VETERINARY COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, UDUMALPET

Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology

The department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology was established at Veterinary College and Research Institute, Udumalpet in the year 2023 to cater to the needs of B.V.Sc & A.H curriculum. The department started functioning from 18.05.2023 with the posting of two faculty.

Objectives

To impart quality education to undergraduate students of B.V.Sc.& A.H. in the discipline of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology
To undertake research projects in collaboration with external funding agencies and private pharmaceutical companies
To offer drug information and poison information services to field veterinarians and farmers
To create awareness on the impact of antimicrobial resistance and the importance of ethnoveterinary medicine among field veterinarians and farmers

Education

The following courses are being offered in the third professional year to the undergraduate students in the discipline of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology as per the Minimum Standards of Veterinary Education - 2016 regulations prescribed by Veterinary Council of India:

Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology (Paper I and II) - 4+1 Credit Hours

VPT - Paper I
Unit I: General Pharmacology
Unit II: Drugs acting on Autonomic Nervous System
Unit III: Drugs acting on Central Nervous System
Unit IV: Drugs acting on Different Body Systems

VPT - Paper II
Unit V: Chemotherapy
Unit VI: Veterinary Toxicology

Laboratory Facility

UG Laboratory

The department has four laboratories well equipped with teaching aids and instruments to provide hands-on training to undergraduate students as per MSVE 2016 standards for UG teaching

1. Pharmacy Lab

2. Experimental Pharmacology Lab

3. Chemotherapy / Toxicology Lab

4. Research Lab

Future Activities

To develop Computer Aided Learning Facility and Simulation models for teaching experimental pharmacology
To arrange for exposure visits to pharmaceutical companies for the undergraduate students
To conduct pharmaceutical meet to the undergraduate students in the fourth professional year
To establish and maintain central laboratory animal facility as per CCSEA guidelines
To document ethnoveterinary practices, validate and popularise proven ethnoveterinary formulations among the field veterinarians and farmers

Faculty

Name of the Faculty	Designation	E-mail	Mobile#
MUNIAPPAN,N	ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND HEAD	munishvet2003@gmail.com	9080264880
SANKAR,P	ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR	drpsankarster@gmail.com	9489175360
ILAVARASAN,S	ASSISTANT PROFESSOR	ssilavarasan@gmail.com	9444701529

Head of the Department,
Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology,
Veterinary College and Research Institute,
Udumalpet – 642 205. Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu, India.
Phone: +91-4252-295399 / 295499
E-mail: vpt-vcri-udp@tanuvas.org.in