East West University, Department of Pharmacy.

18/01/2022

কক্সবাজার এয়ারপোর্টের রানওয়েতে গরুর পর কুকুরের দৌড়াদৌড়ি।

কক্সবাজার এয়ারপোর্টের রানওয়েতে গরুর পর কুকুরের দৌড়াদৌড়ি

27/09/2017

Celebration of the World Pharmacists Day in the website of East West University.

You can find the news here

http://www.ewubd.edu/celebration-of-world-pharmacists-day-at-east-west-university/

26/09/2017

Thalidomide tragedy – A very well-known scandal in the field of Pharmacy and medicine. It destroyed a whole generation by leaving them dead or with the life time disabilities. In 1953 the drug was marketed as antiemetic by the Chemie Grünenthal, a German Company although this drug initially was used as a sedative. The drug was declared as “wonder Drug”. By 1960 this drug was sold over 46 countries as the treatment of morning sickness among pregnant women. It was found that miraculously by the Australian obstetrician Dr. William McBride that this drug can alleviate the morning sickness of pregnant women. It became so popular within some days and the safety trial for this effect remains unexecuted.
However, it caused thousands of babies worldwide to be born with malformed limbs which is scientifically known as “phocomelia” A German newspaper soon reported 161 babies were adversely affected by thalidomide, leading the makers of the drug—who had ignored reports of the birth defects associated with it—to finally stop distribution within Germany. Other countries followed suit and, by March of 1962, the drug was banned in most countries where it was previously sold. After this tragedy the FDA became stricter about the safety, efficacy and clinical trial of the drug to ensure its safety. Now, drug approval can take between eight and twelve years, involving animal testing and tightly regulated human clinical trials.
Despite its harmful side effects, thalidomide is FDA-approved for two uses today—the treatment of inflammation associated with Hansen’s disease (leprosy) and as a chemotherapeutic agent for patients with multiple myeloma. Because of its known adverse effects on fetal development, the dispensing of thalidomide is regulated by the System for Thalidomide Education and Prescribing Safety (S.T.E.P.S.) program. The S.T.E.P.S. program, designed by Celgene pharmaceuticals and carried out in pharmacies where thalidomide prescriptions are filled, educates all patients who receive thalidomide about potential risks associated with the drug.

Ref: https://helix.northwestern.edu/article/thalidomide-tragedy-lessons-drug-safety-and-regulation
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2012/sep/01/thalidomide-scandal-timeline

25/09/2017

08/08/2017

Hematology/Oncology (Cancer) Approvals & Safety Notifications Share Tweet Linkedin Pin it More sharing options Linkedin Pin it Email Print Sign up for free updates from FDA2017FDA granted regular approval to a liposome-encapsulated combination of daunorubicin and cytarabine (VYXEOS, Jazz Pharmaceuti...

19/07/2017

1. Weight: The weight of the human brain is about 3 lbs.
2. Cerebrum: The cerebrum is the largest part of the brain and makes up 85% of the brain’s weight.

08/02/2015

Don't forget that computers start counting things from zero!

08/02/2015

Computers are, effectively, lumps of sand and metal. They don't know much about the world. They don't understand words or symbols or letters. They do, however, know how to count. As far as a computer is concerned, everything is a number, and every character, albeit a letter or a symbol, is represented by a number in a sequence. This is called a 'character set', and the character set that computers predominantly use these days is called the 'ASCII' sequence.

02/02/2015

Many enthusiastic and talented young students are keen to do research on various topics in the fields of applied biological sciences. But they do not get appropriate platform to carry out their work. Also these students often do not get any proper guidance for conducting research and developing themselves on their respected fields. With the proper training and guidance these potential geniuses can be a big asset for us.
So RISBS was established to flourish their talent by giving them proper training, guidance and platform to do research on their respected fields. This Organization works with different university’s students who are mentored by many internationally renowned scientists and professors. These students came from different sections of biological science like pharmacy, biotechnology and medical science.
One of the major aims of establishing RISBS was to share information and be connected to other international organizations similar to RISBS. Counseling will be provided to members for career and higher studies in abroad.

Platform for the students of bio sciences who are very much interested about research and higher stu

23/01/2015

11. Largest brain: While an elephant’s brain is physically larger than a human brain, the human brain is 2% of total body weight (compared to 0.15% of an elephant’s brain), meaning humans have the largest brain to body size.
12. Blood vessels: There are 100,000 miles of blood vessels in the brain.
13. Fat: The human brain is the fattest organ in the body and may consists of at least 60% fat.

23/01/2015

9. Synapses: There are anywhere from 1,000 to 10,000 synapses for each neuron.
10. No pain: There are no pain receptors in the brain, so the brain can feel no pain.