The increasing trend of administering nonprescribed medicines in children is a significant public health issue. The aim of the present study was to assess the use of medication without a prescription (MWP), including both nonprescribed medication (NPM) and prescription-only medication (POM), and identify associated factors, among preschoolers in Athens, Greece. A predesigned questionnaire was d...

Not surprisingly, the wide range of effective medicinal agents available today is one of the greatest scientific achievements. Regardless of the advancements in effectiveness and safety of the medicines embedded in dosage forms, the pharmaceutical concept of the latter is growing to be ever more eminent (Adibkia et al., 2011). Following on from recent advancements, in a time of increased consid...

Pharmaceutical agents provide diagnostic and therapeutic utility that are central to patient care. However, all agents also carry adverse drug effect profiles. While most of these are clinically insignificant, some drugs may cause unacceptable toxicity that impacts negatively on patient morbidity and mortality. Recognizing adverse effects is important for administering appropriate drug doses, i...

Thiadiazoles are an important class of heterocyclic compounds that exhibit diverse applications in organic synthesis, pharmaceutical and biological applications. They also known to useful as oxidation inhibitors, cyanine dyes, metal chelating agents, anti-corrosion agents. Attracted by their broad spectrum of applications; researchers across the globe are working on this moiety and consequently...

P HARMACEUTICALS ARE UNDENIABLY ONE OF THE CORNERSTONES OF MODern medicine. Appropriately used, many pharmaceutical agents can provide powerful health improvements and tremendous value for money in the health-care system. Despite this remarkable promise, pharmaceuticals have important characteristics that necessitate careful appraisal of their safety, effectiveness and economic value, both befo...

The Hydrocortisone acetate (Figure 1) is a white crystalline powder; it melts at about 220°C with decomposition and is practically insoluble in water 1mg/100mL [2]. One method to overcome the poorly water solubility of HA is the use of cyclodextrins (CDs), which have been extensively studied [3]. CDs have been extensively used as complexing agents to improve the solubility of a variety of poorl...