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Pharmacology

INTRODUCTION 

The department has been offering quality medical education to undergraduate and postgraduate students and conducting research in areas of Pharmacovigilance, Psychopharmacology, Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Respiratory Pharmacology,  Rational use of Medicine, Hospital Antibiotic Policy and Antibiotic use pattern in population. The Department of Pharmacology of VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital is significantly contributing to undergraduate (MBBS, Nursing and Medical Record Department, Pre-Trauma Technician, Prosthetics & Orthotics courses) and postgraduate teaching and research.

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SERVICES

  • Undergraduate Teaching & Post Graduate Teaching.

  • Paramedics Teaching: B.Sc Nursing (H), Pre-trauma technician, medical record department, B.Sc Prosthetics & Orthotics etc.

  • ADR Monitoring centre: Department is recognised as the ADR monitoring centre under Pharmacovogilance programme of India (PvPI), specially indulging in foused ADR monitoring for recently marketed medicines with an aim to ensure patient safety.

  • Assets: Well-equipped UG Labortaries including CAL, mannequins, well stocked mueseum with various dosage forms and pharmaceutical specimens, animal house registered with CPCSEA, post graduate research laboratory is well-equipped including Spectrophotometer and ELISA Reader along with accessory equipments.

  • Department library is provided with latest books.

Faculty
Sr. No.NameDesignation
1Dr. Sparsh GuptaProfessor & Head
2Dr. Veena VermaDirector-Professor
3Dr. A. Sangeetha LakshmiProfessor
4Dr. Preeta Kaur ChughProfessor
5Dr. Kamlesh GargProfessor
6Dr. Amit Kumar SharmaProfessor
7Dr. Vikram N. PatilAssociate Professor
8Dr. Biacin BabuAssociate Professor

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RESEARCH

 

(i) ONGOING THESIS

 

  • Dr. Shiv Prakash Mishra- Assessment of post TB obstructive airway disease control after reinforcement of proper inhaler technique (Guide: Dr Sparsh Gupta).

  • Dr Zahab Javed Siddiqui - “Prescribing pattern of antibiotics in the outpatient department of surgery in a tertiary care hospital” (Guide:  Dr Amit Kumar Sharma)

  • Dr Aviraj- Utilization pattern of antimicrobials among admitted patients of pulmonary medicine department in a tertiary care hospital (Guide:  Dr Veena Verma).

  • Dr Sagar Bidllan- ⁠Title of thesis protocol - Association of the treatment modalities and risk factors of diabetic kidney disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients (Guide: Dr Kamlesh Garg).

  • Dr.Vineeth E- Pharmacoeconomics of antimicrobial use in paediatric patients with haematological malignancies (Guide: Dr. Preeta Kaur Chugh).

  • Dr. Kapil Lamba - Assessment of dyspnea control in bronchiectasis after reinforcement of proper inhaler technique (Guide: Dr Sparsh Gupta).

 

(ii) COMPLETED THESIS

 

  • Dr Rajat Choudhary – Prescribing pattern of Antibiotics in the Department of Surgery (Guide: Dr. Amit Kumar Sharma).

  • Dr Vaibhav Jakhotia – Effect of Amlodipine and Telmisartan on Interleukin -1β and Interleukin -6 in newly diagnosed hypertensive patients (Guide: Dr. Kamlesh Garg).

 

 

PUBLICATIONS OF FACULTY 

Dr. Veena Verma

 

  • Anugya Kushwaha, Himanshu Singh, Sapna Meena, Veena Verma, & Sparsh Gupta. (2025). LOCALIZED SCALP RASH FOLLOWING RITUXIMAB INFUSION IN AN INFANT WITH ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS: A CASE REPORT. Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, 32(5), 949-956. 

 

  • - Anwar M, Verma V, Gulati S (July 18, 2025) Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Amlodipine, Telmisartan, and Chlorthalidone in Newly Diagnosed Hypertensive Indian Adults. Cureus 2025; 17(7): e88272. doi:10.7759/cureus.88272

 

  • - Suja Nongtdu N, Verma V. An Experimental Study to Evaluate the Role of Buprenorphine, Morphine, and Naltrexone in Animal Models of Depression. Cureus 2025; 17(12): e99753. doi:10.7759/cureus.99753

 

Dr. Sparsh Gupta

 

  • Anugya Kushwaha, Himanshu Singh, Sapna Meena, Veena Verma, & Sparsh Gupta. (2025). LOCALIZED SCALP RASH FOLLOWING RITUXIMAB INFUSION IN AN INFANT WITH ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS: A CASE REPORT. Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, 32(5), 949-956. 

 

  • Sodhi S, Singh H, Sharma AK, Mina S, Gupta S, Vadanere NP. Prescribing Patterns and Adverse Reactions of Antipsychotics in a North Indian Psychiatry Outpatient Department. Cureus. 2025 Nov 7;17(11):e96281. doi: 10.7759/cureus.96281. PMID: 41362505; PMCID: PMC12681964.

 

  • Gill MRS, Gupta S, Sharma A, Ish P, Pandey D. Evaluation of asthma control after reinforcement of proper inhaler techniques in a tertiary care center in northern India. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2025 Dec 31;95(4). doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2024.3199. Epub 2024 Oct 21. PMID: 39435964.

 

Dr. Preeta Kaur Chugh

 

  • Shukla AK, Khasbage SU, Jhaj R, Sadasivam B, Cherian JJ, Chugh PK, Tripathi CD, Desai CK, Patel PP, Trivedi NA, Chauhan J, Mathaiyan J, Manikandan S, Raveendran R, Gupta P, Kamat SK, Tripathi RK, Shetty Y, Chatterjee S, Das D, Faruqui AR, Chandy SJ, Dikshit H, Mishra H, Roy SS, Kumar R, Joshi R, Prakash A, Medhi B, Kshirsagar N. Prescribing trends of fixed-dose combination of domperidone and proton-pump inhibitor across tertiary care centers in India, is the combination rational? Indian J Pharmacol. 2025 May 1;57(3):159-165. doi: 10.4103/ijp.ijp_744_23.

 

Dr. Amit Kumar Sharma

 

  • Sodhi S, Singh H, Sharma AK, Mina S, Gupta S, Vadanere NP. Prescribing Patterns and Adverse Reactions of Antipsychotics in a North Indian Psychiatry Outpatient Department. Cureus. 2025 Nov 7;17(11):e96281. doi: 10.7759/cureus.96281. PMID: 41362505; PMCID: PMC12681964.

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Recent Advancement/Achievements (Books Published/Projects Undertaken etc)

Ongoing research work- 3

  • Dr. Veena Verma: - Experimental studies on peripheral administration of different drugs on neuropathic pain induced by chronic constriction injury of sciatic nerve and biochemical parameters in rats (ICMR project, 2018 to 2021)
  • Dr. Preeta Kaur Chugh: - ICMR Task Force proposal “Rational use of Drugs” (ICMR)
  • Dr. Preeta Kaur Chugh: - Evaluation of Drug Utilization patients’ elderly patients (ICMR)

Books/Chapters- 1. Review of pharmacology 12th Edition, 13th Edition and 14th Edition. JAYPEE Brothers (Dr. Sparsh Gupta)

Achievements: -

Dr. Florence Bhawa5th Annual Sri Ramachandra Pharmacology insight & Rapid Review Course3rd Year PG1st prize in Poster Presentation.

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