About the Authors

P. Ravi Shankar

To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: ravi.dr.shankar@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal

Subish Palaian

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal

Sudesh Gyawali

Current address: Nepalgunj Medical College, Nepalgunj, Nepal

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal

Pranaya Mishra

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal

Lalit Mohan

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RS SP SG PM. Performed the experiments: RS. Analyzed the data: RS SP SG LM. Wrote the paper: RS. Other: Conducted the sessions on P-drug selection: RS. Conducted the sessions on P-drug selection, Helped in conducting the focus group discussions, Helped in writing the paper: SP. Helped in conducting the P-drug sessions, Helped in writing the paper: SG. Helped in writing the paper, Helped in review of literature: PM. Helped in writing the paper, Helped in conducting the study: LM.