Free radical polymerization technique was used to formulate Poloxamer-188 based hydrogels for controlled delivery. A total of seven formulations were formulated with varying concentrations of polymer, monomer ad cross linker. In order to assess the structural properties of the formulated hydrogels, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were carried out.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIron deficiency anemia is a global health concern, affecting around 2 billion people. Oral iron therapy often causes severe gastro-intestinal issues. , member of the Brassicaceae family, is valued in traditional medicine and renowned for its rich iron and vitamin C content.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArtificial Intelligence (AI) emerged as an intervention for data and number-related problems. This breakthrough has led to several technological advancements in virtually all fields from engineering to architecture, education, accounting, business, health, and so on. AI has come a long way in healthcare, having played significant roles in data and information storage and management - such as patient medical histories, medicine stocks, sale records, and so on; automated machines; software and computer applications like diagnostic tools such as MRI radiation technology, CT diagnosis and many more have all been created to aid and simplify healthcare measures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSince disease is a natural aspect of life, human deep space missions will largely depend on preventing disease, diagnosis, and treatment. Pharmaceuticals are used to identify, treat, prevent, or cure illnesses, but they are unstable on Earth and even more so in space. What if the pharmacist could prepare small quantities of medicines in space, on site, as needed? The alteration in pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic (PK-PD) and pharmacogenomics with flying and medications will need to be customised for each person individually and specifically at the point of need because of drug stability issues.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMyocardial fibrosis is a common pathological companion of various cardiovascular diseases. To date, the role of enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) in cancer has been well demonstrated including in renal carcinoma and its inhibitors have entered the stage of phase I/II clinical trials. However, the precise mechanism of EZH2 in cardiac diseases is largely unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF⮚ Professional identity is an important component of practice change.⮚ Research on professional identity in pharmacy is limited, and this needs to change if we are to truly move practice in the 21st century.⮚ A unified professional identity is crucial for society to see pharmacists as healthcare providers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTraditional medicine has employed the plant Fagonia bruguieri DC. to alleviate inflammation, fever and pain. The goal of this study was to test the anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic properties of the methanol extract of whole plant of Fagonia bruguieri (F.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLittle attention has been given to characterizing the roles of pharmacists in disasters even though the importance of pharmacists' involvement is widely acknowledged. We amid to review a broad range of pharmacists roles in disasters and their response by numerous reports in the literature. A quantitative content analysis technique was used to gather data consisting of words and phrases from literature regarding pharmacists' roles and their response in disasters.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: Meropenem is increasingly used to treat neonatal sepsis. There are several guidelines recommending different dosing regimens of meropenem in neonates. Furthermore, deviations from these guidelines regularly occur in daily clinical practice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCOVID-19 is an infectious respiratory and vascular disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. This virus was first identified in Wuhan, China and caused an ongoing pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern in January 2020 and a pandemic in March 2020.
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