Pharmacology

Vision

Department of Pharmacology envisions to be a centre of excellence and a leader in medical education, innovative research, evidence based clinical careand policy making related to medicine in India

Mission

To combining high quality teaching with internationally recognized research.
To provide a platform for teaching, research and training to produce the best of medical manpower for the country
To develop a dynamic interface with pre-clinical, para-clinical and clinical medical disciplinesteaching pharmacology in an integrated curriculum.
To participate in patient care through implementation of laboratory, clinical and regulatory services.
To recognise the research gaps of public health importance in the field of pharmacology and address them through a sound scientific process.
To identify and nurture quality human resources in pharmacology
To inculcate a process of rational thinking and scientific temper in an individual so that he/she shall be competent,as a physician, to prescribe drugs to patients effectively and safely.
To train the budding doctors to be life-long learners of rational therapeutics by promoting self-directed learning.

Faculty

Name & Qualifications	Designation	Areas of Interest	Email ID / ORCID ID / Research-gate Page
Dr. Shailandra Shankar Handu MBBS, MD, DM	Professor & Head	Clinical :- Clinical Pharmacology Clinical Trials Neuropharmacology Psychopharmacology Research :-	shailendra.phar@aiimsrishikesh.edu.in https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4769-9176 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Shailendra_Handu
Dr. Biswadeep Das MBBS, MD, M.Tech	Professor	Clinical :- Cardiovascular Pharmacology Neuropharmacology Pharmacoepidemiology Cardio-Oncology Quality of Life Studies Medical Education Research :-	biswadeep.phar@aiimsrishikesh.edu.in https://orcid.org/0000 0002 3222 2527 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Biswadeep_Das2
Dr. Puneet Dhamija MBBS, MD, DM	Professor	Clinical :- Pharmacovigilance, Materiovigilance, Clinical Trials, Regulatory Affairs, Computer-aided Drug Design Research :-	puneet.phar@aiimsrishikesh.edu.in https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2890-4939 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Puneet_Dhamija
Dr. Manisha Bisht MBBS, MD	Professor	Clinical :- Pharmacoepidemiology Pharmacovigilance Antibiotic stewardship Medical Education Palliative care Research :-	manisha.phar@aiimsrishikesh.edu.in https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8417-8863 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Manisha_Bisht2
Dr. Gaurav Chikara MBBS, MD	Additional Professor	Clinical :- Experimental Pharmacology, Pharmacovigilance, Antimicrobial Stewardship. Research :-	gaurav.phar@aiimsrishikesh.edu.in https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7195-933X
Dr. Bhupinder Solanki	Assistant Professor	Clinical :- Research :-	bhupindersolanki83@gmail.com
Dr. Shazia Hasan MBBS, MD	Associate Professor	Clinical :- Neuropsychopharmacology Pharmacovigilance Antibiotic stewardship Medical education Research :-	https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5191-2016

Photo	Name & Qualifications	Designation	Areas of Interest	Email ID / ORCID ID / Research-gate Page

Services

Service Available in the department

OPD/IPD Services- ADR Monitoring in OPDs/IPDs

Courses & Short term Trainings

Name of the course	Duration of course	Present number of students	Objectives/ brief description of the course
Undergraduate	1.5 year	100	Undergraduate (Medical) Department is engaged in teaching 100 MBBS students each year for 1.5 year duration, as per prescribed curriculum. Regular monthly assessments examinations are conducted as per schedule. At the end of course final examination is conducted.
Post graduate (MD)	3 year	6	Currently, 4 postgraduates are undergoing training for degree of MD in Pharmacology and 2 in MSc(Medical Pharmacology).
Super Specialty (DM)	3 year	2	Currently, 2 postgraduates are undergoing training for degree of DM in Clinical Pharmacology.
PhD	3 year	6	6 PhD scholars are pursuing their research activities in the department for award of PhD in Pharmacology
Certificate Course (Pharmacovigilance)	6 month	2	Currently, 2students are undergoing training for Certificate course of Pharmacovigilance in Pharmacology.

Name of the course	Curriculum	Duration of course	Present number of students	Objectives/ brief description of the course

Research

Projects

Title	Site-Investigators	Principal Investigator	Collaboration, if any (Department and institute)	Funding Agency	Projects Status
Effect of Nrf2 activator and P38 MAPK inhibitor Dimethyl fumarate on paclitaxel induced peripheral neuropathy in rats		Prof. Shailendra Handu		ICMR	Ongoing

Projects (Extramural)

Title	Site-Investigators	Principal Investigator	Intramural/ Extramural	Collaboration, if any (Department and institute)	Funding Agency	Projects Status

Collaboration

Collaboration for	Collaboration with Department and institute	Services offered/ work undergoing in collaboration
ADR Monitoring Centre under PVPI program	Department of Pharmacology	The department is engaged in “Pharmacovigilance” activities and it is encouraging spontaneous Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) reporting system in AIIMS, Rishikesh to foster both medication and patient safety leading to better health outcomes. The regional resource centre is also entrusted with responsibility to conduct training and sensitization programs for healthcare professionals. Training sessio

Collaboration for	Collaboration with Department and institute	Services offered/ work undergoing in collaboration

Expansion plan

Future Plans for Department:

Department envisages following developments.

Academics and teaching:
- Implementation of Competency Based Medical Education (CBME) modules across MD and DM courses.
- Strengthening skill development laboratories for MD and DM students.
Clinical Services:
- Upgradation of Analytical Lab for providing Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM) services.
- Establishment of pharmaceutical Quality Control Laboratory.
- Establishment of Drug Information Centre.
- Strengthening Antibiotic Stewardship program of institute.
Research:
- Expansion of current Laboratory Animal Facility to a State of art Centre.
- Establishment of Clinical Research/ Trial Unit.