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Pharmacology

Introduction

Pharmacology & Therapeutics is one of the para-clinical disciplines that forms an ideal interface effectively bridging the basic and clinical specialties. The department aims to provide high quality holistic education to undergraduate medical and dental students keeping in pace with dynamic academic requirements. The fundamental principles of basic and clinical pharmacology are delivered to the future generation of medical professionals through formal lectures, class seminars, grouped tutorials and case-based discussions. The department houses a state-of-the-art pharmacodynamic laboratory, a museum and AV equipped tutorial rooms providing an excellent space for small group activities and departmental interactions. The laboratory has top notch facilities to affirm the factual aspects of theoretical knowledge of Pharmacology. The museum has well displayed samples of pharmaceuticals and pharmacognosy preparations and dosage forms.

Mission

To teach dental undergraduates the virtuosity of rational use of drugs by imparting quality para-clinical and clinical education in Pharmacology and Therapeutics.

Objectives

  • To provide students with a solid grounding in the basic concepts and scientific underpinnings of the pharmacological sciences.
  • To provide students with a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental Pharmacology and uses of the major classes of clinically important drugs currently used in medical practice.
  • To provide students the list of major drugs and drug classes currently used in medical practice and describe their pharmacology including their indications, contraindications, clinical use, mechanisms of action, physiological effects, pharmacokinetic properties, major adverse effects and clinically significant drug interactions.

Faculty of Pharmacology

Head of Department

Name: Dr. Shazana Rana

Designation: Prof. & Head of Department

Qualification: MBBS, Mphil, CHPE

Graduated from Rawalpindi Medical College in 1998. M. Phil in Pharmacology and Therapeutics in 2015 from University of Health Sciences Lahore. Worked as medical officer in Basic Health Unit from 2002 to 2005. Worked as lecturer in Pharmacology & Therapeutics in Wah Medical College from 2005 to 2012. Worked as senior lecturer and assistant professor in Rashid Latif Medical College from 2015 to 2016 in the department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics. From 2016 onward working in HITEC-IMS, First as assistant professor in medical college HITEC-IMS and then from 2018 associate professor and (10th December 2024) now professor in the department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Dental College, HITEC-IMS. 13 publications in national and international journals.

Faculty

Sr. No Name Designation Qualifications
1.
Dr. Shazana Rana
Assistant Professor & Head of Department
MBBS, Mphil, CHPE
2.
Dr. Amna Chaudhary
Demonstrator
BDS
3.
Dr. Warda Naveed
Lecturer
BDS

3rd Convocation of the Dental College HITEC-IMS, will be held on Wednesday, 30th April 2025.

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