• Beyond conventional therapies: Complementary and alternative medicine in the management of hypertension: An evidence-based review 

  Wong, Ang Peng; Kassab, Yaman Walid; Mohamed, Abdul Latiff; Abdul Qader, Amelah Mohammed (Karachi:Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, university of Karachi., 2018-01-20)

  Hypertension is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality. Worldwide, Hypertension is estimated to cause 7.5 million deaths, about 12.8% of the total of all deaths. This accounts for 57 million disability adjusted ...
• Fast chromatographic screening method for 7 drugs of potential threat in drug facilitated crimes 

  Beril Anılanmert; Ibrahim Narın; Ibrahim Aydın; Munevver Acıkkol (Karachi:Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, university of Karachi., 2018-01-20)

  In cases where pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical candidates are involved in drug facilitated crimes (DFC), like organ theft, robbery, rape and suicides, the analysis of drug powders or solution residues found in crime ...
• Regional variation in the chemical composition and antioxidant activity of Rosmarinus officinalis L. from China and the Mediterranean region 

  Bing Wang; Ling Ma; Lei Yin; Jing Chen; Yuanbin Zhang; Lin Dong; Xinhui Zhang; Xueyan Fu (Karachi:Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, university of Karachi., 2018-01-20)

  Rosemary is an aromatic evergreen shrubby herb that is native to the Mediterranean region. This herb is now widely cultivated in many regions of the world. Rosemary is widely used in traditional Chinese medicines, foods, ...
• Palladium glutathione, N-acetylcysteine, D-penicillamine conjugation chemistry 

  Muhammad Mukhtiar; Syed Umer Jan; Khan, Muhammad Farid; Naseem Ullah; Abid Hussain; Saif ur Rehman; Qureshi, Muhammad Murtaza (Karachi:Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, university of Karachi., 2018-01-20)

  The metalloelement Palladium has a number of potential Pharmaco-clinical advantages. Palladium compounds have antiviral, antibacterial, neuroprotective and antitumor properties. However studies have also indicated some ...
• Preparation of levodopa/carbidopa compound drug resins 

  Hongfei Liu; Hui Ding; Dandan Zhang; Fengsi; Changshan Sun (Karachi:Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, university of Karachi., 2018-01-20)

  The main objective of this study was to prepare the levodopa/carbidopa compound drug resins and investigate affecting factors such as drug concentration, temperature, particle size. The drug resins were made by bath method ...
• Disposition kinetics of omeprazole in healthy female volunteers in Pakistan 

  Sadia Ashraf; Tanweer Khaliq; Ijaz Javed; Bilal Aslam; Nazia Qadir; Nadia Noor (Karachi:Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, university of Karachi., 2018-01-20)

  Omeprazole (OMP) a proton pump inhibitor is widely used to suppress gastric acid secretions of parietal cells of stomach and metabolized predominantly by CYP2C19. The objective of the present study was to investigate the ...
• Prevalence of non alcoholic fatty liver and Non alcoholic Steatohepatitis in Peshawar Cantonment, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan 

  Shah, Abdus Saboor; Shahzeb Khan; Haroon Rahim; Chishti, Kamran Ahmad; Khan, Aamir Ghafoor (Karachi:Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, university of Karachi., 2018-01-20)

  Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease prevalence has not been well established. The aims of this study was to define prospectively non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) prevalence ...
• Phytochemical screening and antibacterial activity of Cyclamen persicum Mill tuber extracts 

  Raed Alkowni, Shehdeh Jodeh; Fatima Hussein, Nidal Jaradat (Karachi:Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, university of Karachi., 2018-01-20)

  The emerging drug resistance bacteria increased the demand on the discovery of antibiotics from natural sources. This research was aimed to study the antibacterial reactivity; as well as the phytochemicals, of the wild ...
• Effects of gamma irradiation on the physico-chemical and biological properties of levofloxacin 

  Saleem Raza; Yousaf Iqbal; Ihsan Ullah; Mubarak, Mohammad S; Hameed, Muhammad Usman; Muslim Raza (Karachi:Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, university of Karachi., 2018-01-20)

  The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of gamma radiation on levofloxacin. Powder form of levofloxacin was subjected to different radiation doses (25, 50, 75, 100 and 125kGy) of Cobalt-60 source in ...
• Rapid diagnostic method of tobacco products in saliva by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) 

  Channa, Naseem Aslam; Kalhoro, Dost Muhammad; Jahangir, Taj Muhammad (Karachi:Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, university of Karachi., 2018-01-20)

  The present study was designed to explore the easy and fast method diagnosis of tobacco products in saliva of tobacco users (TU) by FTIR. Sixty four male tobacco users (TU) with mean age range 15.3 to 30.7 years were ...
• Spray-dried curcumin nanoemulsion: A new road to improvement of oral bioavailability of curcumin 

  Liandong Hu; Qiaofeng Hu; Chenchen Yang (Karachi:Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, university of Karachi., 2018-01-20)

  In this study a new soluble solid curcumin nanoemulsion powder was prepared using spray-drying technology to improve the solubility and bioavailability of curcumin. The liquid nanoemulsion consisted of curcumin, Capryol ...
• Safety of fenbendazole in common peafowl (Pavo cristatus) 

  Seema Abbas Sajid Umar; Khan, Muhammad Irfan; Qamar-un-Nisa; Muhammad Younus; Kiran Aqil; Rizwan Qayyum; Muhammad Yaqoob; Asif Ali; Yaseen, Muhammad Asif; Shah, Muhammad Ali (Karachi:Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, university of Karachi., 2018-01-20)

  The present study was undertaken to find out the safety levels of fenbendazole in common peafowl. This bird, raised on aviaries and zoos, can be severely parasitized with Ascaridia galli (enteric worms) and Syngamus trachea ...
• A novel spectrophotometric determination of caroverine in pharmaceutical formulations via derivatization with Folin-ciocalteu Phenol reagent 

  Asad Raza; Ansari, Tariq Mahmood (Karachi:Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, university of Karachi., 2018-01-20)

  In this study we have reported a new, fast and extraction free spectrophotometric procedure for the assessment of caroverine in pharmaceutical raw and tablet dosage forms. In the reported visible spectrophotometric procedure ...
• Antiulcer activity of methanol-chloroform extract of Channa striatus fillet 

  Azemi, Ahmad Khusairi; Abd Rahim, Mohd Hafiz; Mamat, Siti Syariah; Mat Jais, Abdul Manan; Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin (Karachi:Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, university of Karachi., 2018-01-20)

  Channa striatus (Haruan) is Malaysian freshwater fish that is traditionally used to treat ailments related to wound and also ulcers. The aimed of the present study was to determine the mechanisms of anti-ulcer activity of ...
• Estimation of simvastatin and cetirizine by RP-LC method: Application to freeze and thaw (FT) stability studies 

  Naveed, Safila; Khan, Usman Ghani; Aisha Sana; Huma Ali; Farya Zafar; Fatima Qamar; Ghulam Sarwer; Sarah Abbas; Alam, M Tanweer; Shinwari, Muhammad Ibrar (Karachi:Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, university of Karachi., 2018-01-20)

  Sensitive, simple, reliable and rapid HPLC technique for the estimation of simvastatin (SMV) and cetirizine has been designed in this study. The chromatographic conditions were set using Shimadzu LC-10 AT VP pump, with UV ...
• In vitro Salmonella typhi biofilm formation on gallstones and its disruption by Manuka honey 

  Abdul Hannan; Bajwa, Asma Ejaz; Saira Riaz; Usman Arshad; Sidrah Saleem; Bajwa, Usama Ijaz (Karachi:Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, university of Karachi., 2018-01-20)

  Biofilm is a complex community of single or different types of microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa) attached to a surface and stick to each other through production of extracellular matrix. Salmonella typhi ...
• Phytochemical screening and antibacterial activity of different solvent extracted samples of Arisaema jacquemontii 

  Iqbal, Madiha; Bakht, Jehan; Shafi, Muhammad (Karachi:Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, university of Karachi., 2018-01-20)

  The current research was carried out to assess the antibacterial activities and phytochemical analysis of the methanol, n-hexane, ethyl acetate, n-butanol soluble fractions and aqueous extracts of the tubers of Arisaema ...
• Pharmaceutical equivalent dissertation of Metformin hydrochloride brands 

  Naveed, Safila; Dilshad, Huma; Nafees, Maheen; Shinwari, Muhammad Ibrar; Khan, Usman Ghani; Ghulam Sarwar (Karachi:Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Karachi, 2018-01-20)

  The aim of study is to establish pharmaceutical equivalence of different brands of Metformin tablets available in Karachi, Pakistan. The quality control parameters which are studied are weight variation test, hardness test, ...
• Toxic effect of common poisonous plants of district Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan 

  Khan, Rehman Ullah; Mehmood, Sultan; Khan, Saad Ullah (Karachi:Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, university of Karachi., 2018-01-20)

  The present paper was a part of Ph.D research work, conducted during the year 2014, in which 87 poisonous plants belonging to 54 genera, were collected, documented and preserved in the herbarium of Bannu, Department of ...
• Molecular characterization of autosomal recessive non syndromic hearing loss in selected families from District Mardan, Pakistan 

  Shahid Hussain; Khattak, Jabar Zaman Khan; Muhammad Ismail; Mansoor, Qaisar; Khan, Muhammad Haroon (Karachi:Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, university of Karachi., 2018-01-20)

  Deafness is the most common sensory disorder, which affects 1/1000 neonates globally. Genetic factors are major contributors for hearing impairment. This study was conducted to explore the linkage of DFNB loci and their ...

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