Iftekhar Ahmed, Md. Bodiuzzaman Rabbi, Sakina Sultana
BACKGROUND: Antibiotic resistance (ABR) is a worldwide problem and Bangladesh is a major contributor to this owing to its poor healthcare standards, along with the misuse and overuse of antibiotics. This systematic review was conducted to summarize the present scenario of ABR in Bangladesh, to ident...
Iftekhar Ahmed, Md. Rajiur Rahaman Rabbi, Marufa Rahman, Rehnuma Tanjin et al.
Bangladesh is a developing country with a very high prevalence of antibiotic resistance where irrational use of antibiotics is very common. This cross-sectional survey was conducted to assess the knowledge of antibiotics and antibiotic usage behavior (Antibiotic use, self-medication, adherence to th...
Tamanna Rahaman, Jannatul Fardous, Faria Farzana Perveen, Sakina Sultana
The present study was conducted to investigate the solubilising capacity of polyvinylpyrrollidone (PVP K-30), Polyethylene glycol (PEG 6000), Polysorbate (Tween 80) and Sodium lauryl sulphate (SLS) for paracetamol. In our study, PVP K-30 exhibited 5 times, Tween 80 showed 3 times and SLS displayed 2...
Jannatul Fardous, Faria Farzana Perveen, AHM Saifuddin, Mahmuda Akter et al.
Asthma is one of the most common diseases worldwide that causes inflammation of airways. Usually different anti-asthmatic drugs are used in asthma treatment through oral route or as nebulizer. In this study we make an effort for formulation and preparation of a transdermal gel using theophylline wit...
Sakina Sultana, Md Ohidullah, AHM Saifuddin, Saddam Hossain
A comparative study was conducted on aqueous solutions of Pyrrolidone K-30 and Polyethylene glycols of molecular weight 6000 and 20000, respectively for investigating their hydration behaviour in terms of intrinsic viscosity and density. In the study, Pyrrolidone K-30 exhibited the intrinsic viscosi...
Rehana Sultana, Krishna Pada Sarker, Sakina Sultana
A single blind study was conducted to prepare and evaluate paracetamol effervescent tablets. Potency, content uniformity, diameter, thickness and crushing strength of the prepared tablets were used as the bench mark parameters for quality assessment. Our results showed that all parameters met offici...
AKM Shamsul Haque, MA Samad Talukder, Md Rafiquzzaman, Sakina Sultana et al.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v4i3.8230BJMS 1997; 4(3): 7-11
S M Raysul Haque, Md. Rabiul Islam, Shabareen Tisha, Sakina Sultana Swarna et al.
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the prevalence and contributing factors of complete measles vaccination with key attention to maternal health-seeking behaviour. DESIGN: The study used secondary data from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) 2017-2018, which was a cross-sectio...
Nanda Lal Das, Md Fazlul Kader Khan, Md Shaiful Azam, MA Rouf et al.
Background: Initiation of breast-feeding within 1hour after birth has been associated with reduced neonatal mortality. Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative has profound effects on appropriate practice of BF and thus helps to reduce infant mortality and morbidity. Objective: This study was conductedin t...
Jannatul Fardous, Faria Farzana Perveen, Md Ohidullah, AHM Saifuddin et al.
The effect of concentration and synergism on drug solubilising behaviour of PVP K 30 and PEG 6000 were investigated. Our results showed that amount of drug solubilised by the surfactants decreased as surfactant concentration was increased. Regarding the effect of synergism of the two surfactants on ...