Table of Contents

February  2024

  • Volume 61
  • Issue 2
  • Page Nos. 104

ISSN (Print) : 0019-462X

Editorial

NEED/ROLE OF GENERATIVE AI IN PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH

PAGE 5-6

Dear Reader,

In current times, when countries like Singapore are relying mainly on "Gen AI" (General Artificial Intelligence) for hastening the growth and modernization of the pharma industry, pharma leaders like India need to incorporate the latest trends in digital to Gen AI in the curr...

Dr. Gopakumar G. Nair

Editor

Indian Drugs

Review Article

THE GENUS LITSEA: A REVIEW OF ITS CYTOTOXIC POTENTIAL AND PHYTOCHEMISTRY

PAGE 7-22

The family Lauraceae includes various genus in which Litsea has around 200-400 varieties which are widely scattered in the tropical and semi-tropical zones. In China, Litsea species are used traditionally in many disease conditions such as bone pain, diarrhoea, edema, dyspepsia, gastroenteritis a...

Sayali Churia and Tabassum Khana *

Original Research Articles

PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND PHARMACOKINETIC ANALYSIS AND DOCKING OF DRUG REPOSITIONING AGAINST SARS-COV-2: AN IN SILICO STUDY

PAGE 23-34

Studies on the development of effective and cost-effective oral drugs are the new priority of the pharmaceutical industry for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19. This work was based on the computational analysis of physicochemical parameters, pharmacokinetic and toxicological measurements, ...

Jackson A. Pereiraa and Eduardo D. Costaa *

MECHANISTIC OUTCOMES OF LIPID CORE ON SOLID LIPID NANOPARTICLE CHARACTERIZATION

PAGE 35-42

In our present study, solid lipid nanoparticles were fabricated by modified double emulsification followed by ultracentrifugation method. The SLNs of the anti-HIV drugs lamivudine, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate and efavirenz were synthesized using lipids Compritol 888 ATO, glyceryl monostearate, ...

Juna B. Chackoa,b*, Gudanagaram R. Vijayasankara , Bendi S. Venkateswarlua and Margret C. Rajappaa

PREPARATION AND EVALUATION OF MELOXICAM CHEWABLE TABLETS FOR BETTER ORAL DELIVERY

PAGE 43-50

In the current study, meloxicam (MXM) chewable tablets were formulated and evaluated with an aim of improving its solubility, bioavailability and masking its bitter taste in order to create an effective oral drug delivery system. Meloxicam (BCS class II drug), non steroidal anti-inflammatory drug...

Garima Sharmaa and Manish Dhalla *

PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MICROSPHERES UTILIZING RATE-CONTROLLING MEMBRANES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES MELLITUS

PAGE 51-56

The present research work aimed at the formulation of film-coated microspheres incorporating glibenclamide drug and their evaluation for the management of diabetes mellitus (DM). Microspheres were prepared by solvent evaporation methodology by the usage of ethyl cellulose as polymer, ethanol and ...

Nitu Patidara , Nadeem A. Farooquia , Darshan Jamindara,b, Dinesh K. Mishrac , Rajat Goyald, Hitesh Choprae and Rupesh K. Gautama *

NOVEL UV SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUS ESTIMATION OF MONTELUKAST SODIUM AND OLOPATADINE HYDROCHLORIDE USING ABSORBANCE CORRECTION PRINCIPLE

PAGE 57-61

A simple, accurate and economical UV spectroscopic method has been developed for the simultaneous estimation of olopatadine hydrochloride and montelukast sodium. The developed method is based on the determination of the two drugs using UV absorbance correction principle. The wavelengths chosen fo...

Vidhi Bhanushalia , Celina Nazaretha * and Rakshanda S. Khorjuwenkara

RP-HPLC METHOD DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION FOR QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATION OF TEMOZOLOMIDE AND (S) - PERILLYL ALCOHOL IN NANOPARTICULATE DOSAGE FORM

PAGE 62-77

A quick reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) approach for the quantitative measurement of temozolomide (TMZ) and (s) - perillyl alcohol [(S)-POH] in a nanoparticulate system was developed and validated in the current work. The RP-HPLC method for the simultaneous estimati...

Neha Desaia , Munira Momina * and Tabassum Khanb

COMPUTATIONAL IDENTIFICATION OF SELECTED BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS FROM CEDRUS DEODARA AS INHIBITORS AGAINST SARS-COV-2 MAIN PROTEASE: A PHARMACOINFORMATICS STUDY

PAGE 78-91

Amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the quest for potent antiviral treatments intensifies. This study focuses on the potential of bioactive compounds from the Himalayan cedar Cedrus deodara against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Specifically targeting the main protease (MPro) and spike protein, the study ...

Aminabee Shaika * and Lakshmana Rao Atmakuria

Short Communications

ESTABLISHMENT AND AUTHENTICATION OF A UV SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC APPROACH FOR MEASURING EMBELIN CONTENT IN BULK AND FORMULATED SAMPLE

PAGE 92-93

A UV-spectrophotometric method for the estimation of embelin isolated from Embelia ribes berries as per ICH guidelines Q2 (R1) was developed. It is simple, quick, accurate, and affordable. The wavelength of embelin was found to be 294.3 nm; and was linear in the concentration range 2-12 μg mL-1 ...

Kritika R. Sabooa , Rohit R. Ghadgea , Dhanashree P. Sanapa * and Sneha A. Agrawalb

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