Volume 6, Issue 1 & 2, January-July 2019
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2024-03-29T00:15:36ZIn Vitro Comparative Quality Evaluation of Some Brands of Cephradine Capsules Available in Selected Community Pharmacies in Dhaka City
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In Vitro Comparative Quality Evaluation of Some Brands of Cephradine Capsules Available in Selected Community Pharmacies in Dhaka City
Sultana, Sharifa; Rahman, Md. Mominur; Islam, Fahadul; Parvin, Sumaiya
Cephradine is a first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic used to treat infectious diseases caused by bacteria such as upper respiratory infections, ear infections, skin infections, and urinary tract infections. This project involved evaluating the quality of different brands of cephradine capsules available in the local market. Five different brands of marketed samples of cephradine capsules were collected from different retail pharmacy shops of Bangladesh. This study has been conducted by comparing various quality control parameters such as weight variation test, loss on drying, potency test, disintegration, dissolution test, and assay test from top, middle and lower grades pharmaceutical company of Bangladesh using standard techniques. The values were compared with the official specifications. The obtained result for weight variation is 0.58+0.71 to 2.13+3.01% and disintegration time were between 2.30+0.17 and 5.19+0.14 minutes. Loss on drying of all batches were in between 2.0933.17 and 2.52+2.84% and potency or assay result were 98.08+0.52 to 100.25+0.19%. Moreover, the release rate of different brands of cephradine was satisfactory within 45 minutes where the mean dissolution rate is 93.96+0.13 %. The obtained results of all parameters were complied with the pharmacopoeial limit. By evaluating these parameters, we can ensure the quality of the marketed cephradine capsules.
2019-07-17T00:00:00ZStatus of Low Back Pain Among Office Workers in a Selected Tertiary Hospital of Bangladesh
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Status of Low Back Pain Among Office Workers in a Selected Tertiary Hospital of Bangladesh
Akhter, Rashidul; Muhammad, Faisal; Ferdous, Golam Kibria
Low back pain (LBP) is among the most common musculoskeletal conditions & is the number one cause of activity limitation in young adults. Low back pain is neither a disease nor a diagnostic entity of any sort. It occurs in similar proportions in all cultures, interferes with quality of life and work performance, and is the most common reason for medical consultations. This study was aimed to find out the Status of Low Back Pain among Office Workers in a Selected Tertiary Hospital in Bangladesh. A descriptive cross-sectional type of study was carried out from January to April 2017. The data was collected directly from the respondents using a self-administered semi-structured questionnaire, after taking their verbal consent for the participants. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20. In this study, the mean age of the respondents was 36.4 years and more than nine-tenth (92.0%) of the respondents were residing in urban areas. The prevalence of low back pain among the office workers was 57.3% and close to three-fifths of the respondents had a familial history of low back pain. The findings of this study revealed that 43.3% of the respondents suffered musculoskeletal disorder; however more than half of the respondents were satisfied with their present job and only 48.0% of the respondents had financial stress.
2019-07-17T00:00:00ZReproductive Health Risks of Divorced Poor Women and its Consequences
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Reproductive Health Risks of Divorced Poor Women and its Consequences
Parvez, Mohammad Anwar; Islam, Md. Shahidul; Billah, Abul Hasan Md Khaza Baki; Islam, Muhammad Tanbirul
The health and well-being of women are critical to the country's future development, although the surrounding reproductive health (RH) still remains a cultural taboo, especially for divorced poor women who have vulnerable stabilities in managing their reproductive health. Women in Bangladesh too often enter their reproductive years poorly informed about RH issues. A significant number of divorced poor women have been deprived the reproductive health services in rural and urban areas. The key aim of this study was to identify the factors of reproductive health risks of the divorced poor women in Dhaka city. The divorced poor women have been studied in this research as they belong to one of the neglected communities of Bangladesh. The study was conducted from July to December 2017. The data were collected by using a semi-structured questionnaire. A majority (88.0%) of the respondents suffered from complications during their pregnancy. In their last pregnancy, 60.0% of them confessed lack of frequent medical checkups and a balanced diet. 78.0% of the respondents lived in an unhygienic condition with 60.0% of them had insufficient light and airflow access in the home. The overwhelming majority of the respondents suffered from complications during their delivery. About half of the respondents suffered from uterus complications with more than three-quarters of respondents identified residential environment as affecting factor on their reproductive health.
2019-07-17T00:00:00ZThalassemia in Bangladesh
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Thalassemia in Bangladesh
Chowdhury, Moniruddin; Sheba, Nusrat Hossain; Hossain, Sharmin; Khanom, Khurshida; Hussain, Md. Anower; Islam, Md. Rabiul
Thalassemia is a common form of hemoglobin disorder that has been emerged as a global public health concern. It is more common in developing countries than the developed countries. There is a lack of adequate data on the population-based estimation of thalassemia in the country. A scoping study was performed according to York methodology. The study aimed to find out the current situation and prevention strategies of thalassemia in Bangladesh. World Health Organization (WHO) estimates beta-thalassemia carrier and hemoglobin E (HbE) carrier as 3% and 4% respectively in Bangladesh. A study among school children shows that the prevalence of beta-thalassemia trait and HbE trait in Bangladesh are 4.1% and 6.1% respectively. Although WHO has advocated and promoted thalassemia prevention programs from the early 1970s and several countries have already set up comprehensive national thalassemia prevention programs, there is no such program in Bangladesh still now. Considering the ethical issues, government policy, local structures, social values, religion, and cultural tradition of our country some comprehensive thalassemia prevention strategies can be suggested. Health education, awareness, premarital screening and thalassemia carrier identification, vulnerable couple counseling, fetal DNA analysis and family screening programs can be taken by the government of Bangladesh. These preventative strategies could be effective for other developing countries as well.
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