Birla Institute of

a.Quality control of crude drugs material, plant preparations and finished products.
b.Stability assessment and shelf life.
c.Safety assessment; documentation of safety based on experience or toxicological studies.
d. Assessment of efficacy by ethnomedical informations and biological activity evaluations.

About Authors:
SINGH GAURAV^*, GOKULAN DR P.D., KINIKAR DHANANJAY, KUSHWAH MANOJ
Shri Ramnath Singh Institute Of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology,
Sitholi, Gwalior, M.P
*gaurav.robby@gmail.com

ABSTRACT
Glibenclamide is an oral hypoglycemic drug with very low aqueous solubility. The drug is completely metabolized in liver, its principle metabolite being very weakly active, buccal film may be more efficacious for the treatment of diabetes. The objective of this work is to investigate the feasibility of obtaining the slow release, obtaining relatively constant levels of Glibenclamide from buccal films. The films were fabricated by solvent casting technique with different polymers HPMC, Sodium CMC and PVP and systematically evaluated for in vitro and ex vivo performance. Propylene Glycol is employed as plasticizer and penetration enhancer. Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose is acting as film forming polymer, Sodium CMC and PVP are employed as mucoadhesive polymer.  The formulation containing HPMC and Sodium CMC (F2) showed better controlled results correlated with ex vivo permeation studies.

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About Authors:
Piyush Gupta*
Department of Pharmaceutics,
Regional College of Pharmacy,
Jaipur, Rajasthan

ABSTRACT:-
The term MICROSPHERE is defined as a spherical particle with size varying from 50nm to 2µm, containing a core substance. Microspheres are, in strict sense, spherical empty particles.However, the terms microspheres and microencapsulationare used synonymously. In addition, some related terms are “beads” are used alternatively. Spheres and spherical particles are also usedfor a large size and rigid morphology. The microspheres are characteristically free flowing powders consisting of proteins orsynthetic polymers, which are biodegradable in nature, andideally having a particle size less than 200 micrometer. Novel Drug Delivery Systems are developed to address the challengesof drug development such as Bioavailability, Permeability & Poor solubility. These demand changes in the conventional use of Excipients, the growth of the Biotechnology industry,including Stem cell therapy,Vaccines & Genetic products, also necessitates different drug delivery requirements, there by demonstrating the acceptance of these excipients by the US food & drug administration or other agencies in the major markets.For materials in which Toxicity is a possible concern, formulators can give information about the excipients regulatory acceptance& allowable amount by consulting with excipients manufactures& toxicology experts.

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February 2012

Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) is a leading organization in the field of research in tropical forestry, biodiversity and sustainable bioresource utilization. To consolidate our position and to prepare for the emerging challenges in these areas, we invite dynamic and talented Scientists who are actively pursuing research in selected disciplines, to join our team. KFRI offers the CSIR scales of pay (Scientist B: Rs. 15600-39100 + grade pay Rs. 5,400/- and Scientist-E1 Rs. 15600-39100 + grade pay Rs.

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About Authors:
AMRUTHA R.E.*, G.RAJESHWARI, A.SRILAKSHMI, C.RAJARAM
Department of Pharmacology
P. Rami Reddy Memorial College of Pharmacy,
Andhra Pradesh, India.

ABSTRACT
Objective - The objective of the present work was to study the antipyretic activity of rhizome Curcuma amada Linn. belonging to family Zingiberaceae, known as “Amargandha” in Sanskrit & “Mamidiallam” in Telugu Materials & Methods: The ethanolic extract was taken for the study and evaluated for antipyretic activity using Brewer’s yeast induced pyrexia in Wister strain albino rats. The ethanolic extract at a dose of 100mg/kg & 200mg/kg were evaluated for antipyretic activity. Result - The extract of Curcuma amada plant showed a significant (P < 0.01) dose dependent antipyretic effect in yeast induced elevation of body temperature in experimental rats. Conclusion - The ethanolic extract of Curcuma amada Linn. plant have significant antipyretic activity when compared with the standard drug. So. It can be recommended for further studies.

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