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Pharmacology

Pharmacology

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History:  

Inception of the departrnent was in 1962.

Dr N M Tiwari was honoured as our first HOD. 

He served as HOD from 1967 to 1974. 

PG course started in the year 1972. 

In 2009, PG course got MCI recognition. 

In 2010, MCI recognized PhD course started.

 

Adverse Drug Reactions monitoring centre (AMC) under National Coordination Centre -

Pharmacovigilance Programme of India (NCC-PvPI) under Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission, Government of India.

AMC Cordinator: Dr Mangala Murthy.

AMC Deputy Coordinator: Dr Nitin N. Puram.

Pharmacovigilance Associate: Mr Amar D Shinde

 

 

Courses Offer

PG course:  Degree  (No. of seats)  -   2 per year           Diploma (No. of seats)-  0

1st batch of P.G. -   1972  year

  • Departmental attraction/ Performance last three year/ Museum/ Laboratory/ Library

Museum:

Museum exhibits succinct information about History of Medicine, Nobel Laureates, adverse drug reactions, medicinal plants & indigeneous medicine, dosage forms, drug samples & various relevant topics from therapeutics.

 

Facilities

Special facility if any: Pharmacovigilance centre designated by Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission(IPC) & National Coordinating Centre (NCC) under Pharmacovigilance Programme of India(PvPI).

 

HOD

Name Designation Education Publication International Publication National / State
Dr. Jaiprakash Ramanand Professor and HOD

Faculty

Name Designation Education Publication International Publication National / State
Dr. Mangala Murthy Associate Professor
Dr. Nimish Halasawadekar Associate Professor
Mr.Chandrakant Kumbhar Assistant Professor
Dr.Nitin Puram Assistant Professor
Dr.Fehmi Mukadam Assistant Professor
Dr. Indira Deshmukh Assistant Professor

Publications

Publications from the department of pharmacology during the past 3 years :

  1. Burute R, Burute S, Soni N, Mathews, Shinde A. A study of drug utilization in emergency medicine department in tertiary care hospital. Int J Sci Res. 2024;13(1). doi:10.36106/ijsr.
  2. Deshmukh IB, Burute SR, Pore SM, Singh A, Mukadam F. Retrospective study of adverse reaction in paediatric patients. Int J Pharm Sci. 2024;2(4):550-555. doi:10.5281/zenodo.10945158.
  3. Deshmukh IB, Burute SR, Pore SM, Singh A. Third Nerve Palsy: Rare Adverse Event following Covid-19 Vaccination. Journal of Pharmaceutical Care. 2024 Apr 15:60-3.
  4. Singh A, Pore SM, Burute SR, Halasawadekar NR, Puram NN, Deshmukh IB, Sonawane SL. Pharmacological interventions used to control hyperglycemia in surgical and medical intensive care unit patients in a tertiary care hospital. National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 2024 Jul 1;14(7):1253-.
  5. Murthy MB, Ghumre D, Joshi P, Murthy B, Pore S, Burute S. Cost-minimization analysis of drugs used for empirical treatment of urinary tract infection in a tertiary care hospital. National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 2023 Feb 1;13(2):295-.
  6. Murthy MB, Jagtap K, Pore SM, Murthy B, Shinde A, Burute S. Study of pattern and time-reaction sequence for adverse drug reactions reported to antiretroviral drugs. National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 2023 Feb 1;13(2):249-.
  7. Manjul OK, Pore SM, Halasawadekar NR, Singh A, Puram NN, Burute SR. Polypharmacy and potential drug-drug interactions in adult outpatients receiving cardiovascular drugs. National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 2023 Feb 1;13(02).

Research

Research

 

  • Ongoing projects
    1. Trends and patterns in adverse drug reaction reporting at a tertiary adverse drug reaction
    monitoring center: a retrospective study
    2.Comparative evaluation of drug utilization pattern of medications used in geriatric patients of medicine and surgery wards in a tertiary care hospital using beers criteria 2023: a prospective observational study
    3.Assessment of antimicrobial prescription pattern in patients of hospital acquired pneumonia and ventilation associated pneumonia in a tertiary care hospital - a cross sectional observational study
    Assessment of potentially drug-induced serum electrolyte imbalance among inpatients
    of tertiary care hospital- an observational study
    5. Analysis of adverse drug reactions of antimicrobial drugs reported to ADR monitoring
    centre of a tertiary care hospital 6.Prescription patern study of antimicrobials prescribed in the medicine outpatient
    department of a tertiary care hospital: a cross-sectional study
    7. Active pharmacovigilance of antidiabetic drugs prescribed in a tertiary care hospital, a
    single center observational study
    8. Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice regarding pharmacovigilance and adr
    reporting among healthcare professionals in a tertiary care teaching hospital cross
    sectional, observational study
    9.Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding informed consent in research among
    resident doctors: a questionnaire-based study
    10. Adverse drug reaction profile in dermatology outpatient department of a tertiary care
    hospital-a cross-sectional observational study
    11. Knowledge, attitude and practice of cosmetovigilance among MBBS undergraduate
    students – a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study
    12. Utilization and adherence to drug therapy in psoriasis: a cross-sectional study
    13. A cross-sectional study of potential drug drug interactions which may exacerbate congestive heart failure leading to ICU admision.
    14. Assessment of medication adherence and its association with quality of life in adults receiving psychotropic drugs: a cross-sectional study.
    15. Pharmacoeconomic evaluation of early intravenous-to-oral antibiotic switch therapy in patients with community-acquired pneumonia at a tertiary care hospital: an observational study
    16. A descriptive cross-sectional study to profile drugs used for chronic pain management
    in elderly in community
    17.Prescription pattern of corticosteroids and adverse drug reactions to it with special
    emphasis on potential for hpa axis suppression: a cross sectional study
    18. Prescription pattern and adverse drug reaction profile of antidepressant drugs in
    psychiatric outpatient department of tertiary care hospital - a descriptive study

 

Conferences & Other Activities

Awards & Achivements

 

  • Winner of Dean’s trophy for Best Department
  • Hosted state conference in the year 1979 & 1989
  • One staff member awarded ‘UVNAS’ price for the best research paper in 1983-84 by IPS.
  • Research publications in various National and International Journals.
  • Star Research Project awarded by DMER in the year 2011.
  • Undertaken ICMR- STS projects.
  • Instrumental in promoting Rational drug Therapy through Guest lectures and workshop.
  • Arranged guest lecture on Pharmacovigilance.
  • One teacher is a Member of Board of Studies of MUHS, Nashik.
  • Consistent ranks in PG course conducted by MUHS Nashik University.

 

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