PY3512: Pharmacology Laboratory syllabus for Pharma 2021 regulation

Pharmacology Laboratory detailed syllabus for Pharmacy (Pharma) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the Pharma students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.

For Pharmacy 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Pharma 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of pharmacology laboratory is as follows.

Course Objectives:

• To instill the knowledge of various pharmacological experiments for better understanding the drug action in various systems.

Experiments

1. Practical &/ Online demonstration of laboratory animals handling and various routes of drug administration.
2. Virtual study of use of anaesthetics in various laboratory animals.
3. Virtual demonstration of determination of toxicity LD50.
4. To demonstrate the bioassay of Ach using isolated ileum /rectus abdominis muscle preparation using online videos.
5. Bioassay of 5-HT using rat fundus strip or Bioassay of oxytocin using rat uterus using simulation software’s / online gadgets.
6. Computer assisted demonstration of estimation of pA 2 value on isolated tissues.
7. Study of alternative methods for drug evaluation.
8. Computational identification of biomarker genes for lung cancer/ prostate cancer/ Diabetes etc.,
9. Insilico ADMET analysis by molinspiration software
10. Determination of drug likeness properties using SWISSADME

Basic Reading

1. Study of common laboratory animals and handling of lab animals (demonstration).
2. CPCSEA guidelines for laboratory animal facility.
3. Study of different routes of drug administration.
4. Study of commonly used instruments in experimental pharmacology and its uses

Equipments / Infrastructure Requirements

1. Valid CPCSEA registered airconditioned animal house facility for housing experimental animals and its maintenance furnished as per the CPCSEA norms.
2. Computers (Atleast 10 Nos with a network printer) and multiuser software license e.g., Expharm or other equivalent simulation softwares for teaching.
3. Pharmacology experiment kit (animal cages, dissection kit, animal feed, bed materials, autoclave, incinerator, dissection table, standard drugs, anesthetic drugs, minor consumables and gadgets, personnel protective equipments,)

Course Outcomes:

Students would be able to

1. Acquire knowledge on handling of Laboratory animals.
2. Implement the physiological tests and appreciate the interlinked mechanisms in the maintenance of normal functioning of human body
3. Perform basic physiological and pharmacological experiments and to record and interpret the results for its clinical significance.
4. Demonstrate laboratory procedures used to examine anatomical structures and evaluate physiological functions of each organ system
5. Interpret graphs of anatomical and physiological data.
6. Apply the methods to evaluate the potency of drugs, toxicity of drugs in animal models.

Reference Books:

1. Dinesh Badya, Practical Manual of Pharmacology for Medical Students, 2018.
2. Pramila V. Yadav, Vaishali Thakre, PradnyaDeolekar Practical Pharmacology, 2018.

For detailed syllabus of all other subjects of Pharmacy, 2021 regulation curriculum do visit Pharma 5th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.

For all Pharmacy results, visit Anna University Pharma all semester results direct link.