Using a Bayesian hierarchical approach to study the association between non-pharmaceutical interventions and the spread of Covid-19 in Germany by Yeganeh Khazaei, Helmut Küchenhoff, Sabine Hoffmann, Diella Syliqi, Raphael Rehms

“…Abstract Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs) are community mitigation strategies, aimed at reducing the spread of illnesses like the coronavirus pandemic, without relying on pharmaceutical drug treatments. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of different NPIs across sixteen states of Germany, for a time period of 21 months of the pandemic. …”
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Chitosan-Supported ZnO Nanoparticles: Their Green Synthesis, Characterization, and Application for the Removal of Pyridoxine HCl (Vitamin B6) from Aqueous Media by Samah Ali, Marwa Dayo, Sana Alahmadi, Amr Mohamed

“…The synthesized material was applied in the adsorptive removal of residues of the pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6) pharmaceutical drug from aqueous media using the batch technique. …”
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Bioactive Metabolites from Marine Algae as Potent Pharmacophores against Oxidative Stress-Associated Human Diseases: A Comprehensive Review by Biswajita Pradhan, Rabindra Nayak, Srimanta Patra, Bimal Prasad Jit, Andrea Ragusa, Mrutyunjay Jena

“…In the “synthetic” era, terrestrial and aquatic photosynthetic organisms have been shown to be an essential source of natural compounds, some of which might play a leading role in pharmaceutical drug development. Marine organisms constitute nearly half of the worldwide biodiversity. …”
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Bioorthogonal chemical imaging of solid lipid nanoparticles with minimal labeling by stimulated Raman scattering microscopy by Xiaoqi Lang, Xin Gao, Mian Wei, Naixin Qian, Wei Min

“…Abstract Solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) are a state‐of‐the‐art lipid‐based pharmaceutical drug delivery system. Advantages of SLNs include high biocompatibility, low immunogenicity, superiority in drug encapsulation capacity, and improved colloidal stability. …”
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Patient preferences for attributes of topical anti-psoriatic medicines by V. Vasconcelos, A. Teixeira, V. Almeida, M. Teixeira, S. Ramos, T. Torres, J. M. Sousa Lobo, I. F. Almeida

“…Conclusion: The insight obtained in this work can provide guidance to pharmaceutical drug product design and has also the potential to improve patient care through the acknowledgment of patient preferences in clinical practice.…”
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Sea Urchin Pigments: Echinochrome A and Its Potential Implication in the Cytokine Storm Syndrome by Tamara Rubilar, Elena S. Barbieri, Ayelén Gazquez, Marisa Avaro

“…EchA is used as a pharmaceutical drug. <b>Methods</b>: A comprehensive literature and patent search review was undertaken using PubMed, as well as Google Scholar and Espacenet search engines to review these areas. …”
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Quality assessment of pharmaceutical care to patients with headaches using the simulated patient method: drug recommendations and pharmaceutical counseling by O. V. Reshetko, A. I. Gris

“…To assess the rationality of drug recommendations for a patient with a headache and pharmaceutical drug counseling using the simulated patient method.Materials and methods. …”
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Miramides A–D: Identification of Detoxin-like Depsipeptides after Heterologous Expression of a Hybrid NRPS-PKS Gene Cluster from <i>Streptomyces mirabilis</i> Lu17588 by Constanze Paulus, Maksym Myronovskyi, Josef Zapp, Marta Rodríguez Estévez, Maria Lopatniuk, Birgit Rosenkränzer, Anja Palusczak, Andriy Luzhetskyy

“…Compared to synthetic compounds, natural products possess a greater chemical diversity, which is a reason why they are profitable templates for developing pharmaceutical drug candidates and ongoing research on them is inevitable. …”
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Electrochemical Synthesis of Polypyrrole and Polypyrrole-Indomethacin Coatings on NiCr Alloys Involving Deep Eutectic Solvents by Florentina Golgovici, Maria-Steliana Cârlan, Andreea-Gabriela Popescu, Liana Anicai

“…Moreover, the polypyrrole layers represent an attractive route for pharmaceutical drug release. The paper presents several experimental results regarding the electrodeposition of polypyrrole and of polypyrrole-indomethacin coatings on nickel-chromium NiCr alloy substrates widely used in dentistry, involving DES-based electrolytes, namely eutectic mixtures of choline chloride and malonic acid. …”
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Greening Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography Methods Using Alternative Solvents for Pharmaceutical Analysis by Moussa Yabré, Ludivine Ferey, Issa Touridomon Somé, Karen Gaudin

“…Reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) is the most widely used analytical technique involved in pharmaceutical drug development and manufacturing, such as the quality control of bulk drugs and pharmaceutical formulations, as well as the analysis of drugs in biological samples. …”
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Silver, Its Salts and Application in Medicine and Pharmacy by Dominik Żyro, Joanna Sikora, Małgorzata Iwona Szynkowska-Jóźwik, Justyn Ochocki

“…The second goal was to present an outline of the historical use of silver in medicine and pharmacy, taking into account the possibility of producing pharmaceutical drug forms on the premises of pharmacies. …”
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Assessment of Bioactivity of Cinnamomum tamala (Buch.-Ham.) by Sukumar Dandapat, Manoj Kumar, Monoranjan Prasad Sinha

“…Therefore it can be concluded that leaf extract of C. tamala can be used safely against above mentioned human pathogens and for the preparation of new pharmaceutical drug.…”
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Recent Progress in Extracellular Vesicle-Based Carriers for Targeted Drug Delivery in Cancer Therapy by Yaqin Tang, Xingyou Liu, Meng Sun, Su Xiong, Nianting Xiao, Jianchao Li, Xiao He, Jing Xie

“…Additionally, we discuss the opportunities and challenges for using EVs as pharmaceutical drug delivery vehicles. Ultimately, we aim to provide theoretical and technical support for the development of EV-based carriers for cancer treatment.…”
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Potential Therapeutic Targets of Resveratrol in the Prevention and Treatment of Pulmonary Fibrosis by Iman Ramli, Thamere Cheriet, Anna Maria Posadino, Roberta Giordo, Hatem Zayed, Ali H. Eid, Gianfranco Pintus

“…The current issues and controversies related to the possible use of resveratrol as a pharmaceutical drug or supplement are also discussed.…”
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Microwave-Assisted Extraction of Phlorotannins from <i>Fucus vesiculosus</i> by Sónia J. Amarante, Marcelo D. Catarino, Catarina Marçal, Artur M. S. Silva, Rita Ferreira, Susana M. Cardoso

“…In addition, MAE showed a moderate capacity to scavenge ABTS^•+ (IC₅₀ of 96.0 ± 3.4 µg/mL) and to inhibit the activity of xanthine oxidase (IC₅₀ of 23.1 ± 3.4 µg/mL) and a superior ability to control the activity of the key metabolic enzyme α-glucosidase compared to the pharmaceutical drug acarbose.…”
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Identification of Potential Drug Targets of Broad-Spectrum Inhibitors with a Michael Acceptor Moiety Using Shotgun Proteomics by Hao-Wei Chu, Bidyadhar Sethy, Pei-Wen Hsieh, Jim-Tong Horng

“…Although drug development is mainly focused on pharmaceutical drug discovery, target-based discovery can provide a different perspective for drug usage. …”
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Biology-inspired microphysiological systems to advance patient benefit and animal welfare in drug development by Griffith, Linda G, Trapecar, Martin

“…The first microfluidic microphysiological systems (MPS) entered the academic scene more than 15 years ago and were considered an enabling technology to human (patho)biology in vitro and, therefore, provide alternative approaches to laboratory animals in pharmaceutical drug development and academic research. Nowadays, the field generates more than a thousand scientific publications per year. …”
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Forecasting resource requirements for drug development long range planning by Thedinga, Angela (Angela Marie)

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Evaluation of polymorphic forms of mefenamic acid crystals from solution: modelling and experimental approach / Asna Nabila Ahmad Zamri by Ahmad Zamri, Asna Nabila

“…Mefenamic acid (MA) is an active pharmaceutical drug (API), used widely as an antipyretic analgesic and anti-rheumatic drug. …”
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G-protein-coupled receptor structure, ligand binding and activation as studied by solid-state NMR spectroscopy. by Ding, X, Zhao, X, Watts, A

“…They convert a large variety of extracellular stimuli into intracellular responses through the activation of heterotrimeric G-proteins, which make them key regulatory elements in a broad range of normal and pathological processes, and are therefore one of the most important targets for pharmaceutical drug discovery. Knowledge of a GPCR structure enables us to gain a mechanistic insight into its function and dynamics, and further aid rational drug design. …”