DEPARTMENT OF PHARMCOLOGY AND PHARMACY PRACTICE

The Department of pharmacology is involved in research and academic activities. The subjects in Pharmacology introduce students to the unified study of the interaction of chemical agents and living matter. The emphasis is placed on the principles of drug action and on the reactions of living processes to drugs. Toxicology, a division of Pharmacology, is concerned with the adverse effects on life of therapeutic drugs and other chemicals. Toxicology is of increasing relevance to modern society.

The Department of Pharmacy Practice is more focused towards developing competent clinical pharmacist with advanced research in the following areas:

• Pharmacovigilance
• Pharmacoepidemiology
• Pharmacoeconomics
• Drug Utilization Evaluation and Review
• Medication Errors
• Development and implementation of Standard treatment guidelines
• Clinical Research
• Toxicovigilance and Poison Information Services
• Patient Counseling/Education
• Community Pharmacy Education/Practices
• Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE)

College offers six-year integrated Pharm. D (Doctor of Pharmacy) course with the goal to provide direct patient care. The department of Pharmacy Practice is attached to Maxcure Hospital, a 200 bedded tertiary care hospital with modern and ultramodern healthcare facilities and multispecialty departments. Pharm.D students are trained to develop the skills required to solve the complex medication management problems presented in health care today while providing patient-focused care. It enables the student to work as part of a multidisciplinary team. After completing the Pharm.D (Doctor of Pharmacy) the student will be able :

• To design, implement, monitor, evaluate, adjust and accept professional responsibility for patient specific, evidence-based care to promote safe and optimal pharmacotherapy outcomes.
• To demonstrate skills in monitoring of the National Health Program and schemes oriented to provide preventive and promotive health care services to the community
• To Identify and implement cost-effective patient care and resource management practices that do not compromise quality of care.
• To demonstrate leadership qualities to function effectively as a member of healthcare team and manage human, physical and financial resources to support a successful practice
• To operate and manage medication use systems, policies, procedures and records in accordance with state and federal legal regulations, institutional policies, ethical, social, economic, and professional guidelines.