between Latakaran...

Berberine chloride is a quaternary ammonium compound obtained from Tinospora cordifolia M. and galangin is a member of the flavonol class of flavonoids from Alpinia galanga L. They are reported to have various pharmacological activities. The separation was carried out by using Hypersil BDS 100 RP...

The present work reports a validated reverse phase-HPLC method for determination of nortriptyline hydrochloride (NORH) in bulk and in its pharmaceutical dosage form. Chromatographic separation was performed on Waters C-18, (250×4.6mm, 5µm) stationary phase using a mixture of 50 mM KH2 PO4 pH 3....

This article discusses the knowledge and attitude of antibiotic prescription among implantologists performing implant surgery and how we contribute to over prescription of antibiotics. Antimicrobial resistance is a substantial catastrophic threat to International Public Health. Antibiotic-resista...

A bio analytical method was developed with compatible mobile phase for estimation of drugs viz. rosuvastatin and ezetimibe, amlodipine and valsartan, lercanidipine and fluvastatin in human plasma. Liquid chromatographic system takes ample of time to stabilise and to attain equilibrium on changeov...

Micropropagation is the true-to-type propagation of a selected genotype using in vitro culture techniques. Curcuma karnatakensis is a small herb endemic to Karnataka and belongs to the Zingiberaceae family. C. karnatakensis, with its small distribution area in Karnataka, is prone to any kind of t...

The present work aimed to formulate various cosmetic formulations comprising of extract of Lantana camara Linn. and Bombax ceiba Linn. as natural coloring agents. Dried and powdered leaves of L. camara Linn and dried thorn powder of B. ceiba Linn produce red color. The obtained color was used as ...

In ayurvedic system of treatment, churnas are as good as are asavas and arishtas for the eradication of diseases. As a part of evaluation, Dabur and Baidhyanath brands properties of Sitopladi churna were tested for relevant organoleptic, physiochemical, micromeretics and fluorescence properties. ...

Herbal drug naringenin is well known for its anti-cancer, anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory activities, as carbohydrate metabolism promoter, immunity system modulator, BCRP/ABCG2 inhibitor, hormone substitute and hormone antagonist since decades. However, use of naringenin as pharmaceutical aid is ...