Vol. 50 No. 4 (2014)

Published: 2014-12-01

Editorial

Pharmacists and their new and important conquest!

Elizabeth Igne Ferreira, Silvia Storpirtis

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Articles

Effects of fat replacement on properties of whole wheat bread

Patrícia Matos Scheuer, Bruna Mattioni, Pedro Luiz Manique Barreto, Flávio Martins Montenegro, Cristiane Rodrigues Gomes-Ruffi, Sílvia Biondi, Mariana Kilpp, Alicia de Francisco

703-712
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Physico-chemical and structural characterization of mucilage isolated from seeds of Diospyros melonoxylon Roxb.

Sudarshan Singh, Sunil B. Bothara

713-725
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Gastric-resistant isoniazid pellets reduced degradation of rifampicin in acidic medium

Fátima Duarte Freire, Manuela Bernardo Câmara, Monique Gomes Dantas, Cícero Flávio Soares Aragão, Túlio Flávio Accioly de Lima e Moura, Fernanda Nervo Rafﬁn

749-755
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Simple and rapid spectrophotometric assay of albendazole in pharmaceuticals using iodine and picric acid as CT complexing agents

Nagaraju Swamy, Kanakapura Basavaiah

839-850
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Development of mouthwash with Rosmarinus officinalis extract

Isabela Moreira Baumgratz de Paula, Flávia Costa Moraes, Orlando Vieira de Souza, Célia Hitomi Yamamoto

851-858
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Determination of amphotericin B in PLA-PEG blend nanoparticles by HPLC-PDA

Caroline Danziato Rodrigues, Najeh Maissar Khalil, Rubiana Mara Mainardes

859-868
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Thermoanalytical studies of carbamazepine: hydration/dehydration, thermal decomposition, and solid phase transitions

Mônia Aparecida Lemos Pinto, Beatriz Ambrozini, Ana Paula Garcia Ferreira, Éder Tadeu Gomes Cavalheiro

877-884
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Quantification and stress degradation studies of cefepime/tazobactam in dry injection form by an RP-HPLC method

Ramakrishna Kommana, Gouthami Kannabattula, Sunitha Gurrala, Venkat Raj Yeradesi, Panikumar Anumolu Durga

895-901
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Microbial biotransformation of beclomethasone dipropionate by Aspergillus niger

Saeed Ahmad, Farhan Hameed Khaliq, Asadullah Madni, Muhammad Nabeel Shahid, Irfan Pervaiz

903-909
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Identification of inappropriate prescribing in a Brazilian nursing home using STOPP/START screening tools and the Beers' Criteria

Mariana Martins Gonzaga Nascimento, Andréia Queiroz Ribeiro, Mariana Linhares Pereira, Adriana Cristina Soares, Antônio Ignácio de Loyola Filho, Carlos Alan Candido Dias-Junior

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Preparation and characterization of microcapsules of Pterodon pubescens Benth. by using natural polymers

Alexandre Espada Reinas, Jaqueline Hoscheid, Priscila Miyuki Outuki, Mara Lane Carvalho Cardoso

919-930
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Formulation design and evaluation of Cefuroxime axetil 125 mg immediate release tablets using different concentration of sodium lauryl sulphate as solubility enhancer

Fozia Israr, Zafar Alam Mahmood, Fouzia Hassan, Syed Muhammad Farid Hasan, Sabahat Jabeen, Shazia Naz, Lubna Bashir

943-953
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Development of fast dispersing tablets of nebivolol: experimental and computational approaches to study formulation characteristics

Rajamma Abburu Jayaramu, Sateesha Shivally Boregowda, Addanki Rahul Deva Varma, Chandan Kalegowda

956-963
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Cross-sectional study of the dispensation of synthetic anorectic drugs in community pharmacies in the city of Cruz Alta - State of Rio Grande do Sul

Marcieli Maria Navarini, Viviane Cecilia Kessler Nunes Deuschle, Regis Augusto Norbert Deuschle

737-740
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Protective effect of mulberry flavonoids on sciatic nerve in alloxan-induced diabetic rats

Ma Song-Tao, Liu Dong-lian, Deng Jing-jing, Peng Yan-juan

765-771
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Pharmaceutical services and health promotion: how far have we gone and how are we faring? Scientific output in pharmaceutical studies

Carina Akemi Nakamura, Luciano Soares, Mareni Rocha Farias, Silvana Nair Leite

773-782
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Pesticide use and cholinesterase inhibition in small-scale agricultural workers in southern Brazil

Samuel Botião Nerilo, Fernanda Andrade Martins, Luciana Botião Nerilo, Valter Eduardo Cocco Salvadego, Renan Yoshio Endo, Gustavo Henrique Oliveira Rocha, Simone Aparecida Galerani Mossini, Vanderly Janeiro, Paula Nishiyama, Miguel Machinski Junior

783-791
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Optimization and validation of an RP-HPLC method for the estimation of 6-mercaptopurine in bulk and pharmaceutical formulations

Vanita Somasekhar

793-797
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Use of hydrophilic and hydrophobic polymers for the development of controlled release tizanidine matrix tablets

Tariq Ali, Muhammad Harris Shoaib, Rabia Ismail Yousuf, Sabahat Jabeen, Iyad Naeem Muhammad, Asfia Tariq

799-818
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Comparison of the antioxidant potential of antiparkinsonian drugs in different in vitro models

Carine Coneglian de Farias, Kamila Landucci Bonifácio, Andressa Keiko Matsumoto, Luciana Higachi, Rúbia Casagrande, Estefânia Gastaldello Moreira, Décio Sabbatini Barbosa

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Potentially inappropriate medication use in institutionalized older adults according to the Beers Criteria

Amanda Rodrigues Ganassin, Vanessa Terezinha Gubert de Matos, Mônica Cristina Toffoli-Kadri

827-837
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Fabrication and in vitro characterization of polymeric nanoparticles for Parkinson's therapy: a novel approach

Neha Gulati, Upendra Nagaich, Shubhini Saraf

869-876
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Use of Curcuma longa in cosmetics: extraction of curcuminoid pigments, development of formulations, and in vitro skin permeation studies

Gisele Mara Silva Gonçalves, Gustavo Henrique da Silva, Pedro Paulo Barros, Silvana Mariana Srebernich, Cecilia Toyoko Cavalcanti Shiraishi, Victória Rodrigues de Camargos, Thais Barbiero Lasca

885-893
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Screening of mucoadhesive vaginal gel formulations

Ana Ochoa Andrade, María Emma Parente, Gastón Ares

931-941
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Pharmacological activity of the hydroalcoholic extract from Hovenia dulcis thunberg fruit and the flavonoid dihydromyricetin during hypercholesterolemia induced in rats

Juliana Tensol Pinto, Tânia Toledo de Oliveira, Luana Farah Alvarenga, Adriano Simões Barbosa, Virgínia Ramos Pizziolo, Marcelo Rocha da Costa

727-735
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Alginate-pomegranate peels' polyphenols beads: effects of formulation parameters on loading efficiency

Wissam Zam, Ghada Bashour, Wassim Abdelwahed, Warid Khayata

741-748
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Effects of long-term fluoxetine treatment on adrenergic plasticity in rat vas deferens

Cláudio Fontes Souza, Lúcia Garcez-do-Carmo, Isaltino Marcelo Conceição, Thalma Ariani Freitas, Roberto Frussa-Filho

757-764
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Reviews

Obesity, inflammation, and insulin resistance

Luana Mota Martins, Ana Raquel Soares Oliveira, Kyria Jayanne Clímaco Cruz, Francisco Leonardo Torres-Leal, Dilina do Nascimento Marreiro

677-692
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Carboplatin: molecular mechanisms of action associated with chemoresistance

Graziele Fonseca de Sousa, Samarina Rodrigues Wlodarczyk, Gisele Monteiro

693-701
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Safety assessment of cosmetic products, with emphasis on the ocular area: regulatory aspects and validation processes

Maythê de Lima Cancian, Mauricio Saadi Leonardi, Mariane Martins Mosca, Lucas Offenbecker Guerra, Simone Fanan Hengeltraub, Gislaine Ricci Leonardi

667-676
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