The Department of Pharmacology was started in the year 1993 catering to the needs of diploma and undergraduate students. The post graduate Department of Pharmacology was established in the year 2007. Department now has 10 faculty, 7 research scholars and 18 post graduate students. The Department of Pharmacology is involved in research along with its academic activities and has published more than 200 research papers in reputed national and international journals. Research work of the department is supported from government funding agencies like AICTE, VGST and CSIR.The staff and students have attended national and international conferences and presented their research work. The department has facilities for research in neuro-pharmacology, cardiovascular, immunomodulatory, metabolic disorders, inflammatory diseases, cancer, arthritis and others. It has a separate animal house facility recognized by the CCSEA.

FACILITIES IN THE DEPARTMENT

The department has three big UG laboratories including a digital one with more than 20 computers provided with software for simulated experiments, two PG laboratories, a departmental library, air-conditioned seminar room and instrument room. B Pharm students have pharmacology in their semester 4, 5 and 6 of four-year programme. For Pharm D, pharmacology is taught in the second and third years.

List of sophisticated equipments available in the department

S.No.	Name of the equipment	Make and model
01	U.V. Spectrophotometer	LABINDIA 3000+, India
02	Autoanalyzer	Maysun, India
03	Cold Centrifuge	C24B1, REMI, Mumbai
04	Physiograph	Inco, India
05	U.V. Spectrophotometer	Jenway, UK
06	Deep Freezer	Carrier, India
07	Data acquisition System	Inco, India
08	HPLC	Shimadsu, Reminence SPD-20A
09	MR BP	IITC- Lifesciences
10	Digital Plethysmograph	ORCHID Scientific
11	Gel Electrophoresis	BIO BEE Tech
12	Digital Colorimeter	Systonic

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