African Journal of
Pharmacy and Pharmacology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0816
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPP
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 2274

Table of Content: 29 October, 2016; 10(40)

October 2016

Analgesic and central nervous system depressant activities of methanol extract of Ziziphus rugosa Lam. Leaves

The present investigation was designed to evaluate the analgesic and central nervous system (CNS) depressant activities of the methanolic extract of Ziziphus rugosa Lam. in rat model. The analgesic activity of the extract was examined using acetic acid-induced writhing test (chemically induced pain) at the doses of 200 and 300 mg/kg body weight. Further, the CNS depressant activity of the plant extract was evaluated by...

Author(s): Israt Jahan Bulbul, Mohammad Firoz Khan and Mohammad A. Rashid

October 2016

Development of nano particle encapsulated pemulen gel for aceclofenac topical delivery

Management of  rheumatic disorders  are limited by the inability to provide long-term drug delivery  due to the irritation to gastric mucosa and poor availability of drugs, which may be overcome by prolonging the drug release. The nanostructured carriers (NP)based gel was developed as potential topical system for  aceclofenac topical delivery. In the present study, chitosan-sodium alginate...

Author(s): Prakash Katakam and Narendra CharyT.,