ABSTRACT Tropical starches from Dioscorea dumetorum (bitter) and Dioscorea oppositifolia (Chinese) yams were acetylated with acetic anhydride in pyridine medium and utilized as polymers for the delivery of repaglinide inmicrosphere formulations incomparisonto ethyl cellulose.Acetylatedstarches of bitter andChinese yams with degrees of substitution of 2.56 and 2.70 respectively were obtained. Acetylation was confirmed by FTIR, 1H NMR spectroscopy. A 32 factorial experimental design was perform...
Abstract Ever since the case of severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus -2 (SARS-CoV-2) was diagnosed in Wuhan, China circa December 2019, the amount of and deaths has been increasing exponentially worldwide. As of February 14, 2021, the number of patients globally has risen to 109 million, with over 2.4 million deaths. We have been fighting the virus for more than a year now, and it is blatantly evident that there is widespread distrust with vaccines and monopolies of global pharmac...
Computer are now a days used in pharmaceutical in industries, hospitals and in various departments for drug information, education, evaluation, analysis, medication history and for maintenance of financial records. They have become indispensable in the development of clinical pharmacy, hospital pharmacy and pharmaceutical research. Computers are also useful for patient profile monitoring, medication, database management and material management. It is useful in providing on drug interactions, ...