Prospective Study on the Value of Continuous Spinal Anaesthesia in the Case of Femoral Neck among Elderly. 5 Years Chu Dantec
Fall Ml, Ndiaye Pi, Bah Md, Leye Pa, Traore M, Diouf E
Sch Acad J Pharm | 376-379
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Continuous spinal anesthesia (CSA) is an easy spinal anesthesia technical achievement and without major
complication. For this reason we proposed this prospective study from January 2008 to December 2012 about the elderly
victims’ bill femoral neck for whom the CSA is indicated. We had sixty seven patients, mean age 78 years and a sex ratio
of 1.5. The results were positive for several reasons: hemodynamic stability in perioperative, comfort of the surgeon and
patient satisfaction after three months.
Study on Participatory Learning among MBBS Students in a Medical College of West Bengal, India
Palash Das, Mausumi Basu, Smt. Gagori Chowdhury, Gautam Barik, Bhaskar Shahbabu, Kaushik Sarkar
Sch Acad J Pharm | 358-363
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Teacher oriented teaching in medical education is still predominantly going on throughout the world including
India. Active participation of students is rare or unknown. In these situations, an attempt can be taken as a piece-meal
study on participatory learning as active learning. Its immediate impact also can be measured. The main aim of the work
was to assess the feasibility of application of participatory learning; to observe the impact of participatory learning and
to compare participatory learning with traditional teaching. In methodology, seventy eight students of 2nd MBBS batch
were divided randomly into two groups. Participatory learning was introduced to Group I (n = 39) on the topic of
Tuberculosis by faculties of community medicine through didactic lectures, interaction, patient examination, visit to
DOT centre etc. Group II (n = 39) had conventional way of teaching on the same topic by faculties of community
medicine through didactic lectures. Statistically significant results were obtained using skill score and empathy score
questionnaire. Knowledge achievement was also encouraging with no statistical difference. In conclusion, the
implementation of participatory learning was feasible in medical colleges of West Bengal and found to be more effective
and accepted than traditional teaching methodology
Tinospora cordifolia Chemical Constituents and Medicinal Properties: A Review
N M Reddy, Rajasekhar Reddy N
Sch Acad J Pharm | 364-369
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Since the beginning of human civilization, medicinal plants have been used by mankind for its therapeutic
value. Nature has been a source of medicinal agents for thousands of years and an impressive number of modern drugs
have been isolated from natural sources. Traditional medicine has remained as the most affordable and easily accessible
source of treatment in the primary healthcare system of resource poor communities in India. A huge interest always exists
in exploring nutraceuticals from plant materials to replace synthetic drugs in order to overcome their adverse effects and
also for economic reasons. Tinospora cordifolia is a widely used shrub in folk and Ayurvedic systems of medicine all
over India. Though almost all of its parts are used in traditional systems of medicines, leaves stem and roots are the most
important parts which are used medicinally. Tinospora cordifolia is a versatile resource for all forms of life. It belongs to
family Menispermaceae. It contains many different chemicals that affect the body. The present review aims to summarize
the information concerning the chemical constituents and medicinal aspects of the Tinospora cordifolia plant
Determination of Sildenafil Citrate in Powder Preparations Prepared from Revatio Tablets 20 mg for Infants with Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn
Tadakazu Tokumura, Miki Kawakami, Rika Kitada, Hideki Yamamoto, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Takuro Kurita
Sch Acad J Pharm | 370-375
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The aim of the present study was to develop and validate a HPLC method for the assay of sildenafil citrate
(SIL) in powder preparations prepared from Revatio Tablets 20 mg for infants with persistent pulmonary hypertension of
the newborn. The good recovery of SIL from preparations was achieved using a methanol:0.1N HCl =1:1 solution as the
extraction solvent. A chromatographic system comprising a YMC AM12S05-1506WT column, mobile phase of
CH3CN:H2O:HClO4:NaClO4=400:600:1:5 (V/V/V/W), flow rate of 1 mL/min, and UV detector set at 290 nm showed
good chromatographic separation for SIL and the internal standard (propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate). A regression analysis
revealed that the method was linear over the standard curve range from 0.01 to 1 mg/tube. Inter-day precision values
between the ranges were 4.3% or better. Accuracy values between the ranges were -0.9% - 7.0%, except for the value of
0.01 mg/tube. The accuracy value at 0.01 mg/tube was 16.6%, which indicated that the limit of quantitation of this
method was 0.01 mg/tube. We herein demonstrated that this method is useful for determining SIL in a powder
preparation prepared from Revatio tablets 20 mg
Knowledge of Smoking Health Effects, Perception of Smoking Policies and Cessation Scenarios among Smokers in Amassoma Community in Nigeria
Eniojukan Joshua F, Owonaro Peter A
Sch Acad J Pharm | 380-388
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Cigarette smoking has varieties of adverse effects on human health, both acute and chronic. Policies have been
enunciated globally to attenuate the scourge of smoking and also to protect non-smokers from second-hand smoke. This
study sought to evaluate the knowledge of smokers in Amassoma community of smoking adverse effects, their
perceptions of smoking policies and cessation scenarios. 254 questionnaires were administered randomly to recipients
that consented after carefully explaining the objective of the study. Data was analyzed with SPSS version 20. 94.3% of
smokers were aware that smokers are liable to die young; 24.8% still smoked because they were addicted to it; 70.9%
claimed they found it difficult to quit smoking; 46.8% of respondents had attempted quitting once. Reasons adduced for
the failed quit attempts included extreme temptation (62.9%); 91.2%) had been advised to stop smoking; such advice
came from family members (38%) and the church (26.4%). Place of residence was correlated (p=0.002*) with
willingness to quit smoking. Over half of respondents linked smoking with Cancer, Asthma, Cough, Heart Disease,
Kidney disease, Liver Disease, Respiratory Disease, Lung cancer, Stained teeth, Bad breadth, Reduced life-span and
Death. 48.9% expressed their willingness to quit smoking; 43.7% and 22.8% respectively were in support of banning
smoking inside family houses and on the streets; 34% of the recipients were in support of restricting advertisement of
cigarette in media whereas, 26.6% recommended that cigarette manufacture should be banned in Nigeria. Aggressive
public enlightenment is indicated in this community