Oct-Dec, 2011 - Indian Journal of Pharmacy Practice
Oct-Dec, 2011 - Indian Journal of Pharmacy Practice
Oct-Dec, 2011 - Indian Journal of Pharmacy Practice
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Dear Readers<strong>Indian</strong> <strong>Journal</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Pharmacy</strong> <strong>Practice</strong>ijoppEditorialAt the outset, Heartiest congratulations from the editorial board to Pr<strong>of</strong>. Ganachari, Dr. Mahendra Kumar BJ, Mrs. Shashikala C W & Mr. Fibin M and Dr. Mahendra Kumar B J & Mr. Annfasoddin K for havingbagged the Best Paper award for the articles published in ijopp during the year 2010-<strong>2011</strong> in the areas <strong>of</strong>Clinical <strong>Pharmacy</strong> (Title: Assessment <strong>of</strong> Drug Therapy Interventions by Clinical Pharmacist in a TertiaryCare Hospital)and Community <strong>Pharmacy</strong> (Title: Assessment <strong>of</strong> medication adherence and knowledge inHIV/AIDS patients in a selected Community <strong>Pharmacy</strong>) respectively.Some <strong>of</strong> the problems in drug therapy are inter-individual variations in plasma drug concentration/response and adverse drug reactions. Thus, the concept <strong>of</strong> drug treatment is changing from 'right drug forthe right person' to 'right dose for the right person'. In other words Individualization <strong>of</strong> drug therapy is invogue and Clinical Pharmacokinetics is an effective tool to achieve this.When a patient fails to respond to a usual therapeutic dose, measurement <strong>of</strong> plasma drug concentrationshelps to distinguish between a non-compliant patient and a non-responding patient. Similarly, when thereare adverse drug reactions, measuring the plasma concentration helps to assess whether they are due todrug levels above the toxic range. Then the dosage regimen can be adjusted using the pharmacokineticprinciples.More and more clinicians are now showing interest in this area and seeking clinical pharmacist's expertisein dosage adjustment. So, it is the need <strong>of</strong> the day for us to strengthen our skills and knowledge inpharmacokinetics.In light <strong>of</strong> the above, I invite good research articles where dosage adjustment and individualization <strong>of</strong> thedrug therapy has been carried out with the intervention <strong>of</strong> the clinical pharmacist.Some <strong>of</strong> you may have attended the pre-conference workshop on “The Basic Concepts <strong>of</strong> Scientific Researchand Scientific Communication” and the 63rd <strong>Indian</strong> Pharmaceutical Congress which were held at nammaBengaluru during <strong>Dec</strong>ember <strong>2011</strong>. Hope you had good learning experience and fruitful collaborations.Wishing all our readers a Happy and Prosperous New Year 2012....Dr. Shobha Rani R HiremathEditor-in-Chiefijoppwww.ijopp.org | ijopp@rediffmail.com
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