Shahlla Imam

Shahlla Imam
University of Karachi · Faculty of Pharmacy

Ph.D

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Publications (27)
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Objective To evaluate the prevalence and types of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) modalities among patients with cancer in Karachi, Pakistan. Methods This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from March 2021 to December 2021. Five hundred patients with cancer were invited to participate in the study. Electronic databases, n...
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Background: There is no medication adherence scale available in Sindhi language currently. Hence, the Sindhi speaking population will either use a translator or provide their medical history in another language for documentation of medical conditions. This poses a challenge in monitoring and evaluating adherence to medications within this linguisti...
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Objectives: Diabetes-mellitus (DM) may have uncontrolled hyperglycemia or hypoglycemia; which may lead to diabetic-coma. Diabetic-coma is a life-threatening condition. Limited availability of direct comparisons of allopathic and combination system of treatment for risk reduction of diabetic-coma is the main reason to conduct current cross-sectional...
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Among respiratory complications, cough is an important defensive pulmonary reflex that removes fluids, irritants or foreign substances from the respiratory tract. Rosa damascene Mill, petal extract is a traditional medicine and reported to use in the management of cough. In the present study rose petals extract samples were used to prepare natural...
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In the management of cardiovascular disorders, medicines from herbal sources have played a vital role through centuries. The following study was commenced in order to lay possible pharmacological foundation associated with medicinal uses of edible fruit of Grewia asiatica in hypertension through in-vitro method. In this study isolated atrial prepar...
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the anxiolytic and antidepressant activity of ethanolic fruit extract of Pyrus communis (pear), in comparison with escitalopram in rodents (rats and mice). Thirty Wistar rats of about 200-250gm and albino mice of 25-30gm, male gender were divided into three groups each comprising of (n=10) animal respective...
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The present study was aimed to evaluate the in vitro antioxidant capacity, in vivo acute toxicity and antitussive activity of Cleome viscosa seeds extract using appropriate experimental models. The seeds of C. viscosa were subjected to extraction in a Soxhlet apparatus using hexane as a solvent. In vitro, antioxidant capacity was evaluated by reduc...
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Objective: The present study was intended to assess the qualitative and quantitative analysis of some fruits available in Karachi, Pakistan. The association between the intakes of flavonoids enriches fruit and cardiovascular (CV) health was evaluated through a clinical survey. Methods: The acid-alkaline test was executed in all fruit samples. The t...
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The majority of the world population suffers from mental and behavioral disorder. It is the need of the time to find an alternate of presently available medicines in order to decrease the medical expense. Homeopathic remedies are available and prescribed by homeopaths for treatment of anxiety and depression. Unfortunately, no data are available tha...
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The cosmetic treatment strategies have been considerably popular over the last few decades among the population with respect to age, gender, and ethnicity. These procedures are easily accessible safer, minimally invasive, and more precise. Botox therapy is one of the most common non-surgical cosmetic treatment. Thus, the current study was accomplis...
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Objective of the study was to compare anti depressant effect of different doses of amitrytyline and escitalopram after acute administration. We assessed the acute effect of different therapeutic doses of two antidepressant drugs amitryptyline and escitalopram on swimming using forced swim test in healthy rats. Five groups of rats were administered...
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ABSTRACT Naegleria fowleri is thermophilic, free living amoeba commonly known as “Brain eater”. The habitats are in fresh water reservoirs and soil at a temperature of 46℃. It is capable of invading CNS via the nose in humans causing fatal condition known as Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM). The symptoms initially present like bacterial me...
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Naegleria fowleri is thermophilic, free living amoeba commonly known as “Brain eater”. The habitats are in fresh water reservoirs and soil at a temperature of 46.It is capable of invading CNS via the nose in humans, causing fatal condition known as Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM). The symptoms initially present like bacterial meningitis a...
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ABSTRACT: Biologically active compounds identified as flavonoids, glycosides, alkaloids, saponins, terpenoids and polyphenolics from plant extracts possess health promoting properties. The use of natural antioxidants in the treatment of various skin diseases has gained utmost importance in recent years. Therefore, present study was designed and con...
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There is a possibility for the presence of fungi as well as mycotoxins in spices due to the improper methods used before and after harvesting, without controlling temperature and moisture during prolong storage period or may be during transportation. The purpose of this study was to detect and identify fungal contamination in some commonly used spi...
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Purpose: To assess pharmacy students’ knowledge of communicating medication errors in Karachi, Pakistan. Methods: The study design was cross-sectional and conducted from February to May 2014. A previously validated questionnaire was adopted, modified and distributed to final year pharmacy students in four universities of Karachi. Descriptive statis...
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Objectives: The current study was conducted with the aim to assess the public's attitudes towards the community pharmacist's role in Pakistan, to investigate the public's use of community pharmacy, and to determine the public's views of and expectations with community pharmacy services. Materials and Methods: This transversal study was conducted fr...
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Objectives: Use of phytoconstituents, especially obtained from fruits extract with high content of flavonoids has gained considerable importance in personal care products such as creams and lotions. Finding new results and data through experiments will be helpful for both researchers and industry on the subject. The purpose of this study was to eva...
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Background: Abuse of medicines is becoming a serious problem in many parts of the world, with negative consequences ranging from addiction, psychosis, cardiovascular complications, and premature deaths from unintentional overdose. In Pakistan, prescription drugs, which are misused or abused by some patients, are often obtained from pharmacies. Howe...
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ABSTRACT Background: Adverse drug reactions are an imperative public health crisis striking a substantial fiscal burden on the society and health-care systems. Healthcare professionals are the pertinent candidates to examine these effects because of their close immediacy with their patients. Therefore, the present study was designed to evaluate the...
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Tamarindus indica, a useful medicinal plant was subjected to phytochemical investigation. Two triterpenes (lupanone and lupeol) have been isolated from the leaves of this plant. Their structures were elucidated with the help of physico-chemical methods and spectroscopic techniques. The lupanone and lupeol from this plant are being reported for the...

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