DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY

• GOAL The broad goal of the teaching of undergraduate students in Pharmacology is to inculcate a rational and scientific basis of therapeutics.
• OBJECTIVES
  • KNOWLEDGE
    At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
    • Describe the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of essential and commonly used drugs.
    • List the indications, contraindications, interactions and adverse reactions of commonly used drugs.
    • Indicate the use of appropriate drug in a particular disease with consideration to its cost, efficacy and safety for:-
      • Individual needs.
      • Mass therapy under national health program.
    • Describe the pharmacokinetic basis, clinical presentation, diagnosis and management of common poisonings.
    • List the drugs of addiction and recommend the management.
    • Classify environmental and occupational pollutants and state the management issues.
    • Indicate causations in prescription of drugs in special medical situations such as pregnancy, lactation, infancy and old age.
    • Integrate the concept of rational drug therapy in clinical pharmacology.
    • state the principles underlying the concept of 'Essential Drugs'.
    • evaluate the ethics and modalities involved in the development and introduction of new drugs.
  • SKILLS
    At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
    • Prescribe drugs for common ailments.
    • Recognise adverse reactions and interactions of commonly used drugs.
    • Observe experiments designed for study of effects of drugs, bioassay and interpretation of the experimental data.
    • Scan information on common pharmaceutical preparations and critically evaluate drug formulations.
  • INTEGRATION
    Practical knowledge of use of drugs in clinical practice will be acquired through integrated teaching with clinical departments and pre clinical departments.