Department of Pharmacology
Our pharmacology department
is equipped with all the required instruments like Eddy’s hot plate, Rota rod, actophoto
meter, organ bath, instruments for haemocytometry, ECG apparatus, Cook’s pole climbing
apparatus, Student’s physiograph, and, convulsiometer to carry out the research
activities. We are having CPCSEA approved animal house facility. In the department
of pharmacology, we learn about the action of various on the living tissues and
then this knowledge is extended to the treatment of various diseases and disorders,
thus form the science of therapeutics. It is obvious that both pharmacology and
pharmacotherapeutics are helpful to medical and paramedical professions. At the
same time these subjects are useful to professionals working on pharmaceutical research
and marketing. It provides the marketing persons with the knowledge on the product
that enables them to communicate to doctors.
Research activities:
The on-going research activities of the department are in the areas of
- Assessment of safety and efficacy of herbal products
- Efficacy study of novel drugs for their antidiabetic, hypolipidemic and antiurolithiatic
activities etc.
- Carrying out research activities at undergraduate levels and promoting them for
presentation and publication at national and international levels.