1. Goal: To inculcate rational and scientific basis of therapeutics
2. Objective: To acquire knowledge and develop skills as under

KNOWLEDGE

1. Describe the pharmacokinetics &pharmacodynamic properties of essential & commonly used drugs.
2. Understand the indications & contraindications, interactions and adverse reactions of commonly used drugs & precautions to be observed while using those drugs.
3. Develop full understanding about the use of appropriate drugs, efficacy, safety, convenience, cost in diseases.
4. Understand the pharmacological basis & clinical presentation, diagnosis, management of common poisonings.
5. Understanding the drugs of addiction and management strategies of the same.
6. Classify environmental & occupational pollutants and consider the management strategy for the same.
7. Understanding the precautions to be taken while using drugs in pregnancy, lactation, geriatric and paediatric patients.
8. Understanding the concept of rational drug therapy.
9. Understanding the concept of essential drugs.
10. Understanding the process of new drug development.

SKILL

1. Prescribe the drug accurately for common ailments
2. Recognize adverse reactions and interactions of commonly used drugs
3. Understand the experimental designs for study of the effects of the drug & develop
4. Critically analyse the given prescription for the given problem considering the principles of rational therapy
5. Scan information on common pharmaceutical preparations and critically evaluate the drug formulations

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Departmental Library: (Having Latest Advanced Books & Journals)

1.Total No. of Books : 535

2.Purchase of latest edition in last 3 years: 0

3.Journals: 3

EQUIPMENTS

Department Museum:

1.Space:130 sq m

2.No. of Specimens :300 drug specimens

3.No. of Catalogs of the samples: 15

1. Darji B, Yadav P, Chaudhari M, Shah A, Patel J. Adverse drug reaction monitoring in patients taking first line antitubercular drugs alone and in combination with antiretroviral therapy in a tertiary care centre of western India. Br J Bio Med Res, Vol. 05, Issue 04, Pg. 1805-1815, July- August 2021.
2. Patel BJ, Patel CR, Assessment of causality, severity and preventability of adverse drug reactions of cancer chemotherapy in a tertiary care teaching hospital, Gujarat, India. Int J Pharm Sci Res. 2021; 12(7) : 3950-8
3. Patel DS, Acharya CR. Impact of shorter MDR tuberculosis regimen drugs on heart rate variability in MDR tuberculosis patients at tertiary care hospital. Int J Basic Clin Pharmacol 2021; 10: 813-9
4. Lapsiwala B, Patel C, Halpati M, Kantharia N. Study of adverse cutaneous drug reaction in dermatology department at tertiary care teaching hospital. ISSN 2349-8870(2020); Volume 7(2): 504-508
5. Acharya C. Streptomycin induced nephrotoxicity :generation of free radicals and antioxidant effect of vitamin C. IP International journal of comprehensive and advanced pharmacology, October-December, 2019 ;4(4)
6. Bhargava V, Acharya C. Comparing the effects of olanzapine and aripiprazole in rat animal model using heart rate variability : An emerging parameter of cardiovascular safety. DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2019/41807.13291
7. Shah A, Verma R, Yadav P, Patel J.Drug utilization study of antipsychotic drugs in the psychiatry outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital.Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2019;9(11) : 1111-1116
8. Patel C, Patel D, Patel D. Study of effect of metformin on lipid profile in type 2 diabetes mellitus in a tertiary care teaching hospital. IJPSR (2019), Volume 10(12) : 1000-06
9. Patel S, Chaudhari M, Patel N. Evaluation of potential drug-drug interaction in indoor patients of pediatric department of tertiary care hospital. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2019; 9(10) : 1012-1016
10. Navadiya V , Sinha A, Barejia A, Gohil N, Malam P, Shah A. Effect of atorvastatin on serum levels of lipase and amylse in patients of hyperlipidemia in a tertiary care hospital. Jorunal of clinical and diagnostic research. 2018:2(9);FC09-12
11. Joshi A, Patel C, Kantharia N. Effect of leptin on spatial learning and memory and blood glucose level in streptozocin induced diabetes mellitus in male wistar albino rats. Pissn 2319-2003/ Eissn 2279-0780
12. Patel P, Patel S, Patel K, Malhotra S. Medication adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a study at tertiary care teaching hospital. DOI : 10.20959/wjpps20186-11826
13. Patel BS, Chavda FM, Mundhava SG. Study Of Variation In Price Of Various Nsaids Combinations Available In Indian Market. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research. 2016; Vol. 7(6): 2518-2524
14. Patel BS, Chavda FM, Mundhava SG. Cost Variation Analysis Of Single Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Agents Available In Indian Market: An Economic Perspective. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research. 2016; 7(5): 2174-2180
15. Patel BS, Chavda FM. Cost variation study of various artemisinin formulations available in Indian market. World journal of pharmaceutical research.2015;4(8):2924-2930
16. Dr. Sondarva DB, Dr. Kubavat AR, Dr. Patel Bs, Dr. Modi JP. Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice of pharmacovigilance among resident doctors and staff nurses in a tertiary care hospital, Gujarat. World journal of pharmaceutical research.2015;4(7):2261-2269
17. Patel BS, Kubavat AR, Sondarva DB, ChaudhariJS. Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of resident doctors about medical research in a tertiary care hospital, Rajkot, Gujarat. Int J Res Med. 2014; 3(2);94-97
18. Dr. Sondarva DB, Dr. Kubavat AR, Dr. Patel BS, Dr. Mistry VR. Utilization of antimicrobial agents in pediatric indoor patients of pneumonia at tertiary care hospital. World journal of pharmacy and pharmaceutical Sciences. 2015;4(2):301-310
19. Dr. Patel BS, Dr. Kubavat AR, Dr. Sondarva DB, Dr. Piparva KG. Drug utilization study in neonatal intensive care unit at tertiary care hospital, Rajkot, Gujarat: A prospective study. World journal of pharmacy and pharmaceutical Sciences. 2015;4(7):2034-2042
20. Chaudhari JS, Kubavat AR, Mistry VR, Pandya AS, Hotchandani SC, Patel BS. A drug utilization study of analgesics for management of postoperative pain in patients admitted at a tertiary care teaching hospital. International Journal of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology.2013;2(6):757-762
21. Patel BS, Kubavat AR, Piparava KG. Correlation of Students’ performance in theory and practical of final summative pharmacology examinations in MBBS curriculum: A critical Insight. National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology.2013;3(2):171-175
22. Neha Patel. Prescription audit and drug utilization pattern in indoor patients of paediatrics department. International journal of current research and review. Vol-8, issue23, Dec 2016.
23. B Diwakar. Shortcommunication: student led objective tutorials in pharmacology: an interventional study. IJP.2016,VOL-48,ISSUE 7.P 83-88.
24. B Divakar .Comparative study of the effect of taping on scapular stability and upper limb fuicntion in recovering hemiplegics with scapular weakness-chronicles of young scientists- vol4-issue 2,jul-dec 2013.
25. B Divakar. Effect of gabapentin on haloperidol induced inhibition of conditioned avoidance response in rat. IJBCP. November December 2012-VOL 1 –ISSUE 3-page 216.
26. S.S. Prasad, Anita Sinha, Kamlesh Patel, Chandresh Dumatar, S.K.Vajpeyee and V.H.Bhavsar. To establish the ulcerogenic potential if any, of Ginger-juice Zinger Officinale Roscoe (Zingiberaceae) on important parameters of gastric ulceration. IJPSR (2012), Vol. 3, (11): 4472-4476.
27. B Divakar. The study of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in HIV patients taking Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in ART centre, NCH, Surat. (international journal of medical and pharmaceutical sciences -2012:3(2) 09-18
28. Nrupal Patel, Mira Desai, Samdih Shah, Prakruti Patel, Anuradha Gandhi. A study of medication errors in a tertiary care hospital – October 2016 (Perspective clinical research 2016; 7: 168-73
29. Zala AC, Kantharia ND, Malam PP, Vaghasiya KB, Soni RG, Gajera CN. Effect of atenolol on hemoglobin level in mild to moderate hypertension. Ijbcp 2015
30. Malam PP, Kantharia ND, Zala AC, Amin AJ, Deoghare SB, Gajera CN. Role of glipizide therapy on oxidative stress parameters in the patient with Type-II diabetes mellitus. IJBCP 2015
31. Vaghasia K, Patel C, Shahane K, Gamit N, Zala A, Shah A. Estimation of thyroid profile in patients with diabetes mellitus in new civil hospital surat. Int.J. Basic clin Pharmacol.2015; 4(4): 714-719.
32. Patel C, DeoghareS. Heart failure : Novel therapeutic approaches. J.Post graduate. Med.2015: Apr-Jun; 61(2); 101-8
33. Panchasara AK, Patel JC, Vadgama VK, Barvaliya MJ, Tripathi CB. Interaction between rosuvastatin and rocuronium in rat sciatic-gastrocnemius nerve-muscle preparation. J Anesth. 2014 Oct;28(5):727-32. doi: 10.1007/s00540-014-1792-z. Epub 2014 Feb 21.
34. Mandavia DR, Patel MK, Patel JC, Anovadiya AP, Baxi SN, Tripathi CR. Anti-urolithiatic effect of ethanolic extract of Pedalium murex linn. fruits on ethylene glycol-induced renal calculi. Urol J. 2013 Sep 26;10(3):946-52.
35. Patel JC, Patel PB, Acharya H, Nakum K, Tripathi CB. Efficacy and safety of lornoxicam vs ibuprofen in primary dysmenorrhea: a randomized, double-blind, double dummy, active-controlled, cross over study. Eur J ObstetGynecolReprod Biol. 2015 May;188:118-23. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2015.03.005.
36. Patel JC, Barvaliya MJ, Patel TK, TripathiCB.Neuromuscular blocking effect of fluoxetine and its interaction with rocuronium. Auton Autacoid Pharmacol. 2013 Apr;33(1-2):17-24. doi: 10.1111/aap.12005.
37. M. J. Barvaliya, t. K. Patel1, j. C. Patel and c. B. Tripathi.Effect of Zidovudine and its Interaction with Rocuronium on Neuromuscular Transmission. Indian J Pharm Sci. 2013 Mar-Apr; 75(2): 191–196.
38. Acharya CR, Thakar HN, Vajpeyee SK. A study of oxidative stress in gentamicin induced nephrotoxicity and effect of antioxidant vitamin C in Wistar rats.. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol. 2013; 3(1): 14-20. doi:10.5455/njppp.2013.3.14-20
39. Acharya CR, Sharma AK, Kantharia ND. Involvement of oxidative stress in patients of gout and antioxidant effect of allopurinol. Int J Med Sci Public Health. 2015; 4(2): 168-172. doi:10.5455/ijmsph.2015.0310201435
40. Jaykaran Charan, Mayur Chaudhari,RyanJackson,RahulMhaskar, Tea Reljic,AmbujKumar,Comparison of methodological quality of positive versus negative comparative studies published in Indian medical journals: a systematic review. BMJ Open 2015;5:e007853 doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-007853
41. Yadav Preeti P, Chaudhary Mayur, Patel Jayshree, Shah Aashal, Kantharia ND. Effectiveness of integrated teaching module in pharmacology among medical undergraduates. Int J App Basic Med Res 2016;6:215-9.
42. Paresh Solanki,Preeti P Yadav, Naresh D Kantharia .Ephedrine :direct,indirect or mixed acting sympathomimetic?A review.LJBCP2014;3(3)
43. Paresh Solanki,Preeti P Yadav, Naresh D Kantharia. Exploration of mechanism of action of Ephedrine on Rat blood pressure.RRJPTS; 2(3)2014,62-68.
44. Dr Jayant Rai, Aashal Shah, Preeti P. Yadav, Mayur A. Chaudhari. Impact of anti-epileptic drugs on cognition: a review. Int J Basic ClinPharmacol. 2016; 5(3): 599-604. doi:10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20161497
45. Aashal B Shah, Preeti P Yadav, Mayur A Chaudhari, Jayant Rai.‘Bipolar disorder: a review of current U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved pharmacotherapy.’ In International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology Issue July 2015.
46. Anupama Sukhlecha, Shilpa P Jadav, Tushar R Gosai, Divakar Balusamy. Short communication: student led objective tutorials in pharmacology: an interventional study. Indian Journal of Pharmacology. Year 2016, Volume 48, Issue 7 [p. 83-88]
47. Nishant B. Bhansali, Yash N. Goyal, B. Divakar, Sureshchandra D. Mistry, Dinesh A. Chavda, Jiyo Chacko. Effect of gabapentin on haloperidol induced inhibition of conditioned avoidance response in rat. IJBCP International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology. November-December 2012 | Vol 1 | Issue 3 Page 216.
48. B. Divakar, S. D. Mistry, N. D. Kantharia, Mamtarani. The Study of Adverse Drug Reactions (ADR’s) in HIV Patients taking Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in ART Centre, NCH, SuratInternational Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2012; 3(2): 09-18.
49. Dhwanit Shah, B. Divakar, Mamtarani Verma, Giri Jui. Comparative study of the effect of taping on scapular stability and upper limb fuicntion in recovering hemiplegics with scapular weakness. Chronicles of young scientists.Vol. 4 | Issue 2 | Jul-Dec 2013
50. Exploration of mechanism of action of Ephedrine on rat blood pressure.Paresh Solanki,Preeti P. Yadav,Naresh D. Kantharia Research & reviews: journal of Pharmacology and toxicological studies/volume 2/july-september,2014 Ephedrine: direct, indirect or mixed acting sympathomimetic?Paresh Solanki,Preeti P. Yadav,Naresh D. Kantharia.IJBCP/May-June 2014/volume 3/Issue 3
51. Interaction between rosuvastatin and rocuronium in rat sciatic-gastrocnemius nerve-muscle preparation. Panchasara AK, Patel JC, Vadgama VK, Barvaliya MJ, Tripathi CB.J Anesth. 2014 Feb 21.
52. Study of Oxidative Stress Parameters in Hypertension and their Correlation with Blood Pressure. Shashank Deoghare, Kirtida Tandel, Ashishkumar Zala, Prakash Malam,Abhinav Sharma, Paresh Solanki, Int. J. Pharm. Sci. Rev. Res., 25(1), Mar – Apr 2014; Article No. 19, Pages: 114-117
53. “Cardio-Renal-Anemia Syndrome: Possible Causes and Treatment.” Ashishkumar C Zala ,Naresh D Kantharia, Shashank Deoghare, Prakash P Malam, and Chirag N Gajera. Research & reviews: journal of Pharmacology and toxicological studies
54. Understanding and application of clinical pharmacokinetic principles using single compartment pharmacokinetic simulation model.Ashishkumar Zala, ND Kantharia, Aashal B Shah National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacology Pharmacology doi: 10.5455/njppp.2015.5.010820143
55. Effect of atenolol on hemoglobin level in mild to moderate hypertension. Ashishkumar C.Zala, Naresh D. Kantharia, Prakash P. Malam, Khushbu B. Vaghasiya,Int J Basic Clin Pharmacol. 2014; 3(4): 701-705
56. Anti-urolithiatic effect of ethanolic extract of Pedalium murex linn. fruits on ethylene glycol-induced renal calculi. Mandavia DR, Patel MK, Patel JC, Anovadiya AP, Baxi SN, Tripathi CR.sUrol J. 2013 Sep 26;10(3):946-52.
57. Neuromuscular blocking effect of fluoxetine and its interaction with rocuronium.Patel JC1, Barvaliya MJ, Patel TK, Tripathi CB. Auton Autacoid Pharmacol. 2013 Apr;33(1-2):17-24.
58. Effect of Zidovudine and its interaction with rocuronium on neuromuscular transmission.Barvaliya MJ, Patel TK, Patel JC, Tripathi CB.Indian J Pharm Sci. 2013 Mar;75(2):191-6.
59. Study of pattern of road traffic accident mortalities in surat. Chirag Gajera, Malaviya , Govekar, Chandegara , Malam , Zala AC. Int J Res Med. 2013; 2(2);158-161
60. Sharma Abhinav Kumar, Acharya C R, Kantharia N D: Involvement Of Oxidative Stress In Gout And Effective Antioxidant Property Of Allopurinol In Patients Of Gout. International journal of Medical Science and Public Health
61. Patel C, Deoghare S.HF: Novel therapeutic approachesJournal of post graduateMedicine.
62. Patel C, Deoghare S (2012) Medicine Withdrawal and Recall: Needs Proper Evaluation. Adv Pharmacoepidem Drug Safety 1:118. doi:10.4172/2167- 1052.1000118
63. Dr. Chetna Patel and Dr. Shashank Deoghare Human Microdosing - A Promising Strategy for New Drug Development, International Journal of Advances Drug Delivery Volume 2, Number 1-2, January- December 2012, pp. 40-46
64. Chetna Patel. “Study of sensitivity and resistance pattern of P. aeruginosa to different antimicrobial agents in tertiary care teaching hospital, Vadodara, Gujarat. International journal of pharmaceutical research.
65. Chetna Patel. Pharmacovigilance: A worldwide master key for drug safety monitoring, some additional information. Journal of young pharmacist.
66. Chetna Patel. “Local susceptibility pattern-needs mandatory implementation” Journal of chemical and pharmaceutical research
67. Chetna Patel. Book Review: “Topics in the history of pharmacology” Journal of young pharmacist.
68. Charan J, Biswas T. How to calculate sample size for different study design in medical research. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine. In Press.
69. Charan J, Goyal J, Saxena D. Effect of pollypill on cardiovascular parameters: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Cardiovascular Disease. In press.
70. Charan J, Saxena D, Mulla Summaiya, Yadav P. Antibiotics for the treatment of leptospirosis: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of controlled trials. International Journal of Preventive Medicine. In Press.
71. Mody P, Biswas T, Charan J, Parikh D. Reporting of adverse drug reactions in clinical trials published in Indian Medical/Dental journals. J Pharmacol Pharmacother 2012;3:325-6.
72. Charan J, Goyal JP, Saxena D, Yadav P. Vitamin D for prevention of respiratory tract infections: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Pharmacol Pharmacother 2012;3:300-3.
73. Buch N, Goyal JP, Kumar N, Parmar I, Shah VB, Charan J. Prevalence of hypertension in school going children of Surat city, Western India. J Cardiovasc Dis Res 2011;2:228-32. Charan J, Saxena D. Suggested Statistical Reporting Guidelines for Clinical Trials Data. Indian J Psychol Med 2012;34:25-9.
74. Jaykaran, Deepak Saxena, Preeti Yadav, N. D. Kantharia. Quality of antidepressant drugs research articles published in Indian medical journals. Indian J Psychol Med. 2011 Jul;33(2):141-4.
75. Mulla S, Charan J, Panvala T. Antibiotic sensitivity of Enterobacteriaceae at a tertiary care center in India. Chron Young Sci 2011;2:214-8.
76. Jaykaran Charan, Summaiya Mulla, Sridhar Ryavanki, Naresh Kantharia. New Delhi Metallo – beta lactamase – 1 containing Enterobacteriaceae: origin, diagnosis, treatment and public health concern. The Pan African Medical Journal. 2012;11:22.
77. Preeti Yadav, Anita Sinha, Jay Karan, Purav Mody, A S Panwar, N. D. Kantharia. Awareness about emergency contraceptives pill in women who came for medical termination of pregnancy. NJPPP. 2011; 1(2): 68-78.
78. Jaykaran, Yadav P, Kantharia ND, Saxena D. Gender and racial bias in drug promotional material distributed by pharmaceutical companies. J Pharmacol Pharmacother 2012;3:55-6.
79. Preeti Yadav, Jaykaran, Mayur Chaudhari, Deepak Saxena, N. D. Kantharia. Clinical trial registered in clinical trial registry of India: A Survey. J Pharmacol Pharmacother 2011;2:289-92.
80. Jaykaran, Saxena Deepak, Yadav Preeti, Kantharia N. D. Non significant P value can not prove null hypothesis: Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. J Pharm Bioall Sci 2011;3:465-6.
81. Jaykaran, Yadav P, Kantharia ND. Reporting of sample size and power in negative clinical trials spublished in Indian medical journals. J Pharm Negative Results 2011;2:87-90
82. Jaykaran, Saxena Deepak, Yadav Preeti, Kantharia N.D .Reporting of outcomes in drug promotional materials distributed by pharmaceutical companies. J Postgrad Med 2011;57:256-7.
83. Jaykaran, Saxena Deepak, Yadav Preeti, Kantharia N.D. Drug advertisements published in Indian Medical Journals: Are they ethical? J Pharm Bioall Sci 2011;3:403-6.
84. Jaykaran. Don't use great people to sell your drug. Indian J Med Ethics. 2011 Oct-Dec ;8(4):263.
85. Jaykaran, Deepak Saxena, Preeti Yadav, N. D. Kantharia. Drug promotional literatures distributed by pharmaceutical companies: Do they providing enough information to ascertain their validity? J Pharmacol Pharmacother 2011;2:192-4.
86. Karan J, Panwar A, Yadav P, Kantharia ND. Metaphors and symbols in drug promotional literature distributed by pharmaceutical companies. NJPPP. (2011), [cited April 03, 2011]; 1(1): 32-34.
87. Chavda N, Yadav P, Karan J, Kantharia ND. [Second MBBS medical student’s feedback on teaching methodology and evaluation methods in Pharmacology]. NJPPP. (2011), [cited April 03, 2011]; 1(1): 23-31.
88. Jaykaran, Saxena Deepak, Yadav Preeti, Kantharia N.D. Negative studies published in Medical Journals of India do not give sufficient information regarding power/sample size calculation and confidence interval. J Postgrad Med 2011;57:176-7.
89. Jaykaran, Solanky Paresh, Saxena Deepak, Kantharia N.D. Study Design and Statistical Methods in Indian Medical Journals. J Pharm Negative Results 2011;2:39-41.
90. Purav Mody, Jaykaran. Doctors criticise proposed changes to the undergraduate medical curriculum in India. BMJ 2011;342:d1043.
91. Jaykaran. Some issues related to advertisements of “complan”. Indian Pediatr 2011;48: 412.
92. Jaykaran, Deepak Saxena, Preeti Yadav, N.D. Kantharia. Most of the inconclusive studies published in Indian Medical Journals are underpowered. Indian Pediatrics 2011;48:491-92.
93. Jaykaran, Deepak Saxena. Clinical trials with poor methodological qualities and poor statistics: are they ethical. J Pharm Negative Results 2011;2:42-3.
94. Jaykaran. Data Transformation. J Pharmacol Pharmacother 2011;2:43-4.
95. Jaykaran, Deepak Saxena, Preeti Yadav, N.D. Kantharia, Paresh Solanki. Quality of reporting of inferential and descriptive statistics in negative studies published in Indian Medical Journals. J Pharm Negative Results 2011;2:39-41.
96. Jaykaran, Preeti Yadav. Quality of reporting of statistics in the articles published in two Indian Pharmacology Journals. J Pharmacol Pharmacother 2011;2:85-9.
97. Jaykaran, Deepak saxena, Hitesh shah. Full moon and crimes – Is there any association exists?. International Journal of Criminology and Sociological theories 2010;3:419-424.
98. Jaykaran. Preeti Yadav. Nilesh Chavda, N. D. Kantharia. Factors associated with performance of second year student in Pharmacology examinations. J Pharmacol Pharmacother 2011;2:123-5.
99. Jaykaran, Pankaj bhardwaj. Intention to treat analysis in clinical trials. InPharm comminnique.
100. Jaykaran, Pankaj bhardwaj.Understanding the types of data. InPharm comminnique.
101. Jaykaran, Preeti Yadav, N.D. Kantharia. Reporting of method of sacrificing the animals in animal studies published in two Indian Pharmacology Journals. J Pharmacol Pharmacother 2011;2:125-7.
102. Nilesh Chavda, N.D. Kantharia, Jaykaran. Effects of fluoxetine and escitalopram on C – Reactive protein in patients of depression. J Pharmacol Pharmacother 2011;2:11-6.
103. Jaykaran, Yadav P, Kantharia ND. Ethics in animal experiments. Indian Med Ethics 2012 Jan-Mar; 9(1):70-1.
104. Jaykaran. Proper reporting of statistical parameters in clinical trials published in Indian medical journals. Is inclusion of statistician play any significant role? J Young Pharmacists 2011;3:167-8.
105. Jaykaran. ARRIVE guideline. J Pharm Negative Results 2011;2:43-4.
106. Jaykaran. How to select appropriate statistical test. J Pharm Negative Results 2010;1:61-3.
107. Jaykaran. Some commonly observed statistical errors in clinical trials published in Indian Medical Journals. J Pharm Negative Results 2010;1:64-5.
108. Jaykaran, Chavda N, Yadav P, Kantharia ND. Intern doctors' feedback on teaching methodologies in pharmacology. J Pharmacol Pharmacother 2010;1:114-6.
109. Bhardwaj P, Kousambia J, Desai V, Jaykaran. Chemoprophylaxis with Doxycycline in suspected Epidemic of Leptospirosis during flood: Does this really works? African Health Science. 2010; 10(2): 199–200.
110. Karan, J., N.D. Kantharia, P. Yadav and P. Bhardwaj, 2010. Reporting statistics in clinical trials published in Indian Journals: A survey. Pak. J. Med. Sci., 26: 212-216.
111. Jaykaran, Yadav P, Kantharia N.D, Chavda N. Survey of “Instruction to authors” of Indian medical journals for reporting of ethics and authorship criteria. Indian Journal of Medical Ethics 2011;8 (1):36-38.
112. Jaiswal A, Bhavsar V.H, Jaykaran, Kantharia N.D. Effect of antihypertensive therapy on some cognitive functions of patients of hypertension. Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2010;13:180-3.
113. Jaykaran. How to increase response rate to a questionnaire study?Indian J Pharmacol. 2011 ; 43(1): 93–94.
114. Jaykaran. “Mean ± SEM” or “Mean (SD)”?. Indian J Pharmacol 2010;42:329.
115. Jaykaran, Preeti Yadav, Nilesh Chavda. Some frequently observed statistical errors in clinical trials: a short review. Journal of Pharmacy Research 2010, 3(6),1367-1370.
116. Jaykaran, P. Yadav, N. Chavda, N.D.Kantharia. Some issue related to the reporting of statistics in clinical trials published in Indian medical journals: A Survey. International Journal of Pharmacology 2010; 6 (4): 354-359.
117. Panvar A, Jaykaran . Subacute toxicity study of an aqueous extract of Ficus racemosa Linn. bark in rats. Journal of Pharmacy Research 2010: 3(4):814- 817.
118. Manoj kumar saurabh, Jaykaran, Nilesh Chavda, Preeti Yadav, N.D. Kantharia, Lokesh Kumar. Misuse of standard error of mean (SEM) when reporting variability of a sample: A critical appraisal of four Indian journals. Journal of Pharmacy Research 2010; 3(4):799-80.
119. Jaykaran, Manoj Saurabh, Preeti Yadav, Nilesh Chavda, Purav Mody. False positive clinical trials published in four Indian medical journals: a survey. Journal of Pharmacy Research 2010; 3(4):822-823.
120. Manoj kumar saurabh, Jaykaran, Ashish kumar yadav, Naresh Jyoti. Study of prescribing pattern and assessment of rational use of drugs in tertiary hospital, Rajasthan. Journal of Pharmacy Research 2010, 3(3),474-477.
121. Jaykaran; Kantharia, N.D.; Preeti, Y.; Bharddwaj, P.; Goyal, J.Reporting statistics in clinical trials published in Indian journals: A surveyAfrican Health Sciences2010;10:204 -207.
122. Jaykaran, Sarita Gohiya,Vineet Gohiya, Gopal Sharma, Manoj kumar saurabh and Preeti Yadav. Reporting of the methodological quality and ethical aspects in clinical trials published in Indian journals: a survey. Journal of Pharmacy Research 2010, 3(2),307-309.
123. Jaykaran, Manoj kumar saurabh ,Sarita Gohiya, Vineet Gohiya, Gopal Sharma and Nilesh chavda. Reporting of Power, Sample Size and Confidence interval in negative clinical trials published in four Indian medical journals. Journal of Pharmacy Research 2010, 3(2),298-300.
124. Jaykaran, Manoj kumar saurabh, Gopal Sharma,Poonam,Naresh Jyoti and Mayur chaudhari1. Effect of amitryptyline on some cognitive functions of patients of depression. Journal of Pharmacy Research 2010, 3(2),287-291.
125. Shashank Deoghare, Jaykaran, Preeti Yadav, N.D. Kantharia, Nilesh Chavda and Lokesh R.V. Drug Review on Cycloset. Journal of Pharmacy Research 2010, 3(2),317-318.
126. Manoj kumar saurabh, Jaykaran, Preeti Yadav, Nilesh chavda, Lokesh R.V, Shashank Deodhare and Mayur chaudhari. Reporting of missing data in clinical trials published in four Indian journals- a Survey. Journal of Pharmacy Research 2010, 3(2),277-279.

Services Provided

Achievements

• Factors associated with performance of second year students in pharmacology examinations. Dr.Preeti yadav.Presented at (Vallore-2011)
• Faculty development training and outcome: Experience of a government medical college. Dr.Preeti yadav.Presented at (coiambatore-2012)
• Initiation of integrated teaching: Preparing for a new beginning. Dr.Preeti yadav.Presented at (Mumbai-2014)
• Perception of students regarding new teaching learning method intervention.Dr.Preeti yadav.Presented at (Sept.2014,NCHPE)
• Ethambutol induced optic neuritis leading to complete blindness, in a 20 year old woman under category –IV regimen for drug resistant pulmonary tuberculosis Dr. Ashishkumar C Zala, Government Medical College, Surat, Gujarat, India International Conference and Exhibition on Pharmacovigilance -Clinical Trial- 2014 Hydrabad
• Ecopharmacovigilance its impact on clinical practice. Dr. Khusbu Vaghasiya, Government Medical College, Surat, Gujarat, India International Conference and Exhibition on Pharmacovigilance -Clinical Trial-2014 Hydrabad
• Assessment of incidence of kanamycin induced ototoxicity in tertiary care NCH,surat.Dr. Nitesh Gamit, Government Medical College, Surat, Gujarat, India International Conference and Exhibition on Pharmacovigilance -Clinical Trial- 2014 Hydrabad
• Biosimilars: A review of safety issues and current pharmacovigilance trends. Dr. Aashal Shah, Government Medical College, Surat, Gujarat, India International Conference and Exhibition on Pharmacovigilance -Clinical Trial- 2014 Hydrabad
• Presented poster titled ‘Knowledge and Utility of web based resources for self-directed learning-A survey of undergraduate’ NCHPE(National conference on health professional education)-2015 by MAMC Delhi November 2015. By Dr Preeti Yadav
• Co-authored a poster titled, “Aptamer-clinical application and future prospects,” in World Congress on drug discovery & development,23rd-25th Nov 2016. By Dr Preeti Yadav
• Co-authored a poster titled “Role of Pramlintide in the management of Insulin using patient with Type 1& 2 diabetes in RSSDI ,5th& 6th March 2016. By Dr Preeti Yadav
• Oral presentation on Study of effect of metformin on lipid profile in type 2 diabetes mellitus in a tertiary care teaching hospital. At IPSCON PGI- Chandigarh 22nd October2016 By Dr Dhruv Patel
• Guided a oral paper based on research project supervised titled, “A comparative study on efficacy of topical clindamycin with dapsone gel in patient of Acne vulgaris,” was presented in WRIPSCON 2017 ON 19TH August 2017. By Dr Preeti Yadav
• Effect of leptin on spatial learning and memory and blood glucose level in streptozotocin induced diabetes mellitus in male wistar albino ratsOral presentation at WRIPSCON 2017 – won 1st prize. By Dr Archita Joshi
• Presented poster on ‘Teaching Professionalism in a structured way: Are we there yet?’ at NCHPE 2018: Competency driven Health Profession Education: Initiatives within and beyond classroom by MEU NKP Salve Institute of medical sciences and research centre, Nagpur on 16th November 2018. By Dr Preeti Yadav
• Guided a poster “Drug Utilization Study of Antipsychotic Drugs in the Psychiatry Outpatient department of a ‘Tertiary Care Hospital’ at Fraternity of national research & publication society of medical sciences with APPI ,AMCMET medical, Ahmedabad at 1st November 2020.By Dr Bhargav Darji
• Presented poster on “Evaluation of case based learning (CBL) as a teaching-learning tool (T-L) in pharmacology” 2nd contact session of ACME held by nodal centre PKMC on 06/11/2020. By Dr Chetna Patel
• Presented poster on “Study on the efficacy of dapsone gel in the treatment of acne vulgaris.”with APPI ,AMCMET medical, Ahmedabad at 24th May 2020.By Dr Bhargav Darji
• Presented paper on “Adverse drug reaction monitoring in patients on anti-tubercular treatment alone and in combination with highly active anti-retroviral therapy” with APPI, AMCMET medical, Ahmedabad at 1st November 2020. By Dr Bhargav Darji
• Presented paper on “Prospectiveobservation study on effects of olanzapine on heart rate variability in patients of schizophrenia & brief psychotic episode”with APPI ,AMCMET medical, Ahmedabad at 1st November 2020. By Dr Kishan Patel.
• Presented poster on “Study of effect of insulin on cognitive function in diabetes mellitus in a tertiary care hospital” with APPI ,AMCMET medical, Ahmedabad at 24th May 2020. By Dr Kishan Patel.
• Presented paper on”Impact of shorter MDR tuberculosis regimen drugs on heart rate variability in MDR tuberculosis patients at tertiary care hospital”with APPI ,AMCMET medical, Ahmedabad at 1st November 2020. By Dr Disha Patel
• Presented poster on “Comparing the effects of olanzapine and aripiprazole in rat animal model using heart rate variability : an emerging parameter of cardiovascular shifting”with APPI ,AMCMET medical, Ahmedabad at 24th May 2020.By Dr Disha Patel.
• Presented paper on “Effect of Vitamin C supplementation on sputam conversion rate of category 1 pulmonary tuberculosis patients in intensive phase anti tubercular therapy : a prospective observational study”with APPI ,AMCMET medical, Ahmedabad at 1st November 2020. By Dr Mrugank Patel
• Presented poster on “A Study of levothyroxine on high sensitivity c-reactive protein among patients of hypothyroidism”with APPI ,AMCMET medical, Ahmedabad at 24th May 2020.By Dr Mrugank Patel
• Presented paper on “ Evaluation of adverse drugs used in cancer treatment in a tertiary care teaching hospital, Gujarat”with APPI ,AMCMET medical, Ahmedabad at 1st November 2020. By Dr Bhargavi Patel
• Presented poster on “Study of effect of metformin on lipid profile in type 2 diabetes mellitus in a tertiary care teaching hospital”with APPI ,AMCMET medical, Ahmedabad at 24th May 2020.By Dr Bhargavi Patel
• Presented poster on “Exploration of cardioprotective and antioxidant action of bilirubin in isoprenaline induced ischemia model of male wistar albino rats”with APPI ,AMCMET medical, Ahmedabad at 1st November 2020. By Dr Jeenal Patel
• Presented poster on “Effect of leptin on spatial learning, memory and blood glucose level in streptozocin induced diabetes mellitus in male wistar albino rats”with APPI ,AMCMET medical, Ahmedabad at 1st November 2020.By Dr Jigar Chotaliya.
• Presented poster on “Effect of atenolol and enalapril treatment on oxidative stress parameters in patients with essential hypertension”with APPI ,AMCMET medical, Ahmedabad at 1st November 2020. By Dr Jatin Pathak.
• Presented poster on “Drug utilization study of anti-psychotic drugs in the psychiatry outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital”with APPI ,AMCMET medical, Ahmedabad at 1st November 2020. By Dr Khushbu Rathod.

Following research explorations are at hand. They are handled by the groups of the departmental members under the guidance of head of the department.

• E survey of hydroxychloroquine prophylaxis against Covid-19 among health care professionals in Gujarat, India. By Dr Chetna Patel et al.

• Evaluation pf medical errors by prescription audit in a tertiary care teaching hospital. By Dr Chetna Patel et al.

• Study of drug utilization pattern, cost analysis and cutaneous drug reaction in dermatology OPD and wards in new civil hospital, surat. By Dr Chetna Patel et al.

• Evaluation of case based learning (CBL) as a teaching-learning tool (T-L) in pharmacology – ACME educational research project

• Effect of oral contraceptives on central corneal thickness and intra ocular pressure in young females in a tertiary care hospital. By Dr Chetna Patel et al.

• A study of covid19 infected patients with hypertension as co morbidity and on antihypertensive drug therapy at a tertiary care hospital in surat. By Dr Anita Sinha as PI and Dr Mayur Chaudhari as Co-PI

• A study of covid19 patients with diabetes mellitus as comorbidity and on antidiabetic drug therapy at a tertiary care hospital in surat. By Dr.Mayur Chaudhari as PI and Dr Anita Sinha as Co-PI

• Prospective observational study on effect of olanzapine on heart rate variability in patients of Schizophrenia and brief psychotic episode. By Dr. Kishan Patel

• Impact of 1st line anti tubercular drugs on heart rate variability in category -1 tuberculosis patients at tertiary care hospital.By Dr. Disha Patel

• Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring in Anti-Tubercular Treatment alone and in combination with Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy. By Dr. Bhargav Darji

• Evaluation of adverse drug reactions of anticancer drugs used in cancer treatment in a tertiary care teaching hospital, Gujarat.By Dr. Bhargavi patel

• Effect of Vitamin-C Supplementation on Sputum Conversation Rate of Category-1 Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Intensive Phase Antitubercular Therapy -A Prospective Observational Study. By Dr. Mrugank Patel

• Study of Adverse Drug Reactions in outpatients andinpatients of Medicine Department in a Tertiary CareHospital: A Cross-sectional Study. By Dr. Jeenal Patel

• Cohort event monitoring of artemisinin derivatives in patients treated for uncomplicated malaria in tertiary care teaching hospital. By Dr. Jigar chotaliya

• Effect of chlorthalidone on heartrate variability in newly diagnosed patients of systemic hypertension in a tertiary care hospital: A prospective observational study. By Dr. Jatin Pathak

• Effect of metformin on heart rate variability in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus patients at tertiary hospital. By Dr. Khushbu Rathod

• A Retrospective analysis of pharmacoeconomics and drug utilization study in drug resistant tuberculosis at tertiary care hospital, Gujarat. By Dr. Vijita Shah

• A cross sectional study of effect of antiepileptic drugs on quality of life and their side effects in pediatric epilepsy patients in a tertiary care hospital. By Dr. Sana Turki

• Correlation of anticholinergic agents in patients with schizophrenia on antipsychotic therapy and extra pyramidal side effects. By Dr. Pradip Sodha

• An observational study on outcome of anti-tubercular and anti-diabetic therapy in patients of tuberculosis with diabetes mellitus as comorbidity. By Dr. Jeenal Mistry

• A retrospective study on drug utilization patterns and cost analysis of drugs used in covid 19 positive patient hospitalizes at tertiary care hospital. By Dr. Manoj Halpati

Interactive Lectures – Small Group Teaching

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