Chloroquine (CQ) and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in COVID-19 and Mode of Action
Chloroquine (CQ) and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) are quite famous nowadays due to their potential in treatment of COVID-19. They are not still approved by FDA for […]
Medical Science
Orexin Receptor Antagonist
Insomnia is one of the most prevalent sleep disorders that affects people of various age groups. It is characterized by difficulty in sleep initiation, difficulty […]
Acute Barbiturate Poisoning
Barbiturate poisoning may occur intentionally to commit suicide or accidentally by use of large dose of drug. The overall hospital mortality rate of barbiturate poisoning […]
Insomnia and its management
Insomnia Physiologically sleep is regarded as absence of wakefulness, where responses to the environmental stimuli are greatly reduced. However, in fact, it is an active […]
Proton Pump Inhibitor
What is peptic ulcer? Ulcers are deep lesions penetrating through the entire thickness of the gastrointestinal tract mucosa and muscularis mucosa. Peptic ulcer is one […]
Peptic Ulcer
Peptic Ulcer Ulcers are deep lesions penetrating through the entire thickness of the gastrointestinal tract mucosa and muscularis mucosa. Peptic ulcer is one of the […]
Epilepsy and its management
What is Epilepsy? Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder characterized by recurrent seizures associated with disturbance of consciousness and characteristic body movement (convulsion) and sometimes […]
Why are animal toxicity studies required?
Why are animal toxicity studies required? Different types of toxicity studies should be carried out for evaluation of toxic effects of therapeutic agents or potential […]
Tocolytics
What are tocolytics? A normal pregnancy lasts approximately for 40 weeks. Most of the women go into labor during 40th weeks whereas some women may […]
Placebo Effects
Introduction Placebo is derived from Latin term which means ‘I may please you.’ Placebos are defined as sham or fake treatment (bread pills, inert tonics, […]