1. COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTS OF CIMETIDINE AND DIAZEPAM ON THE PHARMACOKINETICS OF PARACETAMOL IN HEALTHY HUMAN VOLUNTEERS
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The influence of Cimetidine (400 mg) and Diazepam (5 mg) on the pharmacokinetics of oral paracetamol (1000 mg) was studied and compared in eight (8) healthy human under two (2) protocols; concomitant and delayed administration of paracetamol. Subjects received one treatment at...
2. CHRONOMODULATED NIFEDIPINE ADMINISTRATION AND MICROVASCULAR COMPLICATIONS IN GLIMEPIRIDE-TREATED HYPERGLYCAEMIC RATS
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Diabetic complications pose increasing public health problems worldwide. Glimepiride, a sulphonylurea is among the most frequently used anti-diabetic drugs, and is often combined with other drugs for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Nifedipine, a calcium channel bloc...
3. COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTS OF CIMETIDINE AND TRAMADOL ON THE DISPOSITION OF PARACETAMOL IN HEALTHY HUMAN VOLUNTEERS
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The influence of cimetidine (400mg) and Tramadol (100mg) on the disposition of oral single dose (1g) Paracetamol was studied and compared in 8 healthy human volunteers under two protocols; concomitant and delayed paracetamol administration. Subjects received one treatment at ea...
4. COMPARATIVE BIOEQUIVALENCE STUDIES OF SOME SELECTED BRANDS OF CIPROFLOXACIN TABLETS MARKETED IN NIGERIA
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Comparative bioequivalence studies of six selected brands of ciprofloxacin tablets was successfully conducted. In-vitro quality control studies were carried out on six randomly selected brands of ciprofloxacin to establish identity, weight uniformity, friability, crushing stren...
5. COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTS OF CIMETIDINE AND METHYLDOPA ON THE PHARMACOKINETICS OF PARACETAMOL IN HUMAN
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Comparison of the effects of cimetidine and methyldopa were studied in 5 phases: via phase I, ingestion of paracetamol 1g alone, phase II, administration of paracetamol 1g and cimetidine 400mg concurrently, phase III administration of cimetidine 400mg followed by paracetamol 1g...
6. COMPARATIVE BIOAVAILABILITY STUDIES OF PARACETAMOL BRANDS IN HUMANS
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The comparative bioavailabilities (bioequivalence) of five generic brands of paracetamol were compared in six (6) healthy male volunteers. The aim was to study whether the generic brands are bioequivalent to the standard brand. The study was carried out following oral administr...
7. COMPARISON OF THE EFFECT OF A SINGLE ORAL DOSE OF CIMETIDINE AND PROPANTHELINE ON THE PHARMACOKINETIC OF PARACETAMOL IN HUMAN
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Comparison of the effects of a single oral dose of cimetidine and propantheline on the pharmacokinetics of paracetamol were studied with paracetamol (1g) administered alone, concurrently with cimetidine (400mg), delay (1 hour) with cimetidine (400mg), concurrently with paraceta...
8. FORMULATION STUDIES OF TABLETS CONTAINING ADANSONIA DIGITATA L. MUCILAGE AS MATRIX FORMER
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The aim of this study was to investigate the ability of Adansonia digitata mucilage (ADM), a hydrophilic plant polymeric material to prolong the release of Metoprolol tartarate (MPT) from matrix tablet formulations compared with semi -synthetic polymer-HPMC60SH4000 matrices. Ph...
9. EFFECT OF CAFFEINE ON PHARMACOKINETICS OF PARACETAMOL IN HEALTHY HUMAN VOLUNTEERS: A CASE STUDY OF PANADOL EXTRA®
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Acetaminophen or paracetamol is an analgesic and anti-pyretic agent widely used for treatment of headaches, minor pains and in combination with other medications like cold remedies and opoid analgesics. Individuals with headaches and minor pains tend to use paracetamol with caf...
10. EFFECT OF GREEN TEA (CAMELLIA SINENSIS) ON THE PHARMACOKINETIC PROFILE OF CEPHALEXIN IN HEALTHY HUMAN VOLUNTEERS
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Tea is a herb commonly consumed globally. Herbs are often taken concurrently with conventional medicines which results in increased potential of drug-herb interactions, and this may have important clinical significance based on an increasing number of reports of such interactio...
11. EFFECT OF RANITIDINE ON PHARMACOKINETIC PARAMETERS OF METRONIDAZOLE IN HEALTHY HUMAN VOLUNTEERS
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Pharmacokinetics is the study of the time course of drug movement in the body during absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination.Drug interactions are pharmacodynamic, pharmacokinetic, or clinical responses to the administration of a drugcombination that differs from t...
12. EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE ON THE PHARMACOKINETICS OF CIPROFLOXACIN TABLET IN HEALTHY HUMAN VOLUNTEERS
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Ciprofloxacin is a flouroquinololone antibiotic that is commonly prescribed empirically in Nigeria due to its broad spectrum of activity. However, the drug product is illegally handled by drug hawkers that allow the drug to be exposed to some environmental forces which may affe...
13. THE EFFECT OF VITAMIN C ON PHARMACOKINETIC PARAMETERS OF CHLOROQUINE IN HEALTHY HUMAN VOLUNTEERS
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This study was undertaken to compare the effect of vitamin C on the pharmacokinetics of chloroquine using human volunteers. Quality control studies for both chloroquine and vitamin C; identification test, assay, weight variation, friability, disintegration time and dissolution...
14. EFFECTS OF CHLORPHENIRAMINE ON THE PHARMACOKINETICS OF ASCORBIC ACID IN HEALTHY MALE VOLUNTEERS
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Ascorbic acid is a vitamin commonly used in the treatment of common cold and scurvy. It interacts with some drugs during absorption from the gastrointestinal tract, in the systemic circulation or during metabolism in the liver. However, interaction between ascorbic acid and chl...
15. THE EFFECTS OF CHLOROQUINE, PARACETAMOL AND PROMETHAZINE ON THE PHARMACOKINETICS OF CHLORPROPAMIDE IN HUMAN VOLUNTEERS
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The effect of chloroquine, paracetamol and Promethazine on the pharmacokinetic profile of chlorpropamide was investigated in human subjects. The batches of chlorpropamide, chloroquine, paracetamol and Promethazine used were subjected to quality control studies using official me...
