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The Department of Pharmacology was started in the year 2008. Since then the Department has shown a good progression in the field of teaching the subject MBBS, Allied health Sciences students.
The objective of our department is mainly to provide such scientific data, using which one can choose a drug treatment of proven efficacy and safety from the various options available, to suit the patient.
Today, it is a full-fledged teaching cum services Department with State of the art Museum, Pharmacovigilance, Drug formulations and Pharmacy services.
Dr. Venkatadri.N, Professor & HOD of Pharmacology and Second Year MBBS Coordinator at SSSMCRI. He loves teaching Undergraduates
I am Dr.Shree Lakshmi Devi.S currently working as a Professor in Pharmacology with teaching experience of more than eight years and has been teaching undergraduate medical students and allied health science students at SSSMCRI. I have been trained in clinical pharmacology, Experimental Pharmacology, Pharmacotherpeutics, Toxicology, Pharmacovigilance, Geriatric pharmacology, Good clinical practice, Bioethics, Statistics and Clinical trial monitoring. At SSSMCRI I am member secretary of PVC, Joint Secretary of WEF, member of MEU and IRC.
Detailed CV AttachedDr. Lavakumar S, Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacology at Shri Sathya Sai Medical College and Research Institute, Ammapettai, Kancheepuram District. Seek to be an active part of a reputed organization, there by contribute in growth and development of organization and to develop myself efficiently and have a growth in professional and capacity building career. Key areas of interests are: Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Medical Education
Detailed CV AttachedDr. SoundaryaPriyadharsini.K, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and 3 Year MBBS Coordinator at SSSMCRI. She loves teaching Undergraduates.
Detailed CV AttachedDr. Sravanthi Lakshmi.M, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and 3 Year MBBS Coordinator at SSSMCRI. She loves teaching Undergraduates
Detailed CV AttachedDR. Maduram.A, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and 3 Year MBBS Coordinator at SSSMCRI. She loves teaching Undergraduates
Detailed CV AttachedDR. Mali KalpanaRamanna, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and 3 Year MBBS Coordinator at SSSMCRI. She loves teaching Undergraduates.
Detailed CV AttachedCentral Animal House (CAH) at SSSMCRI under Pharmacology was established in 2008 to accomplish the requirements of various investigators from different departments in SSSMCRI. It is located in a secluded corner of the campus, away from noise and pollution, providing an excellent environment for animals. The facility is equipped for small animal experimentation with quarantine and experimental rooms for rodents and rabbits. The Animal House is conventional type of animal house where each species can be housed in individual rooms, in which the temperature, humidity, dark and light cycles are monitored. To monitor the health status of the animals we have a Veterinary Doctor. CAH is registered with the committee for the purpose of control and supervision of experiments on animals (CPCSEA), Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, New Delhi (Registration Number: 1342/AC/10/CPCSEA activities happening in laboratory animal research at Central Animal House at SSSMCRI are performed as per the guidelines of CPCSEA, New Delhi as well as institutional guidelines under the supervision of Institutional Animal Ethics Committee (IAEC).
It’s well equipped with research instruments to perform various researches in the field of
S.No |
Name of Research instruments |
1 |
Actophotometer – 1 |
2 |
Pole Climbing Response Apparatus – 1 |
3 |
Tablet Disintegration Machine – 1 |
4 |
Stimulator General Purpose(Arthur Thomas) – 1 |
5 |
Filter photo calorimeter – 1 |
6 |
Magnetic Stirrer – 1 |
7 |
Telethermometer Digital 6 Probes – 1 |
8 |
Rota rod 3 Compartments – 1 |
9 |
Two unit Thermostatic Organ Bath – 1 |
10 |
Digital Physiograph – 10 |
11 |
Hotplate – 1 |
12 |
Laboratory pH Meter – 1 |
13 |
Electro Convulsiometer – 1 |
14 |
Digital Analgesiometer – 1 |
15 |
Super Speed Kymograph Assembly – 1 |
16 |
Incubator – 2 |
17 |
Standard Mercury Manometer – 2 |
18 |
Gaddum’s Outflow Recorder – 1 |
Department of pharmacology has a well-established museum with a seating capacity for 50students. It has a comprehensive collection of charts and posters for Undergraduates and Postgraduates students, to further enhance the interest in the history of Pharmacology and promote its further development for the benefit of the general public. There are charts depicting Clinical Pharmacology, Mechanism of drug action, Drug interaction and Pharmacognosy. It is updated regularly to keep in touch with dynamic developments in the field of Pharmacology
A separate section for crude drugs, medical devices and drug specimen are available.
Unit of Pharmacovigilance is actively reporting ADR to zonal center. ADR monitoring at SSSMCRI involves serious adverse events, customer ADR reporting and reporting blood and blood products related reaction (Haemovigilance).
Pharmacovigilance committee constitutes 14 members from various clinical departments and every second Thursday the committee meeting is conducted to review the Adverse drug reactions and PVC activities at SSSMCRI.
PVC members clinical rounds at 10.30 to 11.00
As the staff nurse will be the first person to be in contact with patients ,PVC has conducted sensitization program for staff nurses and Pharmacist about Pharmacovigilance and ADR form filling. Every year special PV program are conducted to sensitize the post graduate students about ADR monitoring and filling ADR forms.
A centralized hemovigilance program was launched in the country on December 10, 2012, to assure patient safety and promote public health through a well-structured program for monitoring of adverse reactions associated with blood and blood product transfusions.
Pharmacology with Department of Pathology has initiated haemovigilance program in SSSMCRI. We are collecting and reporting Senstization program on Haemovigilance it covered all Pathologist and blood bank officer.
The department of Pharmacology has a 3 year PG training program in experimental and clinical pharmacology and research with inbuilt formative assessment and provision of constructive feedback to the students. The postgraduate educational activities include postgraduate seminars, journal clubs and putting relevant articles on sounding board. In addition during second year they are posted in various clinical departments. PG students have enormous scope for involvement in research activities in the form of thesis work as well as other experimental and clinical studies.
The department also provides a four year PhD program in Pharmacology with scope of research in the field of Neuropharmacology and pain, Cardiovascular drugs, Drug safety, animal experiments and clinical Pharmacology.
Department of Pharmacology runs theory and practical programs for undergraduate students. The theory comprises of large group interactive lectures, symposia and small group teaching in the form of tutorials. Practical’s are conducted in the form of demonstrations, simulated videos and case studies.
In this era of competition, medical students constantly need to keep themselves updated with medical knowledge as well as with the happenings around them. There is need to nurture self-learning skills in students, so that they become lifelong learners. There is growing evidence that those who take initiative in learning learn more deeply & permanently than those who don’t. Keeping this in mind, the department has initiated following activities: Seminars, Problem solving Exercises, Prescription writing and exercises in concept of essential drugs.
We offer Pharmacology training for B.Sc Anaethesia Technology, B.Sc Physician Assistance and B.Sc Optometry students. In addition to which training in clinical Pharmacology is given to II year B.Sc nursing students.
I. DR. N. VENKATADRI
II. Dr. A. MADURM
III.Dr.SHREE LAKSHMI DEVI.S
IV. Dr. Lavakumar S
V. Dr. SoundaryaPriyadharsini. K
VI. Dr. Mali KalpanaRamanna
VII. Dr.Lakshmi Sravanthi Mukku
S. No |
Research Title |
Year |
Student name |
Faculty Guide |
Funding Agency |
1 |
Prescription pattern of Anti Hypertensive drugs in Shri Sathya Sai Medical College & Research Institute |
2012 |
Mr. Harikrishnan |
Dr. Maduram A |
ICMR |
2 |
Effect of clofazamine on carrageenan induced acute arthritis in albino wistar rats |
2017 |
Mr. Balaji
|
Dr. Shree Lakshmidevi |
ICMR |
3 |
Evaluation of analgesic activity of manilkara zapota fruit skin in experimental animal model |
2017 |
Ms. Sushma
|
Dr. Kalpana |
ICMR |
4 |
Distribution pattern of adverse effects of Bronchodilators and its causality assessment in a tertiary care teaching hospital |
2019 |
Ms. Keerthana |
Dr. Lavakumar |
ICMR |