PHARMACOLOGY

PHARMACOLOGY

INFRASTRUCTURE:

Demonstration Room – 1

  • Accommodation 250
  • Size 111.48m2
  • Capacity 250
  • Audio-Visual equipment available – Overhead projector – 3, PA system – 1

Museum

  • Size : 113.8 m2
  • The drug sample arranged system wise
  • Number of catalogues of the samples available to the students – 10
  • Total number of drug samples – 115
  • Laminated charts(52), photographs(20) medicinal plants(20) & graphs(20)
  • “History of Medicine” section – available
Practical Laboratories
Experimental Pharmacology Clinical Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Accommodation 250 number 250 number
Size 260.12 m2 222.96 m2
Capacity 250 250
Working arrangement Lab working Table in 4 rows Lab working Table in 4 rows
Seats available 250 250
Main Equipment available Kymograph, Organ baths, student’s electronic stimulator, Physiograph and others as per MCI Norms
Ante-room/preparation room  available  available
Size 27.87 m2 27.87 m2
Location Attached to the Lab Attached to the Lab
  • Laboratory Manuals kept by students
  • Close circuits TV/any other teaching aids Computer, OHPs, 35 mm Slide projector, Epidiascope

Departmental Library-cum-Seminar Room

  • Accommodation    25 Numbers
  • Size  –  74.32 m2
  • Capacity     40
  • Number of Books in Pharmacology – 317
  • List of Journals:  Indian journal of Pharmacology
  • Orissa Journal of Pharmacology

Research Laboratory

  • Size 111.48 m2 & 46.45 m2
  • Equipment:  Physiograph, Convulsiometer, Analgesiometer  Digital balance, Digital pH  metre, Pulse Oxymeter, Electrocautery, Cold centrifuge machine, Spectrophotometer, Tissue Homogenizer, light microscope, digital microscope with image analysis software & photographic unit, Non- invasive BP instrument for small animals.
  • Students taken for M.D – Yes

Office accommodation-

  • Professor and HOD – 1 room,
  • Associate Professors/Readers – 3 rooms,
  • Asst. Professors/Lecturers – 1 room,
  • Registrars/Sr. Residents – 1 room,
  • Jr. Residents – 1 room
  • Non-teaching and Clerical staff – 1 room

Faculty members and their area of interest:

 

Sl no. NAME DESIGNATION QUALIFICATION AREA OF INTEREST
1 Dr C.S. Moharana Prof. and HOD MBBS,M.D (Pharmacology) Neuropharmacology
2 Dr J.P. Behera Asso. Prof. MBBS,M.D (Pharmacology) Diabetes research
3 Dr B. Rath Asso. Prof. MBBS,M.D (Pharmacology) Behavoural pharmacology & Genotoxicity
4 Dr S. Pradhan Asso. Prof. MBBS,M.D (Pharmacology) Immunology and herbal research
5 Dr Y Roja Ramani Asst. Prof. MBBS,M.D (Pharmacology) Immunology & Stem cell research
6 Dr M.D Panigrahi Asst. Prof. MBBS,M.D (Pharmacology) Diabetes
7 Dr A. Panda Asst. Prof. MBBS,M.D (Pharmacology) Pharmacoeconomics, Drug Policy
8 Dr P. Pradhan Asst. Prof. MBBS,M.D (Pharmacology) CNS Pharmacology & ADR reporting
9 Dr Itishree Prusty Tutor MBBS,M.D (Pharmacology) Clinical pharmacology
10 Dr Swapna Mohapatro Tutor MBBS, M.D

(Pharmacology)

 Pharmacotherapeutics

Departmental activities –

 

  1. Teaching

    a) U G and P G students.
    b) Conducting U G semester and professional examinations.
    c) Conducting P G seminars/journals and M D examinations.
    d) Teaching DMLT and BSc nursing students.

B. Research activities

 

Published research works (2007 – till date):

  1. Study of antinocecepyive Effect Of Calcitonin and involvement of opiod receptors in Albino Rats. Dr Behera J.P OJP 2007.
  2. Evaluation of role of calcium channel blockers in demyelinating diseases. Dr Y.Roja Ramani, Dr Supriya Pradhan, Dr J P Behera.2007
  3. Evaluation of wound healing effect of leaf extracts Mimosa pudica in diabetic rats. Dr Bandana Rath, Dr S Mahapatra, S.Kr.Ranajit.
  4. Effect of Umbilical cord blood in doxorubicin induced cardiotoxicity. Dr M.D.Panigrahi, Amit Das.
  5. Comparative study of polyherbal preparation in CFA induced arthritis. Dr Avinash Panda, Dr Y.Roja Ramani, A. Narayan Rao2007
  6. Evaluation of hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effect of Annona reticulata leaf extract in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats. Dr Arijit Sil, S.B. Mohapatra.
  7. Evaluation of antinocecepyive effect of Racecadotril and its interaction with morphine in wistar rats. Dr Supriya Pradhan, Dr Y.Roja Ramani,Dr J P Behera.
  8. Effect Of Statins On Normal And Glucose Induced Cataract In Goat Lens.Dr Y.Roja Ramani, Dr Supriya Pradhan Dr Behera J.P
  9. Antigenotoxic effect of Ferula asafetida on cyclophosphamide induced genotoxicity in albino rats. Dr Rath B, Mohapatra S.
  10. Effect Of Aegle Marmelos Unripe Fruit Extract On Ulcerative Colitis In Animal Model. Dr Behera J.P, Mohanty B.2009
  11. Study of drug utilisation pattern and adverse drug effects in acute bacterial (pyogenic) meningitis in paediatric age groups at M.K.C.G. Medical college, Berhampur, Orissa. Dr behera J.P, Mr. Satyajit Samal. 2009.
  12. Pradhan S, Mahapatra SB, Y R Ramani, Rath B, Panigrahi A, Mohapatra S. Hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effects of alcoholic leaves extract of Annona reticulate in wistar rats. Indian J Pharmacol, 2009; 41 Suppl 1.
  1. B.Rath, A.Sil, H.P.Mishra, M.C.Dash, Y.R.Ramani, S.Pradhan, J.P.Behera, C.S.Moharana. Effect of aqueous extract of Curcuma longa on leaning memory in normal and restrained mice. OJP June 2009; vol 7(1): 140-144.
  2. S.Mohapatra, B.Rath, M.C.Dash, S.S.Mishra, S.Kanungo. Effect of Nicorandil on blood glucose level in rabbits. OJP June 2009; Vol.7(1): 168-169.
  3. J Parija, Y R Ramani,C S Maharana, J P Behera, B Rath.Anti arthritic activity of terminalia chebula. Indian J Pharmacol, 2010; 42 Suppl 2.
  4. Pradhan R, B Rath, C S Maharana, J P Behera, Y R Ramani. Evaluation of anti inflammatory effect of aqueous extract of Aloe vera in wistar albino rats. Indian J Pharmacol, 2010; 42 Suppl 2.
  5. Bhabagrahi Rath, Jyotirmoyee Jena, Satyajit Samal, Bandana Rath. Reproductive profile of artemisinins in albino rats. Indian J Pharmacol, 2010; 42 (3) 192-193.
  6. Y.R.Ramani, J.P.Behera, B.Rath, S.Pradhan. Evaluation of antiasthmatic activity of oaqueous extract of leaves of Aegle marmelos. OJP Dec.2010; vol. 8(2): 240-245.
  7. Dasgupta S, Mazumder B, Ramani Y R, Bhattacharyya SP, Das MK. Evaluation of the role of erythropoietin and methotrexate in multiple sclerosis. Indian J Pharmacol 2011; 43:512-5.
  8. S Pradhan, S S Mohanty, Y R Ramani, P K Pradhan.Evaluation of anti-plasmodium effect of leaf extract of Nyctanthus Arborirtristis  in mice infected with Plasmodium Berghei. 2011;4(6): August- 051-056.
  9. Behera JP, Mohanty B, Ramani Y R, Rath B, Pradhan S. Effect of aqueous extract of Aegle marmelos unripe fruit on inflammatory bowel disease. Indian J Pharmacol 2012; 44:614-8.
  10. Y Roja Ramani, S Dasgupta, Amrit Panda, S Pradhan, Bhaskar Majumder. Effect of statins on normal and glucose induced cataract in goat lens. International journal of Pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences 2012;4(suppl.3).
  11. Y Roja Ramani, Sandipan Dasgupta, Amrit Panda, Supriya Pradhan. Effect of statins on normal and glucose induced cataract in goat lens. Int J Pharm Pharm Sci 2012; Vol 4(3): 636-38.
  12. Patel B, Das Gupta S, Ramani Y R, Ray S, Mazumder B. Nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC)- Based gel for the topical delivery of aceclofenac: preparation, characterization and in vivo evaluation.Sci Pharm, 2012; 80(3): 749-64.
  13. Saiprasanna Behera, S Manohar Babu, Y Roja Ramani, Prashant K Choudhury. Hepatoprotective effects of Ocimum Canum Sims hydroalcoholic leaf extract in I/R induced hepatic Injury in rats. Journal of GHR 2012;1(10):266-273.
  14. Kumar Haraprasad Misra, Mangala Charana Das, Ramani Y R. Effect of telmisartan on the regression of the left ventricular hypertrophy in the patients of essential hypertension. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2013 Jul, Vol-7(7): 1352-55.
  15. S.Mohapatra, B. Rath, C S Maharana, S. Pradhan, S.Tripathy. Hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic properties of Aloe vera in Streptozotocin induced diabetic rats. Int. J. Biol. Med Res 2013; 4(1): 2783-2787.
  16. S. Mohapatra, S.Pradhan, B. Rath, S.Tripathy. Antioxidant properties of Aloe vera in Streptozotocin induced diabetic ratsInt J Pharm Bio Sci 2013 July; 4(3): (P) 187 – 191.
  17. Kumar S, Rath B, Rath B, Majhi B, Swain TR, Patnaik S, Sahoo J, Patnaik J. A review of pharmacotherapy and treatment in osteoporosis. IJCR. (2013); 5(1): 245-249.
  18. Panda A, Bhagat B. Drug promotional literature: will they promote rational prescribing. Biomedicine 2013; Vol 33(4):550-554.
  19. Y R Ramani, Saiprasanna Behera, J P Behera, S Pradhan. Cardioprotective effect of Pongamia Pinnata hydroalcoholic leaf extract against isoproterenol induced myocardial infacrtion in wistar albino rats. Indian J Pharmacol 2013:45 (suppl. 1).
  20. Swapna Mahapatra, Y R Ramani, S Pradhan, C S Maharana. Drug use evaluation of nosocomial urinary tract infections in a tertiary care teaching hospital. Indian J Pharmacol 2013:45 (suppl. 1).
  21. Swapna Rohit Sahu, Y R Ramani, Bandana Rath, Panda A, Smita Das. Effect of Mentha piperata  in experimental prostatic hyperplasia in wistar albino rats. Indian J Pharmacol 2013:45 (suppl. 1).
  22. S.Mohapatra, B. Rath, C S Maharana, S. Pradhan, S.Tripathy. Hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic properties of Aloe vera in Streptozotocin induced diabetic rats. Int. J. Biol. Med Res 2013; 4(1): 2783-87.
  23. Panda A, Panigrahi M, Pradhan S, Pradhan P. Influence of different oral anti-diabetic drugs on health related quality of life in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients. Biomedicine 2014; 34(4):468-473.
  24. Ramani RY, Panigrahy B, Rath B. Netilmicinin duced carpopedal spasm. J Pharmacol Pharmacother 2014;5:211-3.
  25. Yerramalli Roja Ramani, Bandana Rath, Uma Shankar Mishra, Himanshu Bhusan Sahu. Anti-Snake Venom (ASV) Induced Hypotension: An Emergent Complication of Treatment. PTB Reports, Vol 1, Issue 1, Jan-Apr, 2015.
  26.  Y Roja Ramani, Benu Panigrahy, Swapna Rohit Sahu, Sailen Kumar Mishra. Effect Of Mentha Piperata In Experimental Prostatic Hyperplasia In Wistar Albino Rats. Int J Pharm Pharm Sci, Vol 7, Issue 2, 192-94.
  27. Sahoo HB, Panda A, Rath B. The unseen story of tinidazole: alaram to the drug regulatory bodies. MOJ Clinical and Medical case reports 2015;2(1):7-8.
  28. Yerramalli Roja Ramani, Sailen Kumar Mishra, Bandana Rath, Saroj Sekhar Rath. Ofloxacin Induced Cutaneous Reactions in ChildrenJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2015 Jun, Vol-9(6): FD01-FD02.
  29. Behera JP, Ramani YR, Prusty I, Rohit SS. Antioxidant Effect of Aqueous Extract of Triticumaestivum Grass on Insulin Resistance models in Wistar Albino Rats. Free Radicals and Antioxidants. 2015;5(2):6.
  30. Pradhan S, Panda A, Mohanty M, Behera JP, Ramani YR, Pradhan PK. A study of the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medication in elderly in a tertiary care teaching hospital in the state of Odisha.Int J Med Public Health 0;0:0
On going research activities:

 

  1. A randomized controlled open label trial of SSRIs in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with comorbid depression. (Dr Anindita Chatterjee)
  2. Evaluation of effect of ethanolic extract of mentha piperata on reproductive profile in wistar albino rats. (Dr Chinmaya Debasis Panda)
  3. Effect of Pedalium murex Seed Extract on Testicular Dysfunction in   Streptozotocin induced and Insulin resistance Models of Diabetes Mellitus in Rats (Dr Ankita Panigrahy)
  4. Evaluation of immunomodulatory activity of gymnema sylvestre in albino rats (Dr. Padmaja Priyadarsini Kar)
  5. A comparative study of efficacy and safety of drugs used in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia with and without adult metabolic syndrome (Dr. Preetish Kumar Panigrahy)
  6.  Effect of pedalium murex dry seed extract on streptozotocin induced diabetic nephropathy in wistar albino rats (Dr Kunal Priyadarshi)
  7.  Neuroprotective effect of saroglitazar on epilepsy induced alterations in wistar albino rats (Dr. Snigdha Rani Panigrahy)