The thrust areas of research are: a) Psychoneuropharmacology
of stress, pain and convulsive disorders; neurobehavioral aspects of
drug abuse; opioid and indigenous drug pharmacology. b) Clinical
pharmacology for which the department is equipped with
spectrophotometer, spectroflourometer. The
department has acquired, some time ago, a binary HPLC system with
Pentium IV computer for integration. Besides training the PG students
in biochemical techniques of drug assay, these instruments are used to
develop skills in designing and executing drug evaluation studies (bioequivalence,
pharmacovigilance, different phases of clinical trials of drugs, and
drug-drug and drug-herb interaction studies). These equipments are also used to train students from
other departments too, for research studies and to collaborate in the
investigations of other clinical and para-clinical departments. The
department is also involved in providing inputs in patient care in the
hospital by way of therapeutic drug monitoring services in the area of antitubercular and antiepileptic drug therapy. The
laboratory services are available for diagnosis of poisons and other
toxicological substances. Recently acquired equipments
are Digital Analgesio-/Hyperalgesia-Metyem, Digital Microplate ELISA Reader, Digital
Animal Activity Monitor, Three Channel Physiography, and Digital
One-pan Balance.
By virtue of availability of functional
spectrophotometer, spectroflourometer and
binary pump HPLC, the department is conducting bioequivalence studies
for hands-on training programme for post-graduate students as regulatory
studies on behalf of pharmaceutical industry. An innovative curriculum
has been developed to impart training to undergraduate medical students
in problem-based teaching-learning exercise in Phatmacology
and Rational Drug Prescribing to interns as part of orientation
programme.
The department has published many papers and books. Read More……..
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