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Field of Interest
Experimental pharmacology involves testing of drugs on small animals – mice, rats, guinea pigs, rabbits and frogs. Either the whole animal or one of its isolated organs/tissues is utilized for this purpose.
Instruments
The lab houses a wide array of instruments for experimenting on isolated animal tissues, behavioral studies on animals including rota rod, tail-flick analgesia meter, blood pressure recorder for indirect measuring (non-invasive), pharmacology kit for in-vitro experiments, oscilograph for cardiovascular experiments, plethysmometer for anti-inflammatory screening experiments, etc.
Objectives:
The proposed objectives of animal experiments are (a) to reinforce the facts learned in lecture classes by actual observation of the same in animals (nothing is better than seeing) (b) to make students aware that testing of drugs in animals is an essential prerequisite for their final trial in human beings or (c) to initiate at least a few students into the field of scientific research.
Vision:
The concern given in the experimental work is to understand and fortify certain concepts of pharmaco-kinetics and dynamics which will have some bearing ultimately in patient-care (pharmacotherapeutics).
Mission:
The following is the list of various experiments included as demonstration as well as practical in the department to achieve the intended objectives. Practical classes include bioassay, pharmacology of the autonomic nervous system, ocular pharmacology, pharmacology of neuromuscular junction, study of drugs on some models related to central nervous system, anaesthesia, in-vitro studies (effect of autonomic drugs on isolated rabbit's intestine & isolated guinea pig ileum, etc.
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