Many drugs have come into the market in recent years and its usage is increased for multiple disorders which in turn leads to poly pharmacy and increased drug related problems. One such drug related problem is Drug-induced syndrome. These syndromes are one of the major problems in the health care sector. Drug related problems are found to be a reason for hospital admission and also for an incre...

OBJECTIVES The use of alcohol and drugs is prevalent among adolescents, but too little is known about the association between debut of alcohol and drug use, problematic use and concurrent mental health. The aim of the study was to investigate the cross-sectional association between debut of any alcohol or drug use and alcohol-related and drug-related problems and mental health. We also wanted t...

domperidone is a widely used antiemetic, poorly water soluble drug, erratically absorbed in stomach and possess several dissolution-related problems thus it has poor bioavailability. solubility of a drug plays a very important role in dissolution and hence absorption of drug which ultimately affects its bioavailability. hence, by considering the facts related to drug, attempts have been made to...

Introduction: Drug-related problems (DRPs) are frequent in hospitalization where multiple changes in patient’s medication regimens and lack of continuity of care may be accompanied. Objectives: To assess clinical pharmacist intervention on the drug related problems in medicine ward of tertiary care hospital. Method: It was a prospective, observational and interventional study carried over a per...

results addiction potential was positively related to personality characteristics. we found that those with the highest addiction potential (47%) exhibited the following 3 traits: char­acteristics of schizophrenia, psychological exhaustion, and depression. conclusions there were no significant differences in the addiction potential among the students with respect to grade, field of study, age, ...