Dash Smrutiranjan

Hi...!! This is Smrutiranjan Dash, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology from Odisha, India. With a passion for teaching and a dedication to advancing the field of pharmacology, I am committed to sharing knowledge, fostering innovation, and inspiring future healthcare professionals.

Limit Test

LIMIT TEST ·         Limit tests are quantitative or semi-quantitative test design to identify and control small quantities of impurities which are likely to be present in the substance. ·         Tests being used to identify impurities. ·         Tests being used to control the impurities. ·         All the limit test that are prescribed in the pharmacopoeias are

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Bioassay

BIOASSAY ·         Bio-living, assay-test ·         It is the process of determining the potency of the drug by using suitable biological system like animals, tissues, microbes etc. PRINCIPLE OF BIOASSAY ·         To compare the test substance with the International Standard preparation (IP, BP, USP) of the same. ·         To find out how much test substance is

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Insulin and hypoglycemic drugs

Insulin and hypoglycemic drugs Diabetes mellitus ·         It is chronic metabolic disorder characterized by a high blood glucose concentration (Hyperglycemia). MAJOR TYPES OF DIABETES MELLITUS Type-I diabetes Type-II diabetes ·         Body no longer able to produce insulin. ·         Usually develops during childhood, but develops at any age. ·         Still producing insulin, but it does not

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Basic concepts in endocrine pharmacology

Hormone ·         Hormone produce intense biological activity that is produced by specific cells in the body and it transported through circulation on its target cells. Body function Major regulator hormones ·         Fuel ·         Insulin, glucagon, growth hormone ·         Metabolic rate ·         Tri-iodothyronine, thyroxine ·         Somatic growth ·         Growth hormone, insulin ·         Sex and reproduction ·        

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IMPURITIES IN PHARMACEUTICALS SUBSTANCES

IMPURITIES IN PHARMACEUTICALS SUBSTANCES AND LIMIT TEST IMPURE COMPOUND ·         A compound is said to be impure if it is having foreign matter i.e. Impurities. Pure Chemical Compound PURE COMPOUND ·         The chemical compound which is having no any foreign matter (impurities) is said to be pure compound. ·         In case of safety and efficacy,

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Autacoids

Autacoids Definition ·         Autacoid is derived from two word Autos means “Self” and Akos means “healing substance”. ·     Autacoids are the biological substance that release from the cell is response to variety of stimuli to produce physiological and pathological responses locally. ·         A hormone called local hormone that are produced by specific cells, and

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INTRODUCTION TO INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

WHAT IS CHEMISTRY? ·         Chemistry is the branch of science that deals with the study of the composition, structure, and properties of the matter and its changes from one state to another state. o    Composition o    Structure o    Properties o    Changes etc….. BRANCHES OF CHEMISTRY 1)       Organic chemistry 2)       Inorganic chemistry 3)       Physical chemistry 4)      

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DRUGS ACTING ON THE KIDNEY (DIURETICS)

DRUGS ACTING ON THE KIDNEY PHYSIOLOGY OF URINE FORMATION ·         Urine formation begins from glomerular filtration. ·         Normally about 180 liters of fluid is filtrate every day. ·         All blood   constitutions are filtrated at the glomerulus. ·         More than 99% of the glomerular filtrate is reabsorbed in the tubules. ·         About 1.85 liters of urine

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