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Pharmacy Newsletter : December 2017, Pharmacy Department

Pharmacy Newsletter

Content:

• Twice Daily Dose of Levetiracetam and Clinical Pharmacokinetics
• Management of Acute Hyperkalemia in Neonates
• Drug Induced Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS)
• Influenza and Influenza Vaccine Myths and Reality.

Pharmacy Newsletter : September 2017, Pharmacy Department

Pharmacy Newsletter

Content:

• Drug - Drug Interaction-A case Report
• Survey on Knowledge and Awareness of Pharmacists about Venous
• Pregnancy Risk & Lactation Safety of Antiretroviral (HIV)
• Dengue Vaccine - Hope for Future

Enhanced Physical Endurance And Improved Memory Performance Following Taurine Administration In Rats, Irfan Sajid, Saara Muddasir, Shaista Emad, Zehra Batool, Saima Khaliq, Lubna Anis, Saiqa Tabassum, Syeda Madiha, Laraib Liaquat, Sadia Sadir, Tahira Perveen, Saida Haider

Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Energy drinks enhance physical endurance and cognitive ability. The ingredients present in these drinks are considered as ergogenic and have memory boosting effects. In the present study effects of taurine administration for one week was monitored on physical exercise and memory performance in rats. Animals were divided into two groups namely control and test. Taurine was injected intraperitoneally to the test group at the dose of 100mg/kg. After one week of treatment rats were subjected to physical exercise and memory task. Results of this study revealed that rats injected with taurine for one week exhibited improved muscular strength as well …

Pharmacy Newsletter : April 2017, Pharmacy Department

Pharmacy Newsletter

Content:

• Antibiotic-Loaded Bone Cement (ALBC)
• Antimicrobials Induced Mental Changes
• Parenteral Applications of Ketogenic Diet Therapy

Pharmacological Basis For The Medicinal Use Of Polyherbal Formulation And Its Ingredients In Cardiovascular Disorders Using Rodents, A Malik, Malik Hassan Mehmood, H Channa, Ms Akhtar, Ah Gilani

Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences

A compound herbal formulation (POL4) has been used in the indigenous system of medicine to treat cardiometabolic disorders like diabetes and associated hypertension. POL4 and most of its constituents have not been studied widely for its therapeutic use in hypertension. This study is aimed to determine the efficacy and possible insight into mechanism(s) for the medicinal use of POL4 and its ingredients in hypertension.

Assessment Of Childhood Domestic Injuries Among Joint And Nuclear Families Of Karachi, Asif Khaliq, Amreen Rao, Shahroz Siddiqui, Ghulam Mujtaba Nasir

Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences

To assess the frequencies and factors of domestic injuries among children aged less than 5 years. This is a cross sectional study, in which parents who have child less than 5 years of age were targeted. A total of 246 participants had provided satisfactory information and they were approached by non-probability purposive sampling technique from January 2016 to June 2016. The data was entered in Excel and then imported to SPSS 19.0 for inferential analysis. In this study, 89.8% (n = 221) mothers and 10.2% (n = 25) father who had participated. 52.08% (n = 123) parents were from joint …