Dear Reader,

I am honored to contribute this Editorial feature for the Indian Drugs. The timing couldn’t have been better – as our industry is poised at the inflection point to takeup the next challenge.

Let me start with two exciting stories related to innovation in the pharm...

Tribulus terrestris Linn. (Zygophyllaceae) has been used since ancient times to treat various health ailments. Different parts of the plant have been used by traditional physicians, however the dried entire fruit is more commonly used as ‘Gokshura’ and ‘Ikshugandha’ in Ayurveda and as ‘...

Aryloxypropanolamine plays an important role in several biological activities. It shows multiple actions such as β-blocking, anxiolytic, antihypertensive and inhibition of cytochrome p450. A series of ten aryloxypropanolamine derivatives 6a–6j were synthesized and evaluated for anti-diabetic a...

In the era of environment friendly chemistry, Microwave Assisted Organic Synthesis (MAOS) has proved to be an effective tool to achieve maximum yield in minimum time without compromising on quality. The present work focuses on synthesis of some bioactive heterocyclic azoles using MAOS. However, t...

A new, accurate and precise high performance thin layer chromatographic (HPTLC) method has been developed for simultaneous analysis of metformin hydrochloride and teneligliptin in tablet formulation. The chromatographic separations were achieved on TLC plates precoated with silica gel G60 F_2...

A sensitive stability-indicating high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method was developed and validated for quantitative estimation of satranidazole (SAT), a new nitroimidazole with potent antiamoebic activity and accessible in market as tablet and dry syrup either alone or in combinati...

The aim of the present study was to assess the antihyperglycemic and antioxidant activites of the methanol extracts of Amaranthus polygamus (MEAP). Indian folklore suggests the plant as good liver tonic and is recommended as vegetable for diabetic and anemic patients. MEAP was evaluated ...

N-Methylethanolamine is the side chain of the drug diphenhydramine hydrochloride. A sensitive high performance liquid chromatography method with pre-column derivatization was developed and validated for the determination of N-methylethanolamine impurity in diphenhydramine hydroc...

Simple and sensitive infrared spectrophotometric method has been developed for the estimation of modafinil in tablet dosage form and the Beer’s Law concentration range was found to be 1.0mg to 2.5mg. The correlation coefficient for the method was found to be 0.999 and the developed method was a...

Talekt capsule is a branded polyherbal formulation used for enhancing the immune response to dermal infections and also for treating skin disorders. Curcumin and embelin, which are the active constituents of Haridra and Vidanga, respectively were used as marker compounds for developing a simple, ...