Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 734 September - October 2007 www.ijpsonline.com Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Scientific Publication of the Indian Pharmaceutical Association Indexed in Ind MED, EMBASE/Excerpta Medica, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts. Volume 69 Number 5 September-October 2007 CONTENTS REVIEW ARTICLES Recent Trends in Drug-Likeness Prediction: A Comprehensive Review of In Silico Methods R. U. KADAM AND N. ROY 609-615 Biodegradable Polymers: Which, When and Why? V. B. KOTWAL, MARIA SAIFEE, NAZMA INAMDAR AND KIRAN BHISE 616-625 RESEARCH PAPERS Strong Cation Exchange Resin for Improving Physicochemical Properties and Sustaining Release of Ranitidine Hydrochloride S. KHAN, A. GUHA, P. G. YEOLE, AND P. KATARIYA 626-632 Novel Co-Processed Excipients of Mannitol and Microcrystalline Cellulose for Preparing Fast Dissolving Tablets of Glipizide S. JACOB, A. A. SHIRWAIKAR, A. JOSEPH, K. K. SRINIVASAN 633-639 Formulation and Optimization of Directly Compressible Isoniazid Modified Release Matrix Tablet M. C. GOHEL, R. K. PARIKH, M. N. PADSHALA, K. G. SARVAIYA AND D. G. JENA 640-645 Effect of Casting Solvent and Polymer on Permeability of Propranolol Hydrochloride Through Membrane Controlled Transdermal Drug Delivery System T. E. G. K. MURTHY AND V. S. KISHORE 646-650 Preparation of Mucoadhesive Microspheres for Nasal Delivery by Spray Drying MAHALAXMI RATHANANAND, D. S. KUMAR, A. SHIRWAIKAR, RAVI KUMAR, D. SAMPATH KUMAR AND R. S. PRASAD 651-657 Effect of Polymers on Crystallo-co-agglomeration of Ibuprofen-Paracetamol: Factorial Design A. PAWAR, A. R. PARADKAR, S. S. KADAM AND K. R. MAHADIK 658-664 Synthesis and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Some Novel 2-Imino- 3-(4’-carboxamido pyridyl)-5-Arylidene-4-Thiazolidinones and their Brominated Derivatives P. MISHRA, T. LUKOSE AND S. K. KASHAW 665-668 Measurement of Urine and Plasma Oxalate with Reusable Strip of Amaranthus Leaf Oxalate Oxidase NISHA SHARMA, MINAKSHI SHARMA, V. KUMAR AND C. S. PUNDIR 669-673 SHORT COMMUNICATIONS Simultaneous HPLC Estimation of Omeprazole and Domperidone from Tablets LAKSHMI SIVASUBRAMANIAN AND V. ANILKUMAR 674-676 Isolation and Evaluation of Fenugreek Seed Husk as a Granulating Agent AMELIA AVACHAT, K. N. GUJAR, V. B. KOTWAL AND SONALI PATIL 676-679 Synthesis and In Vitro Efficacy of some Halogenated Imine Derivatives as Potential Antimicrobial Agents A. K. HALVE, DEEPTI BHADAURIA, B. BHASKAR, R. DUBEY AND VASUDHA SHARMA 680-682 Simultaneous Spectrophotometric Estimation of Atorvastatin Calcium and Ezetimibe in Tablets S. S. SONAWANE, A. A. SHIRKHEDKAR, R. A. FURSULE AND S. J. SURANA 683-684 High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Estimation of Lansoprazole and Domperidone in Tablets J. V. SUSHEEL, M. LEKHA AND T. K. RAVI 684-686 Antimicrobial Activity of Helicteres isora Root S. VENKATESH, K. SAILAXMI, B. MADHAVA REDDY AND MULLANGI RAMESH 687-689 Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity of 2-phenyl-3,5-diphe- nyl (substituted) -6-aryl-3,3a,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-pyrazolo[3,4- d]thiazoles S. K. SAHU, S. K. MISHRA, R. K. MOHANTA, P. K. PANDA AND MD. AFZAL AZAM 689-692 Simultaneous Estimation of Aceclofenac, Paracetamol and Chlorzoxazone in Tablets G. GARG, SWARNLATA SARAF AND S. SARAF 692-694 Reverse Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography Method for Estimation of Ezetimibe in Bulk and Pharmaceutical Formulations S. K. AKMAR, LATA KOTHAPALLI, ASHA THOMAS, SUMITRA JANGAM AND A. D. DESHPANDE 695-697 Synthesis and Antiinflammatory Activity of N-Aryl Anthranilic Acid and its Derivatives J. K. JOSHI, V. R. PATEL, K. PATEL, D. RANA, K. SHAH, RONAK PATEL AND RAJESH PATEL 697-699 RP-HPLC Method for the Determination of Atorvastatin calcium and Nicotinic acid in Combined Tablet Dosage Form D. A. SHAH, K. K. BHATT, R. S. MEHTA, M. B. SHANKAR AND S. L. BALDANIA 700-703 Determination of Etoricoxib in Pharmaceutical Formulations by HPLC Method H. M. PATEL, B. N. SUHAGIA, S. A. SHAH AND I. S. RATHOD 703-705 Proceedings of the Symposium on Advances in Pulmonary and Nasal Drug Delivery, October 2007, Mumbai Albumin Microspheres of Fluticasone Propionate Inclusion Complexes for Pulmonary Delivery A. A. LOHADE, D. J. SINGH, J. J. PARMAR, D. D. HEGDE, M. D. MENON, P. S. SONI, A. SAMAD AND R. V. GAIKWAD 707-709 Design and Development of Thermoreversible Mucoadhesive Microemulsion for Intranasal Delivery of Sumatriptan Succinate R. S. BHANUSHALI AND A. N. BAJAJ 709-712 Preparation and Characterization of Chitosan Nanoparticles for Nose to Brain Delivery of a Cholinesterase inhibitor BHAVNA, V. SHARMA, M. ALI, S. BABOOTA AND J. ALI 712-713 Poloxamer Coated Fluticasone Propionate Microparticles for Pul- monary Delivery; In Vivo Lung Deposition and Efficacy Studies D. J. SINGH, J. J. PARMAR, D. D. HEGDE, M. D. MENON, P. S. SONI, A. SAMAD, AND R. V. GAIKWAD 714-715 Sustained Release Budesonide Liposomes: Lung Deposition and Efficacy Evaluation J. J. PARMAR, D. J. SINGH, D. D. HEGDE, M. D. MENON, P. S. SONI, A. SAMAD AND R. V. GAIKWAD 716-717 Generation of Budesonide Microparticles by Spray Drying Technology for Pulmonary Delivery S. R. NAIKWADE AND A. N. BAJAJ 717-721 Microemulsion of Lamotrigine for Nasal Delivery A. J. SHENDE, R. R. PATIL AND P. V. DEVARAJAN 721-722 Development of a pMDI Formulation Containing Budesonide E. ROBINS, G. BROUET AND S. PRIOLKAR 722-724 Development of a pMDI Formulation Containing Salbutamol E. ROBINS, G. WILLIAMS AND S. PRIOLKAR 724-726 Aqua Triggered In Situ Gelling Microemulsion for Nasal Delivery R. R. SHELKE AND P. V. DEVARAJAN 726-727 In vivo Performance of Nasal Spray Pumps in Human Volunteers By SPECT-CT Imaging S. A. HAZARE, M. D. MENON, P. S. SONI, G. WILLIAMS AND G. BROUET 728-729 Nasal Permeation Enhancement of Sumatriptan Succinate through Nasal Mucosa S. S. SHIDHAYE, N. S. SAINDANE, P. V. THAKKAR, S. B. SUTAR AND V. J. KADAM 729-731 Formulation Development of Eucalyptus Oil Microemulsion for Intranasal Delivery N. G. TIWARI AND A. N. BAJAJ 731-733 i