Head of Department:
Dr. Naveed Iqbal Ansari
Professor


Faculty Members:
1. Dr. Zahid Qamar.
Associate Professor
2. Dr. Samina Karim
Associate Professor
3. Dr. Javed Khalil
Assistant Professor
4. Dr. Sajida Malik
Demonstrator
5. Dr. Nosheen Akhtar
Demonstrator
6. Dr. Zahid Ali
Demonstrator
7. Dr. Hina Ambreen
Demonstrator
8. Dr. Muhammad Amjad
Demonstrator
9. Dr. Nayyera Tahir
Demonstrator

Aims of Faculty:
The department aims at helping the students to havea firm grasp in Pharmacology which is the science of drugs used to prevent, diagnose and treat disease.They study substances that interact with living systems through chemical processes especially bu binding to regulatory molecules, activating and inhibiting normal body.
The training programme stresses development and improvement of knowledge, concepts and skills.This is done by various teaching modalities in form of lectures, tutorials, seminars and presentations by students.Self study is encouarged utilizing different learning resourses, such as, internet, library and medical journals.
Practical applicaion of actions of drugs on various organs of animals and their adverse effects are carried out by students in the laboratory.Research based study is to be implemented for undergraduate students.
The faculty is dedicated to bring the students to a level where they can compete not only with students of local medical colleges but also with international instituitions.

Role In Hospital/SIMS:
Clinical Pharmacology has always played an important role in bedside treatment, drug level evaluation and follow up patients.It is being given more stress now-a-days at international level, so rotation of students in batches for Clinical Pharmacology should be done in different Units of Hospital, as is being practised in some medical colleges in public and private sector.

Recent Research:
The head of department of Pharmacology Services Institute of Medical Sciences (SIMS) is also involved in conducting and supervising research projects carried out by postgraduate students.Recently the research projects approved by University of Health Sciences are as follows:
> A study of the effect of Cinnamon Extract Alone and combination with Insulin on Alloxan Induced Diabetic Albino Rats.
> Effect of Fenogreek (methi) on Lipid Profile of Hyperlipidaemic Albino Rats.
> A study of Diuretic Effect of Tachyspermum Ammi (ajvain) on Albino Rats.
> A study of Effect of Alpha tocopherol and Vitamin C on Strepzosin Induced Diabetic Albino Rats.

Other Information:
Some other research projects are being supervised and are in pipeline for approval by University of Health Sciences.

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