PREVIOUS ISSUES

Volume-V

, Issue-I

(FALL 2020)



01 - Assessment of Knowledge and Awareness Regarding Osteoporosis and its Risk Factor

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpsr.2020(V-I).01
10.31703/gpsr.2020(V-I).01      Published : Dec 2020

    To assess the knowledge and awareness of osteoporosis and its risk factors among female university students in Mirpur Azad Kashmir. A cross-sectional study was carried out in female university students in Mirpur Azad Kashmir using a self-administered questionnaire. Knowledge and awareness of osteoporosis was assessed using OKAT (Osteoporosis Knowledge Assessment Tool) and descriptive analysis by u... Details
    Home Economics, Mirpur Azad Kashmir, Osteoporosis, OKAT, Pharmacy
    (1) Husna Khalid
    MPhil Candidate, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Rauf ul Hassan
    Associate Professor, Department of Pulmonology, Quaid-i-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Iqra Aurangzeb Khan
    Pharmacist, Akson College of Pharmacy, Mirpur, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.
    (4) Huma Farooq
    Pharmacist, Akson College of Pharmacy, Mirpur, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.
    (5) Zafar Iqbal
    Director, Drug Testing Laboritiries, Mirpur, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

02 - Evaluation of the knowledge of Health Care Professionals regarding Therapeutic D

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpsr.2020(V-I).02
10.31703/gpsr.2020(V-I).02      Published : Dec 2020

    A cross sectional study was performed among 250 health care professionals from Children Hospital, Jinnah hospital and Services Institute of Medical science Lahore, through a self-designed questionnaire to assess the knowledge of therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM). A total 300 questionnaires were distributed and 250 were returned, giving a response 83%. Out of 300 health care professionals 50 partic... Details
    Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, Drug Concentration, Health Care System, Therapeutic Index
    (1) Anam Arshad
    Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Malik Irfan Zulfiqar
    BS Biotechnology Scholar, Department of Biological Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Zahra Hassan Kiani
    MBBS Candidate, Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (4) Maria Hassan Kiani
    PhD Candidate, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (5) Muhammad Rauf ul Hassan
    Associate Professor, Department of Pulmonology, Quaid-i-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.

03 - Evaluation of Prescribing Pattern in Mirpur Azad Kashmir using who Prescribing I

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpsr.2020(V-I).03
10.31703/gpsr.2020(V-I).03      Published : Dec 2020

    Promotion of rational use of drugs in developing countries is necessary for improving the quality of life. Therefore, evaluation of drug use pattern using World Health Organization (WHO) indicators is necessary for assessment of rational use of drugs. 200 prescriptions were randomly collected from different pharmacies in Mirpur and evaluated to measure prescribing indicators. Data was analyzed usi... Details
    Polypharmacy, Prescribing Indicator, Prescription, Rational Prescribing, Rational use of Drugs, Mirpur
    (1) Aimen Qaiser
    M.Phil Scholar, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Zahra Hassan Kiani
    MBBS Candidate, Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Farina Abid
    Pharmacist, Akson College of Pharmacy, Mirpur Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.
    (4) Tania Pervaiz
    Pharmacist, Akson College of Pharmacy, Mirpur Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.
    (5) Zafar Iqbal
    Director, Drug Testing Laboratories, Mirpur Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

04 - Nanotechnology: A New Hope for the Cure of Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis and Rheu

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpsr.2020(V-I).04
10.31703/gpsr.2020(V-I).04      Published : Dec 2020

    Bone and cartilage diseases especially osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis are rapidly prevailing both in men and women particularly due to increase in life expectancies. Different treatments are being proposed using conventional drugs and their modifications. But the side effects associated with such drugs and difficulty in treatment strategies due to multifactorial nature of su... Details
    Bone Repair, Nanoparticle, Nanotechnology, Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Tissue Engineering
    (1) Fariah Qaiser
    Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Ibrahim
    Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Rabia Mazhar
    Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (4) Farhan Sohail
    Associate Professor, Riphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Riphah International University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

05 - Hydrogels as Controlled Drug Delivery System: A Brief Review of Properties Class

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpsr.2020(V-I).05
10.31703/gpsr.2020(V-I).05      Published : Dec 2020

    Hyrogels are cariers of novel drug delievry system and these polymeric network have ability to hold large amount of water but they do not dissolve in water .These polymeric network may be crosslinked either through chemical or physical crosslinking method. Without changing their three dimensional structure hydrogels undergo the swelling mechanism Hydrogels are used as drug delivery carriers becaus... Details
    Novel Drug Delievry System, Polymeric Network, Cross Linked Network
    (1) Hina Shoukat
    PhD Scholar, Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Sobia Noreen
    Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Saima Asghar
    Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.