God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the difference.? -Reinhold Niebuhur (1872-1971) Assessing the extent of drug abuse is difficult as it involves measuring the size of a hidden population (UNODCCP, 2001)....

An Interpenetrating Polymer Network (IPN) is the normal form of two or more crosslinked polymers. These are water soluble networks and are rendered insoluble due to the presence of chemical or physical crosslinks....

The purpose of inflammation is to protect the host against microbes, to repair injuries, and to contribute to the removal of apoptotic cells or immune complexes, when it becomes excessive and chronic, this process can contribute to several pathologies including the development of cancer....

The book relates to the current status of herbal drugs, scope for innovations and patents, emphasizing on novelty of products with inventiveness to have effective patent to earn good revenue and unique health benefits....

Drug research encompasses several diverse disciplines united by a common goal, namely the development of novel therapeutic agents. The search for new drugs can be divided functionally into two stages: discovery and development....

The rate and extent of dissolution of the active ingredient from any solid dosage form determines the rate and extent of absorption of the drug. Potential bioavailability problems are prevalent with extremely hydrophobic drugs due to erratic or incomplete absorption from gastro intestinal tract....

Formulation of Gastroretentive Floating Tablets, sustained release tablets is the area of research from long time. Most of the time material used for formulation is either synthetic or semi-synthetic polymers. The preparation and cost of these polymers have always been problem for the formulators....

A generic drug (generic drugs, short: generics) is a drug which is produced and distributed without patent protection. The generic drug may still have a patent on the formulation but not on the active ingredient. A generic must contain the same active ingredients as the original formulation. According to the U.S....

Evidence indicates that no stratum in the social set-up is spared the problem of drug abuse, the youths being one of the most affected vulnerable groups together with prostitutes, touts and street children. Drug abuse among students is associated with a number of adverse healths, educational and social consequences....

The aim of the present study was to enhance the dissolution and bioavailability of aceclofenac by using a natural biodegradable polymer, chitosan.Recently, natural polymers such as polysaccharides and proteins have received much attention in the pharmaceutical field owing to their good biocompatibility and biodegradability....

Information technology provides several databases, data analysis tools, and knowledge extraction techniques in almost every facet of life. In pharmaceutical sciences, several successful attempts are being made under the umbrella of pharmacoinformatics (synonymously referred to as pharmainformatics)....

Around thirteen years ago during my post graduation research I had amazing encounter with this miracle herbal product Psyllium. It is known to be a wonderful herb as it possess a lot of applications in dietry, food, cosmetics,bakery, ice cream, pharmaceutical and other fields. one must be amazed with its properties and characters....

Systemic administration of drugs to the gastrointestinal tract especially the colon is associated with a number of side-effects and hence, a targeted drug delivery system is needed to deliver the drug to the colon, which would ensure relief from the side-effects through direct delivery of drug to the colon in a controlled and sustained manner....

Exercise therapy is being successfully used in psychological and physical rehabilitation of mentally and physically handicapped people, mental and physical re-generation of old people, heart and diabetic patients etc....

Candida albicans is an opportunistic diploid fungus that causes infection in immunocompromised and debilitated patients. Wide spread and prolonged usage of azoles in recent years has led to the rapid development of the phenomenon of azole resistance which poses a major threat to antifungal therapy....