Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College & Hospital (NRSMC&H)

WELCOME TO PHARMACOLOGY DEPARTMENT


The Department of Pharmacology is involved in Undergraduate and Post graduate teaching since the inception of this Medical College. The present Department is housed in the Academy Building 4th Floor.

The academic section of the department includes one lecture theatre, 6 demonstration rooms departmental library cum seminar room, Research laboratory, Computer Assisted Laboratory (CAL) and a museum.

Apart from Undergraduate and Post graduate teaching the Department also houses an Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring Centre under the National Pharmacovigilance Program, PvPI at IPC Ghaziabad. The Department is also involved in regular Prescription audit for both inpatient and outpatient departments of various Departments of this college for Quality Control purposes.

Services 

  1. Faculty members and PG students are involved in patient care services by attending duty at General OPD clinic on every Tuesday as per official duty roster.
  2. Department of Pharmacology runs an Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) monitoring centre under the aegis of National Phamacovigilance program of India at Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission, Gaziabad. Regular reports are being submitted and updated through online portal.
  3. Regular prescription audit is done as per specified proforma provided by the Dept of Health and Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal.

 


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  • Residents
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Departmental News / Events / Success Stories

NRS news

Publications


1. Mandal P Asad M, Kayal A, Biswas M. Assessment of use of World Health Organization access, watch, reserve antibiotics and core prescribing indicators in pediatric outpatients in a tertiary care teaching hospital in Eastern India. Perspect Clin Res 2023;14: 61-7.

2.Gangopadhyay T, Nath S, Banerjee S, Mandal P Khatua DK. Antibiotic consumption in a tertiary care hospital during the pre-COVID-19 and COVID-19 years: A pharmacy-based, retrospective study. Hamdan Med J DOI: 10.4103/hmj.hm?_82_23

3. Kayal A, Mandal P, Majumder S, Maiti A, Sarkar DK, Biswas I. Trends in antidiabetic drug utilization in Type 2 diabetes patients in a diabetic clinic of a tertiary care teaching hospital in India. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol.2022; 12(12): 1988-94.

4. Das R, Chattopadhyay S, Mandal A. Knowledge regarding snakebite and its management among second year nursing students. J Clin of Diagn Res. 2022; 16(7):FC07-9.

5. Mandal A, Gangopadhyay T, Mandal S. Drug utilization study in a radiotherapy unit of a tertiary care teaching h0spital in rural West Bengal, India. Asian J Pharm Clin Res 2022; 15(11): 126-30.

6. Chattopadhyay S, Mandal A, Das R, Ghosh A, Mondal SB. Report Based Antibiotic Sensitivity Pattern of Communityy Acquired Urinary Tract Infection in Rural Bengal. Nat J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2023;13(3):479 -84.

7. Mandal A, KunduTS, Chattopadhyay S. Reflective writing as a learning tool for Phase II MBBS students in India. Nat J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2023;13(3):504-8.

8. Bhattacharyya S, Ghosh Arup. An observational study for evaluation of antibiotic utilization and growing resistance against antibiotics in pediatric patients suffering from meningitis in a tertiary care hospital. Asian J of Med Sci 2023; 14(6): 176-81.

9. Saha M, Mandal A, Chattopadhyay S, Ghosh A, Mondal SB. Drugs used in patients with heart failure in a tertiary care center-A drug utilization study. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol. 2023; 13(10):2135-40

10. Biswas S, Mandal A, Chattopadhyay S, Ghosh A. A study to assess students’ performance in theory and practical components of final summative pharmacology examination in Non-CBME and CBME curriculum, Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2024; 14: 557-60

11. Saha M, Bandyopadhyay M, Mandal A, Ghosh A, Mandal P, Chattopadhyay S. Bullous pemphigoid associated with the use of DPP4 inhibitors: A case series. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol. Online First: 02 Apr, 2024.

 

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About the Department


The Department of Pharmacology is involved in Undergraduate and Post graduate teaching since the inception of this Medical College. The present Department is housed in the Academy Building 4th Floor.

The academic section of the department includes one lecture theatre, 6 demonstration rooms departmental library cum seminar room, Research laboratory, Computer Assisted Laboratory (CAL) and a museum.

Apart from Undergraduate and Post graduate teaching the Department also houses an Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring Centre under the National Pharmacovigilance Program, PvPI at IPC Ghaziabad. The Department is also involved in regular Prescription audit for both inpatient and outpatient departments of various Departments of this college for Quality Control purposes.

 

 

Academic Details


UG Teaching Program

 

The MBBS program of the department comprising theory, practical, small group teaching/tutorial sessions has been 

running smoothly, weekly program of which are as follows:

Day

Class

Timings

Monday

Lecture

Tutorial/SGT

12.30-1.30 pm

2.30-4.30

Tuesday

Tutorial/SGT

2.30-4.30 pm

Wednesday

Lecture

Tutorial/SGT

 

9.30-10.30 am

2.30-4.30 pm

Thursday

Tutorial/SGT

 

2.30-4.30 pm

Friday

Tutorial/SGT

 

2.30-4.30 pm

Saturday

Lecture

Tutorial/SGT

 

10-11 am

12

 

  • Vertical and horizontal integration of topics are done as per CBME curriculum and latest NMC guidelines.
  • Time to time students of phase 2 are involved in short term independent research projects as well as ICMR- STS projects.
  • Students of phase 2 are assigned to prepare and present posters on various topics during their 1 year training period.
  • Third phase students are involved in real time prescription audit and ADR reporting under Pharmacovigilance program of India as part of training under elective subject as per NMC guidelines.

 

 

 



PG Teaching Program

The MD (Pharmacology) degree program of the department comprising lectures, seminars, journal clubs, group

discussion and practical demonstrations has been running smoothly, weekly program of which are as follows:

Day

Class

Timings

Monday

Lecture

Seminar

12.30-1.30 pm

Tuesday

Group discussion

Thesis work

 

Wednesday

Lecture

Journal club

 

9.30-10.30 am

Thursday

Experimental Pharmacology

 

11 am-2 pm

Friday

Thesis work

Clinical Pharmacology

 

 

Saturday

Thesis work

Weekly assessment

 

10-11 am

12-1 pm

 

  • PG students participate in patient care service by attending duty at General OPD clinic on every Tuesday as per official duty roster.
  • PG students attend various conferences and workshops as delegates to improve their knowledge and skill.
  • PG students appear for oral and poster presentation in various national and state level conferences as per NMC guidelines.
  • PG students publish research articles in various indexed journals as per NMC guidelines.
  • PG students complete their GCP, BCLS training programmes and Basic Course on Biomedical Research as per NMC guidelins.


PD Teaching Program
No information provided

Ongoing Research

1. The pattern of dosing of carbimazole and its outcome in patients with Grave's disease in Endocrinology outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital.

2. Study of drug utilization in patients with Acne vulgaris attending dermatology outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital.

3. Assessment of pattern of prescribed drugs in nociceptive and nociplastic chronic pain in outpatient department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-an observational, cross-sectional study.

4. Pattern of use, response and safety of dafagliflozin in patients with Type 2 DM: a cross-sectional descriptive study.



Publication

1. Mandal P Asad M, Kayal A, Biswas M. Assessment of use of World Health Organization access, watch, reserve antibiotics and core prescribing indicators in pediatric outpatients in a tertiary care teaching hospital in Eastern India. Perspect Clin Res 2023;14: 61-7.

2.Gangopadhyay T, Nath S, Banerjee S, Mandal P Khatua DK. Antibiotic consumption in a tertiary care hospital during the pre-COVID-19 and COVID-19 years: A pharmacy-based, retrospective study. Hamdan Med J DOI: 10.4103/hmj.hm?_82_23

3. Kayal A, Mandal P, Majumder S, Maiti A, Sarkar DK, Biswas I. Trends in antidiabetic drug utilization in Type 2 diabetes patients in a diabetic clinic of a tertiary care teaching hospital in India. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol.2022; 12(12): 1988-94.

4. Das R, Chattopadhyay S, Mandal A. Knowledge regarding snakebite and its management among second year nursing students. J Clin of Diagn Res. 2022; 16(7):FC07-9.

5. Mandal A, Gangopadhyay T, Mandal S. Drug utilization study in a radiotherapy unit of a tertiary care teaching h0spital in rural West Bengal, India. Asian J Pharm Clin Res 2022; 15(11): 126-30.

6. Chattopadhyay S, Mandal A, Das R, Ghosh A, Mondal SB. Report Based Antibiotic Sensitivity Pattern of Communityy Acquired Urinary Tract Infection in Rural Bengal. Nat J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2023;13(3):479 -84.

7. Mandal A, KunduTS, Chattopadhyay S. Reflective writing as a learning tool for Phase II MBBS students in India. Nat J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2023;13(3):504-8.

8. Bhattacharyya S, Ghosh Arup. An observational study for evaluation of antibiotic utilization and growing resistance against antibiotics in pediatric patients suffering from meningitis in a tertiary care hospital. Asian J of Med Sci 2023; 14(6): 176-81.

9. Saha M, Mandal A, Chattopadhyay S, Ghosh A, Mondal SB. Drugs used in patients with heart failure in a tertiary care center-A drug utilization study. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol. 2023; 13(10):2135-40

 



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Faculty Details

Image Name Registration No. Designation Email ID Phone Publications Services
Dr. Pragnadyuti Mandal (MD Pharmacology) Professor & Head pdmandaldr@gmail.com pdmandaldr@gmail.com View View
Dr Arijit Ghosh (MD Pharmacology) Professor pdmandaldr@gmail.com View View
Dr Subhradipta Bhattacharyya (MD Pharmacology) Assistant Professor pdmandaldr@gmail.com View View

Residents Details

Image Name Registration No. Position Publications Services
Dr Subir Mukhopadhyay (DPM) Tutor/Demonstrator - View
Dr Tanvir Ahmed (MBBS, ) Tutor/Demonstrator - View
Dr. Leena Biswas, Dr. Mriganko Bandyopadhyay, Dr. Soumik Biswas Post Graduate Trainees (3rd Year) --
Dr. Niyamatullah Sk., Dr. Purva Anil Rathod, Dr, Chandan Malik (MBBS) Post Graduate Trainees (2nd Year) --
Dr. Debroop Sarkar Post Graduate Trainees (1st Year) --

Non Teaching Staff

Image Name Department Position
Ratnasona Biswas Pharmacology Technicians cum Laboratory Attendant
Anil Chandra Das, Anil Dutta, Tajul Mandal Pharmacology GDA & Animal House Attendants
Prem Lal Serestha Pharmacology Sweeper