Introduction
Pharmacology is the scientific study of the effects of drugs and chemicals on living organisms where a drug can be broadly defined as any chemical substance, natural or synthetic, which affects a biological system.
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Academic Activities
| 1 | Theory classes | 3 per week per batch |
| 2 | Practical classes | 2 per week per batch |
| 3 | Tutorials | 1 per month |
| 4 | Seminar | 1 per month |
| 5 | Symposium | 1 per month |
| 6 | Internal Assessment | Tests followed by viva1 per month |
| 7 | Model theory tests | 2 for every batch |
| 8 | Model practical tests | 2 for every batch |
| 9 | Prize Exam | |
| 10 | Journal club on all saturdays | |
| 11 | Icmr short term student project Every Year | |
| 12 | Research projects Carried out by the staff of the dept | |
| 13 | Regular theory classes for diploma nursing students | |
| 14 | Weekly one class for Allied Health Sciences | |
Faculty
| S.No | NAME | EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION | DESIGNATION | TNMC REGISTRATION NO | RECENT PASSPORT SIZE PHOTO (SOFT COPY) |
| 1 | Dr. T.Aruna | MBBS MD Pharmacology | Professor & HOD | 48320 |  |
| 2 | Dr.G.Sasikala | MBBS MD Pharmacology | Associate Professor | 60312 |  |
| 3 | Dr.G.Rajesh Kumar | MBBS MD Pharmacology | Associate Professor | 70797 |  |
| 4 | Dr.R.KeerthanaBrattiya | MBBS MD Pharmacology | Assistant Professor | 92483 |  |
| 5 | Dr.S.A.Ayisha | MBBS MD Pharmacology | Assistant Professor | 93729 | |
| 6 | Dr.C.R.Anuradha | MBBS MD Pharmacology | Tutor | 74798 |  |
| 7 | Dr.RemyaJagdish | MBBS MD Pharmacology | Tutor | 102796 |  |
| 8 | Dr.S.Keerthana | MBBS MD Pharmacology | Assistant Professor | 118811 |  |
| 9 | Dr.Meena | MBBS | Tutor | 140594 |  |
| 10 | Dr.Karthika | MBBS | Tutor | 102439 |  |
| 11 | Dr,Poovitha | MBBS | Tutor | 89879 |  |
| .Dr.Bagyalakshmi | MBBS | Tutor | 97707 |  | |
| 13 | Dr.Pryiadharshini | MBBS | Tutor | 93277 |  |
| 14 | Dr.Vishwanath | MBBS | Tutor | 166054 |  |
| 15 | Dr.DivaKar | MBBS | Tutor | 113873 |  |
| 16 | Dr.Nithyashri | MBBS | Tutor | 151909 |  |
PUBLICATIONS
| Sl. No. | Name of the Faculty | Designation | Title of the article | Name of Journal | Year of Publication | Name of 1st Author | Name of 2nd Author | Corresponding Author |
| 1. | Dr.T.Aruna | Professor & HOD | Diabetes Associated with Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV Patients – An Overview | Journal of Pharmaceutics and Drug Research | 2023 | Prasanna LT | Dr. Aruna T. | |
| 2. | Dr.G.Sasikala | Assoc. Professor | Evaluation of Zinc acetate in decreasing anxiety like behavior in Swiss albino mice using behavior model. | Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology | Accepted for publication-March 2024 | Dr.G.Sasikala | Dr. Meera devi A | Dr. Praveena R |
| 3. | Dr.Ayisha Dr. Dr.Keerthana Brattiya. R Dr.Anuradha | Assistant Professor | “Anti-obesity and anticancer activity of Solanum xanthocarpum leaf extract: An in vitro study” | National journal of physiology pharmacy and pharmacology | 2023 | Dr.Keerthana Brattiya | Dr. Remya Jagdish | Dr. Anuradha |
| 4. | Dr.Anuradha | Assistant Professor | Antifungal drugs prescription pattern in a tertiary care teaching hospital in South India | National journal of physiology pharmacy and pharmacology | 2023 | Dr.Subashree A | Dr.Anuradha | Dr.Subashree A |
Research and Publication
ICMR-STS PROJECTS: Total -1 Number
1. ICMR project titled ”Prevalence of hyperprolactinaemia in major depressive disorder patients taking fluoxetine monotherapy a cross-sectional study in tertiary hospital”
MEDAL & AWARDS – Total 6 Nos
1. MD PHARMACOLOGY 2023- UNIVERSITY GOLD MEDAL
Name of the Medalist- Dr. S. B. A. Aathittha Indian, Postgraduate, Department of Pharmacology, 2020-2022.
2. Award obtained for poster presentation on “A Comparative Study assessing efficacy and safety of Methylene Blue oral rinse vs standard therapy in patients with oral mucositis receiving cancer treatment” by Dr. S. Viswanath, Second Year Postgraduate, Department of Pharmacology.
3. Award obtained for poster presentation on “A cross-sectional study on knowledge awareness attitude and practice towards research ethics and ethics committee among medical postgraduate students in a tertiary care hospital” by Dr. Meena. A, Second Year Postgraduate, Department of Pharmacology.
4. Award obtained for poster presentation on “A retrospective study on analysis of adverse drug reactions reported and their causality in adverse drug reaction monitoring centre in a tertiary care hospital” by Dr. Meena. A, Second Year Postgraduate, Department of Pharmacology.
5. Award obtained for poster presentation on “Colchicum Autumnale- A novel lead in cancer chemotherapy targeting DNA-lyase using molecular docking” by Dr. Meena. A, Second Year Postgraduate, Department of Pharmacology.
6. Award obtained for poster presentation on “Riboflavin as a novel antidepressant- A preclinical study on albino mice” by Dr. S. B. A. Aathittha Indian, Final Year Postgraduate, Department of Pharmacology.
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