• 2 April 2015

    Improvement in drug manufacturing standards: an initiative of government of India

    Editorial, Mar 2015 issue

    “ Globalization of the pharmaceutical industry has the potential to rapidly spread poor-quality medicines worldwide. This is due to lack of expertise, poor manufacturing practices. It influence public

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  • 1 April 2015
    ANTIBIOTIC POISONING AND FOOD POISONING THROUGH CHICKEN

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    ABOUT AUTHOR
    Suman Pattanayak
    Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis,
    Vijaya Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences for Women,
    Enikepadu, Vijayawada, AP, India
    suman6982@gmail.com

    Chicken is one of the most popular foods. There can’t be many people who do not enjoy chicken curry, chicken pakoda, roast chicken, stew or barbecued chicken on a Sunday. This includes children as well as adults who both enjoy the taste and versatility of chicken. Since the 1940s, antibiotics have played a critical role in protecting the public’s health, and are responsible for saving millions of human lives. About 90% of antibiotics produced in the world are given to farm animals. The use of low doses of antibiotics by the modern food animal industry is responsible for drug-resistant bacteria emerging on farms which reach the general population through human or animal carriers, and through the food consumers eat. The chicken is one of the worst offenders when it comes to food poisoning. Many of us have either experienced this first hand or know someone who has suffered from this nasty illness.

  • 30 March 2015
    BREAKTHROUGHS IN EPIGENETICS

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    ABOUT AUTHORS:
    Shashi Shekhar Anand, Navgeet, Balraj Singh Gill*
    Centre for Biosciences,
    School of Basic and Applied Sciences,
    Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, India
    gillsinghbalraj@gmail.com

    ABSTRACT
    The word ‘epigenetic’ was first coined by Conrad Waddington in 1946. It deals with functionally relevant modifications to the genome that do not include a change in the nucleotide sequence. Till date observation has focused on the functions of genome sequences and how their regulation occurs. The emerging epigenetic changes and the interactions between cis-acting elements with protein factors  plays a central role in gene regulation as well as give insight to various diseases. To evaluate the crosstalk of DNA and protein by taking account of the whole genome, one new evolving technique which is called as ChIP-chip, works on the principle of combining chromatin immunoprecipitation with microarray. ChIP-chip has been recently used in basic biological studies and may be improved further and can be useful for other to aspects, like human diseases. Now a days large amount of discoveries by ChIP-chip and other high-throughput techniques like this   may be connected with evolving bioinformatics to add to our knowledge of life and diseases.

  • 26 March 2015
    Ayurvedic Cosmetics

    ABOUT AUTHOR:
    Vinay Kumar Singh
    General Manager-Technical,
    Mikasa Cosmetics Limited,
    Ahmedabad, Gujarat
    vinay.s@mikasacosmetics.com

    To understand Ayurvedic Cosmetics one must think as to what is the synergy between Ayurveda and Cosmetics. The word ‘cosmetics’ is derived from the Greek word ‘kosmeticos’ which means skill decoration or skill in arranging in order or correcting the deformities. Cosmetics is applied topically to skin and its appendages to cleanse, decorate, beautify, alter the appearance and ultimately to enhance confidence of user.

  • 23 March 2015
    Advance technology in skincare

    ABOUT AUTHOR:
    Vinay Kumar Singh
    General Manager-Technical,
    Mikasa Cosmetics Limited, Ahmedabad

    Skin care market in India is estimated to be more than Rs 7,000 crore as per Euro monitors report of 2013. Skin care is rapidly growing segment in India. Demand for skin care products will continue to rise as consumers start paying more attention to their skin. Consumers of all age groups look for benefits including wrinkle-free, smooth and glowing, and healthy skin.With changing life styles, increase in disposable incomes, greater product choice and availability, and influence of satellite television, internet, more people are taking interest in personal grooming. The facial skin care market is booming. Products are competing with one another to take shelf space in the retail stores. Facial skin care products have become an essential part of the beauty market. Like western countries, creams and potions are applied in India also, in an effort to remove the pimples and the acne, fight stress and worry lines, and to remain young..The trend is driven further by the launch of new products with additional benefits which persuades consumers to buy these brands. As a result, skin care witnessed growth by a value CAGR of 8% at constant 2013 prices.

  • 13 March 2015
    Drug price control: Should be win-win situation for Patients and Industries

    Editorial, Feb 2015 issue

    “ Getting access for patented formulation or molecule by poor patients is a bigger healthcare challenge. As we are aware that developing a new molecule cost in billions to pharmaceutical companies and it takes at least 12 years to reach the milestone.

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  • 27 February 2015
    Why to wait for jobs? Pharmacy students need to be entrepreneurs.

    Editorial, Jan 2015 issue

    “ Entrepreneurship means not to develop drug molecule in campus in four years. It means to make students able to generate jobs not only for themselves but for others too. They may imagine some products in FMCG category like oral hygienic, maternity and nursing products, herbal formulations, OTC products…

  • 12 February 2015
    PHARMACY: BOON OR BANE

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    ABOUT AUTHOR:
    Pranita Pradip Dharmadhikari
    Department of Phrmacology,
    N.D.M.V.P. College of Pharmacy, Nashik
    2009pranitadh@gmail.com

    “Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health science with the chemical science and it is charged with ensuring safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs.” That’s how the Wikipedia defines it. For a student it is a career, an ambition and of a course a learning process.

    Pharmacy education in India was initiated by Medical College; Madras in 1860, the purpose was to develop pharmaceutical skills of students of medical degree or diploma course or of that pursuing hospital assistance. From 1860 to 2014 the pharmacy profession shows a tremendous growth in India, it shows that pharmacist is one of the major fraternities of health care system around the world. As a pharmacist, I must say that pharmacy is profession which benefits to the world. But certain area in pharmacy are consistently points the pharmacist as towards negative aspects. Hence it’s a pharmacist’s duty to focus on wrong practices to make a profession as boon for world.[1]

  • 5 February 2015
    RESOURCES, GUIDANCE, CONTROL AND PREVENTION FOR EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE-AN OVERVIEW

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    ABOUT AUTHORS:
    Jadhav Santosh1*, Mali Audumbar1, Tamboli Ashpak2
    Department of Pharmaceutics, Sahyadri College of Pharmacy, Methwade, Sangola-413307, Solapur, Maharashtra, India1.
    Department of Pharmaceutical chemistry, Sahyadri College of Pharmacy, Methwade, Sangola-413307, Solapur, Maharashtra, India2.
    jadhavsan88@gmail.com*

    ABSTRACT
    Since the current Ebola Virus Disease (also referred to as Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever) outbreak began in Guinea in December of 2013, the outbreak now involves trans-mission in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. Ebola haemorrhagic fever (EHF) is a zoonosis affecting both human and non-human primates (NHP). Ebola virus (formerly officially designated Zaire Ebolavirus, or EBOV) was first seen infecting humans in African continent; especially  Sudan, Democratic Republican of Congo, Zaire and nearby countries. Fruit bats of the Pteropodidae family are considered to be the natural host of the Ebola virus. The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human population through human-to-human transmission. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that this is the largest Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak ever recorded. EVD outbreaks have a case fatality rate ofup to 90%. The research is on-going on development of making vaccine to curb this virus yet licensed success or specific treatment is not achieved.

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  • 15 January 2015
    WONDERS OF IMMUNE SYSTEM: SPONTANEOUS REGRESSION OF CANCERS

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    About Author
    Vishwas B. Chavan
    Consultant, Sunflower laboratory and diagnostic Center and Clinical Diagnostic Center
    Mumbai, Maharashtra.
    vishwaschavan2003@yahoo.co.in

    Cancer incidence is increasing worldwide [1]. It can affect any part of the body, showing symptoms often in late stages. Diagnosis of cancer has a huge impact on patient and his/her family. Cancer treatments are costly and toxic, many times giving rise to secondary cancers. Even after successful treatment, risk of recurrence of cancer is significant sometimes.

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