Introduction:

Department of Pharmacology has a experimental, chemical & clinical pharmacology laboratory. 2 preparation and 2 demonstration rooms which are well equipped. The equipments required for UG and PG courses are available. Department has 6 rooms for teaching faculty. The animal house has rooms for rabbits, rats, guinea pigs and mice and a frog tank. It also has office room and experimental surgery. Apart from MBBS and MD, BSc nursing and BSc OT technology students are trained. Department library has 200 books. MD Pharmacology was started in 2003. One seminar and 1 journal article is presented by PGs every week. Computer simulated dog experiment for PGs is available. Staff and PGs of the department present atleast 2 papers per year at national and state level conference of Indian pharmacological society. The department is recognized as Peripheral National Pharmacovigilance Center by Drug controller general of india from 2005. This programme is sponsored is by WHO & DCGI. Dr.T.N.Kumar & Dr.Sarala.N have undergone training in clinical pharmacology. Dr.Sarala.N and Dr. Nagesh raju G have undergone NTTC training at JIPMER, Pondicherry. Dr.T.N.Kumar is member of post graduate Board of Studies in Paraclinical subjects under RGUHS and SDUU. Dr.Sarala N is reviewer for Journal of Pharmaceutical Research. Dr.Girish MB has undergone training in Pharmacogenetics at JIPMER, Pondicherry.

HODs from 1-1-1987 to till date.

Programmes offered:

MBBS
MD(Pharmacology)
BSc Nursing
BSc OT technology

Facilities:

Guidance in Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacotherapeutics
Training to pharmacists in kolar district

Faculties :

Teaching staff:

Non-teaching

Pharma Chemist:

N V Venkataramana M Pharma

PUBLICATIONS:

1. Fixed drug eruptions : A systemic review of published case reports in Indian scenario Sarala N, Simi Paknikar Trends in Medical World, Oct –Dec 2008, Vol 1, Issue 3, 30-34
2. Ondansetron induced fatal ventricular tachycardia Chandrakala R, Vijayashankara CN, Kushal Kumar K, Sarala N IJP, Aug 2008, Vol 40, Issue 4, 186-187
3. Hosptial based study on psychoses in Mangalore A Barua, H Shankar, A Jain, V K Bhat, N U Kiran, S Jayaram Indian Journal community medicine ,Vol 31, No1 Jan- March 2006
4. Pharmacoeconomics of oral antidiabetic drugs. Simi Paknikar, Sarala.N The Asian J of Diabetology 2004, 6, 14 – 17

SENT FOR PUBLICATION:

1. Pattern of use of antibitotic prophylaxis in Hysterectomy Heethal JP, Sarala N, Kumar TN, Hemalatha MS Journal of Indian Medical Association

CURRENT PROBLEMS ON WHICH RESEARCH WORK IS GOING ON

1. Comparative study of Recent Trends in prescription in patients which D.M, H.T. and D.M. with H.T. and its effect on morbidity in a tertiary care hospital. Nagesh Raju.G., Kumar.T.N.
2. A Compartive study of efficacy and safety profile of Clindamycin and Azithromycin gel in acne vulgaris. Smitha Rai, Kumar TN, Rajendra Okade
3. Comparative study of efficacy and safety of iron polymaltose complex versus sodium feredetate in iron deficiency anaemia. Ashok Krishna V S, Sarala N, Venkatarathnamma PN
4. Survey of drug induced hepatotoxicity in tertiary care hospital. Sarala N, Heethal JP, Mamatha
5. Effect of Heparin and Low Molecular weight Heparin on serum potassium levels Girish MB, Sarala N, Venkatarathnamma PN

RESEARCH PAPERS PRESENTED AT CONFERENCES:

REGIONAL:-

1. PATTERN OF ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS IN CESAREAN SECTION Heethal J,Sarala N,Kumar TN, Hemalatha MS SRIPS 2008 ,Pondicherry, Dated-12-13 July 2008
2. PATTERN OF ANTIMICROBIALS USED TO TREAT INFECTED DIABETIC FOOT Girish MB,Kumar TN, Srinivas Rao SRIPS 2008,Pondicherry Dated-12-13 July 2008
3. FIXED DRUG ERUPTIONS : A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF PUBLISHED CASE REPORTS IN INDIAN SCENARIO Sarala N, Panikar S SRIPS 2008, Pondicherry, Dated-12-13 July 2008
4. SERIOUS ADVERSE REACTIONS- A PROSPECTIVE STUDY Sarala N, Bhuvana K, PN Venkatarathnamma, Syed Yousuf Ali, Kumar TN SRIPS 2007 ,Hyderabad Dated July 25th -27th 2007
5. A STUDY OF ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS. Bhuvana.K., Sarala.N., Gurcharan Singh, Kumar.T.N. - SRCIPS, BELGAUM DATED: 27TH 28TH MAY 2006
6. A STUDY OF INJECTION SAFETY PRACTICE IN CASUALTY IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL. L.Padma, Deepak.P., Nagesh.G,.Kumar T.N - SRCIPS, BELGAUM DATED: 27TH 28TH MAY 2006
7. ANTIMICROBIAL PRESCRIBING PATTERN IN NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IN A TERTIARY HOSPITAL Deepak.P., L.Padma, Nagesh.G. Kumar T.N - SRCIPS, BELGAUM DATED: 27TH 28TH MAY 2006
8. A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CURRENT CONCEPTS IN THE TREATMENT OF INSOMNIA IN A MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPTIAL AND BY PRACTICING PHYSICIANS Praveen.R, L.Padma, Nagesh.G. Kumar T.N - SRCIPS, BELGAUM DATED: 27TH 28TH MAY 2006
9. EVALUATION OF QUALITY OF PATIENT ORIENTED DRUG INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET Sarala.N., Simi Paknikar - SRCIPS, BELGAUM DATED: 27TH 28TH MAY 2006
10. TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF CITRULLUS VULGARIS ON CNS FUNCTION IN MICE. Nalini.G.K., Suguna., Manjunath.S, Ramabhimiah.S - SRCIPS, BELGAUM DATED: 27TH 28TH MAY 2006
11. SENSITIVITY PATTERN AND RATIONAL USE OF ANTIBIOTICS IN ENTERIC FEVER AMONG RURAL POPULATION. Sarala.N., Prasad.S.R., Deepa.E.K. – SRCIPS, Kochi, October 2004
12. ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF POISONING AND THEIR OUTCOME. Heetal Shanker, Sarala.N., Venkataratnamma.P.N., – SRCIPS, Kochi,October 2004

RESEARCH PAPERS PRESENTED AT CONFERENCES

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

1. EVALUATION OF EFFECT OF VITILIGO ON QUALITY OF LIFE Bhuvana K, Sarala N, Syed Yousuf Ali, Singh G
2. EVALUATION OF QUALITY OF LIFE IN PSORIASIS PATIENTS Sarala N, Bhuvana K, Syed Yousuf Ali, Singh G International Conference on Translational Pharmacology & 41st Annual Conference of Indian Pharmacological Society, AIIMS New Delhi, Dec 18-20 2008
3. PROPHYLACTIC USE OF ANTIMICROBIALS IN HYSTERECTOMY- WAS SELECTED FOR THE PC DANDIYA PRIZE PAPER Heethal JP, Sarala N, Kumar TN, Hemalatha MS International Conference on Translational Pharmacology & 41st Annual Conference of Indian Pharmacological Society, AIIMS New Delhi, Dec 18-20 2008
4. COMPARATIVE STUDY OF NEBIVOLOL AND (S)- ATENOLOL ON BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART RATE IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS Sahana GN, Sarala N, Kumar TN, Lakshmaiah V International Conference on Translational Pharmacology & 41st Annual Conference of Indian Pharmacological Society, AIIMS New Delhi, Dec 18-20 2008
5. FATAL VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA POSSIBLY ONDANSETRON INDUCED Sarala N, Chandrakala R, Vijayashankara C N, Kushal Kumar K 53rd National conference of the association of Physiologists and Pharmacologists of India Vishakapatnam ,27-30 Dec 2007
6. IMPACT OF SELF MEDICATION AMONG RURAL AND URBAN LITERATE POPULATION L Padma,M Raza,G Bai Priyadarshini,Kumar TN 40th Annual conference of IPS,NIPER, Chandigarh, Nov 1st- 3rd 2007
7. IMPACT OF CHEMOTHERAPY WITH CONCURRENT RADIOTHERAPY ON QUALITY OF LIFE IN POST OPERATIVE ADVANCED HEAD AND NECK CANCER PATIENTS:A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY KVS Ashok, L Padma, M Raza, M Azeem, T N Kumar 40th annual conference of IPS, NIPER, Chandigarh ,Nov 1st- 3rd 2007
8. P- DRUG SELECTION IN RURAL GENERAL PRACTIONERS M Raza, L Padma, KVS Ashok, TN Kumar 40th annual conference of IPS, NIPER ,Chandigarh, Nov 1st- 3rd 2007
9. EFFICACY OF TERBUTALINE IN PRETERM LABOUR- OUR EXPERIENCE G Bai Priyadarshini, L Padma, T N Kumar, Sheela 40th annual conference of IPS, NIPER ,Chandigarh, Nov 1st- 3rd 2007
10. COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN ONDANSETRON AND METOCLOPRAMIDE IN HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CHEMOTHERAPY . SYMPOSIA Padma.L., Praveen R., Kumar.T.N., Azeem M. 39th Annual Conference of IPS – Jaipur December 2006
11. FLUCONAZOLE INDUCED QTC PROLONGATION: A CASE REPORT Praveen R., Padma.L., Kumar.T.N. 39th Annual Conference of IPS – Jaipur December 2006 (This is for P.C.Dandiya Prize Session)
12. DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY SYNDROME - POSSIBLY LEFLUNOMIDE INDUCED. Sarala.N., Bhuvana.K., Shivakumar.V., Rajendra O., Kumar.T.N. 39th Annual Conference of IPS – Jaipur December 2006
13. PRESCRIBING PATTERN OF STATINS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL. Bhuvana.K., Sarala.N., Kumar.T.N. 39th Annual Conference of IPS – Jaipur December 2006
14. AMLODIPINE INDUCED GINGIVAL ENLARGEMENT Sarala.N., Kumar.T.N. 6th Annual Conference on Pharmacovigilance and Drug safety, Bangalore - November 2006
15. ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS TO ANTIMICROBIALS Bhuvana.K., Sarala.N., Kumar.T.N., 6th Annual Conference on Pharmacovigilance and Drug safety, Bangalore - November 2006
16. A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF 30 POISONOUS CASES OF SNAKE BITE IN R.L.JALAPPA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH CENTRE, TAMAKA, KOLAR, KARNATAKA. AND THEIR OUTCOME. Nalini.G.K., Kumar T.N., Lakshmaiah , Chandrappa Date: 24th and 25th July 2006 TOXOCON – 2, at AIMS , Cochin, Kerala.
17. AWARENESS OF NATIONAL PHARMACOVIGILANCE PROGRAM. Sarala.N., Heethal Shanker., Girish.M.B., Kumar.T.N. 38th Annual Conference IPS, Chennai, December 2005
18. AFFECTING TRENDS IN PRESCRIPTIONS OF NSAIDS-INFLUENCE OF CONTROVERSIES IN PRESCRIPTIONS Padma.L., Chandrashekara .S., Medha J. 38th Annual Conference IPS, Chennai, December 2005

HIGHLIGHTS:

Peripheral national Pharmacovigilance centre
Guidance to general practitioners in adverse drug reactions

CONFERENCES

REGIONAL / NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ATTENDED

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