African Journal of
Pharmacy and Pharmacology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0816
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPP
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 2274

Table of Content: July, 2020; 14(6)

July 2020

Antibacterial activities of Camellia sinensis plant extracts against uropathogenic E. coli in vitro and in vivo

This study evaluated the in vitro and in vivo antibacterial activities of methanol and ethyl acetate extracts of Camellia sinensis (Green tea) against Escherichia coli implicated in urinary tract infections. Antibacterial activities of these plant extracts were tested against 10 multi-drug resistant E. coli isolates obtained from clinical specimens of UTI patients. Forty-five (45) Wister albino rats were used for this...

Author(s): Agbom J. N., Ogbu O., Iroha I. R., Moses I. B., Onuora A. L., Kalu A. C., Nwakaeze E. A., Mohammed D. I., Oke B., Egwu I. H., Ajah P. M.,  Okorie C. C. and Okata-Nwali O. D.  

July 2020

Morbidity rate of drug-susceptible tuberculosis and its medico-economic impact

This assessment aims to identify the increasing number of morbidity of drug susceptible tuberculosis (TB) and its treatment outcomes, government cost of medicines as well as the economic impact on society. A retrospective observational study had been conducted in a government hospital using a patient’s record from 2013 to 2017, treated under the Direct Observed Therapy Short Course (DOTS) program in Karachi,...

Author(s): Rida Masood, Iyad Naeem Muhammad, Sidra Kanwal Ali, Madiha Mushtaque, Tuba Siddiqui, Farah Khalid and Aatka Ali,  

July 2020

Prescribing errors among family and community medicine center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Prescribing errors are common. Available data on these errors, particularly in family community centers in Saudi Arabia, presents a problem that must be addressed. The aim of this study is to investigate the rate and types of prescribing errors at an ambulatory care setting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Data were collected to cover a 12-month period. A prospective review of hand-written prescriptions was made by a trained...

Author(s): Norah Abanmy, Fatimah Alrowibah, Lobna Al Juffali, Ebrahim Assiri and Mostafa Kofi  

July 2020

Jatropha dioica, an Aztec plant with promising pharmacological properties: A systematic review

Few pharmacological and toxicological studies have been conducted to demonstrate the usefulness and safety of using the Jatropha dioica extract. The aim of this study was to update the state of the art on the chemical composition, pharmacology, and toxicology of the species J. dioica, to find new possible applications. A search of different databases was carried out on the internet, specifically in Science Direct,...

Author(s): Agustina Ramírez-Moreno,, Dealmy Delgadillo-Guzmán, Verónica Bautista-Robles, Jolanta E Marszalek, Hady Keita,, Ansoumane Kourouma, Sergio Alberto Ramírez García, Jesús Rafael Rodríguez Amado, and José Carlos Tavares-Carvalho  

July 2020

Bioactivities of stem bark of Albizia chinensis Osbeck. Merr., Chakua Koroi of Bangladesh

Albizia chinensis Osbeck. Merr. (Family: Fabaceae) is quite abundant in Bangladesh. The plant has a history of its traditional use in scorpion and snake bite. This investigation was designed to analyze the analgesic, anti-diarrheal and anti-inflammatory potentials along with sleep inducing property of the crude methanol extract of stem bark of Albizia chinensis Osbeck. Merr. Peripheral analgesic activity was evaluated...

Author(s): Tasnuva Sharmin and Mohammad A. Rashid  

July 2020

Levels of red blood cells derived microparticles in stored erythrocyte concentrate

There is increasing evidence of the clinical importance of microparticles (MPs) and their role in blood transfusion-related side effects and the transmission of pathogens. The study aims to examine the red blood cell-derived MPs in blood bags during storage under standardized blood bank conditions. The samples were tested at various times to demonstrate the presence of RBC-derived MPs by flow cytometry. The quantitative...

Author(s): Maheen Rana, Yasir Arfat, Omar Naseem, Nazish Mazari, Navida Manzoor, Rao Salman Aziz, Muhammad Rashid and Shahida Mohsin