Effectiveness of health education on insulin injection technique in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A quasi-experimental Pre-test post-test research.

Introduction: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) patients often exhibit gaps in knowledge and improper practices regarding insulin injection techniques. This quasi-experimental study aimed to assess the effectiveness of tailored health education in bridging these gaps and improving insulin injection practices among T2DM patients.

Objectives: The study aimed to evaluate baseline knowledge and practices related to insulin injection techniques among T2DM patients, implement a tailored health education intervention, and assess the impact of this intervention on knowledge and practices.

A cross-sectional study of pre- and posttraining evaluation of inhaler use technique among outpatients with bronchial asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at a tertiary care hospital in India.

Context: Management of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) includes use of inhalers as an integral component of drug delivery. Awareness about inhaler devices along with demonstration of the usage of inhaler technique aids in the optimization of therapeutic outcome.

Aim: This study aimed to assess the correct use of inhaler technique following pre- and posttraining sessions for the management of COPD and asthma among pulmonary outpatients at a tertiary care hospital.

Drug utilization pattern and factors associated with polypharmacy and excessive polypharmacy in geriatric medical out-patients at a rural health training centre in India.

Context: Multiple chronic illnesses associated with ageing population demands the role of polypharmacy. Drug utilization study in terms of description of drug use pattern in the geriatric patients aids in monitoring polypharmacy as well as to determine the factors contributing to it.

Objectives: To analyse the drug utilization pattern in geriatric patients at a rural health training centre.

National guidelines for gene therapy product (2019): A road-map to gene therapy products development and clinical trials.

The "National Guidelines for Gene Therapy Product (GTP) Development and Clinical Trials" prepared by the Indian Council of Medical Research and Department of Biotechnology in 2019 came as a welcome step in the process of regulation of gene therapy research, as there was a lack of Indian guidelines earlier specific to gene therapy. Indian researchers have taken their step in setting the path of gene therapy research, and this guideline serves to provide the standards starting from its development up to translation to new drug including the ethical, scientific, and regulatory requirements to be followed during the conduct of trial. The Indian guidelines were framed with reference to United States-Food and Drug Administration and European Union guidelines on gene therapy.

Agreement Among Different Scales for Causality Assessment in Drug-Induced Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis.

Background And Objective: Identification of the offending drug is crucial and challenging in cases of severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions (CADR) like Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN). Poor reproducibility and varying levels of agreement have been observed among different causality assessment tools (CATs) in assessing severe CADRs. This study was conducted to examine the agreement among four different CATs in assessing cases of drug-induced SJS, TEN and SJS/TEN overlap.