Background: One of the main causes of maternal death in developing countries is postpartum hemorrhage. Cesarean section is one of the most common surgeries all around the world. In comparison with normal vaginal delivery, cesarean section is a greater risk factor for postpartum hemorrhage and need for blood transfusion. The risk of postpartum hemorrhage will increase when other risk factors suc...

The objectives of this study were to determine the effectiveness, side effects, and acceptability of one-third the standard 600 mg dose of mifepristone (200 mg) to induce abortion. A prospective trial at seven sites enrolled women > or = 18 years, up to 8 weeks pregnant, and wanting an abortion. The women received 200 mg mifepristone orally, self-administered 800 micrograms misoprostol vaginall...

OBJECTIVES To study the safety and efficacy of oral mifepristone in pre-induction cervical ripening and induction of labour in prolonged pregnancy. METHODS This is a single blind randomized control trial. 100 women with prolonged pregnancy beyond 40 weeks and Bishop score <6 were recruited, and randomly allocated into two groups. Women who received Tab. Mifepristone 200 mg orally were assigne...

Eight compounds isolated from Lippia javanica and three compounds, from Hoslundia opposita were tested against Mycobacterium tuberculosis at concentrations of 200, 100, 50 and 25μg/ml. Compound “6-Methoxyluteolin 4'-methyl ether” isolated from L. javanica exhibited a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 200 μg/ml against M. tuberculosis. Of all the compounds tested against a drug-sensitive...

OBJECTIVE To compare the effectiveness of sublingual misoprostol administered immediately after delivery of the neonate at cesarean section, with intravenous oxytocin infusion in prevention of uterine atony and thereby reducing blood loss at cesarean section. METHODS One hundred women with singleton term pregnancy undergoing elective or emergency lower segment cesarean section under spinal an...

OBJECTIVE To review maternal deaths and the dose-related effects of misoprostol on blood loss and pyrexia in randomized trials of misoprostol use for the prevention or treatment of postpartum haemorrhage. METHODS We searched the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register and Pubmed, without language restrictions, for '(misoprostol AND postpartum) OR (misoprostol AND haemorrhage) OR (misoprostol AND ...

BACKGROUND Research has demonstrated the effectiveness of misoprostol for treatment of incomplete abortion. However, few studies have focused on the feasibility of treating incomplete abortion with misoprostol at the rural clinic level in sub-Saharan Africa. OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness, safety and acceptability of misoprostol as an alternative to the surgical treatment of incompl...

Two ayurvedic preparations Arogya Vardhini Bati (AVB) and Anand Bhairava Ras (ABR) were found to cure intestinal amoebiasis of rat and hepatic amoebiasis of golden hamster. Both AVB and ABR were found to be amoebicidal against trophozoites of Entamoeba histolytic at 500 μg/ml in vitro and cured caecal amoebiasis of rat at 200 mg/kg/dose/5 dyas, in vivo.

combination dosage forms of naproxen sodium and pseudoephedrine hydrochloride are used for symptomatic treatment of cold and sinus disorders. in this study, fourth-order derivative spectrophotometric method was used for simultaneous determination of naproxen sodium and pseudoephedrine hydrochloride. the method was linear over the range of 2-28 μg/ml for pseudoephedrine hydrochloride and 4-200 μ...