Volume 11 (Issue 2), 2019

 

SURFACE-MODIFIED BEESWAX-BASED NANO-LIPOGELS AS POTENTIAL DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM: PRELIMINARY PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION


FRANKLIN CHIMAOBI KENECHUKWU, MUMUNI AUDU MOMOH, CHUKWUEBUKA HARFORD OZOUDE , ANTHONY AMAECHI ATTAMA, EMMANUEL CHINEDUM IBEZIM

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rbcL GENE SEQUENCING AND RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA (RAPD) PROFILING OF Pavonia senegalensis (CAV.) LIESTNER (MALVACEAE) A MEDICINAL PLANT COLLECTED FROM GIWA NORTHWEST NIGERIA

SHEHU UMAR FARUK, ABUBAKAR ABDULMUMIN ZAYD, ADAMU ABDULRAHMAN, IBRAHIM GARBA, ILYAS NAJMA

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PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING, ACUTE TOXICITY AND LAXATIVE ACTIVITY ON THE LEAVES OF EUPHORBIA BALSAMIFERA AIT (EUPHORBIACEAE)

 

SANI SHEHU, UWAISU ILIYASU , AISHA IBRAHIM BARAU , NANA AISHA MUHAMMAD

                                            

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A SURVEY OF AND FACTOR INFLUENCING USE OF SUBSTANCE OF ABUSE AMONGST UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN A NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY, DELTA STATE NIGERIA

MATTHEW OBAINEH OJEZELE

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PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF METHANOL EXTRACT OF THE LEAVES OF Hippocratea Welwitschii OLIV. (CELASTRACEAE)

ONYEKERE PECULIAR FEENNA, ENEBECHI CHARLES KENECHUKWU, NNAMANI DANIEL OKWUDILI, PECULIAR-ONYEKERE CHIOMA OBIANUJU AND OKONTA ELEJE OBOMA

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ANTIBACTERIAL PROPERTY OF POMEGRANATE ARIL AND PEEL EXTRACTS FROM THREE DIFFERENT SOLVENTS

IDRIS ALIYU MASA’UD, ROHIN MOHD ADZIM KHALILI, SHEHU AMINU AND MOHAMAD NASIR

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DRUG UTILIZATION PATTERN IN PREGNANCY IN A TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN EBONYI STATE, NIGERIA: A FIVE-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS

KOSISOCHI CHINWENDU AMORHA , CHIOMA ASSUMPTA OKONKWO 

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EFFECTS OF AMOXICILLIN AND CLOXACILLIN ON THE PHARMACOKINETIC PROFILE OF METFORMIN

GARBA MUSA ABDULLAHI, BELLO SANI SAIDU, DANBABA ABDULJALAL, BAKARE– ODUNOLA MOJITAIBAT, GARBA MAGAJI, ANAS HARUNA

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NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION OF Cucumis sativus L. AND Solanum melongena L. FRUITS

CHINEDU IMO, CHRISTOPHER SHAIBU AND KHADIYAT SANDA YUSUF

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ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERN OF Pseudomonas aeruginosa ISOLATED FROM CONTACT LENSES OF SOME SELECTED INDIVIDUALS IN CALEB UNIVERSITY, IMOTA, LAGOS STATE

OKUNYE OLUFEMI LIONEL, IDOWU PHILIP ADEGBOYEGA, KOTUN BUNMI COMFORT AND KOLADE TITILAYO TENIOLA

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ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERN OF BACTERIAL CONTAMINANTS FROM AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINES IN KADUNA

OBAJULUWA AYOKUNNUMI FUNKE, YATAI PATIENCE AND PAROM STEPHEN

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NIGERIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS WITH ANALGESIC AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY POTENTIALS

FABIAN IFEANYI EZE , PHILIP FELIX UZOR, BONAVENTURE CHINONSO OBI and PATIENCE OGOAMAKA OSADEBE

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Volume 11 (Issue 1), 2019

 

 

SUB-ACUTE TOXICITY STUDY OF ETHANOL LEAF EXTRACT OF Ocimum canum ON THE KIDNEY OF WISTAR RATS


JOSEPH OS, BUILDERS M, JOSEPH OT, SABASTINE AZ, MUSA TL, OYEPATA PJ

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AMELIORATIVE EFFECTS OF OKRA [Abelmoschus esculentus L. (Moench)] ON BLOOD GLUCOSE AND LIPID PROFILE OF DIET-INDUCED TYPE-2 DIABETIC WISTAR RATS

 Ogunkunle MO, Gafari OY, Ejoh SI

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REPRODUCTIVE ACTIVITY AND FUNCTION OF VOCANGA AFRICANA LEAVES ON NON-PREGNANT FEMALE MICE

 

Elvis-Offiah UB, Bafor EE,  Sanusi OB ,  Uchendu AP,  Omoregie OO,  Onyiriuka CE, Uba NC, Ebiuwa DE, Omoruyi O, Tafamel EG, Kadiri PB

                                            

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SUB-ACUTE TOXICITY STUDY OF ETHANOL LEAF EXTRACT OF Ocimum canum ON BRAIN, LUNGS, STOMACH AND SPLEEN OF WISTER RATS

JOSEPH OS, BUILDERS M, JOSEPH OT, SABASTINE AZ, MUSA TL, OYEPATA PJ

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COMPARATIVE CLINICAL OUTCOME STUDIES OF NEVIRAPINE AND EFAVIRENZ BASED HAART REGIMEN IN A SECONDARY HEALTHCARE FACILITY, NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA

Pev M and Usifoh SF

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QUALITY OF LIFE OF ADULT UNPAID CAREGIVERS OF RENAL DISEASE PATIENTS RECEIVING CARE IN A NIGERIAN TERTIARY HOSPITAL

UKOHA-KALU BO, ADIBE MO, UKWE CV

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POST-PARTUM CONTRACEPTIVE UTILIZATION AMONG MOTHERS ATTENDING POST-NATAL CARE IN BINGHAM UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, JOS, PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA

Isah HO, Akumka SS, Yahaya RM, Ilevbare MO, Agada SO

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EVALUATION OF PHYTOCHEMICAL AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECTS OF METHANOL EXTRACT OF Borreria stachydea [(DC) Hutch. and Dalziel] (Rubiaceae)

Anas A,  Ambi AA,  Zainab M,  Saleh MIA, Nazifi AB

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Volume 10 (Issue 2), 2018

 

 

MANAGEMENT OF FEVER IN CHILDREN: KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF MOTHERS IN SOUTH-EAST NIGERIA


Ayogu EE, Ukoha-kalu BO, Igboeli NU

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COLORECTAL CANCER AND ASPIRIN: A LITERATURE REVIEW

Bashir AIJ, Nicholl ID

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HIV PATIENTS PERCEPTION OF PHARMACISTS CARING ATTITUDE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON ADHERENCE

 

 

Usifoh SF, Idiake J, Aika IN, Soni JS, Egede DO

                                            

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PRELIMINARY CHARACTERIZATION OF MODIFIED NANOSTRUCTURED LIPID CARRIERS AS POTENTIAL DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS

Ugwu AA, Nnamani PO, Ibezim EC, Reginald-Opara JN, Attama AA

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EVALUATION OF BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL AND ITS PREDICTORS AMONG HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS RECEIVING TREATMENT IN A NIGERIAN HOSPITAL

Biambo AA, Usman N, Samaila A, Ija AM, Abubakar K

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CHARACTERISATION OF ESSENTIAL OIL FROM LEAVES OF Euphorbia heterophylla AND ITS INSECT REPELLENT POTENTIAL

Isah HO, Musa O, Evbuomwan VA, Attah BE, Ogu IA, David AE

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ETHYL ACETATE FRACTION OF TETRACERA ALNIFOLIA (WILD) STEM EXTRACT POSSESSES ANTINOCICEPTIVE AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITIES

Obonga WO, Agbo, MO, Nnadi CO, Okechukwu, EI

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EFFECT OF THREE BRANDS OF TOOTHPASTE ON THE ORAL BACTERIA

ANIE CO, JEMIKALAJAH JD, ENWA FO, TOCHUKWU TE

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PREPARATION AND EVALUATION OF 5-FLUOROURACIL SOLID DISPERSION FORMULATIONS FOR THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT OF COLORECTAL CANCER (CRC)

Oyeniyi YJ, Nnamani ND

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Volume 10 (Issue 1), 2018

 

 

PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ARTEMETHER-LOADED PLGA NANOPARTICLES


Nnamani PO , Hansen S,  Lehr C-M 

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LIMITATION OF DEREK IN ANALYSING NOVEL ASPIRIN ANALOGUES

Bashir, AIJ

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CORD CARE AMONG MOTHERS OF SUB-URBAN LEWLLEM COMMUNITY OF JOS SOUTH LGA, PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA

 

 

Isah HO, Bassi AP, Chima G

                                            

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KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF PHARMACEUTICAL CARE AMONG PHARMACISTS IN A STATE IN NIGERIA

Amibor KC, Onyegasi CS, Ezeudu PI

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PHYTOCHEMICAL AND ANTIMICROBIAL EVALUATION OF EXTRACT AND FRACTIONS OF PACHYPODANTHIUM staudtii (ANNONACEAE) ENGL & DIELS

Obonga WO, Nwodo JN , Tchimene MK, Okafor, SN, Ali IJ

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PREGNANCY EXPERIENCE AND OUTCOME: A COMPARISON BETWEEN HIV POSITIVE AND HIV NEGATIVE PREGNANT WOMEN

Isah HO, Musa O, Evbuomwan VA, Attah BE, Ogu IA, David AE

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PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF COCO NUT (COCOS NUCIFERA) OIL: A REVIEW

Akah PA, Nwagu TS

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Volume 9 (Issue 2), 2017

 

PHYTOCHEMICAL AND ANTIMICROBIAL STUDIES OF ROOT BARK EXTRACTS FROM GLOSSONEMA BOVEANUM (DECNE)


Ahmed Jibrin Uttu, Waziri Maimuna

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ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY OF ISOLATES FROM THE LEAVES OF SECAMONE AFZELII RHOME (ASCLEPIADACEAE)

Abere TA, Onwukaeme DN, Ozolua RI

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HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIOUR AND HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG STUDENTS OF NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY, BAYELSA STATE, NIGERIA

 

Ganiyu KA, Kpokiri EE, Dambo TW

                                            

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ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF AGRICULTURAL WASTE-BASED ACTIVATED CARBONS AND SILVER-IMPREGNATED ACTIVATED CARBON AGAINST PATHOGENIC STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS AND PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA

Nuhu AA, Omali ICP, Lamis M

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ADSORPTION EFFICIENCY AND EQUILIBRIUM STUDY OF MELALEUCA LEUCADENDRON HUSK IN THE REMOVAL OF CU2+ AND CD2+ IONS FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTION

Nuhu AA, Omali ICP, Lamis M

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PREPARATION AND IN VITRO EVALUATION OF HYDROXYAPATITE-SODIUM ALGINATE NANOCOMPOSITE FOR SUSTAINED DELIVERY OF DOXORUBICIN

Onoyima CC, Okibe FG, Agbaji EB

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ANTIEMETIC POTENTIAL OF METHANOL ROOT BARK EXTRACT OF TERMINALIA AVICENNIOIDES (COMBRETACEAE) IN CHICKS

Moh’d AS, Ya’u J, Aliyu M, Salawu OA

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THE ADJUVANT EFFECT OF ZINGIBER OFFICINALE EXTRACT AND SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE NIOSOMES ON LA SOTA® VACCINE IN BROILERS

Onuigbo E, Onugwu A, Nworu CS, Attama A

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ANTINOCICEPTIVE AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITIES OF ETHYLACETATE FRACTION OF CISSUS CORNIFOLIA PLANCH

Aliyu M, Yaro AH, Muhammad M

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Volume 9 (Issue 1), 2017

 

INCIDENCE AND MANAGEMENT OF PREECLAMPSIA AND ECLAMPSIA IN PREGNANT WOMEN IN A TERTIARY HEALTH CARE FACILITY


Odili VU, Mazai RO, Usifoh SF

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OUT-PATIENTS UTILIZATION OF ANTI-HYPERTENSIVE DRUGS IN A TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN NORTH-WESTERN NIGERIA

Samaila A, Okonta JM, Ukwe CV

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ANTIMICROBIAL EVALUATION OF CRUDE EXTRACTS, FRACTIONS AND OIL FROM MONODORA MYRISTICA SEEDS (GAERTN.) DUNAL

 

Obonga WO, Omeje EO, Ocheme WG

                                            

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BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE METABOLITES OF AN ENDOPHYTIC FUNGUS ISOLATED FROM VERNONIA AMYGDALINA

Okezie UM, Eze PM, Okoye FBC, Ikegbunam MN, Ugwu MC, Esimone CO

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APPLICATION AND EVALUATION OF 3-COMPONENT MIXTURE OF DIRECTLY COMPRESSIBLE EXCIPIENTS IN TABLET FORMULATION USING AN OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUE

Agubata CO , Orjiezoke AC, Nzekwe IT, Okoye IE 

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FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF MUCOADHESIVE CIPROFLOXACIN TABLET USING SIDA ACUTA GUM

Okafo SE, Okedu O, Alalor C

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MEDICATION ADHERENCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS IN CENTRAL HOSPITAL WARRI, DELTA STATE

Aghoja OC, Jolasinmi TO, Odili VU

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EX VIVO AND IN VIVO INVESTIGATION ON THE ROLE OF WATER-SOLUBLE VITAMINS ON UTERINE ACTIVITY IN MICE MODELS

Bafor EE, Okosun EA, Omoruyi O, Elvis-Offiah UB, Eze GI, Igbinuwen O, Braimoh KP, Eghianrua JO

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EFFECTS OF ETHANOLIC ROOT AND LEAF EXTRACTS OF CISSAMPELOS MUCRONATA ON THE EXPECTED ONSET OF PARTURITION IN ALBINO RATS

Ndu OO, Akah PA, Ochiogu IS, Mbaoji FN, Udeogu CC, Timothy MC

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IN VITRO CYTOTOXIC PROPERTIES OF CLADOSPORIUM CLADOSPORIOIDES EXTRACT AGAINST HUMAN OVARIAN CANCER CELLS A2780 AND MOUSE LYMPHOMA CELLS L5178Y

Ngwoke KG, Nwoye OV, Eze PM, Nworu CS, Okoye FBC, Proksch P

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PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF SARCOCEPHALUS POBEGUINII L. LEAF EXTRACT

Nuhu AA, Odinaka UF

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EFFECTIVE AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND DEVICES FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE OF LIQUID DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS, LDDS. I PARACETAMOL SYRUP IN NIGERIA CLINICS AND PHARMACIES

Chukwu UA, Chukwu OA, Chukwu A

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QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF SIX LIQUID HERBAL PREPARATIONS MARKETED IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA

Onyegbule FA, Umeokoli BO, Anyama KK, Anasi H, Eze PM, Okafor UG

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DELIVERY OF AQUEOUS EXTRACT OF MISTLETOE AS SOLID LIPID NANOPARTICLES IMPROVES THE TIME TO ONSET OF ANTI-DIABETIC ACTION AND THE OVERALL SURVIVAL RATE

Nzekwe IT, Ofoekii JN, Agubata CO, Mbah CC, Okoye IE

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Volume 8 (Issue 2), 2016


2016 VOL. 8

 

EFFICACY OF A SYRUP FORMULATED FROM COMBINED EXTRACTS OF VERNONIA AMYGDALINA AND MUSA PARADISIACA FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF TYPE 2 DIABETES


Mukwaya Z,  Engoru T,  Kainza EJ,  Inyani JK, Buligwanga S, Munanura EI, Kalidi R, Mugisha M,  Adome OR,  Kaggwa B, Anyama N, Kamba PF

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ANTAGONISTIC EFFECT OF FOUR LACTOBACILLUS SP. ON MULTIDRUG RESISTANT KLEBSIELLA SP. GF01 IN COCULTURE

Adeoshun FG, Ayeni FA

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TWO ANTIOXIDANT CAFFEIC ACID DERIVATIVES FROM THE ETHYL ACETATE FRACTION OF THE METHANOL LEAF-EXTRACT OF ALSTONIA BOONEI DE WILD

 

Okoye NN, Okoye COB

                                            

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EVALUATION OF ACUTE AND CHRONIC TOXICITIES OF AQUEOUS STEM BARK EXTRACT OF BALANITES AEGYPTIACA L DELILE

Ugwah OM, Ugwah-Oguejiofor CJ, Etuk EU, Bello SO, Aliero AA

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PATTERN OF ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS OF ANTICANCER DRUGS IN ONCOLOGY UNIT OF A TERTIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL IN SOUTH WEST, NIGERIA

Danbatta A, Musa A, Adeyemi O

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ELLAGIC ACID DERIVATIVE AND OTHER COMPOUNDS FROM Alchornea cordifolia ROOT BARK EXHIBITED STRONG ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITIES

Okpongete CE, Okoye NN, Ajaghaku DL, Ngwoke KG, Nworu CS, Okoye FBC

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ASSESSMENT OF DISEASES AND THEIR MEDICATION MANAGEMENTS AT TWO HEALTH CENTERS ON WILBERFORCE ISLAND IN BAYELSA STATE OF NIGER DELTA AREA, NIGERIA

Ganiyu KA, Owonaro PA, Adjerebe  C

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MODULATION OF UTERINE CONTRACTILITY IN THE ISOLATED MOUSE UTERUS BY THE METHANOL EXTRACT OF TALINUM TRIANGULARE (PORTULACEAE) AND INVESTIGATION OF SIGNIFICANT SECONDARY METABOLITES

Bafor EE, Okpilolo O, Elvis-Offiah UB, Omoruyi O, Onaghino P, Viegelmann C, Edrada-Ebel R

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ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF SECONDARY METABOLITES OF ENDOPHYTIC ASPERGILLUS SPECIES ISOLATED FROM LORANTHUS MICRANTHUS

Abba CC, Nduka I, Eze PM, Ujam TN, Abonyi DO, Okoye FBC

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PHYTOCHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS AND ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITIES OF SCENT LEAF EXTRACTS

Daniel PS, Nuhu AA

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SOLUBILIZING PROPERTIES OF HYDROPHILIC COLLOID FROM ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE L. EXUDATES IN PARACETAMOL LIQUID PREPARATION

Olorunsola EO*, John UE

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AN INDIRECT SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF ARTEMETHER IN PURE AND FIXED DOSE FORMULATIONS

*Musa A, Yusuf MT, Nasir I, Yakasai, AI

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INFLUENCE OF COCOA BUTTER AND COCONUT OIL LUBRICANTS ON QUALITY PARAMETERS OF EFFERVESCENT DICLOFENAC TABLET FORMULATION