March 2014

MKCL was promoted by the Department of Higher and Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra, India and was incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 on August 20, 2001 as a Public Limited Company under CIN. U 80302 MH 2001 PLC 133101 to create new paradigm in education and development through universalization and integration of Information Technology in teaching, learning and educational management processes in particular and socio-economic transformative processes in general.

Online applications are invited for class - 3 vacant positions in health department of new mumbai municipal corporation. Application are invited till 07/04/2014 evening 5.30.

Post: Pharmacists

Candidates are invited for the posts of Junior Scientific Assistant, Assistant Chemist, Pharmacist / Clerk at Government Medical Stores Depot

Post: Jr. Scientific Assistant, Asst Chemist, Pharmacist

The Maharaja Sayajirao's grandson Sir Pratapsinghrao Gaekwad who founded the Maharaja Sayajirao University and settled the trust as desired by his grandfather.

Online applications are invited for the following Group - C & D posts on or before  31-03-2014. Printed applications with attested copies of necessary documents should be  reached on or before 07-04-2014 between office hours alongwith Demand Draft of  Nationalised Bank of Rs. 300/- for Open and Rs. 150/- for reserved category candidates for  posts under Group – C and Rs. 200/- for Open and Rs.100/- for reserved category  candidates for posts under Group – D in favour of The Registrar, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar  Marathwada University, Aurangabad.

Post: Compounder- Cum-Dresser

At Merck, you'll find rewarding opportunities, diverse experiences and an unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. As part of our global team, you'll collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues whose sense of purpose complements your own.

Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, invites applications from candidates who are bonafide Indian citizens, to pursue research in modern biology leading to a Ph. D. Degree. The projects offered for Ph.D. would be in the broad areas of Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Developmental Biology, Nanobiology, Plant Molecular Biology, Conservation Biology, Protein Structure and Function, Biology of Macromolecules, Biology of Infection, Epigenetics, Chromatin Biology and Bioinformatics.

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About Authors:
T. Vishnuvaravidyadhar*, M. Sushma, R. Mohanraj, M. Babu  
Department of Pharmacy Practice,
Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research, RIPER
K R Palli Cross, Near S.K University,
Anantapuramu District, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA
*vishnuvaravidyadhar@gmail.com

Abstract:
Geriatrics is more prone to higher risks of chronic illness and are using multiple medications in order to lead healthy life. Polypharmacy increases the risk of adverse drug events, as a result changes takes place in physiological, social, physical and functional decline in the body. These rapid physiological changes make elderly patients unable to cope with body stresses. Drug toxicity, side effects and adverse drug reactions appear more frequently and are more life-threatening in elderly patients. Tetracyclins, streptomycin, reserpine, and all barbiturates are to be contraindicated in geriatrics in order to prevent further complications. Polypharmacy is the simultaneous taking of many medications, has been well documented and is a topic of much concern for those looking to improve the quality of care for the elderly. Elderly patients often develop complicated conditions and multi-factorial health states that require extensive pharmacotherapy, sometimes surgery leaving the population at risk for exposure to drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions and other adverse events. Previously literature states that rate of adverse events are directly proportional to number of drugs taken by the patient. To manage all these complications and to avoid polypharmacy Dose regimen should be simple and drugs should be given in combinations to improve patient compliance.