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ABSTRACT  Introduction: It has been reported that the main factors behind the emergence of drug resistance is the use and misuse of antimicrobial drugs during the past few decades, but there is also the aspect of epidemic spread of drug-resistant bacteria as a factor. This has caused a major concern with serious implications in human and animal... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The oral route is generally preferred for drug administration because of its ease and good patient compliance. In the search for new drugs for oral administration a major problem encountered is obtaining drug structures which, as well as being potent in viiro, possess favourable pharmacokinetic profiles which enable them to pass easily... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Background: In Low and Medium income countries (LMICs) focus antenatal care (FANC) services are so low, below the recommended threshold. In Uganda, high maternal and neonatal mortalities have been attributed to the severe variations in F ANC coverage in rural communities. Aim: This study was to determine factors affecting utilization of... Continue Reading

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ABSTRACT Starch is a naturally occurring polymer found in parts of the plants such as leaves, stems, tubers, and fruits. It is a commonly used excipient in pharmaceutical formulations because of its availability, affordability and inertness. Cyperus esculentus (tiger nut) is widely cultivated in the country especially in the northern part of... Continue Reading

 Anisopus mannii(Asclepiadaceae) –is a glabrous twining shrub, strong climber with greenish flower in globose, lateral umbelliform cymes it is widely used as an anti-diabetic agent in Northern and southern Nigerian traditional medicine, Studies were conducted to determine the phytochemical constituents of leaf and bark ethyl acetate extracts of... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT  Cyclophosphamide (CP) is one of the most potent and widely used alkylating anticancer agents. Urotoxicity and myelosuppression is known as the most prevailing dose-limiting toxicity associated with CP. In the present study, the protective potential of Vernonia amygdalina and Ocimum gratissimum aqueous leaf extracts in CP-induced... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The seeds of a tropical fruit Carica papaya have been proven to have  anthelminthic activity. The main component in the seeds responsible for this  activity is Benzyl isothiocyanate. It is effective against parasites such Ascaris  lumbricoides, Strongyloides stercoralis, Taenia saginata and so on. The  research focus on formulating an... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Jackground: Diclofenac is one of the most commonly used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory lrugs (NSAIDs) for the treatment of pain, rheumatism and other inflammatory conditions.Aim: ~his study aimed to investigate whether the selected brands of diclofenac sodium meet heir label specifications as well as the BP 2009.Materials and Methods:... Continue Reading

The purpose of this research work is to determine the microbiological profile of hospital solid waste dump sites, sensitivity to antibiotic and isolation and identification of the organism using API 20 E kit method of analysis. Microbiological profiling was carried out on hospital solid waste collected from State Specialist Hospital in... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The bioavailability of drugs from conventional eye drops is generally low. Many studies have demonstrated that new and more complex ophthalmic drug forms exhibit advantage over traditional ones and are able to increase the bioavailability of the active substance by, among others, reducing the susceptibility of drug forms to defense... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study sought to assess the knowledge on the use of Artemether/ therapy in the management of uncomplicated malaria among out patients treated at KlU-TH. A cross sectional study design was employed in this study. Data was collected from August to October 2018 using a questionnaire by simple Random sampling and was entered and analyzed... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Pharmacovigilance is an essential phenomenon in the rational use of medicine, providing information about ADR in general population. Tracking ADR in' close system pharmacy' which has relied on use of yellow forms and feed back following exposure to drugs has been inadequate. Alternative methods are therefore required. In the present... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Malaria is an enormous public health problem worldwide and kills one to two million people every year, mostly children residing in Africa . And the aim of this study is to determine the impact of combined treatment with Artesunate and Chloroquine on the white blood cell count of plasmodium berghei infected albino mice. And to compare and... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT T he present study investigated herb-drug interactions involving cold water extract of Azadirachta indica (neem) leaves, with five classes of antibiotics, namely: Tetracyclines - Tetracycline (TET) and Doxycycline POX); I Penicillins - Penicillin G(PG) and Ampicillin (AMP); Cephalosporins - Cefuroxime (CF); Arninoglycosides -Gentamicycin... Continue Reading

Abstract    In the present study, optimized binary lipid matrices of Tallow fat- Transcutol and Precirol-Transcutol were used to formulate sustained release solid lipid nanoparticles loaded lumefantrine and ciprofloxacin. The homolipid (tallow fat from Bos indicus was extracted and purified following standard methods. Abinitio selection of lipid... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT  Landolphia owariensis P. Beauv (Apocynaceae) is a woody liane commonly used in Africa for the treatment of gonorrhea, worm infestation and malaria. The methanol leaf extract (ME) of L. owariensis was obtained by cold maceration and then fractionated into nhexane (nHF), ethylacetate (EF) and methanol (MF) fractions. The methanol extract... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Microsphere drug delivery systems are used to protect sensitive drugs from enzymatic degradation in the body, for controlled release and tissue targeting of the drug of interest. Starch and products derived from starch modification, are increasingly gaining acceptance in microsphere drug delivery. They are less expensive, non-toxic,... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Objectives: to explore the anxiolytic activity of ethanolic leaf extract of culcasian scadens in experimental animal models . Methods:  The anxiolytic activity was examined by using the elevated plus maze (EPM) and open field test (OFT), hole board test and light and dark box exploration test. Twenty Swiss albino male mice were divided... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Back ground: Staphylococcus aureus is a gram positive bacteria that exists on the skin as nonnal flora. It is classified as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA), where MRSA is resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics. MRSA has become a predominant pathogen in the health care... Continue Reading

Peptic ulcer is one of the leading causes of gastrointestinal surgery with high morbidity and mortality rates. This study assessed the anti-ulcerogenic effect of the chloroform extract of Chasmanthera dependens on indomethacin and aspirin-induced ulcer in rats. Fifty (50) adult rats were divided into two broad groups of twenty five rats each for... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Background: Myzus pe.rsicae (green peach aphids) are crop pests; they are among the most destructive insect pests on cultivated plants in temperate regions. Many of them are green in color, but others may be white wooly or black (McGravin,1993).Their damage to plants has made farming a complicated venture across the whole world. From the... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Pharmaco-economics involves comparing the cost and consequences of products and services and Cost-effectiveness is the relationship between cost and effectiveness of a given drug. ANC of an antacid is one of the ways of evaluating effectiveness of antacid brands. ANC (mEq per unit dose) is the ability of the antacid to neutralize gastric... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT  Globally, an estimated 3.4 billion people are at risk of malaria, including Nigerians. The current World Health Organization (WHO) Guideline for the treatment of malaria recommends the use of artemisinin combination therapy (ACT) for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria. Presently, the available formulations of ACTs are administered... Continue Reading

The purpose of this present study of seven Nigerian medicinal plants is to ascertain the medicinal, phytochemical and proximate constituents of the plants. The plants are .Acacia albida Del,   Anchomanes difformis Engl,   Boscia senegalensis,   Bridelia ferruginea Benth,  Ficus ingens (Miq.) Miq,  Indigofera arrecta   Hochst   and ... Continue Reading