Mission

The "NSHM Journal of Pharmacy and Health Care Management" (ISSN 2230-7249) is an official publication of Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, NSHM Knowledge Campus, Kolkata, WB, which publishes original research papers in the field of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics,  Pharmaco-kinetics, Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Computational Chemistry and Molecular Drug Design, Pharma-cognosy and Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Pharmacy Practice, Clinical and Hospital Pharmacy, Cell Biology, Genomics and Proteomics, Pharmacogenomics, Bioinformatics and Biotechnology of Pharmaceutical Interest) and health care management.

Authors are invited to submit manuscripts reporting original research and or reviews in this field. Submitted papers must be in technical English, suitable for scientific publication. All articles have to be original articles that have not been published elsewhere or are being considered for publication in other journals. All articles submitted are peer reviewed and to expedite the process. Receipt of the manuscript will be acknowledged by email. Every effort will be made to complete the review process in short time for timely publication of your valued work.

Mission

The "NSHM Journal of Pharmacy and Health Care Management" (ISSN 2230-7249) is an official publication of Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, NSHM Knowledge Campus, Kolkata, WB, which publishes original research papers in the field of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics,  Pharmaco-kinetics, Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Computational Chemistry and Molecular Drug Design, Pharma-cognosy and Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Pharmacy Practice, Clinical and Hospital Pharmacy, Cell Biology, Genomics and Proteomics, Pharmacogenomics, Bioinformatics and Biotechnology of Pharmaceutical Interest) and health care management.

Authors are invited to submit manuscripts reporting original research and or reviews in this field. Submitted papers must be in technical English, suitable for scientific publication. All articles have to be original articles that have not been published elsewhere or are being considered for publication in other journals. All articles submitted are peer reviewed and to expedite the process. Receipt of the manuscript will be acknowledged by email. Every effort will be made to complete the review process in short time for timely publication of your valued work.

Frequency

NJPHM will be published annually in the first quarter of every year.

Readership

The journal will serve as a platform for all sections of readers including Students, Teachers, Professionals, Industrialists and Researcher in the field of Pharmaceutical Technology. It will strengthen the industry and academia interface which will be beneficial not only for the students pursuing such courses but also keep the faculty abreast of the recent developments and innovative advances taking place in the field of Pharmaceutical Sciences. A wide circulation of the journal will motivate and inspire each and everybody engaged in this field to make valuable contributions and enrich the forthcoming issues of NJPHM.

Advisory Board

Prof. (Dr.) Manjunath Ghate Nirma University, Ahmedabad Prof. (Dr.) S.L.N Prasad Reddy Jawaharlal Nehru Technical University, Andhra Pradesh Prof. (Dr.) Shantanu Triparthi School of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata Dr. Arjun Dutta Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Touro College of Pharmacy, New York, USA Prof. (Dr) Krishna Kumar College of Pharmacy and Nursing, Howard University, Washington DC, USA Journal Publication Committee Dr. Musfiqua Mookerjee, Assistant Professor NSHM College of Pharmaceutical Technology, Kolkata Dr. Sekhar Bose, Associate Professor NSHM College of Pharmaceutical Technology, Kolkata Mr. Santanu Sannigrahi, Assistant Professor NSHM College of Pharmaceutical Technology, Kolkata Ms. Shyamosree Basu, Assistant Professor NSHM College of Pharmaceutical Technology, Kolkata Mr. Supriya Mana, Assistant Professor NSHM College of Pharmaceutical Technology, Kolkata

Review Process

All manuscripts submitted for publication would be thoroughly screened by the editorial board and expert reviewers from different field of Pharmaceutical Technology for assessing the quality of work and its relevance to the journal. The editorial board of NJPHM has the sole discretion of acceptance/rejection of the manuscript. All published manuscripts are exclusive copyrights of "NSHM Journal of Pharmacy and Healthcare Management".

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REVIEW ARTICLES Anticancer potential of vitamin A and beta-carotene: mechanistic approach Biswajit Mukherjee, Miltu Kumar Ghosh, Chowdhury Mobaswar Hossain Three musketeers of genotoxicity: carcinogen, mutagen & teratogen Dhrubajyoti Sen, Chamanlal J. Shishoo, Anghsuman Lahiri The Pharm. D course of PCI: Is the country ready for it? Bijaya Ghosh, Moumita Das Kirtania A review on essentials perspectives for clinical trial Rishikant Tripathi, Pushpendra Kannojia, Anil Kumar, Emdad Hossain, Upendra Kumar Animal models in the study of stress: A review Nitish Bhatia, Partha Pratim Maiti, Abhinit Choudhary, Atul Tuli, Daljit Masih, Mohd. Masih Uzzaman Khan, Tasneem Ara, Amteshwar Singh Jaggi. Dendrimers: A novel approach in nano drug delivery Swarupananda Mukherjee, Sandip Swapan Patra, Dhrubajyoti Sarkar ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES Gelatin microspheres for topical delivery of Vitamin A palmitate Rajasri Wakode , Amrita Bajaj QSAR studies on quinolonyl diketo acid derivatives S. Dubey, N. K. Abbas, G. Goutham, P. A. Bhosle Antibiotic and heavy metal resistance of bacterial isolates obtained from some lakes in northern Germany Madhab K.Chattopadhyay, Hans- Peter Grossart Validated RP-HPLC method for rabeprazole and its stability studies A. Halder, B.K.Mandal, R. Sridevi, S.G. Navalgund Effect of Psidium guajava Linn. leaf extract on liver cells Chanchal K. Roy, Amit Kumar Das Anti- inflammatory activity of Carumbelloside-III, isolated from Caralluma umbellate Sayantan Ray, K. Nagaiah, Nawaz F. Khan Evaluation of drug information service provided by clinical pharmacists in a south Indian hospital Sushanta Kr. Das, Dhrubajyoti Sarkar, Siddiraju Devipriya, Souvick Acharyya, P.R. Anand Vijayakumar

Guidelines for Contributors

INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS Although primarily devoted to original research papers, the journal also welcomes reviews on current topics of special interest and relevance in the field of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Healthcare management. All manuscripts will be subject to rapid peer review. Maximum length of manuscript should be 5000 words for review articles, 4000 for research articles and case studies and 1500 for technical notes/short communication. The manuscript should be written in MS word 2003 or higher version in Times New Roman in Font size 12 with double spacing. The content of the manuscript should be arranged in the following order: Title page (separate), Abstract (250 words), key words, Introduction, Experimental, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, References followed by Tables and Figures (separate pages). References: References should be referred to a number [1] in the text and be listed according to this numbering at the end of the paper. The references should comprise the following information and in the given order and with given punctuation as given in the example below: Author name (s) Initials (s), Year of Publication, Title of the publication, Name of the Journal; Issue: Page number. 1. Gupta M, Mazumder UK, Rath N, Mukhopadhyay DK. 2000. Antitumor activity of methanolic extract of Cassia fistula L. seed against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma. J Ethnopharmacol 72, 151- 156. 2. Chopra RN, Chopra SL, Chopra IC. 2000. Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants. New Delhi, NISC (CSIR), 107. Ethical Matters: Authors involving in the usage of experimental animals and human subjects in their research article should seek approval from the appropriate Institutional Animal Ethics committee in accordance with "Principles of Laboratory Animal Care". The Method section of the manuscript should include a statement to prove that the investigation was approved and that informed consent was obtained. Manuscript Charges: Accepted papers is being published free of cost and one hard copy of the published issue is provided to the corresponding author. Proofs: Proofs will be sent to the corresponding author as given on the title page of the manuscript. Only typesetter's errors may be corrected; no changes in, or additions to, the edited manuscript will be allowed. Publication: Papers will normally be published in order of acceptance by the editors, quickly as soon as the corrected electronic manuscripts are received. The details of the published paper (s) will be communicated to the corresponding author. Declaration: While submitting the manuscript the corresponding author (on behalf of all the authors) should declare that the manuscript is original and is not published or communicated for publication elsewhere either in part or full. Without the declaration the manuscripts are not considered for their publication. Disclaimer: No responsibility is assumed by the publisher for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions or ideas contained in the material herein. The respective individual author(s) are responsible for the facts and views expressed in their articles. Submission of Manuscript: Authors are advised to submit the manuscript electronically through e-mail to editor.njphm@gmail.com. Manuscript should also be submitted as a hard copy in A4 size paper, to the address given below, along with a softcopy in CD and cover letter duly signed by all authors. Authors may submit the names of expert reviewers. Dr. Subhasis Maity Editor-in-Chief, NSHM Journal of Pharmacy and Healthcare Management NSHM Knowledge Campus 124, B.L.Saha Road, Kolkata-700053, W.B.