SREE MOOKAMBIKA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

Affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University

Pharmacology

Introduction

Pharmacology is the branch of medicine concerned with the therapeutic uses, effects and modes of action of drugs in human beings or animals. It studies how different drugs affect the physiological or biochemical functions of a living organism. It incorporates knowledge and skills from a number of basic science disciplines including Physiology, Biochemistry, and Cellular and Molecular Biology.  It is the backbone of Medicine.

Objectives

The goal of teaching undergraduate students is to impart a holistic approach to Pharmacology and inculcate a rational and scientific basis of therapeutics, with regard to the basic domains of knowledge along with skill development, attitude and communication. It aims at building up various competency levels at an undergraduate level.

 

The goal of teaching post graduate students is to create specialists who would provide high quality healthcare and advance the cause of science through research and training. The training during the course will provide job prospects in academics, pharmaceutical industry/clinical research organization, government research institutions, in regulatory bodies and as scientific writer. 

Focus of the Department

For undergraduate students, the focus is on imparting a better insight into the clinical oriented training of the subject which would definitely benefit the student to be more confident and skilled to face the demands expected of him / her and to include all clinically relevant aspects of the subject in assessment.

 

For postgraduate students, the focus is on acquisition of skills related to teaching, research methodology and corporate world, knowledge of elementary statistics and its applications, overall development of skills and to broaden the scope of Pharmacology from bench to bed side

Head of Department

Dr. Reneega Gangadhar

Research Projects

Facilities Available

  • Lecture halls – Fully air conditioned and equipped with audio-visual system and black board.
  • Demonstration Hall- One demonstration room with seating capacity of 60 with audio visual equipments and white board. Various charts are displayed for self learning.
  • Department library cum Seminar Hall – The library has 175 books on pharmacology and allied subjects as reference books for Postgraduate students and faculty. The library also has three foreign journals and five Indian journals in pharmacology. The library has access to 115 online journals. LCD projector with computer connectivity white board and a flipchart available for postgraduate presentation and training.
  • PG Research Lab- The research lab has 23 equipments and personal computer with printer for postgraduate training and research on animals.
  • Clinical pharmacology lab has equipments and facilities for conducting clinical research work for faculty and postgraduate students.
  • Computer Assisted Learning Lab (CAL Lab)- Fully air conditioned hall with 30 computers for each student enabled with internet connectivity available for learning Ex-Pharm series software -comprehensive pack for all active experimental modules
  • Museum – 308 Drug samples arranged body physiological system wise  and 16 crude drugs available. 96 charts, 29 photographs of scientists , 21 photographs of plants, 6 models and history of medicine are displayed . 11 Catalogues available
  • ADR Monitoring Centre under Pharmacovigilance program of India
    • Functioning from June  2021
    • Dr Reneega Gangadhar is the co-ordinator

UG Teaching

Second Professional MBBS – 12 months duration

Second Professional Teaching Hours
PharmacologyLectures (hours)Small group learning (Tutorials / Seminars) /Integrated learning (hours)Self - Directed Learning (hours)Total (hours)

80

138

12

230

Practical Exercises (Small Group Teaching)

PG Teaching

All students joining the postgraduate courses shall work as full-time (junior) residents during the period of training, attending not less than 80% of the training activity during the calendar year, and participating in all assignments and facets of the educational process. They shall maintain a log book for recording the training they have undergone, and details of the procedures done during laboratory and clinical postings in real time.

Year 1
  • Getting acquainted with the Departmental activities
  • Attend all the undergraduate classes and should be able to clearly explain concepts and principles of pharmacology and therapeutics
  • Introduction to thesis writing and statistics
  • The student should  conduct a research project (in both basic and clinical pharmacology) from the planning to the publication stage
  • Visits to Pharmaceutical Industries and Toxicology centres
  • Clinical and special postings to learn new advanced techniques / procedure / skills in institutions of higher repute where the requisite facilities are available without affecting the duties of the parent department.
  • Selection and planning of Thesis and submitting the topic to the University.
Year 2 & 3

Teaching-Learning methods  include a judicious mix of demonstrations, symposia, journal clubs, clinical meetings, seminars, small group discussions, bed-side teaching, case-based learning, simulation-based teaching, self-directed learning, integrated learning.

Lectures: Didactic lectures to be used sparingly. A minimum of 10 lectures per year in the concerned PG department .

Journal club: Minimum of once in 1-2 weeks . Topics will include presentation and critical appraisal of original research papers published in peer reviewed indexed journals. The presenter(s) shall be assessed by faculty and grades recorded in the logbook.

Student Seminar: Minimum of once every 1-2 weeks . Important topics selected as per subject requirements and allotted for indepth study by a postgraduate student

Student Symposium: Minimum once every 3 months. A broad topic of significance to be selected . A teacher moderator allocated for each symposium

Laboratory work : Minimum – once every 1-2 weeks. Laboratory work teaching to be coordinated and guided by faculty from the department. Various methods like DOAP (Demonstrate, Observe, Assist, Perform), simulations in skill lab, and case-based discussions etc. are used.

Rotational clinical postingsPostgraduate trainees may be posted in relevant departments. The aim would be to acquire more in-depth knowledge as applicable to the concerned specialty. Postings would be rotated between various departments.

Students will be, in addition, encouraged to attend conferences, workshops and present papers in scientific sessions

Conferences and CMEs

Faculty as Speaker/ Guest Lectures

ConferenceYearFacultyTopic Presented

CME on Pharmacovigilance

2014

Dr Reneega Gangadhar

How to set up an ADR monitoring unit in a Teaching hospital

CME on Pharmacology update

2015

Dr Reneega Gangadhar

Personalized Medicine

CME on Optimizing antibiotic therapy-an overview

2018

Dr Reneega Gangadhar

Newer Antibiotics

Second clinical research regulations and GCP training workshop

2018

Dr Reneega Gangadhar

Schedule Y and GCP

Workshop on research and biostatistics

2018

Dr Reneega Gangadhar

Current ethical guidelines and Roles of ethical committees

CME on Biomedical Research ethics, GCP guidelines and medical ethics

2019

Dr Reneega Gangadhar

How to review a research protocol

CME on Awareness on animal house ,handling, blood collection, routes of drug administration , drug evaluation techniques and methods of euthanasia and animal burying

2021

Dr.Suhaina .A.S

Drug evaluation techniques in experimental animals

CME on Pharmacovigilance Awareness

2021

Dr Reneega Gangadhar

Basic concepts of Pharmacovigilance and about ADR monitoring centre

CME on Pharmacovigilance Awareness

2021

Dr.Suhaina .A.S

How to improve patient safety by reducing Medication Error

CME on Pharmacovigilance Awareness

2021

Dr Neha K

Sensitization of Drug alerts for Health care professionals

Ethics training workshop at KIMS Al SHIFA Healthcare private limited

2022

Dr Reneega Gangadhar

Ethics Committee SOP,  Role and Responsibility of members,  The New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules 2019,  ICMR National Ethical Guidelines 2017 and Good Clinical  Practice (GCP)

Research Publications

Name of the Faculty: Dr. Reneega Gangadhar, Professor & HOD of Pharmacology

Article NameJournal NameVolumeIssueYearPage. NoAuthorsName of Indexing agencyAssociation/Society Journal (Y/N)Same Subject Journal (Y/N)Original Research/RCT (Y/N)Benefit Of Promotion (Y/N) AP -> ASSOC.PROF ASSOC.PROF -> PROF
Utilisation Pattern, Safety Profile and Cost Analysis of Antimicrobials Prescribed in an Intensive Care Unit of a Teaching HospitalJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research1432020 MarFC01-FC05SJ Sushmita Ann¹, Reneega Gangadhar², R Priyanga³EmbaseN

Y

Original Research
Impact of Remedial Teaching for Low Achievers in Pharmacology to improve their Academic Performance

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Vol-13

11

2019 Nov

FC01-FC03

Reneega Gangadhar¹, Charmila Veeraswamy², Supriya Selvakumar Suseela³

Embase

N

Y

Original research
Drug Prescribing Pattern with Cost Analysis and Monitoring of Adverse Drug Reactions in Dermatology

International Journal of Scientific Study

 6

8

November 2018

746-9

A. S. Suhaina¹, G. Reneega²(corresponding author)

Google scholar

N

Y

Original research

A cross sectional study of drug prescription pattern and causality assessment of adverse drug reactions in the department of Dermatology and Venereology in a tertiary care hospital

F 1000 Research 

7

2018

1601

Veeraswamy C¹, Gangadhar R² and Abdul Samath S³An open access journal

N

Y

Original research

Adverse drug reaction to antiparkinson agents in Idiopathic Parkinson Disease: a prospective observational study in a Movement Disorder outpatient clinic

International journal of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology

6

4

April 2017

901-5

Firoz Thaha¹,
Reneega Gangadhar²,
Thomas Iype³,
Reeja Rajan4.

Pubmed and pubmed central

N

Y

Original research

Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients in a Tertiary Care Centre

Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Research 

5

4

April 2017

19884-198889

Sangeetha Purushothaman¹, Reneega Gangadhar², Anitha Kumari². K, Sanjeev Nair³

Open access medical journal

N

Y

Original research

Knowledge, attitude,and practice of health -care professionals on setting up of clinical pharmacology department in a tertiary care centre of South India

National journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology

7

4

2017

1-5

Preeja1, Sonish2, Dhanya2,
Dharmarajan Chellapan3, Reneega Gangadhar4

Embase , index copernicus

N

Y

Original research

Adverse drug reactions: Two years experience from a tertiary teaching hospital in Kerala

National journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology

7

4

2017

1-9

Dhanya Sasidharan Palappallil¹; Sai Nathan Ramnath²; Reneega Gangadhar³.

Embase , index copernicus

N

Y

Original research

Pattern and distribution of ABO and RH(D) blood groups within paternal and maternal family subsets of an individual :an observational study

International Journal of Humanities,Arts,Medicine and Sciences

4

11

Nov 2016

85-90

Manju nair1 & Reneega Gangadhar2

DOAJ

N

N

Original research

Teaching effectiveness: a student feedback questionnaire based study

International journal of medicine and pharmaceutical science

6

5

2016

9-14

Manju nair1 & Reneega Gangadhar2

Open access journal

N

Y

Original research

Utilization pattern of NSAIDs and gastroprotective agents:A prospective analysis in patients with musculoskeletal pain in a tertiary care hospital

International journal of Anatomy,Radiology and Surgery

5

3

2016 July

01-05

Resmi Douglas¹,
Reneega Gangadhar²,
Annapurna.Y

DOAJ

N

N

Original research

Adverse drug reactions among hospitalized patients in psychiatry department in a tertiary care hospital

Journal of Health research and reviews

3

2

2016 May - August

78-80

Dhanya T.H¹,
Meenakshy²,
Reneega Gangadhar³

Open access journal

N

Y

Original research

Effectiveness of revised pharmacology record books as a teaching-learning method for second year medical students

Journal of clinical and diagnostic research

10

1

2016 jan

FC05-FC08

Dhanya S.P¹,Reneega Gangadhar²

Embase

N

Y

Table Data

Name of the Faculty: Dr. Ganesh V

Article NameJournal NameVolumeIssueYearPage. NoAuthorsName of Indexing agencyAssociation/Society Journal (Y/N)Same Subject Journal (Y/N)Original Research/RCT (Y/N)Benefit Of Promotion (Y/N) AP -> ASSOC.PROF ASSOC.PROF -> PROF

Evaluation of analgesic activity of venlafaxine in swiss albino mice,

International journal of scientific research

Vol 6

6

Jun 2017

32,33

Mohamed gani A,
Ganesh V,
Sandeep V,
Sarath Babu K

Index Copernicus

Y

N

Y

Evaluation of Anti diabetic activity of Aqueous Extract Of Coscinium fenestratum colcbr stem in Alloxan Induced Diabetic Rats

International journal of scientific research

Vol 5

5

May 2016

43,44

Ganesh V,
Mohamed gani A,
Sandeep V,
Sarath Babu K

Index Copernicus

Y

N

Y

Screening of Anti inflammatory Effect of Venlafaxine in Wistar Albino Rats

Indian Journal of Applied research

Vol-1

5

May 2016

69

Ganesh V,
Mohamed gani A,
Sandeep V,
Sarath Babu K

Index Copernicus

Y

N

Y

Screening of Anti diabetic activity of Aqueous Extract Of Coscinium fenestratum colcbr bark in Alloxan Induced Wistar AlbiniDiabetic Rats

Indian Journal of Applied research

April 2013

78,79

Index Copernicus

Y

N

Y

Name of the Faculty: Dr.Suhaina.A.S

Article NameJournal NameVolumeIssueYearPage. NoAuthorsName of Indexing agencyAssociation/Society Journal (Y/N)Same Subject Journal (Y/N)Original Research/RCT (Y/N)Benefit Of Promotion (Y/N) AP -> ASSOC.PROF ASSOC.PROF -> PROF

Drug prescribing Pattern with cost analysis and monitoring of Adverse Drug reactions in Dermatology

International Journal of Scientific Study

6

8

2018

146

Suhaina.A.S,
Reneega.G

PubMed

Y

Y

Y

Y

An assessment of the prescribing skills among second year MBBS students in a tertiary care teaching hospital

International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology

10

2

2021

172

Suhaina Abdul Samath ,
Supriya Selvakumar Suseela

PubMed,
Index Copernicus

Y

Y

Y

Y

Name of the Faculty: Dr .Supriya S S

Article NameJournal NameVolumeIssueYearPage. NoAuthorsName of Indexing agencyAssociation/Society Journal (Y/N)Same Subject Journal (Y/N)Original Research/RCT (Y/N)Benefit Of Promotion (Y/N) AP -> ASSOC.PROF ASSOC.PROF -> PROF

Stevens-Johnson syndrome induced by co-administration of Allopurinol and Colchicine 

F1000Research

Vol 7

Dec 2018

Selvakumar SS,
Gangadhar R,
Veerasamy C

PubMed

An assessment of the prescribing skills among second year MBBS students in a tertiary care teaching hospital

International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology

Vol 10

2

February 2021

4

Suhaina A.S.,
Supriya S.S

Google Scholar,
pubmed & pubmed central

Yes

Yes

Impact of Remedial Teaching for Low Achievers in Pharmacology to Improve their Academic Performance

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Vol-13

11

Nov 2019

1-3

Reneega Gangadhar1, Charmila Veeraswamy2, Supriya SelvakumarSuseela3

Index Copernicus,
Google scholarembase,
Pubmed central

Yes

Yes

Name of the Faculty: Dr. Deepti.V.D, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology

Article NameJournal NameVolumeIssueYearPage. NoAuthorsName of Indexing agencyAssociation/Society Journal (Y/N)Same Subject Journal (Y/N)Original Research/RCT (Y/N)Benefit Of Promotion (Y/N) AP -> ASSOC.PROF ASSOC.PROF -> PROF

Proteosome inhibitors: A targeted therapy

Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences.

7

5

2016

488-497

Deepti, V. D.,
Manohar.H.D,
Meena kumari, K., & Patil, N.

Scopus

N

Y

N
Review article

Assessment of Correct Technique of Inhalational Devices in patients with Obstructive Airway Diseases in A Tertiary Care Hospital.

Research J. Pharm. and Tech

13

6

2020

2873-2876

Kavitha. R,
Deepti. V.D.,
Sangeetha. S.

Scopus

N

Y

Y

Experimental Evaluation Of Oral Antidiabetic Activity Of Whole Plant Extract Of Tephrosia Purpurea In STZ- Nicotinamide Induced Diabetic Rats.

Indian Journal Of Applied Research.

12

2

2022

44-46

Dr. Kavitha.R & Dr.Deepti.V.D

Pubmed, Google Scholar

N

Y

Y

Name of the Faculty: Dr. Neha K

Article NameJournal NameVolumeIssueYearPage. NoAuthorsName of Indexing agencyAssociation/Society Journal (Y/N)Same Subject Journal (Y/N)Original Research/RCT (Y/N)Benefit Of Promotion (Y/N) AP -> ASSOC.PROF ASSOC.PROF -> PROF

Prescribing patterns in the management of arthritis in a rural tertiary care teaching hospital

International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology

10

1

2021  Jan

49-54

Neha K.1 *, Ravi Shankar M.2

PubMed and PubMed Central (PMC) 

Index Copernicus Directory of Science etc.

Y

Y

Y

Y

Pattern of analgesic usage among post-operative patients in orthopedics department in a rural tertiary care hospital: A prospective study

National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology

10

2

2020

184-187

Chandrakantha T1 ,
Rajesh B2 ,
Neha K3

EMBASE
Index Copernicus
ScopeMed
etc.

Y

Y

Y

Y