Natural polymers are widely used in pharmaceutical formulations. They are biodegradable and generally nontoxic in nature. In this review pharmaceutical application of rosin is characterized. Rosin is a natural non-volatile resinous mass obtained from Pinus palustris. Physico-chemical characteristics and ease of availability of rosin provide a platform to use it as a polymer for different drug d...

Application of neural networks in the identification pharmaceutical lead hitsPukar Khanal, Kiran Kumar Hullatti

To answer the clarion call for more innovation and productivity in Pharmaceutical research, the application of the ValueNet Work methodology to the indication switch for Viagra, from an anti-hypertensive to the treatment for male erectile dysfunction, was undertaken to ascertain the usefulness of this approach for Pharmaceutical research in identifying both tangible and intangible value drivers...

In Australia, HTAs for medicines are carried out in two phases. First, a pharmaceutical company makes a submission to the Therapeutic Goods Administration, which assesses a medicine’s efficacy and safety. If the medicine is approved, an application can be made to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) to have the medicine subsidised by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). Th...

due to the limited availability of effective pharmaceutical products and serious side effects of the available therapy for leishmaniasis, search for useful medicinal plants is necessary. previous studies reported preventative effect of echinacea against leishmania infections through immunologic stimulation. here we tested concentrated ethanolic extract of the root of echinacea purpurea prepared...