April 2012

Recruitment for the post of Senior Research Fellow (SRF) for ICMR sanctioned project in Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at STES’s Smt. Kashibai Navale College of Pharmacy, Pune

Dr. L.H. Hiranandani College of Pharmacy (Linguistic Unaided Minority Educational Institution) C.H.M College Campus, Near Railway Station, Ulhasnagar - 421 003. The post is open to all. However candidates from any other category can apply for the posl. Reservation for women & disabled persons will be as per rules. Candidate having knowledge of Marathi will be preferred.

National Institute of Homoeopathy is a model Institute conducting Under Graduate and Post-Graduate courses and Research on various aspects of Homoeopathy. The Institute is having hospital comprising Out-Patients' Department and 100 bedded In-Patients Department (being expanded to 250 beds) along with Laboratory Medicine and Diagnostic sections.

About Authors:
D.K Jain*, G.N Darwhekar, Vikas Gupta
College of Pharmacy, IPS Academy
Indore (M.P)-452012, India
*jaindkj57@yahoo.com

Abstract
Convenience of administration and patient compliance are gaining significant importance in the design of dosage forms. Metformin hydrochloride and Glimepiride are orally administered antihyperglycemic agent, used in the management of non-insulin-dependent (type-2) diabetes mellitus. Difficulty in swallowing (dysphagia) is common among all age groups, especially in elderly and pediatrics. Unfortunately, a high percentage of patients suffering from type-2 diabetes are elderly people showing dysphagia. Persons suffering from dysphagia may get choked when they consume liquid formulation, thus to alleviate such problem liquid formulation of high viscosity was prepared. Formulation of oral soft jellies  was carried out using combination of hydrophilic polymers guar gum and pectin. 3 different  concentrations of guar gum (0.3 to 0.5% w/v)  and 2 concentration of pectin were used (0.2 to 0.3% w/v)  respectively. The prepared batches were evaluated for appearance, viscosity, pH, drug content, syneresis, in vitro drug release, and taste masking. The batch with 0.5% w/v guar gum and 0.2% pectin not only showed 80% drug release at 60 min, but all the desired organoleptic properties. The taste masking was carried out using non nutritive sugar and flavors. The optimized batch showed substantial stability when subjected to short term stability study (0-8°C and Room temperature). The problem of dose measurement by patients was outweighed as oral medicated gels are to be packed in unit dose container.

Piramal Life Sciences Limited (PLSL) is an independent research-driven drug company that was recently demerged from Piramal Healthcare Limited (Formerly known as Nicholas Piramal India Limited). PLSL was formerly the NCE R&D division of NPIL. PLSL has state-of-the-art R&D laboratories built over 200,000 square-feet of space in Mumbai, India and over 300 scientists engaged in drug discovery and development.

Sharda School of Pharmacy managed by Shardaben Education Trust,Pethapur,Dist & Ta-Gandhinagar

Post: Professor/Associate Professor and Associate Professor

Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited (Ranbaxy), India's largest pharmaceutical company, is an integrated, research based, international pharmaceutical company, producing a wide range of quality, affordable generic medicines, trusted by healthcare professionals and patients across geographies. Ranbaxy today has a presence in 23 of the top 25 pharmaceutical markets of the world. The Company has a global footprint in 46 countries, world-class manufacturing facilities in 7 countries and serves customers in over 125 countries.

St. Martha’s Hospital is owned and managed by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd.  The hospital was started with just 50 beds in the land that was given by Sri Chamaraja Wodeyar X, the then Maharaja of Mysore in the year 1884.  In the year 1884 the Rt. Revd. Monsignor Bishop Charbonnaux M.E.P., Archbishop of Bangalore, invited the Sisters to the Archdiocese to establish and open schools and orphanages for young girls to be treated with kindness and dignity.