PURPOSE The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency, associated factors, and management approaches of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and premenstrual syndrome (PMS) in Jordanian women. DESIGN AND METHODS Three hundred premenopausal women completed a self-administered questionnaire. FINDINGS Moderate-severe PMS was reported by 29% of women, while 14% had PMDD. Younger unma...

Various synthetic dyes are artificially added to herbal medicines for the purpose of visual attraction. In order monitor illegal usage in medication, a rapid and straightforward analysis method determine is required. The study aimed develop validate high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) ten Hawthorn fruit, Cornus Schisandra fruit. Ten such as Tartrazine, Sunset yellow, Metanil Auramine ...

Ginger Lemay, PharmD, CDOE  CommunIty pharmaCIStS are often the first point of contact for patients with health-related and medication questions. The 2007 Wilson Rx Pharmacy Customer Satisfaction Survey reports that the average pharmacy customer visits their pharmacy an average of two to three times per month, which is greater than ten times the number of times they visit their primary care ph...

Empirically, gemitir flower (Tagetes erecta Linn.) has been used for generations as an alternative to treat whooping cough and eye pain medication. Gemitir is potential antioxidant because it contains secondary metabolites of phenolic groups, flavonoids, alkaloids that have shown activity. As a pharmaceutical products, medicinal plants must be guaranteed quality safety. This study aims determin...

The liver is the center for drug and xenobiotic metabolism, which is influenced most with medication/xenobiotic-mediated toxic activity. Drug-induced hepatotoxicity is common and its actual frequency is hard to determine due to underreporting, difficulties in detection or diagnosis, and incomplete observation of exposure. The death rate is high, up to about 10% for drug-induced liver damage. En...

Allium sativum is an edible garllic known for its nutritional & bio-medicinal properties. The methanolic extract of stivum phytochemical screening performed analysis reveals that the extracts were rich source phytoconstituents containing Alkaloids, Carcogydrate, Glycosides, Protien, Flavanoids, Saponins, Phenolic, Steroids.Some them are responsible anti-diabetic activities. In present study...

OBJECTIVE Patients with chronic pain, including fibromyalgia (FM), may seek treatments outside of mainstream medicine. Medicinal cannabinoids are popularly advocated for pain relief but with limited evidence for efficacy in FM. The extent of use of cannabinoids in FM is unknown. METHODS We have documented the self-reported prevalence of cannabinoid use in 457 patients with the diagnosis of FM...

OBJECTIVES To measure the frequency of herbal medicine use among patients with diabetes mellitus in Palestine; to determine demographic characteristics that may increase the likelihood of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) use and to find out how benefits, if any, were perceived by patients. METHOD Cross-sectional survey of patients attending the outpatient diabetes departments at 7...

BACKGROUND Despite a recent American Heart Association (AHA) consensus statement emphasizing the importance of resistant hypertension (RH), its control is still a challenge for conventional medicine. The Chinese herbal formula, Qutan Huayu Fang, has been used effectively to assist antihypertensive agents in blood pressure control, but its effect for RH patients is still unclear. This pilot stud...