BACKGROUND Tablet-based health care interventions have the potential to encourage patient care in a timelier manner, allow physicians convenient access to patient records, and provide an improved method for patient education. However, along with the continued adoption of tablet technologies, there is a concomitant need to develop protocols focusing on the configuration, management, and maintena...

BACKGROUND Tablet users may be at high risk of developing physical discomfort because of their usage behaviors and tablet design. OBJECTIVE Investigate the usage of tablets, variations in head and neck posture associated with different tablet tilt angles, and the association of tablet use with users' musculoskeletal discomfort. METHODS A survey of users' subjective perceptions conducted by ...

pregabalin (prg) is a new antiepileptic drug and aceclofenac (ace) is a potent non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. these drugs in combination are used for treatment of partial seizures and neuropathic pains. a simple and precise assay method by rp-hplc was developed and validated for estimation of prg and ace in acenac-n tablet. analyses of commercial tablet, acenac-n were performed using jas...

Introduction. The value of tablet computer use in medical education is an area of considerable interest, with preliminary investigations showing that the majority of medical trainees feel that tablet computers added value to the curriculum. This study investigated potential differences in tablet computer use between medical students and resident physicians. Materials & Methods. Data collection ...

OBJECTIVE To characterize the single-dose and steady-state pharmacokinetics (PK) of biphasic immediate-release/extended-release hydrocodone bitartrate/acetaminophen (IR/ER HB/APAP), IR HB/ibuprofen, and IR tramadol HCl/APAP. METHODS In this single-center, open-label, randomized, four-period crossover study, healthy participants received four treatments under fasted conditions: 1) a single dos...

AIMS To systemically investigate the in vitro and in vivo antibacterial properties of tebipenem pivoxil tablet. In addition, acute toxicity of this preparation was also studied. METHODS In vitro, minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) or minimal inhibitory concentration (MBC) were determined by using the serial 2-fold broth or agar dilution methods. Further, cumulative MIC inhibition curves w...

Due to various advantages such as high-precision dosing, manufacturing efficiency and patient compliance helped making tablets the most popular dosage forms among all available dosages forms. Compaction, which is an essential manufacturing step in the manufacture of tablets, mainly includes compression (i.e. reduction of volume of the powder under consideration and particle rearrangement) and c...

glycemic agents belonging to biguanide group and secondgeneration sulphonyl urea respectively. Generally, they are individually used in the treatment of type II non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. The combination of both the drugs are also available and it is reported to be effective than individual therapy. Metformin acts by decreasing hepatic glucose production and improves insulin sensi...

BACKGROUND Many studies have provided evidence of the importance of quality provider-patient communications and have suggested improvements to patient understanding by using video-based instruction. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to understand how mobile information technology assisted video and three-dimensional (3D) image instruction, provided by a health care worker, influences ...

BACKGROUND Storage symptoms, associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), often co-exist with voiding symptoms in men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). Storage symptoms are likely to be most bothersome, and may not be adequately resolved by treatment with α-blocker or antimuscarinic monotherapy. A recent randomised controlled phase 3 trial (NEPTUNE) demonstrated that a fixed-dose...