Department of Pharmacology

KMC , Manipal

Health Sciences

The Department of Pharmacology at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, supports medical undergraduate training and has offered postgraduate and doctoral programs since 1971 and 1987, respectively. The department integrates academics, research, and hospital support services—including the Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring Centre (AMC) set up in 2011 under the Pharmacovigilance Program of India and the Medical Device Adverse Event Monitoring Centre (MDMC) established in July 2020 under the Materiovigilance Program of India—along with academia-industry interaction for postgraduate training and a research profile spanning network pharmacology, lipidomics, pharmacoeconomics, and prognosis research, supported by qualified, experienced faculty.

Highlights

Set up the Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring Centre (AMC) in 2011 under the Pharmacovigilance Program of India.

Improved research profile, with faculty foraying into network pharmacology, lipidomic, Pharmacoeconomics, prognosis research, and collaborating with national institutes.

Provides drug related information to clinicians and reports ADRs (affiliated hospital, district TB program) and Medical Device Adverse Events as part of the National Program for safe use of drugs and medical devices.

Faculty have coordinated clinical trials and handled projects funded by government agencies and industry.

Programs

Offered

MD Pharmacology

Master of Science (Medical) in Pharmacology

Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)

Research Statistics

180

Publications

Patents

Copyrights

11Cr⁺

Grants Sanctioned

Services

Offered

Pharmacovigilance

The Department of Pharmacology, KMC, Manipal, was designated as an Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) Monitoring Centre in 2011 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, under the National Pharmacovigilance Programme. The WHO, through the National Coordinating Centre, Ghaziabad, has provided VigiFlow database access for entry of adverse drug reaction data. A Pharmacovigilance committee comprising faculty from the Departments of Pharmacology, Medicine, and Psychiatry oversees the programme, with faculty and postgraduates from Pharmacology reporting ADRs from Kasturba Hospital, other associated hospitals, and the district TB program.