rhus coriaria l. is known as sumac. r. coriaria extracts are important in drug development with numerous pharmacological reputations in the south-eastern anatolia, mediterranean area and western asia especially in iran. regarding the new multi-functional properties of r. coriaria and the related valuable ongoing reports, we were prompted to review the phytochemical and pharmacological propertie...

the article highlights the contributions of a few prominent women scientists to the science of pharmacology. these women,some of whom were from other scientific fields, contributed significantly to our understanding of pharmacology. this was achieved in an era in which pharmacology was a more or less male dominated field. even though it is easier for women to enter scientific fields nowadays, t...

conclusions besides, there are some novel agents, yet under research, which could affect the future of anesthetic agents' fate regarding their hepatic effects. results however, we have evidence that there is some concern regarding their effects on the liver cells. fortunately not all the anesthetics are blamed and even some could be used safely, based on the available evidence. evidence acquisi...

The article highlights the contributions of a few prominent women scientists to the science of pharmacology. These women,some of whom were from other scientific fields, contributed significantly to our understanding of pharmacology. This was achieved in an era in which pharmacology was a more or less male dominated field. Even though it is easier for women to enter scientific fields nowadays, t...

the submitted articles to iranian congress of physiology and pharmacology could be analyzed for the distribution of research in different fields. based on field distribution of articles in 20th congress, it seems that a strategic planning for research development in the field of physiology and pharmacology is essential. it is also suggested to revise the congress scientific structure, and to us...

Erratum for Nagesh et al., phytochemical analysis and docking study of compounds present in a polyherbal preparation used in the treatment of dermatophytosis Simhadri VSDNA Nagesh1*, Muthuchamy Muniappan2, Iyanar Kannan3, Subramanyam Viswanathan4 Department of pharmacology Bharath University, Chennai , India Department of Pharmacology, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Ch...

iran has a great wealth of various naturally occurring medicinal plants which have great potential pharmacological activities. otostegia persica (burm.f.) boiss. is one of these plants which is a perennial shrub found in south and southeast of iran. the aerial parts of o. persica have been used in iranian traditional medicine to treat various types of diseases (e.g., inflammatoryand pain-mediat...

flecainide has been known to cause torsades de pointes (tdp) in patients with structural heart disease and its mechanism has been attributed to use-dependency. we present a patient with flecainide-induced tdp in the absence of any other precipitating factors.this case highlights potential reverse use dependence associated with flecainide resulting in tdp.