Emmanuel I. Obeagu, Gideon Ojochegbe Amedu, Ijeoma L. Okoroiwu, Chukwum J. Okafor, Ohikhuare Okun, Ogochukwu M. T. Barbara Ochiabuto & Chukwulete Okafor Ukeekwe·Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International·2021
To determine the levels of interleukin 6 (IL-6) and iron status of football players in Madonna University, Elele, Rivers State, Nigeria. A total number of 100 subjects were recruited for the study, comprising of 50 of football players before playing football (25 males and 25 fem...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i59B34393
Background: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a disorder of the endocrine characterised by hyperglycaemia which results from variable degrees of insulin resistance and insulin deficiency.Chronic hyperglycaemia in diabetes may lead to multi organ damage resulting in renal, cardiova...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i59B34394
Amongst the many public health problems, the diabetes mellitus is considered as a chronic life-style related disease which is now growing as an epidemic in both developed as well as developing countries. The current study is about formulation of metformin hydrochloride tablet to...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i59B34395
Background: Spinal anaesthesia is the commonest regional anaesthesia conducted for several surgical procedures. Objectives: This study aims to predict the difficulty score of spinal anaesthesia to scale back the complications and ultimately improve anaesthesia quality. Materials...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i59B34396
Aim: The present study aimed to describe the prescribing of moist exposed burn ointment (MEBO) in Alkharj. Methodology: This is a retrospective study that includes reviewing the electronic prescriptions that included MEBO among the patients who received medications from the outpa...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i59B34397
Introduction: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major public health problem worldwide, and its main consequences include loss of renal function leading to end-stage renal disease (ESRD), increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), significant increase in morbidity and mortali...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i59B34398
Introduction: Medicinal plants are chief antidotes for numerous diseases and have been used since time immemorial. Sweet flag’s (Acorus calamus) presence is in Ayurveda and belongs to the genus Acorus L. of the family Acoraceae and is widely distributed in temperate to sub temper...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i59B34401
Aims: This study aimed to assess the effect of discharge counseling with SMS reminders on medication adherence in chronic disorders. Study Design: Prospective randomized open-label trial Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at the dispensing department of a secon...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i59B34402
Introduction: Pulmonary function test is a non-invasive test. It is measured by the spirometer and it gives an idea about the lung volume, lung capacities, rates of flow and gas exchange. Breathing exercise can increase lung function. The commonly performed breathing exercises ar...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i59B34404
Alanood S. Algarni, Anan A. Alfi, Azuf T. Turkistani, Layal E. Malki, Nouf F. Alghanam, Shayma S. Abdulghani, Majed Ramadan & Meteb Al-Foheidi·Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International·2021
Aim: In this study, we aimed to investigate the incidence rate, risk factors, and mortality rates in patients with early-stage breast cancer using anti-HER2 (Human epidermal growth factor receptor-2) treatment. Patients and Methods: A total of 106 patients diagnosed with human ep...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i59B34405
Basil C. E. Oguguo, John J. Agah, Nwadiuto N. Ukeoma, Ijeoma Hope N. Nwoji, Priscilla O. Dave-Ugwu, Oluchi J. Agugoesi, Felicia C. Ugwu, Cliff I. Okebanama, Bukar A. Umate & Judith N. Eke·Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International·2021
Aims: To determine the effect of test item arrangements in ascending, descending and no consistent order of difficulty in multiple choice tests on undergraduate pharmacy students’ academic achievement in a chemistry course. The present study served as an attempt to relate the eff...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i59B34407
Aim: To determine the frequency of hypomagnesaemia in children with hypocalcemic seizures. Study Design: Cross sectional descriptive study. Place and Duration: Department of Pediatrics, Liaquat University Hospital, Jamshoro / Hyderabad. From November 2017 to April 2018. Methodol...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i59B34409
Acute appendicitis is the most prevalent non-obstetric surgical emergency in pregnant women. The diagnosis gets more challenging when the anatomical location of the appendix shifts due to the expansion of the gravid uterus. In cases of appendicular perforation, there is a higher...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i59B34410
Aims: Modern industrialization, anthropogenic and industrial activities have increased the risk of human exposure to heavy metals and in turn effecting human health badly. Hundreds of millions of people are globally affected by heavy metal toxicity through contaminated water in o...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i59B34415
Introduction: In December 2019, cases of pneumonia with an unknown cause were reported in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Novel coronavirus infectious disease (COVID-19) has been spreading worldwide and tracking laboratory indexes during the diagnosis and treatment of patients with...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i59B34417