research data exists surrounding kava and reports of liver toxicity‚ says Professor Edzard Ernst‚ of Peninsula Medical School at the Universities of Exeter and Plymouth in the U.K.‚ in the October 2007 issue of the "British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology." Apparently liver damage due to kava consumption has not been a concern among people in the South Pacific‚ in spite of its use for generations. Ernst notes the idea of possible contamination of the kava root with different parts of the plant as
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pharmacist-physician who lived in Rome and who describe the method of preparing formulas containing plant and animal drugs and the term ”galenical pharmacy” was originated. In 19th century material medica (medical matter) undergo divisions: 1. pharmacology – the actions of drugs 2. pharmacognosy – all aspects of drugs with lesser emphasis on action The word “pharmacognosy” formed from 2 Greek words pharmakon (drugs) and gnosis (knowledge) was introduced by C.A Seydler ( Chr.
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Pharmacy Health care profession Health is a word very known but it carries a lot of complications and troubles. According to the WHO‚ health is a state of complete physical‚ mental and social well-being and not merely absence of any illness. Health care system depends upon a health care team. A health care team is the group of community who contribute to a common health goal and common objectives determined by community needs. Although community pharmacist is of key importance in providing
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isolate and elucidate novel compounds from marine sources in the 1970’s. Drug discovery research from marine organisms has been accelerating and now involves interdisciplinary research including biochemistry‚ biology‚ ecology‚ organic chemistry‚ and pharmacology. These entities are the sources of new leads for treatment of many diseases such as cancer‚ AIDS‚ inflammatory conditions‚ and a large variety of viral‚ bacterial and fungal diseases. Because of the highly chemical and physical harsh conditions
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The nAChR is unusual among receptors in that agonist-induced desensitization leads to an up-regulation of the receptor. Ligand interactions occur with various discrete forms of the receptor as originally proposed in 1958 by Katz and Thesleff‚ e.g.‚ open‚ resting‚ and desensitized states that are in equilibrium (Lena and Changeux‚ 1993). In addition to the acetylcholine (ACh) binding site‚ the nAChR‚ like other LGICs‚ e.g.‚ GABAA(benzodiazepine‚ neurosteroid‚ and barbiturate) andN-methyl-D-aspartate
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Statement of Purpose(SOP) for Pharmacy‚ Pharmaceutics The urge to achieve and prove myself among the greats in the history of science has been my ambition from the day I was first introduced to the captivating concepts of science and medicine in particular. The mental ability to approach a problem with the right amalgam of logic and reasoning has supported me in inching towards my goal. As a first step out of school I decided to take up biology‚ physics & chemistry as my optional subjects which
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Review of Knowledge- NR 291 Chapters 2-7‚ 36 & 37; Part 1 Chapter 2: Pharmacologic Principles “Any chemical that affects the physiologic processes of a living organism can broadly be defined as a drug. The study or science of drugs is known as pharmacology. Without understanding basic pharmacologic principles‚ the nurse cannot fully appreciate the therapeutic benefits and potential toxicity of drugs. Drugs are grouped together based on their similar properties. This is known as a drug classification
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a firm foundation in topics such as Pharmaceutics‚ Medicinal Chemistry‚ Analytical Chemistry‚ Biochemistry‚ Organic Chemistry‚ Inorganic Chemistry‚ Physical Pharmacy‚ Instrumental Analysis‚ Microbiology and Immunology‚ Clinical Administration‚ Pharmacology‚ Bio-pharmaceutics‚ Biostatistics and other topics related to pharmaceuticals comprehensively taught by highly qualified and competent faculty members and through interaction with industrialists. Undergraduate study in the field of pharmacy helped
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What are the implications of personal genomes for drug discovery and development ? In the past decade‚ increasing amounts of dollars have been spent on drug development yet the amount of new drugs entering the market per year remains the same. Furthermore with 200 billion dollars of patents expiring in the past four years (Witty‚ 2010)‚ innovative pharmaceutical companies will need to look at new approaches to discover drugs. With the human genome being sequenced in 2003‚ a new field of science
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For hundreds of thousands of years now‚ different plants were able to be of use for drinks‚ antibiotics‚ dyes‚ beauty cosmetics‚ etc. to upgrade quality of life. The Panax Ginseng‚ found in mostly Korea and China‚ is regarded as one of the most important and useful herbs around the world‚ particularly in Asia. When its name is said in Chinese‚ it means “root of men”‚ which is associated to the form of the roots‚ which have a striking resemblance to legs of men. People have been using many different
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