Indian journal of pharmacology
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An elderly diabetic male with pneumonia presented with multiorgan failure. He developed hypoglycemic episodes with moxifloxacin that responded only to withdrawal of moxifloxacin.
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Metronidazole is a widely used antimicrobial usually prescribed by many specialist doctors for a short duration of 10-15 days. Prolonged use of metronidazole is rare. ⋯ He was treated with diazepam and levetiracetam. The patient recovered completely following discontinuation of metronidazole.
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To study the medication errors leading to noncompliance in a tertiary care teaching hospital. ⋯ Many medication errors were noted which go against the practice of rational therapeutics. Such studies can be directed to usher in the rational use of medicines for increasing compliance and therapeutic benefits.
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In this study, we investigated the role of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPAR)-β/δ receptors in carrageenan-induced inflammation and in the anti-inflammatory effects of all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA). ⋯ From above findings, it can be concluded that ATRA exerts anti-inflammatory and anti-hyperalgesic effect, possibly through activation of PPAR-β/δ and subsequent reduction of oxido-nitrosative stress.