Department Overview
The Department of Pharmacology builds the bridge between biomedical science and safe prescribing. Teaching is organised around pharmacological principles, rational selection of medicines, prescription competency, clinical pharmacology, pharmacovigilance and medication safety, supported by simulation, museum resources and research-oriented learning.
The emphasis is not simply on remembering drugs, but on understanding why a medicine is chosen, how it should be prescribed, what can go wrong, and how treatment can be made safer and more rational for patients.
Department Scope & Learning Services
- Teaching and training in general pharmacology, clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
- Competency-based education in pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and rational drug use
- Experimental Pharmacology Lab support for demonstrations and academic practical learning
- Computer Assisted Learning support for simulation-based pharmacology practicals
- Clinical Pharmacology training for prescription writing, drug selection and patient safety
- Pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reaction reporting orientation
- Drug interaction, contraindication and adverse effect-based clinical learning
- Rational prescription writing and essential medicine concept training
- Drug dosage calculation, route of administration and therapeutic monitoring orientation
- Prescription audit and medication safety awareness
- Fixed dose combination, generic medicine and brand-generic comparison teaching
- Pharmacology museum-based learning with charts, models, samples and drug displays
- Research support in drug utilization, pharmacovigilance, prescription audit and clinical pharmacology
- Departmental library support for UG and PG academic learning
- Seminars, tutorials, journal clubs, case-based discussions and small group teaching
- Integrated teaching with Medicine, Pathology, Microbiology, Community Medicine and other clinical departments
Specialised Learning Units
Experimental Pharmacology Lab
Laboratory support for experimental pharmacology demonstrations, simulation-based learning and practical understanding of drug action.
Clinical Pharmacology
Training in rational prescription, therapeutic decision-making, dosage calculation, drug interactions and patient safety.
Computer Assisted Learning
CAL support for simulation-based pharmacology practicals, drug response demonstrations and assessment-oriented learning.
Pharmacovigilance & ADR
Orientation in adverse drug reaction reporting, medication safety, causality assessment and pharmacovigilance practices.
Drug Museum
Museum-based teaching with drug samples, charts, models, dosage forms, routes of administration and therapeutic class displays.
Prescription Skill Training
Training in prescription writing, essential medicines, generic prescribing, drug counselling and rational use of medicines.
Research Support
Research support for drug utilization studies, prescription audit, pharmacovigilance, clinical pharmacology and student projects.
Departmental Library
Library support with pharmacology textbooks, reference books, formularies, journals, practical manuals and academic resources.
Academic Infrastructure
- Dedicated Pharmacology department
- Experimental Pharmacology laboratory
- Clinical Pharmacology teaching area
- Computer Assisted Learning laboratory
- Pharmacovigilance and ADR reporting support area
- Prescription writing and rational drug use training area
- Drug museum
- Departmental library
- Demonstration room
- Practical laboratory for students
- Research and academic activity support area
- Faculty rooms and departmental office
- Record and documentation area
- Drug sample and teaching material display area
- Charts, models and pharmacology teaching aid area
- Audio-visual teaching support
- Seminar and small group teaching support
- UG and PG academic training support
Teaching, Laboratory & Simulation Resources
- Computer Assisted Learning systems
- Computer workstations
- Experimental pharmacology simulation software support
- LCD projector and audio-visual teaching support
- Drug museum display cabinets
- Drug samples and dosage form displays
- Charts of autonomic nervous system drugs
- Charts of cardiovascular drugs
- Charts of CNS drugs
- Charts of antimicrobial drugs
- Charts of endocrine pharmacology
- Charts of chemotherapy and anticancer drugs
- Models for routes of drug administration
- Prescription writing formats
- Essential medicine list teaching material
- ADR reporting forms
- Pharmacovigilance teaching material
- Drug interaction charts
- Dose calculation teaching material
- Clinical case discussion material
- Prescription audit formats
- Drug utilization study formats
- Micropipettes and basic laboratory support material
- Glassware and demonstration material
- Stop watch and practical demonstration aids
- Experimental setup demonstration material
- Pharmacology practical manuals
- Teaching boards
- Seminar support material
- Computer and documentation support
- Research data collection tools
- Departmental library books and reference resources
- Student record and logbook support material
Core Academic Domains
- General pharmacology
- Pharmacokinetics
- Pharmacodynamics
- Autonomic nervous system pharmacology
- Cardiovascular pharmacology
- Central nervous system pharmacology
- Respiratory pharmacology
- Gastrointestinal pharmacology
- Endocrine pharmacology
- Chemotherapy and antimicrobial pharmacology
- Anticancer drugs
- Autacoids and related drugs
- Renal pharmacology
- Clinical pharmacology
- Pharmacovigilance
- Rational use of medicines
- Prescription writing
- Essential medicines
- Drug interactions and adverse effects
- Toxicology and poisoning management orientation
Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- Prescription writing training
- Rational drug selection
- P-drug concept
- Essential medicine concept
- Generic medicine awareness
- Brand-generic comparison
- Dose calculation
- Route of administration
- Drug interaction assessment
- Contraindication assessment
- Drug use in pregnancy and lactation orientation
- Drug use in renal and hepatic impairment orientation
- Therapeutic drug monitoring concept
- Patient counselling for medicine use
- Medication adherence counselling
- Prescription audit and clinical case discussion
Experimental Pharmacology & CAL
- Experimental pharmacology demonstrations
- Drug response curve concept teaching
- Agonist and antagonist demonstration
- Dose-response relationship orientation
- Bioassay concept discussion
- Simulation-based pharmacology practicals
- CAL-based practical demonstrations
- Experimental design orientation
- Ethical principles in experimental pharmacology
- Replacement of animal experiments through simulation-based teaching
- Data recording and interpretation
- Graph plotting and result analysis
- Practical record and viva preparation
Pharmacovigilance & Medication Safety
- Adverse drug reaction awareness
- ADR reporting orientation
- ADR form filling demonstration
- Causality assessment concept
- Serious adverse event awareness
- Medication error awareness
- Drug safety monitoring
- Pharmacovigilance programme orientation
- Signal detection concept
- Reporting culture and patient safety
- Drug alert and safety communication teaching
- Clinical department coordination for ADR identification
- Pharmacovigilance-based student learning
Prescription Competency & Rational Drug Use
- Complete prescription format
- Legible and safe prescribing
- Generic prescribing awareness
- Dose, frequency and duration writing
- Route of administration
- Drug allergy documentation
- Patient instruction writing
- Drug interaction prevention
- Antibiotic stewardship orientation
- Prescription audit exercises
- Common prescription error identification
- Rational use of antimicrobials
- Prescription in special populations
- Medicine counselling and adherence support
Drug Museum & Applied Learning
- Drug samples
- Dosage form displays
- Routes of administration charts
- Autonomic pharmacology charts
- Antimicrobial drug charts
- CNS drug charts
- Cardiovascular drug charts
- Endocrine pharmacology displays
- Toxicology and antidote charts
- Prescription writing models
- Essential medicine displays
- Drug interaction charts
- Pharmacovigilance displays
- ADR reporting teaching material
- Rational drug use posters
- Generic medicine awareness material
- Clinical case-based teaching charts
Departmental Library & Learning Resources
- Standard pharmacology textbooks
- Clinical pharmacology reference books
- Pharmacology practical manuals
- Drug formularies
- Essential medicine list resources
- Pharmacovigilance reference material
- Prescription writing resources
- Therapeutics reference books
- Journals and academic reading material
- UG and PG learning resources
- Digital and audio-visual learning support
Medical Education & Competency Development
- UG lectures and practical demonstrations
- PG academic discussions and seminars
- Small group teaching and tutorials
- Computer Assisted Learning sessions
- Experimental pharmacology practicals
- Clinical pharmacology case discussions
- Prescription writing exercises
- Rational drug use training
- Pharmacovigilance and ADR reporting orientation
- Drug interaction and adverse effect case discussions
- Seminars and journal clubs
- Integrated teaching with clinical departments
- Research methodology and drug utilization study orientation
- Student research activities
- Practical record work and logbook guidance
- Viva voce and examination-oriented training
- Competency-based medical education activities
Research & Academic Development
- Drug utilization studies
- Prescription audit research
- Pharmacovigilance and ADR studies
- Medication safety studies
- Rational drug use studies
- Antibiotic prescribing pattern research
- Generic medicine awareness studies
- Clinical pharmacology research
- Medical education research in pharmacology
- Student research projects
- Interdepartmental research with clinical departments
- Data collection, analysis and publication support