Outpatient prescribing trends, rational use of medicine and impact of prescription audit with feedback at a tertiary care centre in India.

Background: Rational use of medicines (RUM) is highly desired worldwide yet many shortcomings are found. This study aims to evaluate prescription pattern and RUM using World Health Organisation (WHO) prescribing indicators. The impact of audit and feedback has also been studied, along with comparison with published data.

Evaluation of an outpatient department (OPD)-based prescribing pattern of fixed-dose combinations in a tertiary care institute in Central India.

Background Fixed-dose combinations (FDCs) are being widely prescribed for the treatment of various disorders in India. However, not all FDCs are rational. To know the awareness of physicians in prescribing rational FDCs was the need of the hour in order to assess the prescribing trends and rationality of FDCs.

Evaluation of the effect of piperine per se on blood glucose level in alloxan-induced diabetic mice.

Abstract: Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder and emerging pandemic of the 21st century. Piperine, the chief alkaloid present in Piper nigrum (black pepper), has a wide array of uses in alternative and complementary therapies. The effect of piperine on blood glucose level was studied in alloxan-induced diabetic mice in acute and subacute study models.