Inventi Impact - Pharmacy Practice
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Journal Scope:
Quarterly published in print and online ‘Inventi Rapid/Impact: Pharmacy Practice’ publishes high quality unpublished as well as high impact pre-published research and reviews catering to the needs of researchers and professionals. This journal focuses on discipline of pharmacy which involves developing the professional roles of pharmacists. The scope of the journal includes clinical pharmacy, hospital pharmacy, community pharmacy, pharmaceutical care, pharmacovigilance, social pharmacy, pharmacy education, process and outcome research, health promotion and education, health informatics, pharmacoeconomics and other related areas.
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EFFECTIVENESS OF COMPUTER ASSISTED LEARNING AS A TOOL IN EXPERIMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY: VIEWS OF UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL STUDENTS
Practical sessions in pharmacology in India still use live animal experiments at many institutions. In view of rising ethical issues on the use of animals in experiments, interactive non-animal alternative methodologies such as Computer Assisted Learning are being adopted by various medical colleges worldwide. Objective of this study was to assess the undergraduate students view points and experie...
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DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT (MTMS) AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN SOUTH INDIA, BHIMAVARAM
Medication therapy management (MTM) is medical care provided by pharmacists whose aim is to optimize drug therapy and improve therapeutic outcomes for patients. (i) To Implement MTM service at a tertiary care hospital. (ii) Identification of Barriers in Implementation of the program. (iii) Assessment of Outcomes of MTM service. (iv) Follow up of the service, a prospective study was conducted in in...
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PRESCRIBING PATTERN OF DRUGS USED AMONG FIRST EVER STROKE PATIENTS IN A TERTIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL AT PALAKKAD - A PROSPECTIVE STUDY
A prospective study was conducted in a tertiary care teaching hospital at Palakkad to identify and evaluate the prescription pattern of drugs among stroke patients and find out the supportive therapeutic agents in stroke. Collected data with the help of data collection form from general medicine department through daily ward rounds and analysed the prescribing pattern of drugs. Also focussed on th...
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ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS PROFILE OF PENICILLINS AND CEPHALOSPORINS - A COMPARATIVE STUDY
Cephalosporins are alternative drugs for patients who have previous allergy to penicillins but they may be allergic to cephalosporins too. Hence, this study was undertaken to compare the allergic reactions caused by penicillins and cephalosporins. This study also has objectives of analyzing the clinical profile of these allergic reactions, grading them and trying to figure out ways to prevent thes...
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A PROSPECTIVE STUDY ON THE PROFILE OF POST-STROKE COMPLICATIONS AMONG FIRST - EVER STROKE PATIENTS IN A TERTIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL
Post stroke complications are common and occur at a rate of 40-96% in acute stroke patients. The most common complications seen are respiratory tract infection, constipation, aspiration pneumonia and urinary tract infection. Cerebrovascular complications make diabetic patients 2–6 times more susceptible to a stroke event. In addition, patients with diabetes are more likely to die or become sever...
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MANAGEMENT OF HYPERTENSION IN CKD PATIENTS UNDERGOING MAINTENANCE HEMODIALYSIS: A PROSPECTIVE CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY
Management of blood pressure (BP) in the patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) receiving dialysis (stage 5D) provides a significant confront for healthcare professionals. The association between BP and cardiovascular disease risk has been well studied in the general population; however, in dialysis patients physiological and dialysis-related mechanisms influencing BP are complex and the assoc...
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