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SPIPS BULLETIN
St. Peter’s
Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences Volume 3 Issue 8
IPA
Hanamkonda DIA
Student Chapter
SPIPS Operates SPIPS is an Institutional Member
Indian Society for
Technical Education Indian Association of
Colleges of Pharmacy
Events at SPIPS 3
SPIPS
Representations
5
Pharma Quiz 6
Upcoming
Pharma Events
in September
7
Student’s
Journal Club
9
Inside this issue
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Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
CHIEF PATRON
Honorable Advisors
Editor
Associate Editors
Dr. A. B. Raju Dr. G. Praveen Kumar Dr. Rajeshri Dhurke Dr. T. Sridhar Mr. P. Raja Sekhar
Dr. Suresh Bandari
Principal, SPIPS
Mr. Vijay Kumar Nagabandi
Asst. Professor, SPIPS
Sri. T. Jayapal Reddy
Chairman, SPIPS
Dr. Rao V. S. V. Vadlamudi,
Director, SPIPS
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Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Symposium on “Developing Careers for
Freshers”
A first-of-its-kind symposium on the theme
“Developing Careers for the Freshers” was
organized by Indian Pharmaceutical Associa-
tion, Hanamkonda Branch at St. Peter’s In-
stitute of Pharmaceutical Sciences on August
8, 2013. This symposium was organized with
a view to familiarize the fresh graduates to
focus on learning practices to improve em-
ployability of fresh graduates for better
placements in the pharmacy profession. In
this symposium, Dr. Raghunandan Huruli-
halli, Associate Professor and Placement Offi-
cer at JSS University, Mysore talked on
“Essential Skills in the Pharma Work Place”.
Dr. Raj Kumar, CEO, HR Footprints, Hydera-
bad addressed on the “Expectations of Em-
ployers and how Institutions and Freshers
meet those”. Dr. Raj informed the students
that they have to build their curriculum vitae
rather than just write it!.
Mr. Ratnakar Nemani, CIO-GeneralGroup
and Business Head, General Technologies,
Bahrain elaborated on the topic “How Fresh
Graduates make themselves Highly Employ-
able”. He emphasized that the fresh gradu-
ates should be confident communicators,
good team players, critical thinkers and
problem solvers. He explained the impor-
tance of goal setting with live examples.
More than 300 students were attended the
symposium. The Chairman, T Jayapal
Reddy, Director, Dr. Rao Vadlamudi and
Principal, Dr Suresh Bandari thanked and
felicitated all the speakers for their valuable
contributions at the symposium.
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Seminar on “Role of Biostatistics in Clinical Research”
A seminar on “Role of Biostatistics in Clinical
research” by Dr. Vishwanath (Mahesh) Iyer,
Head, Oncology Biometrics, Novartis Health
Care Pvt. Ltd, Hyderabad was organized at
St. Peter’s Institute of Pharmaceutical Sci-
ences on August 08, 2013 in association
with Drug Information Association St Peter’s
Student Chapter. Dr. Iyer emphasized the
role of biostatistics in drug development
process and informed the audience that bio-
statistics plays a major role in deciding the
fate of the drug and its efficacy.
Efficacy of the drug is identified and com-
pared with available standard drugs using
fine application of right statistics. His narra-
tion of complicated statistical designs using
such examples enthralled audience. All the
four phases of clinical research requires a
biostatistician, who can understand both
pharmaceutical sciences and statistics, as
he needs to design a proper study to screen
the safety and efficacy aspects of the drug.
He also explained commonly used designs
like 3+3 design, Bayesian design and others
with suitable examples from oncology. All
the M. Pharm, B. Pharm and Pharm. D. stu-
dents attended the seminar and participated
in discussion during an after the seminar. In
the end, Drs. Rao Vadlamudi and Suresh
Bandari felicitated the speaker and thanked
the resource person, the DIA and Mr.
Kaushik Desai, DIA India director, for their
support in organizing this useful and infor-
mative session.
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Dr. Rao Vadlamudi presented a lecture enti-
tled “New Drug Discovery, how Computer-
aided Design Improves Productivity!” at
Indian Council of Medical Research spon-
sored National Seminar on "Computer-aided
Drug Design, Discovery of New Molecules"
during August 16-17, 2013 organized at De-
partment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, JSS
College of Pharmacy, Ooty, Tamilanadu.
Mr. Vijaykumar Nagabandi, Assistant Pro-
fessor, Department of Pharmaceutics at-
tended AICTE Sponsored Faculty Develop-
ment Program on “Current Trends in Phar-
maceutical Product Development Including
Regulatory Aspects” organized at Gokaraju
Rangaraju College of Pharmacy, Hyderabad
during August 19-30, 2013.
SPIPS Director at National Seminar
Lighting of Lamp
Dr. Rao delivering his lecture
SPIPS Faculty at AICTE Sponsored
Faculty Development Program
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Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
PHARMA QUIZ
Note: Answers are given on page 7 of this
bulletin
1. Which of the following is a superdisinte-
grant
a. Sodium saccharine
b. Starch
c. Sodium starch glycollate
d. None of the above
2. Temperature of disintegration media
a. 37 + 20C
b. 37 + 0.20C
c. 37 + 50C
d. 37 + 0.50C
3. Contact angle is the sign of
a. Disintegration
b. Wetting
c. Dissolution
d. Permeation
4. Test for disintegration is not recom-
mended for?
a. Film-coated tablets
b. Enteric-coated tablets
c. Soft gelatin capsules
d. Modified-release tablets
5. The process of movement of drug from
site of administration into systemic circula-
tion is called as
a. Absorption
b. Bioavailability
c. Drug Disposition
d. None of the above
6. Which of the following is the cause for
non linearity??
a. Saturated absorption
b. Saturated protein binding
c. Saturated elimination
d. All of the above
7. Which of the following is a glidant?
a. Talc
b. Mg stearate
c. Starch
d. Lactose
8. Drug Metabolism means?
a. Conversion from active to inactive
b. Conversion from inactive to active
c. Conversion from active to toxic
d. All of the above
9. HEPA means
a. Highly Entrapped Particulate Air
b. High Efficiency Particulate Air
c. Homogeneously Effective Particulate Air
d. Heterogeneously Effective Particulate Air
10. Warfarin competitively inhibits the
binding of
a. Digoxin
b. Azapropazone
c. Phenylbutazone
d. Lidocaine
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UPCOMING PHARMA EVENTS IN SEPTEMBER 2013
Pharma Quiz Answers:
1. c. 2. a. 3. b. 4. d. 5. a. 6. d. 7. a. 8. d. 9. b. 10. c.
DATE CONFERENCE TITLE VENUE
05 SEP 2013 Workshop on Cost Effective Use of Information
Technology in Emergency Health Care
New Delhi,
India
07 SEP 2013 -
11 SEP 2013
ERS Annual Congress 2013 Barcelona,
Spain
08 SEP 2013 -
09 SEP 2013
Royal Pharmaceutical Society Annual Confer-
ence 2013
Birmingham,
UK
08 SEP 2013 -
11 SEP 2013
ESOT Congress 2013 Vienna,
Austria
08 SEP 2013 -
13 SEP 2013
The World Healthcare Student Symposium
(WHSS)
Lausanne,
Switzerland
10 SEP 2013 -
12 SEP 2013
MD&M Midwest 2013 Chicago, USA
11 SEP 2013 -
12 SEP 2013
Introduction to Quantitative Pharmacology
and PK/PD
Munich,
Germany
16 SEP 2013 1st International workshop on Advanced Nano-
materials
Chennai,
India
16 SEP 2013 -
18 SEP 2013
2013 PDA/FDA Joint Regulatory Conference Washington
DC, USA
20 SEP 2013 -
21 SEP 2013
Indian Pharma Expo 2013 New Delhi,
India
23 SEP 2013 Workshop on Biomedical Ophthalmologists Madurai,
India
23 SEP 2013 -
25 SEP 2013
2nd International Conference and Exhibition
on Biowaivers & Biosimilars
Raleigh,
North Caro-
lina, USA
23 SEP 2013 -
25 SEP 2013
4th World Congress on Biotechnology Raleigh,
North Caro-
lina, USA
24 SEP 2013-
25 SEP 2013
DIA - 10th Middle East Regulatory Conference
(MERC) 2013
Muscat,
Oman
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St. Peter’s
Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
STUDENT’S JOURNAL CLUB
Department of Pharmaceutics
1. B. Sravanthi
Amir Maghsoudi et al. 5-Fluorouracil –
loaded BSA Nanoparticles: Formulation, op-
timization and in vitro release study. AAPS
Pharm Scitech 2008;09:1092-96
2. B. Ram Kumar
Khodaverdi et al. In vitro insulin release from
thermosensitive chitosan hydrogel. AAPS
Pharm Scitech 2012;13:460-66
3. B. Mahesh
Katayama Kato et al. Preparation of novel
double liposomes using glass filter method.
Int J Pharm 2002;248:93-99
4. CH. Sampoorna
Ghada Ablelbary et al. Niosome encapsu-
lated gentamicin for ophthalmic controlled
delivery. AAPS Pharm Scitech 2008;09:740-
47
5. R. Swetha
Madhu Burra et al. Enhanced intestinal ab-
sorption and bioavailability of Raloxifene hy-
drochloride via lyophilized solid lipid
nanoparticles. Adv Powder Tech 2013;24:
393-02
6. Narendra Kumar
Madhu Babu et al. In vitro – in vivo evalua-
tion of poly(2 hydroxyethyl methacrylate-co-
methyl methacrylate) hydrogel implants con-
taining cisplatin. Acta Pharm Sin B 2011;
1:261-67
7. B. Mamatha
Kesavan et al. Preparation of a matrix type
multiple-unit gastro retentive floating drug
delivery system for captopril based on gas
formation technique: in vitro evaluation.
AAPS Pharm Scitech 2008;9:612-19
8. M. Arpitha
Luppi et al. Freeze-dried chitosan/pectin na-
sal inserts for antipsychotic drug delivery.
Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2010;75:381-87
9. K. Suma
Carmelo et al. Lipid nanoparticles as carrier
for octyl methoxycinnamate:Invitro percuta-
neous absorption and photostability studies.
Pharm Nanotech 2011;101:301-11
10. P. Srujana
Manconi et al. Improving oral bioavailability
and pharmacokinetics of liposomal Met-
formin by glycerophosphate-chitosan miro-
complexation. AAPS Pharm Scitech 2013;
14:485-96
11. T. Anusha
Maestrelli et al. Development of enteric
coated calcium pectinate microspheres in-
tended for colonic drug delivery. Eur J
Pharm Biopharm 2008;69:508-18
12. Safoora Tasleem
Junwu et al. Fabrication and characteriza-
tion of monodisoerse PLGA alginate micro-
spheres with monodisperse size and ho-
mogenous shells for controlled drug release.
SPIPS is organizing journal club for M. Pharm. students regularly to acquaint the students
with the emerging research areas of great importance. The following are the research papers
presented by the students in the month of August.
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Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
STUDENT’S JOURNAL CLUB
Acta biomaterialia 2013;9:7410-19
13. N. Sravanthi
Zhang et al. Characterisation & evaluation of
self microemulsifying sustain release pellet
formulation of puerarin for oral delivery. Int
J Pharm 2012;427:337-44
14. Aharshika Shiny
Simhe et al. In vitro evaluation of dissolution
behavior for a colon specific drug delivery
system in multi pH media using apparatus 2
& 3. AAPS Pharm Scitech 2002;4:33-8
15. CH. Jhansi rani
Joseluis et al. In vivo evaluation of two new
sustain release formulations elaborated by
1step melt granulation-Level A IVIVC. Eur J
Pharm Biopharm 2010;75:232-37
16. CH. Sangeetha
Zhang et al. In vitro & in vivo evaluation of
ofloxacin sustain release pellets. Int J
Pharm 2008;360:47-52
17. P. Vamshi Krishna
Robhash et al. Formulation & invitro evalua-
tion of transdermal drug delivery system for
Donepezil. J Pharm Inv 2012;42:1-7.
18. N. Chethana
Paharia et al. Eudragit coated pectin micro-
spheres of 5-fluorouracil for colon targeting.
AAPS Pharm Scitech 2007;8:12-6.
Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis
1. D. Rani
Brian et al. Analysis of inorganic nitrogen
and related anions in high salinity water us-
ing ion chromatography with tandem uv and
conductivity detection. J Chromat Sci
2011;49:596-03
2. M. Punyalatha
Naseem et al. A validated stability indicating
LC method for estimation of etoposide in
bulk and optimized self nano emulsifying
formulation- kinectic and stability effects.
Saudi Pharm J 2013;21:103-11
3. E. Srividya
Vicentiu et al. Screening of bioactive com-
pounds from algae. J Pharm Biomed Anal
2011;16:71-9
4. G. Praveen
Pradeep Sharma et al. Copper interactions
with DNA of chromatin and its role in neuro
degenerative disorders. J Pharm Anal
2013;4:298-302
5. G. Gouthami
Klous et al. Pharmaceutical heroine for inha-
lation:thermal analysis and recovery experi-
ments after volatization. J Pharm Biomed
Anal 2005;39:944-50
6. N. Swathi
HPLC analysis of free amino acids in fruit
juices using derivatization with 9 –flourenyl
methyl-cholorofromate. J Chromat Sci
2002;40:14-9
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St. Peter’s
Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
STUDENT’S JOURNAL CLUB
7. D. Sudha Rani
Rajendra et al. Kinetics studies of
metaxolone degradation underhydrolytic oxi-
dative and thermal stress conditionsusing
stability indicating HPLC method. J Pharm
Anal 2013;6:395-98
8. A. Sukrutha
Deepthi rathi et al. HPTLC densitometric
quantification of stigmasterol and lupeol
from ficus religiosa. Arabian J Chem
2011;49:455-59
9. P. Jyothi
Ramkishore et al. Cathodic adsorptive strip-
ping voltametry of an anti emetic agent
granisteron in pharmaceutical formulation
and biological matrix. J Pharm Anal
2012;6:405-10
10. Y. Shyamala Rani
Panagiotis et al. Determination of total poly-
vinyl pyrrolidone in ophthalmic solution by
size exclusion chromatography with ultra
violet visible detection. J Chromat Sci
2011;49:457-63
Important Dates
65th Indian Pharmaceutical Congress 2013
Amity University, Noida, New Delhi, 20-22 December, 2013
Last date for online submission - 15th September 2013
