Syeda Sarah Abbas

Cataract Forestalling by Antioxidant Activity of Vitamin C; Amelioration of Cataract by Nutritional Intervention

Cataract is the ocular disease that lessens the vision by making the lens opaque. It is a dysfunction of the lens resulting from opacification, which impedes the transmission of light. Oxidative stress is the main culprit of this disease which leads to clouding of the human lens. The prevention of the oxidative stress and other factors that worsen this disease can be minimizing by the intake of vitamin c and its anti-oxidative activity is helpful in reducing its outbreak in future. Whereas increase intake of vitamin C in the diet may have increases the availability in the fluid around the lens, providing extra protection.

Pharmaceutical Equivalent Study of Losartan Potassium Formulation available in Karachi, Pakistan

The purpose of this study is to check pharmaceutical equivalence of altered brands of Losartan Potassium tablets available in Karachi, Pakistan. Two different brands of Losartan Potassium tablets (50 mg) were investigated in the study. Five Quality Control (QC) parameters: Weight variation, thickness test, hardness, friability and disintegration tests were carried out as specified by BP/USP (British Pharmacopoeia and United State Pharmacopoeia). The result of study revealed that all above mentioned tests are in accordance with BP/USP. Both brands of Losartan Potassium tablets are Pharmaceutical Equivalent.