May 2012
Impact of prescribing and dispensing errors in patients on antiretroviral treatment in South Africa
The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and types of prescription errors and their impact on patients receiving antiretroviral treatment from a community pharmacy. A review of prescriptions was performed. The study population included all prescriptions of uninsured patients served during the study period. Of these, 12 (6.2%) errors were made during dispensing; while 181 (93.8%) errors...
May 2012
Preparation of triptolide ethosomes
Filming-rehydration and ultrasonic method were combined to prepare ethosomes as a carrier of triptolide. A laser dynamic scattering instrument was used to determine the particle size of ethosomes. The average particle size was calculated based on the measurements of five different batches of ethosomes. To determine the entrapment efficiency, free triptolide was isolated by ultracentrifugation. The concentration of...
May 2012
Study on spectrum-effect relationship between fingerprint of essential oil and of anti-tumor effect from Curcuma kwangsiensis
The objective of this study was to investigate the effective component group represented by fingerprint contributed to pharmacodynamics by grey relational analysis, and provide a reference for traditional Chinese medicine quality control and develop evaluation criteria of pharmacodynamics. The fingerprint of essential oil from Curcuma kwangsiensis was established by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry...
May 2012
Ethnobotanical survey of some medicinal plants used in traditional health care in Abeokuta areas of Ogun State, Nigeria
An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in traditional health care delivery system in some selected towns of Ogun State, Nigeria was carried out to obtain useful information on their uses and potentials. Ethnobotanical data were collected by oral interview with the aid of a semi-structured questionnaire administered to 50 respondents made up of traditional medical practitioners (TMPs), herbalists and herb...
May 2012
The plerotic effect of Yunnan Baiyao on renal injury after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
The objective of this study was to explore the protective effect of Yunnan Baiyao, a traditional Chinese herbal remedy, on renal function after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL).55 patients with renal pelvic stones were randomized to two groups: The control group (n = 25), where the patients were administered with Paishi Chongji (a traditional Chinese herbal granule for removing stones)...
May 2012
Hazardous effects of acrylamide on immature male and female rats
Acrylamide (ACR) is an industrial chemical which induces neurotoxic effects in experimental animals and humans. The present study was carried out to investigate the hematological, biochemical, neurological and histopathological effects of ACR on immature male and female rats. Animals were divided into 2 main groups; immature male group and immature female group and all rats were treated for 28 consecutive days. Each...
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