PHARMACOPEIAL OR PROPRIETARY PREPARATIONS: WHICH?

Assessment of the Pharmacopeial Analytical Methodologies in the Dissolution Test of Enteric-Coated Lansoprazole Preparations

The performance of the analytical methodologies recommended by the United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) monograph (1) for dissolution testing of lansoprazole (LPZ) enteric-coated solid dosage forms (capsules/tablets) was critically evaluated. While USP adopts an essentially nonselective UV method, the British Pharmacopoeia (2) recommends a highperformance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method capabl...

Proprietary data systems: help or hindrance?

Which Will Overcome? The Productivity or Risk Premium

The study investigates consumers’ preference for cowpea reflected in the Nigerian markets through price discounts and premiums that consumers pay for different cowpea characteristics. The price data used for this study were obtained through a market survey. A common data collection protocol was employed. Every month, between October 2009 to December 2010, five cowpea samples per seller were bou...

Which method of teaching would be better cooperative or lecture?

Introduction: Most of the knowledge acquired through lecturing is forgotten rapidly. As dentistry is becoming a more complicated field of study and as new techniques are introduced, the use of modern educational approaches to promote lifelong learning becomes necessary. This study is to compare cooperative teaching method and lecture method in terms of their impact on students' learning and the...

Different Stroke Scales; Which Scale or Scales Should Be Use?

Background: There has been considerable development in the clinometric of stroke. But, researcher is concerned that some scales are too generic, inherently and the insight may not be provided. The current study was conducted to determine which scale or scales should be used in stroke survivors. Methods: We selected 67 studies which published between January 2010 and December 2018 from Up to d...