Volume 12, Issue 3

25 November 2021 · pp. 107–149 · 10 articles

Volume: 12
Issue: 3
Published: 25 November 2021
Pages: 107–149
Articles: 10
Sections: 4
ISSN: ISSN: Print - 0976-500X, Online - 0976-5018
Journal: J Pharmacol. Pharmacother.

Review Article Mini Review Research Paper Case Report

In this issue

Review Article

Review
2-Deoxy-D-Glucose: A Ray of Hope in COVID Pandemic
Priyotosh Banerjee, Indrani Devi Sarma, Dasgupta Himadri Sekhar, Dhriti Kumar Brahma, Melambha Surong
pp. 107–109 · DOI: 10.4103/jpp.jpp_69_21 · Published 25 November 2021
Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is a respiratory tract infection that has already made a huge negative impact in global health situation. Transmission …
Review
Effect of Homoharringtonine as a Combined Regimen for Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Abinaya Muralidharan, J. Julius Xavier Scott, Leena Dennis Joseph, Srikanth Jeyabalan
pp. 110–114 · DOI: 10.4103/jpp.jpp_52_21 · Published 25 November 2021
Homoharringtonine (HHT), a cephalotaxus alkaloid has shown promising results in the treatment of several hematological disorders such as chronic myeloid leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia (AML), and myelodysplastic syndrom…
Review
Hurdles in Mandatory Generic Medicine Prescription
Verinder Jit Singh Virdi, Money Gupta, Rohit Gupta
pp. 115–119 · DOI: 10.4103/jpp.jpp_74_21 · Published 25 November 2021
Coronavirus pandemic has brought forth the urgency of providing affordable health care to everyone. Generic medicines are often one‑fourth to one‑tenth of the cost of the branded drugs, and so offer a remarkable opportun…

Mini Review

Article
A Mini Review: Mucormycosis in Coronavirus Disease-19, Host-Iron Assimilation, and Probiotics as Novel Therapy
Ankit Bhardwaj, Vandana Roy, Indu Priyadarshini
pp. 120–124 · DOI: 10.4103/jpp.jpp_58_21 · Published 25 November 2021
Mucormycosis is an acute fungal infection with 90% of cases in the form of rhino-orbito-cerebellar. It is an aggressive and life-threatening fungal infection causing 50% mortality in people with coronavirus disease 2019 …

Research Paper

Article
A Single-Center, Observational, Retrospective Cost-Effective Analysis of Treating Inadequately Controlled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Addition of DPP4 Inhibitors Versus Intensified Treatment with Conventional Drugs
Akshata Kalyani, Sachin Kuchya, Prashant Punekar
pp. 125–130 · DOI: 10.4103/jpp.jpp_22_21 · Published 25 November 2021
Objective: To compare the cost effectiveness and achievement of glycemic goals in patients inadequately controlled by conventional drugs receiving either intensified treatment or DPP4 inhibitor as an add on. It shall hel…
Article
A Pharmacovigilance Study of Covishield in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Tamil Nadu
T. J. Ainsy Goldlin, Shantaraman Kalyanaraman, M. Ravichandran, J. Ezhil Ramya
pp. 131–136 · DOI: 10.4103/jpp.jpp_63_21 · Published 25 November 2021
Objective: To study the adverse events following immunization (AEFI) with Covishield, a coronavirus disease– 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine. Materials and Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted among 422 Covis…

Case Report

Article
Anaphylactic Reaction Following Injection Cefotaxime Sodium
Bharat Satish Krishnan, Kavita Motilalji Jaiswal, Sujata Dudhgaonkar, Latesh B. Raghute
pp. 137–139 · DOI: 10.4103/jpp.jpp_60_21 · Published 25 November 2021
This is a case study of anaphylactic reaction to cefotaxime sodium in a 23‑year‑old female who underwent a lower segment cesarean section under spinal anesthesia. Cefotaxime sodium, an antibiotic belonging to the class o…
Article
Paradoxical Reaction in Lymph Node Tuberculosis Presented as Shoulder Osteomyelitis
V. P. Lakshmi, B. Abhinandh, Akhilesh Kunoor, Thadi Mohan, Aadharsa Sugunan, Jerry Jose
pp. 140–143 · DOI: 10.4103/jpp.jpp_61_21 · Published 25 November 2021
Paradoxical reactions (PRs) can be viewed as an abnormal immune response toward the anti-tubercular treatment (ATT). It is characterized by clinical worsening of the patient’s symptoms and signs following an initial impr…
Article
Aceclofenac-Induced Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms Syndrome
Sujit Kumar Sah, Bilesh Shakya, Atiqulla Shariff, M. Suresh Babu, Subramanian Ramaswamy, Madhan Ramesh, P. Niharika, Siddartha N. Dhurappanavar
pp. 144–146 · DOI: 10.4103/jpp.jpp_80_21 · Published 25 November 2021
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) syndrome is a rare but severe and potentially life-threatening systemic clinical condition. We report a case of a 44-year-old female, who developed DRESS synd…
Article
Vancomycin-Induced Neutropenia with Fever
Satish Swain, Mouna Manjunath, Prayas Sethi
pp. 147–149 · DOI: 10.4103/jpp.jpp_84_21 · Published 25 November 2021
Vancomycin is a glycopeptide antibiotics acts by inhibiting cell well and is used for the treatment of resistant Gram-positive bacteria. Vancomycin-induced fever with neutropenia is not commonly encountered in our clinic…