CONTENTS

In Japanese


—Regular Articles—

Formulation of Orodispersible Tablets of Ondansetron HCl: Investigations Using Glycine-Chitosan Mixture as Superdisintegrant
………H. Goel, N. Vora, A. K. Tiwary, and V. Rana 513
Possible Role of JAK-2 in Attenuated Cardioprotective Effect of Ischemic Preconditioning in Hyperhomocysteinemic Rat Hearts
………G. Singh, A. Rohilla, M. Singh, and P. Balakumar 523
Sponsor-based Evaluation of the System for the Execution of Clinical Trial at Hospitals and Related Issues
………N. Hagimori, M. Tasaki, K. Kiyomatsu, M. Tomiyasu, K. Nagasawa, H. Fujito, E. Endo, K. Takahashi, K. Tamari, Y. Ushijima, K. Shiraishi, A. Takeuchi, M. Kitamura, T. Suehiro, and T. Onishi 537
Relationship between the Structure of Anxiety and the Self-educational Ability in New Pharmacists
………Y. Hirashima, M. Ito, M. Doshi, M. Kunii, and N. Ideguchi 549
An Investigation on Patient's and Pharmacist's Attitudes toward Medical Services in Community Pharmacies
………H. Sakurai, H. Konno, Y. Shimamori, H. Sugiyama, M. Yoshimachi, H. Kouno, T. Gotou, and Y. Hayase 557
Formulation and In Vitro Evaluation of In Situ Gels Containing Secnidazole for Vaginitis
………R. C. Narayama., N. M. Harish, M. Gulzar A, P. Prabhakara, A. K. Singh, and E. V. S. Subrahmanyam 569
Possibility as Monosaccharide Laxative of Rare Sugar Alcohols
………K. Oosaka 575
An Investigation on Pharmacy Functions and Services Affecting Satisfaction of Patients with Prescriptions in Community Pharmacies
………H. Sakurai, F. Nakajima, Y. Tada, E. Yoshikawa, Y. Iwahashi, K. Fujita, and Y. Hayase 581
Ameliorative Potential of Spironolactone in Diabetes Induced Hyperalgesia in Mice
………N. Khan, K. S. Bakshi, A. S. Jaggi, and N. Singh 593
Antibiotics Suppress Cyp3a in the Mouse Liver by Reducing Lithocholic Acid-producing Intestinal Flora
………T. Toda, K. Ohi, T. Kudo, T. Yoshida, N. Ikarashi, K. Ito, and K. Sugiyama 601
Reliability of Evaluation for Communication Competency in Pharmaceutical Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)
………Y. Kubota, Y. Yano, T. Morimoto, S. Seki, K. Takada, N. Kuramoto, Y. Maeda, A. Akaike, and A. Hiraide 609

—Notes—

Current Situation of Drug Information in the Kindergarten and Nursery Teacher: A Pilot Study
………Y. Tayama, K. Miyake, E. Kanazawa, T. Kaneko, K. Sugihara, A. Toyomi, S. Morita, M. Kobayashi, and S. Ohta 617

—Articles—

Mechanism of Action of Tetrandrine, a Natural Inhibitor of Candida albicans Drug Efflux Pumps
………H. Zhang, A. Gao, F. Li, G. Zhang, H. I. Ho, and W. Liao 623
A Systematic Review of the Effects of Improvement of Prescription to Reduce the Number of Medications in the Elderly with Polypharmacy
………K. Maeda 631