Students Of Pharmacy Colleges Research Articles

Use of Social Media and Websites by students of Pharmacy

Background: Social media sites are widespread among both young and older adults for purpose of networking, sharing, and marketing. They are a way for individuals to connect with others and share similar interests and values. The purpose of our study was to evaluate social media use among pharmacy students at distance campus sites to determine student preferences for ways in which social media can be used within the pharmacy curriculum. Aim: This study aimed to investigate the professional use of social media, databases, and applications by pharmacy college students. Methods: A survey questionnaire was used to collect data from pharmacy college students by using Google forms. Findings: The survey was collected from 200 responses (108 male & 92 female) from pharmacy college students. Conclusion: According to the survey in this study, the pharmacy students are knowing social media, pharmacy websites, pharmacy apps, and databases. Pharmacy college student needs to expand the use of social media for professional development most preferably to obtain information regarding continuing education opportunities through these pharmacy websites, pharmacy apps, and database.

A Study on Awareness about Mosquito Borne Diseases and their Preventive Measures among Pharmacy College Students in Telangana, India

Background: India is a populous country with many health issues wherein mosquito-borne diseases (MBDs) are also a health threatening condition. Aim: To find out the awareness about MBD and preventive measures being used by students of a pharmacy college in Telangana state. Materials and Methods: An institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted between July 1st to 31st, 2018 in a pharmacy college in Nalgonda district. 112 students participated in the study and data was collected using predesigned and pretested, semi-structured questionnaire. Statistical Analysis Used: Data was presented in proportions with confidence interval using IBM SPSS Version 20 software (IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 20.0. Armonk, NY). Results: The study included 112 study participants with majority (63.4%) of them being males and 75.9% being 17--20 years of age. 87.5% had knowledge that fever was the main symptom of malaria followed chills.(67.8%) Majority of students got their knowledge from internet (89.2%). Conclusions: While knowledge about MBDs and their preventive measures is good, their practice is poor, and the students have to be further educated upon this.

Stress-reducing effect of cookies containing matcha green tea: essential ratio among theanine, arginine, caffeine and epigallocatechin gallate

The stress-reducing effect of matcha, a high-quality fine-powdered green tea, has recently been clarified by animal experiments and clinical trials. However, the effect of matcha added to confectioneries is not clear. One aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between matcha components and their stress-reducing effect in mice that were loaded with territorially-based stress. Adrenal hypertrophy, a marker of stress, was significantly suppressed in stress-loaded mice that had ingested matcha components, displaying a caffeine and epigallocatechin gallate to theanine and arginine (CE/TA) ratio of 2 or less. Another aim was to evaluate, in humans, the stress-reducing effect of matcha in cookies using test-matcha (CE/TA = 1.79) or placebo-matcha (CE/TA = 10.64). Participants, who were fifth year pharmacy college students, consumed 4.5 g of matcha in three pieces of cookie daily for 15 days. Salivary α-amylase activity, a stress marker, was significantly lower in the test-matcha group than in the placebo group. These results indicate that the CE/TA ratio of tea components is a key indicator for the suppression of stress. Moreover, matcha with a CE/TA ratio of 2 or less displays a stress-reducing effect, even if it is included in confectionery products. Such products may also benefit individuals who have no habit of drinking matcha as a beverage.

Use of Anti-Inflammatory Agents by Pharmacy College Students: Correlation of the Menstrual Cycle and Self-medication

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Aim:</strong> This study aims to evaluate the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and factors associated with this practice as well as drugrelated problems and self-medication by pharmacy students of University Center Catholic of Quixad&aacute;, Cear&aacute;, Brazil. <strong>Methods:</strong> The prospective study with a quantitative approach was conducted. The participants were 96 female pharmacy students, who answered an e-mail questionnaire containing questions regarding the main NSAIDs used, pre-menstrual and menstrual use, drug-related problems and self-medication. <strong>Results:</strong> The results showed that students &gt;39 years and in the 1st year of graduation had the lowest rates of use of NSAIDs, 33.3% (p = 0.0005) and 77.7% (p = 0.01) respectively. The most commonly drug used were dipyrone (64.5%) and paracetamol (54.1%), mainly for painful processes such as headache (68.7%) and colic (62.5%). Self-medication was 92.7% those students, and the main side effects were nausea (14.5%) and heartburn (10.4%). There was greater use of anti-inflammatories among university students in the menstrual period, in those with irregular menstrual cycle and with a flow &lt;7 days. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> In conclusion, NSAIDs are the most frequently used drugs among students of female pharmacy colleges for algic processes such as headache, menstrual cramps, migraine and others referred to as possible hormonal changes. High self-medication was observed, which leads to frequent gastrointestinal adverse effects. Studies are still needed to evaluate the possible impacts of the use of these drugs in the medium and long term in this population. <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Key words:</strong> Pharmacy, Menstrual cycle, Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, Self-medication, Students.&nbsp;

Dietary Supplement Use Among Students of Pharmacy Colleges in the City of Karachi, Pakistan: Prevalence, Opinions, and Attitudes

ABSTRACTThis study was conducted among pharmacy students in Karachi, Pakistan, to document prevalence, opinions and their attitudes toward dietary supplement (DS) use. A cross-sectional study was conducted for a period of four months. The study used a specially formulated dietary supplement questionnaire (DSQ). The prevalence of DS use was reported at 48.2%: 51% in males and 47.3% in females. Physician recommendation was cited by majority of students as reason for DS use (n = 153, 25%). Most of the students used multivitamins (n = 315, 51.5%). The average monthly cost attributed to DS use was reported at PKR 1,396.3 (USD 13.55). For every year increase in age, DS use in students decreased (OR = 0.917). Male students were more likely to recommend DS use (OR = 1.425). The most noteworthy finding was the cautious approach of students as the majority reported DS use only upon recommendation of a physician.

Investigating Academic Reading Strategies among Pharmacy College Students at Delta University

تهدف الدراسة الحالية إلي الکشف عن استراتيجيات الفهم القرائي التي يتبعها طلاب السنة الأولي بکلية الصيدلة جامعة الدلتا. وهي عبارة عن أساليب تعليمية يتبعها الطلاب من أجل التغلب علي صعوبة فهم النصوص الأکاديمية, خاصة الطبية, المتعلقة بدراستهم. يتم الکشف عن هذه الاستراتيجيات لدي الطلاب عن طريق متابعة العادات القرائية ومستوي الفهم والترکيز لديهم. شارک في الدراسة عينة بحث مکونة من ستين طالب من طلاب السنة الأولي لکلية الصيدلة بالفصل الربيعي للعام الأکاديمي 20172018. من أجل تحقيق هدف الدراسة تم استخدام نسخة معدلة من استبيان القراءة الأکاديمية Mokhtari and Sheorey (2002), وهو استبيان يهدف لقياس استراتيجيات القراءة الأکاديمية التي يتبعها الطلاب. توصلت الدراسة إلي أن غالبية الطلاب تستخدم استراتيجيات للفهم القرائي تمثل عادات يتبعها الطلاب من أجل فهم النصوص القرائية, وأغلبها يعتمد علي استراتيجيات القراءة الذاتية التي لا يتم فيها التواصل بين الطالب ومعلمه. وضعت الدراسة بعض التضمينات التربوية التي توصي بضرورة دراسة الاستراتيجيات القرائية المتبعة من الطلاب من أجل الإفادة منها في وضع أساليب التدريس والتقويم في الکليات الطبية التي تعتمد علي اللغة الانجليزية کلغة دراسة.