Managerial accounting The subject 'Cost and Management Accounting' is very important and useful for optimum utilisation of existing resources. These are branches of accounting and had been developed due to limitations of financial accounting. It is an indispensable discipline for corporate management, as the information collected and presented to management based on cost and management accounting techniques helps management to solve not only specific problems but also guides them in decision making. Keeping in view the importance of this subject, various topics on Cost and Management Accounting have been prescribed in the syllabus of CS Executive Programme with the objective of acquainting the students with the basic concepts used in cost accounting and management accounting having a bearing on managerial decision-making.

11 Dear authors, why are gastric ulcers more common along the lesser curve, near the pylorus of the stomach?

12 What is the best time of day to administer omeprazole, and why?

13 Is it safe to use the drugs omeprazole and ranitidine during pregnancy?

14 Are non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs harmful to the stomach when taken parenterally, for example by intravenous or intramuscular routes?

15 Is it safe to give a patient with a past history of bleeding peptic ulcer aspirin in an antiplatelet dose of 75-325 mg?

16 Is sulpiride effective in the treatment of a peptic ulcer or gastrooesophageal reflux disease (GORD)?

17 Is clopidogrel gentle on the stomach?

18 Is there a drug interaction between non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and proton pump inhibitors (PPIs)?

19 Do rantacids enhance mucosal resistance in the gastric mucosa? If so, please indicate the mechanism.

20 Is there a drug interaction between antacids and H2-receptor blockers?