Preparation of matrix tablets with rate controlling polymers is the simplest and most widely used method for achieving desired controlled release rate of drugs. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of concentration and particle size of Ethocel Premium 100P and 100FP and also the co-excipients like HPMC, starch and CMC on the release kinetics of Tramadol HCl from matrix ...

INTRODUCTION Disclosure of cancer diagnosis is one the main challenges in caring of patients with cancer since it may have negative effects on the spiritual health of patients. No study has ever been performed in Iran to investigate the relationship between awareness of cancer diagnosis and spiritual health in cancer patients. Therefore, the present study aimed to review the effects of awarenes...

Heavy metals such as Cu(II) and Pb(II) are among the hazardous pollutants that lead to severe ecological problems and have a toxic effect on living organisms. The removal of Cu(II) and Pb(II) by Iranian bentonite experiment were conducted in single component and multi component systems. The bentonite from the Birjand area was characterized by X-ray diffraction pattern and FTIR spectroscopy. The...

Pages with reference to book, From 109 To 110 Javaid A. Khan, Imran Hassan ( Departments of Medicine, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. ) Shahid Pervaiz ( Department of Pathology, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. ) Wasim Jafri ( Department of Medicine, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. ) Shaista Khan ( Departments of Surgery, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. )

First Person is a series of interviews with the first authors of a selection of papers published in Journal of Cell Science, helping early-career researchers promote themselves alongside their papers. Chaitali Khan is the first author on ‘The initiator caspase Dronc plays a non-apoptotic role in promoting DNA damage signalling in D. melanogaster’, published in Journal of Cell Science. Chaitali ...

Metal-Based Drugs 6(2) (1999), 127 RADIOPROTECTANT ACTIVITY OF 5-DIETHYLSULFONAMOYLSALICYLATOCOPPER(II) IN GAMMA IRRADIATED MICE John A. Kuykendall, III, Hugh Simmons, III, Henry J. Irving, Mark A. Wear, Paul G. Sorenson, Linda G. Tipton, Kenchasha M. Maddox, Elsie L. Williams, Van Anh Pham-Tran, Chassie Credit, Israt L. Chowdhury, Shaheen Khan, J. Brooks Tipton, William M. Willingham, and John...

We read with great interest the article by Khan et al. [1] reporting the results of a pilot clinical trial of administrating recombinant angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Current research has been focused on the involvement of the renin–angiotensin system (RAS) in the pathogenesis and clinical outcomes of ARDS and, in particular,...

Pages with reference to book, From 48 To 49 Saldar Nasim Khan,Nabil Wasif ( Final Year Medical Student, Class of 1998, Department of Surgery, The Aga KHan University Medical University Hospital. Karachi. ) Masood Urnar ( Clinical Instructor, Department of Surgery, The Aga KHan University Medical University Hospital. Karachi. ) Mohamrnad Umar ( Professor and Head, Department of Surgery, The Aga ...