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PHARMACOLOGY

HISTORY OF DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY

The Department of Pharmacology was started in 1924 with Dr. Varghese as the first professor.

P.G. Training commenced in 1946. The Department has a museum of its own with drug samples, crude drugs, charts and photographs of the scientists. The Department has been conducting integrated teaching programs actively. An educational tour of a pharma company for the students is conducted each year. The central animal house is under the control of the pharmacology department and is located near the twin lecture gallery. There are 4 chambers for small animals, a large chamber for sheep and a pond for frogs.

The department also uses ultrasound-guided modern equipment for various procedures. It has adequate expertise to assist in Ex-utero Intra-partum Treatment (EXIT), or cases in which surgeons have to access the baby while still in the womb. It also has an excellent track record for its services for high-risk pregnant women who are critically ill.

SALIENT FEATURES OF THE DEPARTMENT

  • Teaching and training undergraduate students (300 hrs) is done as per NMC and YSR university norms.
  • As a part of academic curriculum, we conduct Seminars and Clinical case discussions for undergraduate students.
  • We conduct Sobhanadri Achari & Seshavataram Nandyal Memorial Gold medal examination in Pharmacology and award Gold medal for UG merit students.
  • Teaching and training Post graduate students (3 years course) is done as per NMC and YSR university norms.
  • Conducting Seminars, Journal clubs, Case discussions, Group discussions, Formative Assessments, Pharmacovigilance postings and Discussions on protocol writing, Discussions on dissertation works for post graduate students.
  • District Residency Programme (DRP) and Peripheral Postings are also scheduled for Post graduate students.
  • Teaching B.Sc nursing and B.Sc paramedical students is done as per YSR university norms.

LIST OF SUCCESSIVE HODs

NAME OF HOD FROM TO
Dr. Vargheese 1924 1928
Dr. P.B.Deekshit 1928 1933
Dr. V. Iswariah 1933 1949
Dr. K. P. Sarathy 1950 1951
Dr. A. R. Govinda Rao 1951 1954
Dr. A.V. Ramalingam 1954 1965
Dr. Dr. M.Y. Ansari 1965 1966
Dr. A.V. Ramalingam 1966 1969
Dr. L.B. Gopala Krishna Murty 1969 1970
Dr. G. Nirmala 1970 1992
Dr. Akthar Aziz 1992 (Feb) 1992 (Aug)
Dr. R. Murali Krishna 1992 1999
Dr. B. Surya Prakasa Rao 1999 2009
Dr. J. Sudha 2009 2013
Dr. Y. Subramanyam 2013 2014
Dr. J. Sudha 2014 2022
Dr. P. Sujatha 2023 (Jan) 2023 (Apr)
Dr. D. Syamala 2023 (May) Till date

OUR FACULTY POSITION

S.No

Sactioned

Present

1

Professors

2

2

2

Associate Professors

2

2

3 

Assistant Professors

7

4

4

Senior Resident

5

1

List of Teaching Faculty

S.NO NAME DESIGNATION
1 Dr. D. SYAMALA M.D. PROFESSOR
2 Dr. K. HIMA BINDUM.D. PROFESSOR
3 Dr. M.Usha RaniM.D. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
4 Dr. K. KIRAN PRASAD REDDYM.D. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
5 Dr. K. SRINIVASM.D. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
6 Dr. K. CHITRA M.D. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
7 Dr. M. BHEEMESH NAIDU M.D. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
8 Dr. D. VENKATESWARULU M.D. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
9 Dr. M. RACHANA M.D. SENIOR RESIDENT
 

HUMAN RESOURCES

DESIGNATION IN POSITION
PROFESSORS 2
ASSOCIATE PROFFESOR 2
ASSISTANT PROFFESOR 4
SENIOR RESIDENT 1
POST GRADUATE 11
PHARMACIST 2
NON MEDICAL ASSISTANT 1
LAB TECHNICIAN 1
LAB ATTENDENT 1
SWEEPER 1
ATTENDER 1

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS OF FACULTY AND STUDENTS

We conduct Sobhanadri Achari & Seshavataram Nandyal Memorial Gold medal examination in pharmacology and award Gold medal for UG merit students.
5/5
Dr. Supriya stood university third in 2020 M.D Pharmacology Postgraduate university exam in AP state.
5/5
Dr. Pooja stood university third in 2021 M.D Pharmacology Postgraduate university exam in AP state.
5/5

WORKSHOPS CONDUCTED BY DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY

  • Organized a workshop on Good Clinical Practice in 2017.
  • Organized workshop on Good Clinical Practice in 2018 with the help of Abbott Academy and a speech by Dr. M.U.R. Naidu.
  • Organized a workshop on Good Clinical Practice on 16-12-2019.
  • Organized a workshop on Good Clinical Practice on 5th August 2021.

  • PUBLICATIONS IN THE LAST 3 YEARS

  • Assessment of Knowledge, Awareness and Practices among health care professionals about Pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reaction reporting in King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam. IOSR-JDMS, Volume 18, Issue 7 Ser.6 (July.2019), pp. 59-67.

  • Relation of Examination Performance and Class Attendance of MBBS Students in Pharmacology – A Retrospective Study. IOSR-JDMS, Volume 19(2), 2020, pp. 15-18.

  • Assessment Of Knowledge, Attitude & Practices Of Online Classes Among Second Year MBBS Students During Covid 19 Pandemic In Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam. IOSR-JDMS, Volume 20 (08), 2021, pp. 37-40.

  • Assessment of drug utilization pattern in patients undergoing chemotherapy for various types of metastatic cancers in a tertiary care government hospital. International Journal of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, September-2020, pp.1331 to 1336.

  • Prospective randomized, open label comparative study of efficacy of atorvastatin versus atorvastatin with vitamin D3 in patients with dyslipidemia attending tertiary care hospital. International journal of basic and clinical pharmacology, September-2021 10 (9).

  • An anonymous questionnaire based study of the knowledge, attitude and practice of self medication among second year MBBS students. IOSR-JDMS, Issue 5 (November 2021), pp. 1319 to 1322.

  • A questionnaire based study to assess knowledge, attitude and practice of pharmacovigilance among undergraduate medical students in a tertiary care hospital. International Journal of Toxicological and Pharmacological Research. Volume 12, issue 10 (October-2022) page no: 17-24.

  • An observational comparative study of clinical efficacy and safety of chlordiazeapoxide and lorazepam in alcohol withdrawal syndrome. IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) e-issn:2279-0853, pissn:2279- 0861. Volume 18, Issue 7 ser.10 (July 2019), pp 69-72.

  • Study on awareness and knowledge about Hepatitis B virus and vaccination among MBBS students. IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) e-issn:2279-0853, pissn:2279- 0861.Volume 20, Issue 1 ser.14 (January 2021), pp 34-39.

  • A study of plasma homocysteine levels in ischaemic stroke. IOSR Journal Of Dental And Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) e-issn:2279-0853, pissn:2279- 0861. Volume 20, Issue 7 ser.15(july.2021), pp 51-55.

  • Prospective, randomized, and comparative study of efficacy of ivermectin, benzyl benzoate 25%, permethrin 5% and gamma benzene hexachloride 1% in the treatment of uncomplicated scabies. Int J Basic Clin Pharmacol 2020;9: 712-7.

  • Drug utilization study in patients with covid-19 associated mucormycosis in a tertiary care hospital , south India International journal of toxicological and pharmacological research Volume 12 issue 10: 2022.

  • Effect of iron supplementation in anaemic children with breath holding spells at a tertiary care hospital (KGH- Visakhapatnam) in Southern India. J Evid Based Med Healthc 2021;8(31):2870- 2874.

  • Self-Medication practices with analgesics among medical students. International Journal of Health Sciences, 6(S9), 1697–1703 August 2021

  • Pharmacology studying practices and theory presentation skills followed by under graduates: A cross sectional study in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Andhra Pradesh India. International Journal of Health Sciences, 6(S8), 3509–3515. August 2021.

  • Pattern of adverse drug reactions in paediatric patients reported to adverse drug reaction monitoring center in a tertiary care hospital. International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics (IJCP).Published in 2019; July-August 2019; Vol 6; Issue 4 Pg: 1557-1562.

  • Neonatal Sepsis: Clinical Spectrum, Bacteriological Profile and Antibiotic Sensitivity Patterns in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in a Tertiary Care Hospital. International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research (IJCMR). Published in Volume 6 ; Issue 6 ; June 2019 ; Pg : F1-F4.

  • A comparative evaluation of the perception of self-medication among medical students of a tertiary care teaching medical college and hospital – A cross sectional study. National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology (NJPPP). Published in Vol 9 Issue 8 Page : 714-718 2019.

  • Knowledge, attitude and practices of rural medical practitioners on generic medicines. International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology (IJBCP). Published in Vol 8 Issue 7 Page : 1652-1656 July 2019.

UG PROJECTS

  • NTRUHS UGSRS 2021 Research project report submitted to Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences on “A Study of adverse drug reactions on the newer oral anti hyperglycemic drugs used in the management of type-2 diabetes mellitus in tertiary care hospital in Visakhapatnam” by Polana Viswanath, 3rd year MBBS student, Andhra Medical College, under the guidance of Dr. Sireesha, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Andhra Medical College.
  • NTRUHS UGSRS 2021 Research project report submitted to Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences on “A Questionnaire based study to asses knowledge attitude and practice of pharmacovigilance among undergraduate students in a tertiary care hospital” by M. Abhishek, 3rd year MBBS student, Andhra Medical College, under the guidance of Dr. K Chitra, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Andhra Medical College.
  • YSRUHS UGSRS 2022 Research project report submitted to Dr. YSR University of Health Sciences on “A point prevalence study on antimicrobial consumption in a tertiary care hospital” by Konathala Sathwika, 2nd year MBBS student, Andhra Medical College, under the guidance of Dr. M. Triveni, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Andhra Medical College.