BACKGROUND One of the best ways to prevent malaria is the use of insecticide-treated bed nets. Manufacturers pursue easier, safer and more efficient nets. Hence, many studies on the efficacy and wash resistance using World Health Organization standards have been reported. The commonly used detergent is "Savon de Marseille", because it closely resembles actually used soaps. At the 54(th) Collabo...

No: 687 Health and Hygiene 329 EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF TABLET SPLITTING ON THE ACCURACY OF DRUG DOSING H.S. Sellahewa and H.M.D.R. Herath* Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka *[email protected] Tablet splitting is commonly used in pharmacy practice. There are many reasons to split tablets such as to get the prescribed dose, to ad...

The purpose of this study is to investigate the performance and efficiency of Moringa seeds from different sources on turbidity. A protein analysis test was done for each source; then two different methods of extraction were compared to examine the coagulation activity for the Moringa's active ingredient. The results of sodium chloride (NaCI) extraction in comparison to distilled water extracti...

BACKGROUND Xerosis, literally dryness of the skin, of the foot is a common condition encountered clinically, which can lead to discomfort and predisposition to infection. Currently, there are no evidence-based recommendations on which moisturiser formulations best alleviate xerotic symptoms. The aim of this review was to guide clinical practice in the treatment of primary and diabetes related f...

Introduction Turmeric is an approved food additive, and contains approximately 2–5% curcumin as its most active ingredient and the component responsible for the yellow color of the spice [1]. Curcumin is a polyphenol, resembling ubiquinols and other phenols that have well described antioxidant properties. Turmeric is derived from the herb Curcuma longa, a member of the ginger family. It was fir...

Levetiracetam is an active pharmaceutical ingredient widely used to treat epilepsy.

Active Ingredient fenbuconazole: a-[2-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl]-aphenyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole-propanenitrile ............................... ..23.5% Other Ingredients ............................................................................................................76.5% Total ........................................................................................................................

Background: Malaria is caused by the Plasmodium parasite and a highly transmissible disease representing significant global public health burden. The provision of insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs) has contributed to reduction malaria across endemic countries. However, detection insecticide resistance in many vector species potentially ...