JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD B. Pharmacy IV Year QUALITY CONTROL AND STANDARDIZATION OF HERBALS Previous Question Paper (December – 2023/ January - 2024 - R17)
Note: i) Question paper consists of Part A, Part B.
ii) Part A is compulsory, which carries 25 marks. In Part A, answer all questions.
iii) In Part B, Answer any one question from each unit. Each question carries 10 marks and may have a, b as sub questions.
Part A
What are pharmaceutical substances?
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Pharmaceutical substances are active ingredients or chemical compounds, whether of natural, semi-synthetic, or synthetic origin, that are used in the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation, or prevention of diseases in humans or animals.
Write basic tests done for medicinal plant material.
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Basic tests for medicinal plant material include:
- Organoleptic evaluation (morphology, color, odor, and taste).
- Microscopic evaluation (histological studies and powder analysis).
- Physical evaluation (moisture content, ash values, and extractive values).
What is Quality assurance in herbal drug industry?
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How manufacturing practices influence the quality of herbal drugs?
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Why quality control is done for herbal drugs?
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What is ICH? Give its importance for herbal drugs.
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What is NDA and D & C act?
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Explain the export registration for herbal drugs.
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What is Herbal Pharmacopoeia?
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Give importance of regulatory requirements for herbal medicines.
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Part B
How can you evaluate commercial crude drugs?
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Write WHO guidelines for quality control of herbal drugs.
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Explain the principles of GLP in herbal drug industry.
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Discuss in detail the concepts of GAP of herbal medicines.
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Explain the EU guidelines for quality control of herbal drugs.
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Give research guidelines for evaluating the safety and efficacy of Herbal Medicines.
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Write in detail stability testing of herbal medicines.
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Explain various chromatographic techniques used in standardization of herbal drugs.
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What WHO guidelines are given for safety monitoring of herbal medicines in pharmacovigilance systems?
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Give the role of chemical and biological markers in standardization of herbal products.
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