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IJCRR - 4(13), July, 2012

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Date of Publication: 18-Jul-2012


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EVALUATION OF EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF FIXED DOSE COMBINATION OF CEFIXIME AND OFLOXACIN (CO2 TABLET) IN THE MANAGEMENT OF RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION

Author: Arif A. Faruqui, Wasim Siddique

Category: Healthcare

Abstract:Acute lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) range from acute bronchitis and acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis to pneumonia. Among these, pneumonia represents the most frequent cause of mortality, hospitalisation and medical consultation. Objective: To evaluate the safety and tolerability of fixed dose combination of Cefixime and Ofloxacin (CO2 Tablet) in the management of Respiratory tract infection a post marketing surveillance study was carried out among 215 patients of age group 18-72 years suffering from respiratory tract infection. Materials and Method: Study drug CO2 (Medley Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Mumbai) containing Cefixime 200 mg + Ofloxacin 200 mg was prescribed to be taken twice daily for a duration of 7-14 days depending upon the severity. Cough intensity, frequency of cough, fever and respiratory rate were recorded during three visit on 3rd, 7th and 14th day of treatment. Safety and efficacy was evaluated based on the global assessment by the investigator based on a three
point scale marked as excellent /good/poor. Result: 93.95% patients reported fever on the first day of treatment. Body temperature was significantly reduced from baseline mean value 101\? 0.49 \?F to 99.72\?
0.09\?F, 98.18 \? 0.142 and 97.95 \? 0.161 on 3rd, 7th and 14th day respectively. Similarly the cough intensity was significantly reduced on: 3rd, 7th and 14th day from baseline. On day 3rd cough intensity was reduced by 29.4% (p< 0.0001), on the day 7th cough intensity was reduced by 58.90% (p< 0.0001) and on 14th day it was further reduced by 79.63% (p< 0.001) from the base line. There were repeated bouts of cough at the time of diagnosis; mean \? SD value was 15.59 \? 11.65 at base line. On day 3rd, number of bouts of cough was reduced to (10.6\?8.7 vs. 15.5 \? 11.6) (p< 0.05), on 7th day it was reduced to (5.804\?5.707 vs. 15.59 \? 11.65) (p< 0.05) from the base line and on the 14th day of treatment it was reduced to (2.024\?3.751 vs. 15.59 \? 11.65) (p< 0.05). On 14th day almost all the patients were devoid of bouts of cough. As per investigators assessment, 98 % of patients reported good to excellent and 2 % reported poor efficacy. As per investigators assessment about safety of CO2 97.9% of patient reported good to excellent and 2.1% reported poor tolerability. Rare incidences of headache and nausea were reported. No serious adverse events were reported which led to withdrawal of patients from the study. Conclusion: In conclusion this postmarketing surveillance study of fixed dose combination of cefixime and ofloxacin (CO2 Tablet) antibiotic therapy achieves a better outcome for the empirical management of
respiratory tract infection with excellent efficacy, tolerability and safety in the treatment of respiratory tract infection

Keywords: LRTI, Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Cefixime, Ofloxacin and CO2

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INTRODUCTION
Acute lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) range from acute bronchitis and acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis to pneumonia. Approximately five million people die from acute respiratory tract infections annually. Among these, pneumonia represents the most frequent cause of mortality, hospitalisation and medical consultation1 . Antimicrobial treatment in LRTI has to be effective, partly because of the need to reduce the cost and also the problem of increasing resistance to the commonly used antibiotics2 . It has also been suggested that the start of therapy should not be delayed for longer than six hours for diagnostic studies3 . Compliance is also important, particularly in outpatient patients. A study related to medical compliance for the outpatient management of infectious diseases indicated that there was an inverse relationship between frequency of dose and compliance. The most common symptom is cough, which is new or changed in character. Other symptoms include sputum production, breathlessness, wheezing, chest pain, fever, sore throat and coryza. Distinguishing pneumonia from non-pneumonic lower respiratory tract infection in the community is also difficult, particularly without diagnostic radiology. So the empirical therapy is required with the combination of antibiotics with wider range of spectrum. There is currently no general agreement on the definition of an exacerbation in COPD. A commonly used definition is based on an increase in symptoms of dyspnoea, sputum volume and sputum purulence with or without symptoms of upper respiratory infection. Bacteria are isolated from between 40-60% of acute exacerbations of COPD. Since RTI involves more than one pathogen, so combination of antibiotic with wider spectrum of activity is suitable option for empirical therapy. As shown in Table 1. Following are the microorganisms that are frequently found in respiratory tract infection4

A wide array of organisms may cause acute pneumonia and published reports vary in the organisms isolated due to differences in patient groups, presence of epidemic organisms and diligence of the investigation. Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most frequently identified pathogen in CAP. Other organisms commonly reported include Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Haemophilus influenzae and influenza viruses. Common pathogens such as Streptococcus pneumoniae may exhibit more resistance to common antibiotics5 .

MATERIALS AND METHOD
The post marketing surveillance study was a nonrandomized, open, non-comparative, multi centric and the drug CO2 tablet (Fixed dose combination of Cefixime 200 mg and Ofloxacin 200 mg, Medley Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Mumbai) was administered to patients suffering from respiratory tract infection for duration of 7-14 days. Informed consent was obtained from the patients and the post marketing surveillance was in accordance with the clinical principles laid down in declaration of Helsinki. 279 subjects were monitored across India.

Inclusion Criteria
Patients of either gender 18 years or more willing to give informed consent were included. Clinical criteria included cough, sputum volume, and dyspnea. Patients were excluded from entry into the study if they had a known/suspected history of hypersensitivity to any of the antibiotic, hepatic encephalopathy, gastrointestinal bleeding, and known cases of hepatic or renal insufficiency, cardiac disease, pregnant or lactating women. After informed consent was obtained, patients were prescribed to receive CO2 (cefixime 200 mg and Ofloxacin 200 mg) every 12 hrs for 7-14 days. At the time of entry into the study, base-line data were recorded. Patients were observed on 3rd, 7th and 14th day after enrollment into the study for assessment of symptoms. Following parameters were observed:

Assessment of primary outcome measure:
Following parameters were evaluated at baseline and at the end of the study: a) Body temperature on 3rd, 7th, and 14th day as well as time taken to achieve the normal body temperature b)

Evaluation of cough frequency c)
Evaluation of cough intensity d) Interference in sleep. Assessment of secondary outcome measure: Global assessment of efficacy and safety; efficacy was evaluated at the end of the study by investigator. The incidences of adverse events were recorded. Tolerability and efficacy was evaluated based on the global assessment by the investigator on a 3 point scale marked as excellent/good/poor.

Statistical analysis
Data analysis on patient demographics and various outcome measures were performed using graph pad prism 5. Comparison between the baseline values with the value on the 3rd, 7th and 14th day of treatment were made, as well as comparison in between these days by applying one way analysis of variance and the post hoc Turkeys multiple comparison test. Value of P<0.05 were considered significant.

OBSERVATIONS
Patient distribution
A total of 279 patients were monitored in the study. Two hundred and fifteen patients were included for the final analysis. The patients were in the age range of 18-72 years old with 137 Male and 78 female. Study was conducted in 28 centres across India. Patients had a variety of complaint (Table 2.) including cough, fever and sleep interference.

Evaluation of Fever
Oral temperature was recorded at the baseline and on subsequent 3rd, 7th and 14th days of treatment. 93.95% patient reported fever on the first day of treatment. Body temperature was significantly reduced from baseline mean value 101± 0.49 °F to 99.72± 0.09°F, 98.18 ± 0.142 and 97.95 ± 0.161 on 3rd, 7th and 14th days of treatment respectively. The reduction in body temperature was significantly (p<0.05) lower from baseline to 3rd day and onwards (Figure 1)

Evaluation of Cough Intensity With regards to cough intensity, there was significant reduction in cough intensity at days: 3 rd, 7th and 14th day from baseline. On day 3rd cough intensity was reduced by 29.4% (1.94±0.08 vs. 2.75±0.05) (p<0.0001), on the day 7th cough intensity was reduced by 58.90% (1.13±0.06 vs. 2.75±0.05) (p<0.0001) and on 14th day it was reduced by 79.63% (.56±0.06 vs. 2.75±0.05) (p<0.001) from the base line (Figure 2). On the basis of turkeys multiple comparison test there was significant lowering (p<0.05) in the cough intensity not only from the baseline but also there was significant lowering in cough intensity in subsequent days of observation i.e. 3rd, 7th and 14th day. Cough intensity was recorded as mild, moderate and severe with numbering as 1, 2 and 3 respectively while no cough or slight cough numbered as 0 or less than 1.

Evaluation of cough frequency With regards to cough frequency, there were repeated bouts of cough at the time of diagnosis; mean ± SD value was 15.59 ± 11.65 at base line. On day 3rd and onward the number of bouts of cough was significantly reduced from baseline. On the day 3rd number of bouts of cough was reduced by 31.61% (10.6±8.7 vs. 15.5 ± 11.6) (p<0.05), on 7 th day it was reduced by 62.58% (5.804±5.707 vs. 15.59 ± 11.65) (p<0.05) from the base line and on the 14th day of treatment it was reduced by 86.96% (2.024±3.751 vs. 15.59 ± 11.65) (p<0.05). Also the number of bouts of cough was significantly reduced in the subsequent days on 3rd vs.7th and 7th vs.14th day of the treatment (Figure 3).

Evaluation of sleep Interference
There was frequent nocturnal awakening at the time of diagnosis; mean±SD value was 4.12± 3.13; this nocturnal awakening was due to coughing interfering with sound sleep. On 3rd day nocturnal awakening was reduced to 2.62±2.27 and on 7th day it was further reduced to 1.31± 1.7 and on 14th day there was no or few cases of nocturnal awakening mean value was 0.581 ± 1.1. There was significant reduction in the nocturnal awakening from the baseline on 3rd day of treatment and onward 7th and 14th day of treatment (P<0.05).

Evaluation of Respiratory rate There was increased respiratory rate at the baseline; mean value±SD was 27.78± 12.8; there was significant lowering in respiratory rate at days: 7th and 14th day from baseline. On day 3rd respiratory rate was 25.37± 13.7 (non significant from base line), on the day 7th it was reduced to 21.4±4.89 (p<0.05) and on 14th day it was further reduced to 19.9±4.31) (p<0.05) from the base line (Figure 5).

Adverse Event
Concerning the adverse effect; rare cases of nausea (1%), headache (1%) and epigastric pain (2%) were reported which was of mild to moderate intensity and did not require discontinuation of therapy.

Global efficacy and safety evaluation
As per investigators assessment about efficacy of CO2 tablet (Cefixime 200 + Ofloxacin 200 mg), 98% of patient reported good to excellent and only 2 % of patient reported poor efficacy. As per investigators assessment about tolerability 97.90% of patient reported good to excellent and 2.1 % of patient reported poor tolerability.

DISCUSSION
Respiratory tract infections are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. In World Health Report 2004, the World Health Organization estimated that respiratory tract infections were the fourth major cause of mortality, responsible for 4.0 million deaths or 6.9% of the global number of deaths in 20026 . Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common and potentially serious illness that is associated with morbidity and mortality. Although medical care has improved during the past decades, it is still potentially lethal. Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most frequent microorganism isolated. Treatment includes mandatory antibiotic therapy and organ support as needed7 . Nearly 80% of the treatment for this condition is provided in the outpatient setting. Treatment of CAP for the most part is empirical; therefore, any antibiotic treatment should cover both typical and atypical pathogens. The beta-lactams have historically been considered standard therapy for the treatment of CAP. However, the impact of rising resistance rates is now a primary concern facing physicians8 . In one study it has been found that in the management of community acquired pneumonia, mono-therapy was effective in 70% of cases; the combination of two or more antibiotics (cephalosporin + quinolones) was required in 91.2% of patients9 . The combination of a fluoroquinolone and a β- lactam, which are directed against different targets (one for DNA gyrase and other cell wall) improve efficacy compared with a fluoroquinolone alone and may reduce the chance of fluoroquinoloneresistant bacteria.10

 

Improved efficacy of the combination compared with a fluoroquinolone alone is considered because of its synergistic effect; Cefixime inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis and ofloxacin affects bacterial DNA gyrase. As both acts on different target sites, combination provides synergistic effect against most of the pathogens. In the present study we evaluated the efficacy and safety of fixed dose combination of cefixime and ofloxacin (CO2 tablet) in respiratory tract infection on various objective and subjective parameters like evaluation of fever, cough frequency, cough intensity and interference in sleep. Fever which is commonly associated in respiratory tract infection (93.95%) was significantly reduced from the baseline on 3rd, 7th and 14th day of the treatment.The mean defervescence time (no fever) was 2.45±1.68 days with combined therapy of cefixime plus ofloxacin. This result was comparable to the previous study on the use of combination of cefixime and ofloxacin in the treatment of typhoid fever, where the mean defervescence time was 3.2 days11 . With regard to cough intensity, there was significant reduction in cough intensity at days: 3 rd, 7th and 14th day from baseline. On day 3rd cough intensity was reduced by 29.4% (1.94±0.08 vs. 2.75±0.05) (p<0.0001), and reduced by 58.90% (1.13±0.06 vs. 2.75±0.05) (p<0.0001) and 79.63% (.56±0.06 vs. 2.75±0.05) (p<0.001) respectively on 7th and 14th day of treatment from the base line. Regarding the cough frequency, there were repeated bouts of cough at the time of diagnosis; mean ± SD value was 15.59 ± 11.65 at base line. On day 3rd and onward the number of bouts of cough was significantly reduced from baseline. Similarly there was increased respiratory rate which was lowered down to normal on 7th and 14th day of treatment. Regarding the evaluation of global efficacy and tolerability by the investigator, the combination showed very good efficacy and excellent tolerability and safety. Concerning the adverse effect; rare cases of nausea (1%), headache (1%) and epigastric pain (2%) has been found which was of mild to moderate intensity and did not require discontinuation of therapy.

CONCLUSION
In conclusion this fixed dose combination of cefixime and ofloxacin (CO2 Tablet) antibiotic therapy achieves a better outcome for the empirical management of respiratory tract infection with excellent efficacy, tolerability and safety in the treatment of respiratory tract infection.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Authors acknowledge the immense help received from the scholars whose articles are cited and included in references of this manuscript. The authors are also grateful to authors / editors / publishers of all those articles, journals and books from where the literature for this article has been reviewed and discussed. We also acknowledge the support of following doctors for providing the observations on effect of CO2 in patients suffering from RTI. Lucknow: Dr. Rajesh Shah, Dr. Anshuman Rai, Dr. R. C. Verma, Dr. Brijesh Shukla Bahraich: Dr. Vinay Shrivastav, Dr. A. K. Verma, Dr. Shaikh Ahmad Ambala: Dr. Deepak Saxena, Dr. Ashok Sasan, Dr. M. L. Bassi Hisar: Dr. Sanjay Sharma Faizabad: Dr. Mohd. Siddiqui, Dr. F. B. Singh, Dr. A. K. R., Dr. Nanak Sharan, Dr. S. K. Pathak Amravati: Dr. Vikram Lamkhade, Dr. S. S. Bardia, Dr. Sandip Dankhade, Dr. Rajendra Nistane, Dr. Indranil Thakare Yamuna Nagar: Dr. Anup Gupta, Dr. Hemant Kedwani, Dr. Ranbir Panjeta Dhanbad: Dr. B. N. Das, Dr. S. K. Bhagania Assam: Dr. B. N. Singh Ahmednagar: Dr. Sambhaji Pansambal Malegaon: Dr. Yashwant Patil Dibrugarh: Dr. Nitin Bhartra, Dr. Dilip Gogol Orai: Dr. R. K. Sharma, Dr. S. G. Gupta Pathankot: Dr. Davinder Verma Jamshedpur: Dr. J. N. Dandapar, Dr. S. Mouar, Dr. Subodh Kumar, Dr. Bhagadal Mohan Gurgaon: Dr. Harish Khemchandam, Dr. Satish Kumar Agartala: Dr. Punyakrit Debbarma, New Delhi: Dr. Rakesh Gupta, Dr. Poonam Shingala, Dr. R. L. Nagrani Delhi: Dr. Rajinder Sharma, Dr. Sanjay Dhar, Dr. T. K. Chakraborty, Dr. Vinod Kumar, Dr. D. D. Arora, Dr. (Mrs.) Suman Bhagi, Dr. Rajani Sidhwa, Dr. V. K. Awana, Dr. Amarnath, Dr. V. K. Awana, Dr. R. N. Jain, Dr. Sunil Agarwal, Dr. N. K. Satija, Dr. Vikas Jain, Dr. Gopal Jha, Dr. Virendra Nath, Dr. G. N. Narang, Dr. S. K. Johri, Dr. Sarvesh Kumar, Dr. V. K. Gautam, Dr. Sunil Kumar Saxena Kanpur: Dr. Rajesh Verma, Dr. (Mrs.) K. K. Sharma, Dr. Rajesh Verma, Dr. Shobha, Dr. Vishnu Tandon, Dr. V. K. Tandon, Dr. A. K. Shrivastava, Dr. Murlidhar Matlani, Dr. Anjali Gangwar, Dr. Raghvendra Singh, Dr. Ajay Pandey Etawah: Dr. Neelam, Dr. Priyanka Pal, Dr. R. S. Singh, Dr. R. S. Pal Jhansi: Dr. Balbir Gupta, Dr. Alka Prakash, Dr. Nisha Shrivastava, Dr. Satish Agrawal Gwalior: Dr. A. K. Goyal, Dr. D. R. Moghe, Dr. Navin Kushwah Indore: Dr. Sheela Krishnan, Dr. Anil Kutumbale Balasore: Dr. Shreekanta Das, Dr. S. C. Mohanty Pusad: Dr. Sanjay Bhangde, Dr. Sham Jadhao, Dr. Santosh Rewankar, Dr. Satish Ghule, Dr. Sandip Gaikwad Others: Dr. Md. Salim, Dr. M. K. Shaikh, Dr. Meenakshi Rajput, Dr. Ravindra Kumar, Dr. Sidharth Vir, Dr. Mridul Chichra, Dr. Rita Gupta, Dr. R. Jain, Dr. Smita Shankar, Dr. H. C. Goswami, Dr. Nikhat Siddihiqui, Dr. Mohd. Sohail, Dr. M. K. Jha, Dr. Prawin Chandra, Dr. (Mrs.) Bahekar, Dr. Arun Somani, Dr. D. T. Bahekar, Dr. Subroto Kundu, Dr. Anwar Habeeb Khan, Dr. Rajesh Sharma, Dr. D. K. Arora, Dr. Nasir Subhan, Dr. V. K. Verma, Dr. R. S. Anand, Dr. I. K. Shukla, Dr. B. C. Jain, Dr. Vipul Patadia, Dr. Archana Jamtha, Dr. P. S. Shinde, Dr. S. M. Ranawade, Dr. Praveen Jain, Dr. Sane, Dr. N. K. Upadge, Dr. Faraah, Dr. S. N. Rao.

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A Study by Purushottam S. G. et al. entitled "Development of Fenofibrate Solid Dispersions for the Plausible Aqueous Solubility Augmentation of this BCS Class-II Drug" is awarded Best article for Vol 13 issue 10
A Study by Kumar S. et al. entitled "A Study on Clinical Spectrum, Laboratory Profile, Complications and Outcome of Pediatric Scrub Typhus Patients Admitted to an Intensive Care Unit from a Tertiary Care Hospital from Eastern India" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 09
A Study by Mardhiah Kamaruddin et al. entitled "The Pattern of Creatinine Clearance in Gestational and Chronic Hypertension Women from the Third Trimester to 12 Weeks Postpartum" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 08
A Study by Sarmila G. B. et al. entitled "Study to Compare the Efficacy of Orally Administered Melatonin and Clonidine for Attenuation of Hemodynamic Response During Laryngoscopy and Endotracheal Intubation in Gastrointestinal Surgeries" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 07
A Study by M. Muthu Uma Maheswari et al. entitled "A Study on C-reactive Protein and Liver Function Tests in Laboratory RT-PCR Positive Covid-19 Patients in a Tertiary Care Centre – A Retrospective Study" is awarded Best Article of Vol 13 issue 06 Special issue Modern approaches for diagnosis of COVID-19 and current status of awareness
A Study by Gainneos PD et al. entitled "A Comparative Evaluation of the Levels of Salivary IgA in HIV Affected Children and the Children of the General Population within the Age Group of 9 – 12 Years – A Cross-Sectional Study" is awarded Best Article of Vol 13 issue 05 Special issue on Recent Advances in Dentistry for better Oral Health
A Study by Alkhansa Mahmoud et al. entitled "mRNA Expression of Somatostatin Receptors (1-5) in MCF7 and MDA-MB231 Breast Cancer Cells" is awarded Best Article of Vol 13 issue 06
A Study by Chen YY and Ghazali SRB entitled "Lifetime Trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder Symptoms and Early Adolescence Risk Factors for Poor Physical Health Outcome Among Malaysian Adolescents" is awarded Best Article of Vol 13 issue 04 Special issue on Current Updates in Plant Biology to Medicine to Healthcare Awareness in Malaysia
A Study by Kumari PM et al. entitled "Study to Evaluate the Adverse Drug Reactions in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Tamilnadu - A Cross-Sectional Study" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 05
A Study by Anu et al. entitled "Effectiveness of Cytological Scoring Systems for Evaluation of Breast Lesion Cytology with its Histopathological Correlation" is awarded Best Article of Vol 13 issue 04
A Study by Sharipov R. Kh. et al. entitled "Interaction of Correction of Lipid Peroxidation Disorders with Oxibral" is awarded Best Article of Vol 13 issue 03
A Study by Tarek Elwakil et al. entitled "Led Light Photobiomodulation Effect on Wound Healing Combined with Phenytoin in Mice Model" is awarded Best Article of Vol 13 issue 02
A Study by Mohita Ray et al. entitled "Accuracy of Intra-Operative Frozen Section Consultation of Gastrointestinal Biopsy Samples in Correlation with the Final Histopathological Diagnosis" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 01
A Study by Badritdinova MN et al. entitled "Peculiarities of a Pain in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease in the Presence of Individual Combines of the Metabolic Syndrome" is awarded Best Article for Vol 12 issue 24
A Study by Sindhu Priya E S et al. entitled "Neuroprotective activity of Pyrazolone Derivatives Against Paraquat-induced Oxidative Stress and Locomotor Impairment in Drosophila melanogaster" is awarded Best Article for Vol 12 issue 23
A Study by Habiba Suhail et al. entitled "Effect of Majoon Murmakki in Dysmenorrhoea (Usre Tams): A Standard Controlled Clinical Study" is awarded Best Article for Vol 12 issue 22
A Study by Ghaffar UB et al. entitled "Correlation between Height and Foot Length in Saudi Population in Majmaah, Saudi Arabia" is awarded Best Article for Vol 12 issue 21
A Study by Siti Sarah Binti Maidin entitled "Sleep Well: Mobile Application to Address Sleeping Problems" is awarded Best Article for Vol 12 issue 20
A Study by Avijit Singh"Comparison of Post Operative Clinical Outcomes Between “Made in India” TTK Chitra Mechanical Heart Valve Versus St Jude Mechanical Heart Valve in Valve Replacement Surgery" is awarded Best Article for Vol 12 issue 19
A Study by Sonali Banerjee and Mary Mathews N. entitled "Exploring Quality of Life and Perceived Experiences Among Couples Undergoing Fertility Treatment in Western India: A Mixed Methodology" is awarded Best Article for Vol 12 issue 18
A Study by Jabbar Desai et al. entitled "Prevalence of Obstructive Airway Disease in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease and Hypertension" is awarded Best Article for Vol 12 issue 17
A Study by Juna Byun et al. entitled "Study on Difference in Coronavirus-19 Related Anxiety between Face-to-face and Non-face-to-face Classes among University Students in South Korea" is awarded Best Article for Vol 12 issue 16
A Study by Sudha Ramachandra & Vinay Chavan entitled "Enhanced-Hybrid-Age Layered Population Structure (E-Hybrid-ALPS): A Genetic Algorithm with Adaptive Crossover for Molecular Docking Studies of Drug Discovery Process" is awarded Best article for Vol 12 issue 15
A Study by Varsha M. Shindhe et al. entitled "A Study on Effect of Smokeless Tobacco on Pulmonary Function Tests in Class IV Workers of USM-KLE (Universiti Sains Malaysia-Karnataka Lingayat Education Society) International Medical Programme, Belagavi" is awarded Best article of Vol 12 issue 14, July 2020
A study by Amruta Choudhary et al. entitled "Family Planning Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Among Women of Reproductive Age from Rural Area of Central India" is awarded Best Article for special issue "Modern Therapeutics Applications"
A study by Raunak Das entitled "Study of Cardiovascular Dysfunctions in Interstitial Lung Diseas epatients by Correlating the Levels of Serum NT PRO BNP and Microalbuminuria (Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Dysfunction) with Echocardiographic, Bronchoscopic and HighResolution Computed Tomography Findings of These ILD Patients" is awarded Best Article of Vol 12 issue 13 
A Study by Kannamani Ramasamy et al. entitled "COVID-19 Situation at Chennai City – Forecasting for the Better Pandemic Management" is awarded best article for  Vol 12 issue 12
A Study by Muhammet Lutfi SELCUK and Fatma entitled "Distinction of Gray and White Matter for Some Histological Staining Methods in New Zealand Rabbit's Brain" is awarded best article for  Vol 12 issue 11
A Study by Anamul Haq et al. entitled "Etiology of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding in Adolescents – Emphasis Upon Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome" is awarded best article for  Vol 12 issue 10
A Study by entitled "Estimation of Reference Interval of Serum Progesterone During Three Trimesters of Normal Pregnancy in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Kolkata" is awarded best article for  Vol 12 issue 09
A Study by Ilona Gracie De Souza & Pavan Kumar G. entitled "Effect of Releasing Myofascial Chain in Patients with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome - A Randomized Clinical Trial" is awarded best article for  Vol 12 issue 08
A Study by Virendra Atam et. al. entitled "Clinical Profile and Short - Term Mortality Predictors in Acute Stroke with Emphasis on Stress Hyperglycemia and THRIVE Score : An Observational Study" is awarded best article for  Vol 12 issue 07
A Study by K. Krupashree et. al. entitled "Protective Effects of Picrorhizakurroa Against Fumonisin B1 Induced Hepatotoxicity in Mice" is awarded best article for issue Vol 10 issue 20
A study by Mithun K.P. et al "Larvicidal Activity of Crude Solanum Nigrum Leaf and Berries Extract Against Dengue Vector-Aedesaegypti" is awarded Best Article for Vol 10 issue 14 of IJCRR
A study by Asha Menon "Women in Child Care and Early Education: Truly Nontraditional Work" is awarded Best Article for Vol 10 issue 13
A study by Deep J. M. "Prevalence of Molar-Incisor Hypomineralization in 7-13 Years Old Children of Biratnagar, Nepal: A Cross Sectional Study" is awarded Best Article for Vol 10 issue 11 of IJCRR
A review by Chitra et al to analyse relation between Obesity and Type 2 diabetes is awarded 'Best Article' for Vol 10 issue 10 by IJCRR. 
A study by Karanpreet et al "Pregnancy Induced Hypertension: A Study on Its Multisystem Involvement" is given Best Paper Award for Vol 10 issue 09

List of Awardees

A Study by Ese Anibor et al. "Evaluation of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Among Delta State University Students in Abraka, Nigeria" from Vol 13 issue 16 received Emerging Researcher Award


A Study by Alkhansa Mahmoud et al. entitled "mRNA Expression of Somatostatin Receptors (1-5) in MCF7 and MDA-MB231 Breast Cancer Cells" from Vol 13 issue 06 received Emerging Researcher Award


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