01 - Assessment of Knowledge and Awareness Regarding Osteoporosis and its Risk Factor
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpsr.2020(V-I).0110.31703/gpsr.2020(V-I).01 Published : Dec 2020
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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
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Home Economics, Mirpur Azad Kashmir, Osteoporosis, OKAT, Pharmacy
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(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).0210.31703/gpsr.2020(V-I).02 Published : Dec 2020
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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
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Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, Drug Concentration, Health Care System, Therapeutic Index
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(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).0310.31703/gpsr.2020(V-I).03 Published : Dec 2020
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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
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Polypharmacy, Prescribing Indicator, Prescription, Rational Prescribing, Rational use of Drugs, Mirpur
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(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).0410.31703/gpsr.2020(V-I).04 Published : Dec 2020
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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
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Bone Repair, Nanoparticle, Nanotechnology, Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Tissue Engineering
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(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).0510.31703/gpsr.2020(V-I).05 Published : Dec 2020
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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
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Novel Drug Delievry System, Polymeric Network, Cross Linked Network
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(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.