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Packaging Materials Specification at the Hospital (according DHQ Hospital in Pakistan)

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INTRODUCTION: A container closure or packaging system refers to the sum of packaging components that together contain and protect the dosage form. The suitability of a container closure system for a particular pharmaceutical product is proven by full shelf life stability studies. Packaging materials must comply with the requirements of official books, law, market needs, finance available and customer needs. Selection of immediate containers in an important issue and its compatibility with the product is checked and evaluated. Other packaging components are selected according to the parameters as mentioned above. DETERMINATION OF PACKAGING MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS: Purpose:                                                   ...

Pharmaceutical Technology Final year project

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Pharmaceutical Technology Project  A project of Pharmaceutical Technology, how to present medicinal product in market that includes brochure, packing and label of medicine BROCHURE   PACKING LABEL to paste on bottle

DRUG-DRUG INTERACTIONS IN CV PATIENTS

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CLINICAL PHARMACY OCCURRENCE OF DRUG-DRUG INTERACTIONS IN CARDIOVASCULAR PATIENTS ABSTRACT Background: Drug-drug interaction is defined as the effect of one drug is altered in the presence of other drug. It may be pharmacokinetic or pharmacodynamics. Cardiovascular diseases are the most occurring diseases in Pakistan and world-wide. As there is increase rate of death and a lot of drugs are prescribed to this group, there is increase chance of drug-drug interactions in these patients. These drug-drug interactions may be fatal and life-threatening to some patients especially elderly. Method & Result: The observational prospective study was carried out for 40 patients at community level. While evaluating their prescriptions it was found that 20 out of 40 patients (50%) have drug-drug interactions. 45% patient had heart disease because of family history. Those included 9 (45%) males and 11 females (55%). Males less in number had large number of drug-drug interacti...