Romanian Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Farmacia Journal 3/2026

Volume 74 | Number 3 | Year 2026

  1. EUROPEAN PHARMACEUTICAL PATENT CHALLENGES: A CASE-BASED PERSPECTIVE

    ¹ Faculty of Pharmacy, Ss Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, 47 Majka Tereza Boulevard, 1000 Skopje, North Macedonia
    2 Alkaloid AD Skopje, 12 Aleksandar Makedonski Boulevard, 1000 Skopje, North Macedonia

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  2. PHARMACEUTICAL ETHICS IN CRISIS: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE PREPAREDNESS IN ROMANIA AND SIMILAR HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS

    ¹ Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy,
    40 0349, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
    2 Ducfarm SRL Pharmacy, 400276, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
    3 ICU Department, University Clinical Municipal Hospital, 400139, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
    4 Department of Personalized Medicine and Rare Diseases, MedFuture – Institute for Biomedical Research, “Iuliu Hațieganu”
    University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400349, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
    5 Department of Medical Informatics and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and
    Pharmacy, 400349, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

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  3. META-ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BUSHEN DECOCTION IN INFERTILITY CAUSED BY OVARIAN DYSFUNCTION

    ¹ Second Clinical Medical College, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, Beijing, China
    2 Department of Nursing, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310013, Zhejiang,
    China

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  4. THE REGULATORY ROLE OF TAURINE IN AUTOPHAGY

    ¹ Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Immunology. Department of Pharmacy, University of Patras, Rio-Patras, Greece
    2 Department of Research and Development, Nasco AD Biotechnology Laboratory, 18536 Piraeus, Greece 3“Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 6 Traian Vuia Street, 020956, Bucharest, Romania
    4 Biomedical Applications Unit, Institute of Chemical Biology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 11635 Athens, Greece.
    5 Laboratory of Toxicology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, 71003 Heraklion, Greece
    6 Health Sciences Department, Universidad Ecotec, Km. 13.5 Samborondón, Samborondón EC092302, Ecuador
    7 Faculty of Pharmacy, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 8 Victor Babeș Street, 400012, Cluj- Napoca, Romania
    8 Laboratory of Virology, Medical School, University of Crete, 71003 Heraklion, Greece
    9 Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA

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  5. LONG-TERM EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF FARICIMAB VERSUS ANTI-VEGF IN NEOVASCULAR AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION: A META-ANALYSIS AND SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

    ¹ Medical Study Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya, Indonesia
    2 Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya, Indonesia

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  6. PREVALENCE OF HYPERURICEMIA AND THE EVIDENCE-BASED IMPACT FACTORS ON SERUM URIC ACID LEVELS

    ¹ “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
    2 Center of Mountain Economics, “Costin C. Kiritescu” National Institute of Economic Research (INCE-CEMONT),
    Romanian Academy, Vatra-Dornei, Romania

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  7. BETULINIC ACID AND BETULIN DEMONSTRATE ANTITUMOR ACTIVITY AGAINST DETROIT 562 PHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA CELL LINE

    ¹ Discipline of General and Dento-Maxillary Radiology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine
    and Pharmacy, 9 Revoluției 1989 Boulevard, 300070 Timișoara, Romania
    2 Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 9 Revoluției
    19 89 Boulevard, 300041, Timișoara, Romania
    3 Orthodontic Research Centre (ORTHO-CENTER), Faculty of Dental Medicine, “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and
    Pharmacy, 9 Revoluției 1989 Boulevard, 300041, Timișoara, Romania
    4 Faculty of Dental Medicine, “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 9 Revoluției 1989 Boulevard,300070,
    Timișoara, Romania
    5 Research Centre for Pharmaco-Toxicological Evaluations, “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie
    Murgu Square, 300041, Timișoara, Romania
    6 Department of Toxicology, Drug Industry, Management and Legislation, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Victor Babeș” University
    of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie Murgu Square, 300041, Timișoara, Romania
    7 Department of Anaesthesiology and Oral Surgery, “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie Murgu
    Square, 300041, Timișoara, Romania
    8 Research Centre of Dento-Alveolar Surgery, Anaesthesia and Sedation in Dental Medicine, “Victor Babeș” University of
    Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie Murgu Square, 300041, Timișoara, Romania
    9 Research Centre in Dental Medicine Using Conventional and Alternative Technologies, Faculty of Dental Medicine, “Victor
    Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 9 Revoluției 1989 Boulevard, 300070, Timișoara, Romania

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  8. SYNTHESIS, MOLECULAR DOCKING, AND PHARMACOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF NOVEL AMIDES OF 2-(3-(1-BENZYL-5-OXOPYRROLIDIN-3-YL)-5-THIOXO-4,5-DIHYDRO-1H-1,2,4-TRIAZOL-4-YL)ACETIC ACID AS POTENTIAL NOOTROPIC AGENTS

    ¹ Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, National University of Pharmacy, 61002, Kharkiv, Ukraine
    2 Bayer Limited Liability Company, 0407, Kyiv, Ukraine
    3 Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, National University of Pharmacy, 61002, Kharkiv, Ukraine
    4 Department of Organic Chemistry and Molecular Materials, V.N.Karazin Kharkiv National University, 61077, Kharkiv,
    Ukraine

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  9. FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES, VIABILITY AND ADHESION CAPACITY OF PROBIOTIC LACTIC ACID BACTERIA CULTIVATED IN ALOE VERA – SUPPLEMENTED CULTURE MEDIA

    ¹ Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, “Dunărea de Jos” University of Galați, 800008,
    Galați, Romania
    2 Research Centre in the Medical-Pharmaceutical Field, “Dunărea de Jos” University of Galați, 800010, Galați, Romania
    3 Medical Laboratory Department, “Sf. Ioan” Clinical Hospital of Children Hospital, 800494, Galați, Romania
    4 Department of Morphological and Functional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, “Dunărea de Jos” University of
    Galați, 800008, Galați, Romania
    5 Faculty of Pharmacy, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 Universității Street, 700115, Iași, Romania

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  10. USE OF A CU(II)-CHELATING RESIN FOR THE PARTIAL ENRICHMENT OF HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN AND IMMUNOGLOBULIN G FROM HUMAN PLASMA BY IMMOBILIZED METAL AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY

    ¹ Laboratory of Applied Biochemistry, University Ferhat ABBAS Setif, 19000, Algeria
    2 Department of Process Engineering, University Hassiba Benbouali, Chlef, Algeria

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  11. NEUROPROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF HISTAMINE H3 RECEPTOR LIGANDS CIPROXIFAN AND CLOBENPROPIT THROUGH ANTIAPOPTOTIC AND ANTIOXIDANT MECHANISMS: EVIDENCE FROM IN VIVO AND COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES

    ¹ Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Buraydah 51452, Saudi Arabia
    2 Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Buraydah 51452, Saudi Arabia
    3 Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11564, Saudi Arabia

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  12. ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY STRATEGIES IN ACUTE BILIARY PANCREATITIS: A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY

    ¹ Department of Surgery, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
    2 Department of Surgery, Doctoral School, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
    3 1 st Surgery Clinic, Emergency University Hospital Bucharest, Romania
    4 Department of Surgery, Tulcea County Emergency Hospital, Romania

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  13. EFFECT OF RHIZOMA SMILACIS GLABRAE EXTRACT IN IMPROVEMENT OF SKIN LESIONS AND INFLAMMATION IN MICE WITH PSORIASIS AND HYPERURICEMIA

    ¹ Department of Rheumatology, Jiaxing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine/Jiaxing Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang
    Chinese Medical University, 314001, China
    2 Department of Dermatology, The First Hospital of Jiaxing/Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, 314001, China

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  14. IMPACT OF SYRINGIC AND CAFFEIC ACIDS ON EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION MARKERS IN COLORECTAL CANCER CELL LINES

    ¹ Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
    2 Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
    3 Oncology Institute of Vojvodina, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia

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  15. IN VITRO INSIGHT INTO THE POTENTIAL OF CURCUMIN TO ENHANCE THE SENSITIVITY OF A375 HUMAN MELANOMA CELLS TO CISPLATIN

    ¹ Doctoral School, “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie Murgu Square, 300041, Timișoara,
    Romania
    2 Biochemistry and Pharmacology Department, Discipline of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, “Victor Babeș” University
    of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie Murgu Square, 300041 Timișoara, Romania
    3 Research Centre for Pharmaco-Toxicological Evaluations, “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie
    Murgu Square, 300041, Timișoara, Romania
    4 Department of Toxicology, Drug Industry, Management and Legislation, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Victor Babeș” University
    of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie Murgu Square, 300041, Timișoara, Romania

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  16. EVALUATION OF ANTIOXIDANT, α-GLUCOSIDASE, AND ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORY ACTIVITIES OF EXTRACTS OF FIVE ETHNOBOTANICALLY VALUABLE PLANTS OBTAINED BY GREEN CHEMISTRY PRINCIPLES

    ¹ Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cukurova University, Adana, Türkiye
    2 Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Türkiye
    3 Institute of Health Sciences, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Türkiye
    4 Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Istanbul Health and Technology University, Istanbul, Türkiye
    5 Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Türkiye

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  17. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PEPSINOGEN GENE C POLYMORPHISM AND HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION IN THE JORDANIAN POPULATION

    ¹ Basic Sciences Department, Faculty of Science, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, 13110, Jordan
    2 Department of General Surgery and Urology, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan
    3 Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan
    4 Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan
    5 Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, The Hashemite University, Zarqa 13110, Jordan

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  18. METAL HEALTH RISKS ASSESSMENT AND CRUDE POLYSACCHARIDE CHARACTERIZATION IN THREE RUSSULA SPECIES

    ¹ “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi, 16 Universității Street, 700115, Iași, Romania
    2 “Petru Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, 41A Grigore Ghica Vodă Street, 700487, Iași, Romania
    3 “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University, Faculty of Geography and Geology, 20A Carol I Boulevard, 700505, Iași, Romania
    4 “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University, “Cristofor Simionescu” Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental
    Protection, 73 Prof. Dimitrie Mangeron Boulevard., 700050, Iași, Romania

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  19. EFFECT OF OMEGA-3 SUPPLEMENTATION ON OXIDATIVE STRESS, INFLAMMATION AND GUT–BRAIN AXIS DISRUPTION IN PROPIONIC ACID-INDUCED AUTISM IN YOUNG RATS

    ¹ Department of Food Sciences and Nutrition, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
    2 Anatomy Department, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
    3 College of Applied Medical Sciences, Community Health Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
    4 Central Research Laboratory, Department of Medical Research on Experimental Animals, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia

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  20. MARKET DYNAMICS, TREATMENT COSTS AND EVIDENCE-BASED POSITIONING OF ANTIPLATELET AGENTS IN ROMANIA: A NATIONAL SELL-OUT ANALYSIS (2022 – 2025)

    ¹ “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
    2 Electronica Industriala S.R.L., Bucharest, Romania

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  21. COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF ESAXERENONE IN RESISTANT HYPERTENSION MANAGEMENT: A PARTITIONED SURVIVAL HEALTH ECONOMIC MODEL

    ¹ Health Economics and Outcomes Research, ZRx Outcomes Research Inc., Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
    2 Doctoral academic studies, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
    3 Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia

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  22. QUALITY OF HOSPITAL PHARMACY SERVICES IN ROMANIA – PHARMACEUTICAL STAFF’S PERCEPTION

    ¹ Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi, Department of II Pharmaceutical Science, Faculty of
    Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania
    2 Grigore T Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi, Department of I Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, 700115
    Iasi, Romania
    3 Grigore T Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi, Department of Preventive Medicine and Interdisciplinarity,
    Faculty of Medicine, 700115 Iasi, Romania
    4 Grigore T Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi, Surgical Department, Faculty of Dental Medicine, 700115 Iasi,
    Romania

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  23. PERCEPTIONS OF DRUG-DRUG INTERACTIONS AMONG ONCOLOGISTS AND RADIOTHERAPISTS: EMERGING TRENDS IN ROMANIA

    ¹ Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Physiopathology, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of
    Medicine and Pharmacy, 400347 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
    2 Amethyst Radiotherapy Clinic - Cluj-Napoca, Romania

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  24. EMERGING DISPROPORTIONALITY SIGNALS OF ADVERSE EVENTS FOR TEPLIZUMAB IN REAL-WORLD USE FOR DELAYING TYPE-1 DIABETES ONSET: A FAERS-BASED PHARMACOVIGILANCE ANALYSIS

    ¹ Unit of Clinical Pathology and Microbiology, Miulli Generale Hospital, LUM University, 70021 Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy
    2 Center of Advanced Studies and Technology, Department of Innovative Technology in Medicine and Dentistry, G. d’Annunzio University, 66100 Chieti, Italy
    3 Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha 62583, Saudi Arabia.
    4 Faculty of Pharmacy, Iqra University, Karachi 75850, Pakistan
    5 Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan

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  25. FOOD SUPPLEMENT USE IN THE ROMANIAN ADULT POPULATION: PREVALENCE, SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC DETERMINANTS AND THE ROLE OF ADVERTISING EXPOSURE – A NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

    ¹ Medicine and Pharmacy Doctoral School, “George Emil Palade” University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and
    Technology of Târgu Mureș, Romania
    2 Faculty of Pharmacy, “George Emil Palade” University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Târgu Mureș,
    Romania
    3 Department of Law and Public Administration, “George Emil Palade” University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and
    Technology of Târgu Mureș, Romania

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