DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICS
Preamble:
The Department of Pharmaceutics was established in the year 2011. The M. Pharm. Program in Pharmaceutics was also started in the same year and aimed to an understanding of the basic physical chemistry necessary for the efficient designing and development of a suitable delivery system for active pharmaceutical ingredients. The Department trains the students in the areas like Pharmaceutical technology, Pharmaceutical dosage forms, Biopharmaceutics, and Pharmacokinetics aspects of the drug as well as their dosage forms. This Department also has a Biotechnology lab with a well-established aseptic area and studies in depth the cultivation, avoidance, and elimination of microorganisms in medicine. Apart from pharmaceutics laboratories, a separate machine room has also been established with various machines used in the pharmaceutical industries at different stages of production, quality control, and packing. The Department started Ph. D. in Pharmaceutics in the year 2017 at Kerala University of Health Sciences, Trissur. Any eligible candidates shall register their Ph.D. under this department and carry out their research. The Department had organized a Two Days National Seminar co-sponsored by “Kerala State Council for Science, Technology, and Environment”, Trivandrum.
Faculty members:
Dr.R.Nethaji, M. Pharm., Ph. D. Professor & Head
Dr. S. Sudha, M. Pharm., Ph. D. Professor
Dr.Vimal K.R, M. Pharm., Ph. D. Associate Professor
Mrs. Geethika G.K, M. Pharm. Assistant Professor
Mrs. MishahalT.M, M.Pharm. Assistant Professor
Mrs. Neethu K, M. Pharm. Assistant Professor
Mrs. Devi Sneha M, M.Pharm. Lecturer
MsNavya Krishna V.P, M. Pharm. Lecturer
Mr.Krishna Prasad K, M. Pharm. Lecturer
Key features of the department:
Preformulation studies, Formulation and potency determination of various pharmaceutical dosage forms like Matrix tablets, capsules, liquid & semisolid preparations, etc.
Design, development, characterization, and evaluation of various sustained release dosage forms, solid dispersions, micro-emulsions& transdermal drug delivery, and evaluation with respect to in-vitro and in-vivo parameters, etc.
Development and evaluation of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnological products, mucoadhesive drug delivery system, buccal& colon drug delivery system, targeted drug delivery system&Natural bioactive compounds
Statistical-based novel drug delivery system analysis.
Preparation and evaluation of culture medias&sterility testing.
Courses offered:
M.Pharm. in Pharmaceutics
Ph. D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Total Publications: 47
Total Research Presentations: 26
Guest Lectures /Workshop/Training programme conducted:12
Regular guest lectures are being conducted on the following relevant topics:
Controlled drug delivery systems.
Employment opportunities for pharmacy graduates.
Newer trends in magnetic drug delivery systems.
Pharmaceutical extrusion &spheronization technology.
Current status of drug delivery technology&future direction.
Industrial drug product process development &intellectual property rights.
Formulation development of pharmaceutical dosage form & biopharmaceuticals – an overview.
Biopharmaceuticals – An insight into product development.
Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) – 2017.
A Brief insight into The Pharmaceutical Industry and Changing Trends Due to Covid -19
Basic concepts of Pharma industry and its departments, Role & responsibilities of Pharma graduates
How to Pursue A Scientific Research Career?
Internship industrial training:
A regular training programme for the students in the pharmaceutical industry is arranged as a part of curriculum industry interaction.
Major equipments:
Tablet Punching Machine (Multi-station – 08)
Tablet Punching Machine (Hand Operation)
Tablet Dissolution Test Apparatus IP (8 Basket)
Tablet Dissolution Test Apparatus IP (Single Basket)
Tablet Disintegration Test Apparatus IP (Double Basket)
Brook field digital viscometer
Stability Chamber
Refrigerated Centrifuge
Tray Dryer
BOD Incubator
Shaker Incubator
Binocular Microscope
TrinocularMicroscope
Antibiotic Zone Reader
Gel Electrophoresis
Paper Electrophoresis
Planetary Mixer
Double Cone Blender
Pan Coating Machine
Bottle Filling Machine
Ampoule Filling & Washing Machine
Ampoule Sealing Machine
Capsule Filling Machine (Manual Hand Operating)
Collapsible Tube Filling & Sealing Machine
Sieve Shaker (Table Top Automatic)
Sieve Shaker (Hand Operation)
Ball Mill
Clarity Test Apparatus
Friability Test Apparatus
Homogenizer
Hardness Tester
Micro-Centrifuge
Bulk Density Apparatus
Melting Point Apparatus
Magnetic Stirrer
Mechanical Stirrer
Propeller Type Mechanical Agitator
Polishing Pan