Volume 7, Issue 3

Editorial

1. Forum Article

   The three Rs of written assessment: The JIPMER experience

   Manikandan S, Gitanjali B

   pp. 115–116 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.189650 · Published 2016

   Written assessment has stood the test of time and is widely practiced from elementary school to higher education. Medicine is not an exception and written exams are the main mode of assessing knowledge (cognitive domain)…

Commentary

1. Article

   What failed BIA 10–2474 Phase I clinical trial? Global speculations and recommendations for future Phase I trials

   Rimplejeet Kaur, Preeti Sidhu, Surjit Singh

   pp. 120–121 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.189661 · Published 2016

   It is now known through the various studies that the endocannabinoids have dual role in human health. On the one hand, they contribute to the etiology of some diseases; on other they play “protective role” in some other …

Review Article

1. Review

   Phenytoin‑induced toxic epidermal necrolysis: Review and recommendations

   Osama M. Al‑Quteimat

   pp. 127–132 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.189662 · Published 2016

   Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is a serious, life‑threatening skin reaction characterized by severe exfoliation and destruction of the epidermis of the skin. In most TEN cases, drugs are believed to be the causative ag…

1. Article

   Deprescription: The prescription metabolism

   Gurusamy Sivagnanam

   pp. 133–137 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.189680 · Published 2016

   Deprescribing is a structured approach to drug discontinuation. An alternative suggested term is “prescription metabolism.” The major aim of deprescription is to purge the drug(s) considered unwanted in a given patient, …

Research Letters

1. Article

   Cold sodium chloride solution 0.9% and infrared thermography can be an alternative to radiopaque contrast agents in phlebography

   Aleksandr Livievich Urakov, Anton Aleksandrovic Kasatkin, Natalia Aleksandrovna Urakova, Tatiana Viktorovna Urakova

   pp. 138–9 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.189675 · Published 2016

   Nowadays methods of X‑ray diagnostics together with medical drugs or devices with contrasting properties may be used for imaging of humans and animals body parts. Intravascular and intracavitary injection of the X‑ray co…

2. Article

   Cisplatin resistance reversal by disulfiram and caffeine

   Ashish R. Kadia, Gaurang B. Shah

   pp. 139–141 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.189676 · Published 2016

   Therapy resistance and relapse are the major issues associated with the current management of cancer. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) have inbuilt mechanisms to develop resistance. The most commonly overexpressed markers of CSC…

Case Report

1. Article

   Oxcarbazepine-induced drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms syndrome presenting as exfoliative dermatitis

   Mahimanjan Saha, Surajit Gorai, Vaswatee Madhab

   pp. 142–5 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.189681 · Published 2016

   Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome is a type of severe adverse cutaneous drug reaction characterized by fever, skin eruption, hematological abnormalities, and internal organ involvement. A…

2. Article

   Cyclophosphamide and epirubicin-induced diabetes mellitus in breast cancer: A rare occurrence

   Pramod Kumar Sharma, Arup Kumar Misra, Vikram Singh, Ajay Gupta, Shrishti Saroha, Surjit Singh

   pp. 146–148 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.189684 · Published 2016

   Breast cancer is the leading cause of death in women. Epirubicin and cyclophosphamide (EC) is one of the chemotherapeutic regimens used for the treatment of breast cancer. We describe a case treated with EC regimen and w…

3. Article

   Clofazimine‑induced premaculopathy in a vitiliginous patient

   Nirupama Kasturi, Renuka Srinivasan

   pp. 149–151 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.189685 · Published 2016

   A 26‑year‑old male vitiliginous patient presented with decreased visual acuity because of a central scotoma in the left eye with no significant retinal changes on fundus examination. In this case report, a diagnosis of p…

Correspondence

1. Article

   Randomized controlled comparison of agomelatine and escitalopram: Concerns about study design and methods

   Sutanaya Pal, Ekta Franscina Pinto, Nitin B. Raut, Girish Banwari, Chittaranjan Andrade

   pp. 152–152 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.189688 · Published 2016