Syllabus

Course Code: BP408P    Course Name: Pharmacology I – Practical

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 1. Introduction to experimental pharmacology.
2 2. Commonly used instruments in experimental pharmacology.
3 3. Study of common laboratory animals.
4 4. Maintenance of laboratory animals as per CPCSEA guidelines.
5 5. Common laboratory techniques. Blood withdrawal, serum and plasma separation, anesthetics and euthanasia used for animal studies.
6 6. Study of different routes of drugs administration in mice/rats.
7 7. Study of effect of hepatic microsomal enzyme inducers on the phenobarbitone sleeping time in mice.
8 8. Effect of drugs on ciliary motility of frog oesophagus
9 9. Effect of drugs on rabbit eye.
10 10. Effects of skeletal muscle relaxants using rota-rod apparatus.
11 11. Effect of drugs on locomotor activity using actophotometer.
12 12. Anticonvulsant effect of drugs by MES and PTZ method.
13 13. Study of stereotype and anti-catatonic activity of drugs on rats/mice.
14 14. Study of anxiolytic activity of drugs using rats/mice.
15 15. Study of local anesthetics by different methods
Note: All laboratory techniques and animal experiments are demonstrated by simulated experiments by softwares and videos
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