The aim and object of the present study is to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of ADRs among the 2 nd professional MBBS students and also to find out the ways for implementation of Pharmacovigilance Programme of India (PvPi). MATERIAL AND METHOD: The material is the pretested questionnaire on knowledge, attitude, and practice on Pharmacovigilance. The design of the study is cross sectional study. Percentage, proportions and means are used for descriptive statistics while the associations are calculated using corresponding tests for the associations. RESULTS: The knowledge of the students on Pharmacovigilence in connection with Over the Counter/self-medication (52%); minimum need of surveillance on marketing (74%); present surveillance on marketing as low as 60%; need of CME on ADRs along with Pharmacovigilance among student at least (64%) as the ADRs on elderly (57%), children(58%), Pregnancy (64%). Similarly out of 24 questions on Attitude, only 7 questions on Reporting, Multi National Company, Drug Controller of India, Disability and Compensation are selected for statistical analysis. The percentage of the students who has heard and seen ADRs 64.5. CONCLUSION: Most of the ADRs are avoidable if there is good communication and reports which plays a pivotal role in minimizing the ADRs. Drugs must be prescribed rationally and polypharmacy should be avoided as much as possible. To avoid the iatrogenic diseases, Pharmacovigilance is a matter of great concern for the health care providers and for the general mass too.
Diabetes mellitus is rapidly emerging creating major health problem worldwide. Though synthetic drugs are available, due to their association with side effect, there is always interest for search of herbal formulation. Quercus serrata is a plant used by traditional healers of Manipur, India as a folk remedy to treat diabetes mellitus. The objective of this study is bioassay guided isolation of -glucosidase inhibitory compound from the leaves of Quercus serrata and to check the postprandial antihyperglycaemic effect of the isolated compound in STZ-induced diabetic albino mice. And to perform molecular docking studies to predict the bind-647 Pharmaceutical Communication
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