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Overview

Practice of medicine is inevitable without the prescription of drugs. Pharmacology is a field of medicine with never ending transformation and with several advances. The department of Pharmacology is committed in providing the best quality of Competency Based Medical Education (CBME) to the undergraduate medical students. It functions with the aim of imparting knowledge and skills regarding the drug administration to Medical and Nursing students. It emphasizes on imparting training to students on rational prescription of drugs and Pharmacotherapeutics. It is heading forward with dynamic and dedicated faculty who has immense passion for teaching. Students have exposure to various teaching methodologies including small group discussions, e-learning, seminar presentations and role plays. Department of Pharmacology is also actively involved in various activities of the institution like Adverse drug reactions monitoring, antimicrobial stewardship, undergraduate research etc. Activities of Pharmacovigilance are being carried out from 2012 and the Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring Centre, under the Pharmacovigilance Programme of India (PvPI), started functioning in the department from 2014.

Facilities

The department has all the facilities for undergraduate teaching as per the regulations of the National Medical Commission. The teaching programme is being carried out efficiently on a regular basis with the help of theory classes, practical sessions, computer assisted learning sessions(CAL), skill lab competencies, certifiable skills, small group discussions, self directed learning sessions, seminars, integrated teaching sessions, AETCOM module, Pandemic module, Antimicrobial Stewardship module and formative assessments. . Projects are submitted by students based on various clinical problems collected from the hospital. This makes the students aware of rational drug use, over-prescription, under-prescription, drug interactions and adverse drug reactions

Small group activities and practical sessions include:

  • Prescription writing including special prescriptions :
    • Prescription auditing
    • Preparing list of P drugs for a given condition
  • Computer Assisted Learning : Experimental Pharmacology using software
  • Demonstration and skill training on Routes of drug administration using mannequins
  • Aseptic precautions including covid protocol to be followed before and during drug administration
  • Pharmacovigilance, ADR reporting and uploading of ADR reports on Vigiflow
  • Preparing Essential Medicine List for a health care facility
  • Pharmacoeconomic exercises
  • Communication skills & Role plays
  • Seminar presentations
  • AETCOM sessions, Antimicrobial stewardship module and Pandemic module
  • Self Directed Learning sessions

Faculties

Dr. V K Prathibha
Reg.No: TCMC 41507
Professor & HOD
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Dr. Boney Rajan
Reg.No: TCMC 40545
Associate Professor
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Dr. Elna Joshi C
Reg.No: TCMC No: 68933
Assistant Professor
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Dr. Anusha Bose
Reg.No: TCMC NO : 66176
Assistant Professor
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CME

CME Details Date of Conduct
Name : Clinical Pharmacology Update:2025
Theme/Subject : Shaping The Future of Patient Care: A CME on Recent Updates in Clinical Pharmacotherapeutics
Credit Hours : 2
News Link : ഫാർമക്കോളജി വിഭാഗം ബിരുദാനന്തര ബിരുദ വിദ്യാർത്ഥികൾക്കായി ക്ലിനിക്കൽ ഫാർമക്കോളജി അപ്ഡേറ്റ്സ് : 2025 എന്ന പേരിൽ പരിശീലന പരിപാടി നടത്തി
 2025
Name : Ethics,Good Clinical Practice and guidelines for conduct of biomedical and health research
Theme/Subject : GCP
News Link : ഫാർമക്കോളജി വിഭാഗം ബിരുദാനന്തര ബിരുദ വിദ്യാർത്ഥികൾക്കായി പരിശീലന പരിപാടി നടത്തി
 2024
Name : CME for PGs/Faculties
Theme/Subject : Drug Updates 2023

 2023
Name : Online orientation programme in One Amala Clinic
Theme/Subject : Pharmacovigilance

 2021
Name : CME programme for nurses
Theme/Subject : Drug administration errors

 2019
Name : CME programme for nurses
Theme/Subject : Awareness on Pharmacovigilance & ADR reporting

 2018
Name : CME on Pharmacovigilance
Theme/Subject : Pharmacovigilance

 2017
Name : Drugs of the last decade – An Overview
Theme/Subject : Drugs of the last decade

 2011
Name : PHARMACON 2008
Theme/Subject : Drugs – A Renal Perspective

 2008

Publications

  • Bhagyalekshmi N, Ramesh M, Prathibha VK, Ignatius JX. Effect of non-absorbable antibiotic, rifaximin in patients with irritable bowel syndrome: A singlecenter randomized controlled study. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2018;8(6):867-871.
  • Prathibha VK, Mukundan C, Bhagyalekshmi N. Ivabradine alone and in combination with metoprolol reduces the incidence of major adverse cardiac events in patients with heart failure: A prospective study. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2020;10(05):423-430
  • Jayaprakash R, Prathibha VK, Gopakumar G, Thomas M. Effect of small-dose ketamine in the prevention of pain on propofol injection: A prospective randomized controlled study. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2020;10(05):437-441.
  • Gopakumar G, Prathibha VK, Jayaprakash R. A prospective randomized controlled study to compare the efficacy of ephedrine and ketamine in the prevention of hypotension following propofol induction. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2020;10(08):671-675.
  • John D, Koshy RC, Prathibha VK, Gopakumar G, Jayaprakash R. Comparison of intravenous induction with propofol versus inhalation induction with sevoflurane: A prospective randomized controlled study. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2020;10(08):676-681.
  • Baiju B, Gopakumar G, Prathibha VK, Antony J, Jayaprakash R. A prospective randomized controlled study to assess the efficacy of fentanyl and dexmedetomidine for conscious sedation in awake fiberoptic intubation. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2020;10(09):813-820.
  • Varghese M, Prathibha VK, Saju CR, Jini MP. A cross-sectional study to assess the adverse events following immunization with CoviShield vaccine at a private medical college in South India. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2022;12(11):1842-1847.
  • Shreeram A, Samantaray M, Prathibha VK. A prospective comparative randomized controlled study of erector spinae plane block using local anesthetics versus general anesthesia for the perioperative control of pain in patients undergoing thoracoscopic procedures. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2022;12(11):1829-1836.
  • Nishana S, Gopakumar G, Prathibha VK, Jayaprakash R, George GK. Analysis of various airway evaluation tests to prognosticate difficult endotracheal intubation. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2024;14(02):198-205.
  • Zabrin N, Prathibha VK, Jayaprakash R,Gopakumar G, Babu JS, Nazimudeen N. Quadratus lumborum block versus transversus abdominis plane block for postoperative analgesia in lower abdominal surgeries. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2024;14(10):2285-2289.
  • Vinod KP. Licofelone in osteoarthritis: is this the awaited drug? A systematic review. Int J Basic Clin Pharmacol 2021; 10:564-71

    http://www.ijbcp.com

  • Ajith TA, Vinodkumar. Advanced Glycation End Products: Association with the Pathogenesis of Diseases and the Current Therapeutic Advances. Curr Clin Pharmacol. 2016;11(2):118-27.
  • Scariah K, Krishna K, Rajan B, Kumar PV. A cross-sectional study on knowledge, attitude, and level of preparedness of medical interns in a teaching hospital from India on antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol. (2025); 15(1): 63-68. doi:10.5455/NJPPP.2025.v15.i1.11

    https://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=227558

  • Rajan B, Pasangha E, Devi P, George S. Patterns of Medication Use and Their Determinants in Pregnancy among Women Admitted to the Obstetrics Wards of a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study: Patterns of Medication Use and Their Determinants in Pregnancy. Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics. 2022;13(4):388-395. doi:10.1177/0976500X221147803
  • Ajin J, Neeraja B, Boney R, Balaram NA, Boban B.Pattern of Abdominal Organ Injuries in Road Traffic Accidents: An Autopsy Based Cross-sectional Study from Central Kerala, IndiaJ Clin of Diagn Res.2025; 19(12):HC01-HC05.

    https://www.doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2025/81859.22152

  • Joshi CE, Sujatha MB, Purushothaman KK. Antibiotic prescription pattern in PICU in a tertiary care hospital: A cross sectional study. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2024;14. DOI:10.5455/njppp.2024.14.01007202431012024