Indian Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Official Publication of Innovative Education and Scientific Research Foundation


Volume 12, Issue 3, Year 2025, No of articles 11
Editorial
Application of artificial intelligence in drug development and patient care: An editorial overview
Author details: Soumyashree Tripathy, Surya Kanta Swain, Bikash Ranjan Jena
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Review Article
Targeting aortic elasticity: A promising therapeutic avenue in congestive heart failure and cardiac pumping disorders
Author details: Abhilash Santhosh Menon, Kailash Kumar
Heart failure (HF), including both preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) phenotypes, remains a growing global health crisis, affecting over 64 million individuals and contributing significantly to morbidity, mortality, and healthcare burden. Although contemporary....
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Original Article
Exploring alcohol withdrawal and therapeutic strategies in a tertiary teaching hospital in Nagapattinam
Author details: Rengaraj Thirunanamoorthy, Lakshmi Sabapathi Sundaram, Vignesh Sekar, Vignesh Vaithiyanathan, Vilvarajeshwaran Balamurugan
Background: Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS) is a potentially life-threatening condition that occurs following the sudden cessation of chronic alcohol use. Early identification and symptom-based management are essential to prevent complications such as seizures and delirium tremens.Objectives: To e....
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A cross-sectional study on rational use and prescribing pattern of drugs used in pregnant women with comorbidity in a tertiary care hospital, Bengaluru (Bangalore), Karnataka, India
Author details: Aleena Shine, Abhishek U.N, Ritwam Mukhopadhyay, Animesh Das, Satheesh Kumar E, Padma L Gopinath, Ashna U Anilkumar
Background: Prescription data offer valuable insights into trends in drug utilization, therapeutic decision-making, and the use of generic medicines. Rational drug use entails selecting appropriate medications with the correct dosage and administration. Pregnant women with comorbid conditions presen....
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Acute toxicity, renoprotective evaluation, and histopathological assessment of natural flavonoids against gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity
Author details: Vijaykumar Yelwantge, Vivek Chauhan
Background: Gentamicin is a widely used aminoglycoside antibiotic associated with nephrotoxicity due to oxidative stress and inflammation. Natural flavonoids have shown potential antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that may mitigate such renal damage.Objective: This study aimed to investiga....
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Targeting growth factors for chronic heart failure: Molecular docking insights of telmisartan compared with sorafenib
Author details: Anil Kumar Prajapati, Gaurang B. Shah
Background: Chronic heart failure is a progressive disorder characterized by cardiac fibrosis and pathological hypertrophy, primarily mediated by dysregulated growth factors such as VEGF, PDGF, TGF-β, and FGF. While Sorafenib is a known multi-kinase inhibitor, the potential role of Telmisartan in mo....
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Prescribing patterns of antiplatelet drugs in patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases
Author details: Sumit Choudhary, Anurag Kumar, Ravi Shankar Dwivedi, Tushar Arora
Background: Antiplatelet drugs play a crucial role in the management of the Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular disease. This aim is to provide Evidence based treatment in the prevention of the worldwide health threat of this disease. Objective: The Objectives is to assess the current prescribing pra....
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A Cross-Sectional study on the quality and safety of weak opioid prescriptions in community pharmacies in Kayes, Mali
Author details: Mahamadou Ballo, Karim Traore, Mahamadou Dit Fodié Diefaga, Moussa Lougue, Sékou Bah
Background: Pain is one of the most common symptoms encountered in clinical practice and accounts for approximately two-thirds of all medical consultations. Depending on its intensity, pain is managed with analgesics of appropriate potency.Objective: This study aimed to analyze the prescription patt....
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Case Report
Verrucous Carcinoma of the foot: A non-healing ulcer
Author details: Krishna Kumar Dhakchinamoorthi, Lekha Sakthivel, Jisha Joe RJ, Raju Nagappan
Verrucous carcinoma is an uncommon, well-differentiated type of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) with slow progression, minimal potential for invasion, and metastasis. While commonly found in the oral and genital mucosa, its manifestation on the foot is uncommon, typically occurring in weight-bearing a....
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Unmasking Takayasu Arteritis in a patient with steroid-induced Cushing syndrome
Author details: Rengaraj Thirunanamoorthy, Thaslim Ridhwana Barakath, Vignesh Vaithiyanathan, Vilvarajeshwaran Balamurugan, Dhinesh Vaithiyanathan
Prolonged corticosteroid use causes Cushing syndrome to emerge with characteristic features like moon face, central obesity, buffalo hump, striae and hypertension. However, the use of corticosteroids also can mask underlying autoimmune conditions, delaying diagnosis. We describe the case of a 25-yea....
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Short Communication
Rational drug prescribing: Can pharmacologists and clinicians be a team?
Author details: Vishwas Bhalchandra Sovani
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