Volume 3, Issue 1

Editorial|Published: 15 Dec 2016

Fahad Saleem

The rapid changes in socio-economic, politics and information technology have forced the paradigm shift of pharmacy profession to meet the objectives and global needs. Today, the traditional role of pharmacists in compou…

Review Article|Published: 15 Dec 2016

Muhammad Atif, Shahbaz Hussain, Muhammad Rehan Sarwar, Anum Saqib

Background and objectives: The migraine headache is a chronic and sometimes progressive neurological disorder that can be characterized as the recurrent episodes of headaches and related symptoms. Migraine headache syndr…

Short Communication|Published: 15 Dec 2016

Huan-Keat Chan, Siti Nadiah Abd Rahim, Mohd Shainol Azmar Kassim, Beng-Hoong Chew, Mohd Azri Mohd Suan

Background: Cautionary information on prescription drug labels is crucial to ensure safe administration. The current study examined patients’ attentiveness to warnings and precautions on drug labels in a Malaysian public…

Research Article|Published: 15 Dec 2016

Pathiyil Ravi Shankar, Subish Palaian

Introduction: Pharmacists can help people understand, manage and use their medications appropriately. The subject of social pharmacy is gaining in importance in many countries. In South Asia pharmacy education concentrat…

Research Article|Published: 15 Dec 2016

Adel Hamood Noman Aldhubhani, Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim, Pazilah Ibrahim, Mohamed S. Anaam, Mohamed Alshakka

Background: Delay in TB diagnosis can increase the financial burden of patients, especially those who are suffering from poverty. The cost of Tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis, either pre- or post diagnosis, is an important co…

Brief Report|Published: 15 Dec 2016

Maddi Ramaiah, Prudhivi Ramakrishna

Background: India, the seventh largest country, 3rd largest standing army and one of the oldest civilizations in the world, with a literacy rate of 74.04%. Indian population was a mixture of 46,73,034 categories of diffe…

Brief Report|Published: 15 Dec 2016

Santosh Thapa, Subish Palaian, Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim

Hospital pharmacy in Nepal is in the state of infancy where pharmacists are struggling to gain their professional recognition. The first hospital pharmacy in Nepal was set up some 50 years ago but has not gained the popu…

Brief Report|Published: 15 Dec 2016

Kadir Alam, Arjun Poudel, Subish Palaian, Bhawesh Koirala, Pathiyil Ravi Shankar

Diarrhea is one of the leading causes of death among children less than five years of age around the world accounting for about two million child deaths annually. One of the recent strategies made to minimize the diarrhe…

Letter to Editor|Published: 15 Dec 2016

Subish Palaian, Pathiyil Ravi Shankar, Sanjaya Khatri Chhetri

Dear Editor, Although medicines are beneficial, sometimes they can be harmful and can lead to potentially life threatening conditions and even lead to death. Medicines can cause Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs), which has b…

Letter to Editor|Published: 15 Dec 2016

Alok Semwal, Ramandeep Singh, Mohammad Azam

Dear Editor,The main essence of marriage in humans is proliferation and sexual fulfillment of male with a female in sexual intercourse. Apart from non living matter, all living things reproduce to make more organisms lik…