Table of Contents

March  2025

  • Volume 62
  • Issue 3
  • Page Nos. 68

Guest Editorial

COCRYSTAL TECHNOLOGY – A PARADIGM SHIFT IN PHARMACEUTICAL INNOVATION

PAGE 5-6

Dear Reader,

The pharmaceutical industry is undergoing a tremendous shift driven by the pursuit of increased therapeutic effectiveness, stability, and bioavailability of drugs. Among the many formulation options, cocrystal technology has emerged as a pioneering strategy. This editorial at...

Prof. Vandana B. Patravale

Editorial Board Member, Indian Drugs

Review Article

CHEMICAL INSIGHTS: QUANTUM TECHNOLOGY REDEFINES COMPUTATIONAL DRUG DEVELOPMENT

PAGE 7-20

Drug discovery and development an exclusively time and resources consuming technique. Computer aided drug discovery process minimizes the wet lab experiments and makes the process more economical. In this review, we outline the fundamental procedures involved in the drug discovery process and the...

Mihir Aroraa , Roshan Tatheda , Preeti Kulkarnia *, Minal R. Ghanteb and Vasundhara N. Sawantb

Original Research Articles

SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND IN VITRO ACTIVITY STUDY OF RESORCINARENE DERIVATIVES

PAGE 21-25

Resorcinarene-based macrocycles have garnered significant attention in drug delivery due to their selfassembly properties and unique topology. This study focuses on synthesizing a new resorcinarenebased macrocycle, incorporating a nitrobenzene molecule and amine derivative, to enhance therapeutic...

Pritam Maitya *, Kuntal Mannab, Anup Kumar Chakrabortya , Roshni Khana and Garima Gwalaa

ENHANCING SOLUBILITY AND PERMEABILITY OF HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE USING SOLID LIPID NANOPARTICLES

PAGE 26-37

Hydrochlorothiazide, a poorly soluble and also a poorly permeable drug of BCS class IV, was formulated into solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) using the microemulsion method. Precirol® ATO 5, Tween® 80 and Kolliphor® P 188 were employed as lipid, surfactant and co-surfactant, respectively. Optim...

Vidya P. Sabalea *, Roshan G. Telrandhea , Ashwini R. Ingolea and Prafulla M. Sabaleb

COMPUTATIONAL VALIDATION OF BIO-ACTIVE COMPOUNDS FROM EMBLICA OFFICINALIS GAERTN. AGAINST THE NUCLEAR FACTOR ERYTHROID 2-RELATED FACTOR 2 (NFE2L2) IN TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS

PAGE 38-43

Emblica officinalis Gaertn. is used in the Indian systems of medicine for the management of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) because of its antioxidant effects. Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NFE2L2) is an essential transcription factor for translating phase II antioxidant enzymes an...

Chandra S. Tripathya , Santosh K. Beherab and Sagarika Paridaa *

DEVELOPMENT OF A PRECOLUMN DERIVATIZATION METHOD FOR THE QUANTITATIVE DETECTION OF ETHYLENEDIAMINE IMPURITY IN PHARMACEUTICAL DRUGS USING RP-HPLC COUPLED WITH UV/PDA DETECTOR

PAGE 44-51

The proposed study aimed to create and validate a technique for detecting impurities in drug substances, specifically targeting low levels of ethylenediamine in pharmaceutical raw materials. The method involved the use of benzoyl chloride as a derivatizing agent, during pre-column derivatization ...

Abhishek Sharmaa , Pankaj Garga * and Mukesh Kumarb

SUBCHRONIC ORAL TOXICITY STUDY IN WISTAR RATS OF SHILAJITWADI VATI, A HERBOMETALLIC FORMULATION

PAGE 52-57

Shilajitwadi vati, a traditional herbometallic formulation, is used for treating various ailments. This subchronic toxicity study evaluated its safety during extended oral administration due to the inclusion of heavy metals. In compliance with OECD guideline 408, animals were divided into four gr...

Mahalaxmi M.a *, Shubhangi H. Pawara , Utkarsha R. Ohola , Abhay N. Kulkarnib, Shishir P. Pandeb and Rajshree A. Kulkarnib

Short Communications

THROMBOLYTIC POTENTIAL AND ANTIOXIDANT EFFICACY OF NELUMBO NUCIFERA LEAF EXTRACT

PAGE 58-60

Thrombosis, the formation of blood clots in blood vessels, plays a key role in serious medical conditions such as cardiac arrest, deep vein thrombosis, lung embolism and ischemic stroke. Though, conventional thrombolytic agents like tissue plasminogen activators and streptokinase are effective, t...

Aditi S. Daradea , Ankit M. Pandeya and Sneha A. Agrawalb*

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