Volume 17 Issue 1

Published: 2020-01-01

Contents


Research Paper
Quality of different brands of metronidazole available in jimma town, south west Ethiopia; A cross- sectional pharmaceutical quality study

Teshome Sosengo, Tesfaye Mohammed, Ramanjireddy Tatiparthi

Background: WHO report of 2017 estimates that the rates of substandard and falsified medical products in low- and middle-income countries is approximately 10.5% with an estimated spend of US$ 30.5...

DOI: 10.33899/iphr.2020.167595

Pages: 1-18
Design, synthesis, and evaluation the anti-β-lactamase activity of new sulphathiazole-derived monobactam compounds

Faris T. Abachi, Ahmed A. J. Mahmood, Mohammed A. Al-Iraqi

Objectives: -Lactams are the most successful antibiotics for the management of infectious diseases. Unfortunately, the bacterial production of -lactamase that hydrolyzes the -lactam ring can...

DOI: 10.33899/iphr.2020.167596

Pages: 19-36
Formulation, evaluation and anti-microbial potential of topical Licorice root extract gel

Amina Mudhafar Al-Nima, Zahraa S. Qasim, Myasar Al-Kotaji

Objectives: This work aims at formulating licorice as topical gel preparation and at exploring its antimicrobial efficacy against different types of microorganisms including two types of bacteria...

DOI: 10.33899/iphr.2020.167597

Pages: 37-56
The Histologic Effect of Baclofen in Rat’s brain: An Experimental Study

Luma I. Al-Allaf, Wahda M. Al-Neaimy

Background: Baclofen is the only clinically available metabotropic GABAB receptor agonist. Several reports has been discussed the efficacy of baclofen but the available data on its effect of the...

DOI: 10.33899/iphr.2020.167598

Pages: 57-74
In-vitro Examination of The Potential Antibacterial Activity of Simvastatin

Hani M. Almukhtar, Musab M. Khalaf, Hiyam A. Altaii

Background: Statins are group of medicines that block mevalonate pathway by competitive inhibition of the rate limiting enzyme hydroxy-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase (HMG-CoA). Statins additionally...

DOI: 10.33899/iphr.2020.167599

Pages: 75-92
Review Paper
A review on the antibacterial potential of cantabiline-based derivatives

Noora T. Abdulaziz, Yasser F. Mustafa

Objective: The target of this review study is to highlight the importance of cantabiline and its derived compound as antibacterial agents. Also, to take into consideration the characteristic...

DOI: 10.33899/iphr.2020.167600

Pages: 93-114
Pulmonary surfactant in COVID-19; A role in etiology and treatment

Myasar Alkotaji, Musab M. Khalaf

Introduction: Today, SARS-COV-2 infection represents a global threat. Dealing with this viral infection necessitates a comprehensive understanding of pathophysiology of the disease to reach to the...

DOI: 10.33899/iphr.2020.167601

Pages: 115-134