Volume 12, Issue 1

Sunitha Chandrasekhar Srinivas, T. Pugazhenthan, Prasan Kumar Panda

pp. 1-4 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.20260757 · 2026

Pharmacists in India occupy a critical yet underutilized position in antimicrobial governance, functioning as the final checkpoint before antibiotics reach patients across community and hospital settings. Despite regulat…

Gavini Siva Bharath, Jai Divya Tella, Mohan Chandu Uppalapati, Rama Rao Nadendla, K.R.S. Sambasiva Rao

pp. 5-11 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.20260702 · 2026

Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome (CKMS) is a multifaceted condition involving cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, and metabolic disorders such as diabetes, hypertension, and obesity, significantly imp…

Maher Unissa, Mohammed Ali

pp. 12-26 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.20260741 · 2026

Adverse drug reactions pose a significant threat to therapeutic success and patient safety, despite considerable advances in drug development, regulatory oversight, and clinical monitoring systems. An adverse drug reacti…

A. N. Thabassum

pp. 27-31 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.20260649 · 2026

Diabetes is a growing public health concern in India and globally. Transition in lifestyle, urbanization have led to soaring of diabetes cases in recent years. International Diabetes Federation estimates that in 2050, ar…

Biswajit Haldar, Ashly Ann Varghese, Jesmina Begum, Suman Manna

pp. 32-38 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.20260672 · 2026

Organ transplantation is a life-saving medical operation in which a healthy graft from a donor is used to replace a failing or diseased organ. Maintaining graft survival and preventing allograft rejection require lifelon…

Priyanka Kalanad, N Muhammad Shahir, N Muhammed Musthafa, Muhammed Shazin, T Muhammed Udaifa

pp. 39-44 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.20260712 · 2026

Tobacco smoking among college students contributes to nicotine dependence, adverse health effects, and poor academic outcomes. Nicotine withdrawal symptoms such as impaired concentration, stress, and mood changes may neg…

Khaled Al-Akhali, Abdullah Mahyuob

pp. 45-50 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.20260698 · 2026

Community pharmacists play a critical role in the management of acute diarrhea, especially in low-resource settings. However, evidence suggests that their counseling, medication-labeling, and dispensing practices particu…

Harshitha Reddy Pannamareddy, Shaik Uzma Aafreen, Beulah Prattipati

pp. 51-54 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.20260001 · 2026

Pilocytic astrocytoma is a World Health Organization (WHO) Grade I glioma commonly affecting children and adolescents, with the cerebellum being the most frequent site of involvement. These tumors often present with feat…