{"title":"Histamine 4 receptor is a Potential Target for COVID-19 Treatment","authors":"Mirmazloomi","doi":"10.35248/2329-6887.21.9.308","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35248/2329-6887.21.9.308","url":null,"abstract":"COVID-19 pandemic started in December 2019, and is a worldwide health disaster today, pulmonary fibrosis and cytokine storm are two major complications in COVID-19 patients which can decrease life quality after recovery, and cause death. Histamine effects on the immune system through 4 histamine receptors. The function pattern of histamine 4 receptor has many similarities to COVID-19 pathogenesis pattern.H4R antagonists prevent lung fibrosis in bleomycine-induced lung fibrosis murine models, it can reduce TNF-α and IL-6 secretion in several immunemediated diseases such as asthma, colitis and dermatitis.H4R stimulation also decreases IL-12 which is not detected to be high in COVID-19 patients.TH- 17 acts as an important inflammatory effector in COVID-19 pathogenesis, through IL-17 secretion which results in TNF-α and IL-6 secretion, and also IL-17 promotes tissue remodeling and fibrosis via matrix metalloproteinase induction.TH-17 expresses H4R which can be stimulated by H4R antagonist and results in IL-17 production, this process can explain the relation between H4R and COVID-19 pathogenesis. The other content supporting this theory is the compatibility of gastrointestinal, neurologic, and dermatologic signs and symptoms of COVID-19 with the H4R function pattern.in addition to the previous evidences, clusters of Kawasaki-like disease are reported recently, these patients were highly infected with SARS- COV2, and this can be explained by the important role of IL-17 in Kawasaki disease and the stimulatory effect of H4R on TH-17. According to the above content the author hypothesis that H4R stimulation by SARS-COV2 results in IL-17 expression which is associated with cytokine release, and H4R is a potential target point for COVID-19 treatment. This hypothesis can be evaluated by a clinical trial study of the therapeutic and preventive effect of H4R antagonists in COVID-19 patient’s complication, severity progression, and mortality","PeriodicalId":16958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pharmacovigilance","volume":"55 1","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80196166","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Methods of Prospective Exploratory Study","authors":"S. Nimmagadda","doi":"10.35248/2329-6887.21.9.302","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35248/2329-6887.21.9.302","url":null,"abstract":"At Erasmus MC, scan techniques for precise audits are frequently planned by means of an administrator intervened search administration. The data experts of Erasmus MC built up an effective technique that encourages them perform look in numerous data sets in a lot more limited time than different strategies. This strategy for writing looking and a down to earth assessment thereof are distributed in independent diary articles. To put it plainly, the technique comprises of an effective method to consolidate thesaurus terms and title/unique terms into a solitary line search system [1]. This pursuit is then enhanced. Articles that are filed with a bunch of distinguished thesaurus terms, yet don't contain the flow search terms in title or unique, are screened to find likely new terms. New competitor terms are added to the essential inquiry and assessed. When ideal review is accomplished, macros are utilized to interpret the hunt sentence structures between data sets, however manual transformation of the thesaurus terms is as yet vital [2]. Survey projects at Erasmus MC cover a wide scope of clinical points, from remedial viability and symptomatic precision to morals and general wellbeing. When all is said in done, look are created in MEDLINE in (Ovid MEDLINE® In-Process and Other Non-Indexed Citations, Ovid MEDLINE® Daily and Ovid MEDLINE®, from 1946); Embase.com (looking through both Embase and MEDLINE records, with full inclusion including Embase Classic); the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) by means of the Wiley Interface; Web of Science Core Collection (henceforth called Web of Science); PubMed confining to records in the subset \"as provided by distributer\" to discover references that not yet listed in MEDLINE (utilizing the language structure distributer [sb]); and Google Scholar. All in all, we utilize the initial 200 references as arranged in the importance positioning of Google Scholar [3]. At the point when the quantity of references from different information bases was low, we anticipated the absolute number of likely important references to be low. For this situation, the quantity of hits from Google Scholar was restricted to 100. At the point when the general number of hits was low, we furthermore looked through Scopus, and when suitable for the theme, we included CINAHL (EBSCOhost), PsycINFO (Ovid), and SportDiscus (EBSCOhost) in our hunt. Starting in May 2013, the quantity of records recovered from each quest for every information base was recorded right now of looking [4]. The total outcomes from all information bases utilized for every one of the deliberate surveys were brought into an exceptional EndNote library upon scan fulfillment and saved without deduplication for this examination. The analysts that mentioned the pursuit got a deduplicated EndNote document from which they chose the references significant for consideration in their methodical audit. All ventures in this investigation were created and execut","PeriodicalId":16958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pharmacovigilance","volume":"6 1","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79389402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Morbidity and Mortality of Adverse Drug Reactions","authors":"Kriti Singh","doi":"10.35248/2329-6887.21.9.313","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35248/2329-6887.21.9.313","url":null,"abstract":"Medication-related adverse events or negative drug reactions (ADRs) are harmful activities resulting from medication. ADRs could have profound consequences at the patients’ quality of lifestyles, as well as creating an expanded burden on the healthcare system [1]. ADRs are one of the growing reasons of morbidity and mortality internationally, and could stay a enormous public health trouble with the multiplied complexity in medicine, to treat diverse sicknesses in an getting older society.","PeriodicalId":16958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pharmacovigilance","volume":"32 10 1","pages":"1-1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77410613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Therapeutic Drug Monitoring: Its Types, Characteristics on Candidates and Practice done on Monitoring","authors":"Priya Singh","doi":"10.35248/2329-6887.21.9.333","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35248/2329-6887.21.9.333","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pharmacovigilance","volume":"69 1","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76303739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Note on Protocol Writing In Clinical Research","authors":"N. Singh","doi":"10.35248/2329-6887.21.9.327","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35248/2329-6887.21.9.327","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pharmacovigilance","volume":"36 1","pages":"1-1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74407852","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Larry L Mweetwa, K. Tshiamo, P. C. Adiukwu, Thatoyaone JKenaope, E. Oluwabusola
{"title":"Investigating the Impact of Existing Pharmacovigilance Systems in Africa and How They Influence Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting by Nurses, Doctors and Pharmacists Working in Federal Government Hospitals - A Case Study of Nigeria","authors":"Larry L Mweetwa, K. Tshiamo, P. C. Adiukwu, Thatoyaone JKenaope, E. Oluwabusola","doi":"10.35248/2329-6887.21.9.314","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35248/2329-6887.21.9.314","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The primary concern of Pharmacovigilance (PV) is to strengthen patient care and improve public safety in terms of effective use of medication. The aim of this research was to analyse the impact of the existing Pharmacovigilance systems in the African region and its significant impact on adverse drug reactions (ADRs) reported by the Doctors, Pharmacists, and Nurses working in Federal-State Hospitals in Nigeria. Methods: The research design opted for this study is constructed on a questionnaire-based quantitative design that has helped in determining the correlation between Healthcare Professionals (HCP) training and awareness of ADR reporting incidences in different federal government hospital settings of Nigeria. Results: The Pearson chi-square test of independence with df = 2 yields chi-square = 101.4 (n = 318, p < 0.05, phi = 0.565), affirming that there is a statistically significant relationship between the awareness of ADR-reporting system and professions. Conclusion: The findings revealed that a majority of pharmacist and doctors possessed a good knowledge regarding PV, whereas the majority of nurses had poor knowledge about PV.","PeriodicalId":16958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pharmacovigilance","volume":"8 1","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78769285","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sarbani Biswas, A. Chatterjee, S. Manna, Uddipan Kar
{"title":"An Observational Study Report on Adverse Drug Reactions of A Combination of Drugs in A Tertiary Care Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal","authors":"Sarbani Biswas, A. Chatterjee, S. Manna, Uddipan Kar","doi":"10.35248/2329-6887.21.9.297","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35248/2329-6887.21.9.297","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Drugs or proper medications can be a preventive measure against several temporary or chronic human diseases and physiological conditions. But sometimes, drugs can turn out to be a bane to human life rather than becoming a boon. Administration of certain drugs may lead to several undesirable detrimental effects to human health that may even be fatal if gone unnoticed. These reactions are more commonly referred to as the Adverse drug Reactionsâ™. Aim: In the current study, our major aim is to probe the adverse drug reactions of two particular drugs Paracetamol and Cephalosporin, when administered in combination or separately in a tertiary care hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal. Material and methods: Our study involves a hospital-based observational study where the adverse drug reactions reported by medical practitioners over a period of six months were assessed in patients administered with paracetamol and cephalosporin group of drugs in combination or separately. Results: In this study, 100 patients were administered paracetamol and cephalosporin drug groups both separately or in combination. Out of them, 36 patients developed ADR like hepatotoxicity, hypotension, anemia, vomiting, skin rashes as well as Steven Johnson Syndrome. Adverse drug reaction is found to be more common in women than in men. Also, middle-aged adults (15-65 years) are more prone to adverse drug reactions on the administration of a combination of paracetamol and cephalosporin drugs. Further, when the patients were subjected to a dose of a combination of paracetamol and cephalosporin drug groups, they experienced mainly vomiting along with some minor cases of hypertension, hepatotoxicity, and skin rashes. Conclusion: Our study clearly indicates that when a patient is co-administered a combination of both paracetamol and cephalosporin drug groups, the majority of the observed adverse drug reaction symptom is vomiting which is a signature adverse drug reaction symptom of cephalosporin drug group alone, indicating a clear predominance in symptoms of adverse drug reaction exhibited by cephalosporin drug group over paracetamol.","PeriodicalId":16958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pharmacovigilance","volume":"26 1","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78245307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Anxiety and Depression in COVID-19 Survivors: Clinical Predictors.","authors":"Nirupama Mythri","doi":"10.35248/2329-6887.21.9.312","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35248/2329-6887.21.9.312","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pharmacovigilance","volume":"48 1","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80289444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}