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Phage therapy: A solution to antibiotic resistance?
(BRAC University, 2017-05-08)
Antibiotic resistance has increased immensely within the last few decades rendering many widely used medicines obsolete. This has led to interest in alternative methods of treatment for infectious diseases. Bacteriophage ...
Biological investigation of Cissus adnata
(BRAC University, 2017-06)
This study provides a scientific basis for the use of Cissus adnata in traditional medicine for the first time. The plant was powdered and extracted using methanol and different partitionate were obtained using different ...
Antihypertensive drugs and risk of cancer: A pharmacovigilance study
(BRAC University, 2017-08)
Antihypertensive drugs are widely used for the treatment of hypertension, heart failure and, recently, for cardiovascular risk reduction. Experimental studies implicate antihypertensive drugs in the regulation of cell ...
Formulation and evaluation of acetaminophen suspension using fenugreek seeds as a natural suspending agent
(BRAC Univeristy, 2017-10)
A great number of pharmaceutical excipients, both natural and synthetic, are available to meet the demands of the rapid development of the pharmaceutical industry. Nowadays, naturally derived excipients are preferred over ...
Response surface design: optimization of a sustained release formulation of ketorolac tromethamine
(BRAC University, 2017-05)
The main objective of this present study is to formulate sustained release tablets of Ketorolac Tromethamine using a 32 full factorial design and to systemically optimize the drug release profile using a design expert ...
Investigation of antidiarrheal and hypoglycemic activities of clerodendrum viscosum root extract in mice
(BRAC University, 2017-07-26)
Clerodendrum viscosum is broadly distributed all through tropical and subtropical areas of the world. The leaves of the plant have been broadly utilized as antidandruff, ascaricide, antipyretic, vermifuge, purgative. Leaves ...
A review on interrelation among post-authorisation study, regulatory action and pharmacogenetics in pharmacovigilance
(BRAC University, 2017-05)
Pharmacovigilance system is the recent approach to control the incident of ADRs which is hazardous for patients both physical and mental health. Researchers are continuously trying to develop methods that can predict the ...
Depression: a major global concern?
(BRAC Univeristy, 2017-07)
Depression is termed a serious medical illness which is now becoming one of the leading causes of disability. Psychological disorders such as depression, anxiety, panic disorder, schizophrenia, insomnia, eating disorder, ...
Evaluation of genetics of cancer predisposition in patients and efficacy of various chemotherapeutic drugs in Bangladesh
(2017-11)
The number of cancer patients in Bangladesh is increasing at an alarming rate in the recent
days, thus it has become a common disease in our country. In this study, to evaluate the
genetics of cancer predisposition in ...
Impact of tobacco smoking, betel quid chewing and alcohol consumption habits in patients with oral cavity cancer in Bangladesh
(© 2017, Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2017)
Background and Objective: Worldwide cancer is an important public health problem. Tobacco smoking, betel quid chewing and alcohol consumption are closely linked with the oral cavity cancer. Therefore, the aim of this study ...