LESSON PLAN |
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| Name of Faculty: | Ms. Laxmi | |||
| Discipline: | DIPLOMA IN PHARMACY | |||
| Semester/Year: | Second Year | |||
| Subject/Code: | Pharmacology (ER 20-21T) | |||
| Lesson Plan Duration: | 45 Weeks (04 AUGUST 2025 to 30 JUNE-2025 Tentative) | |||
| Work Load (Lecture/Practical) per week (in Hours): | ||||
| WEEK | THEORY | PRACTICAL | ||
| Lecture Day | Topic (Including assignment /Test) | Practical Day | ||
| 1st | 1st | General Pharmacology: introduction and scope of Pharmacology | 1st | 1.Introduction to Experimental Pharmacology, Study of lab Animals, commonly used instruments in experimental pharmacology, different routes of drug administration in animals, types of preclinical experiments & techniques of blood collection from animals. |
| 2nd | Various routes of drug administration - advantages and disadvantages | |||
| 3rd | Drug absorption - definition, types, factors affecting drug absorption | |||
| 2nd | 1st | Bioavailability and the factors affecting bioavailability | 2nd | Study of Muscle relaxants activity with the help of Rota-Rod apparatus |
| 2nd | Drug distribution - definition, factors affecting drug distribution | |||
| 3rd | Biotransformation of drugs - Definition, types of biotransformation reactions, factors influencing drug metabolisms | |||
| 3rd | 1st | Excretion of drugs - Definition, routes of drug excretion | 3rd | Screening of CNS stimulants and depressants using Actophotometer |
| 2nd | General mechanisms of drug action and factors modifying drug action | |||
| 3rd | Revision | |||
| 4th | 1st | Revision | 4th | Study of Analgesic activity with the help of Tail Flick apparatus |
| 2nd | Drugs Acting on the Eye Definition, classification, pharmacological actions, dose, indications and contraindications of Miotics |
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| 3rd | Mydriatics Drugs used in Glaucoma |
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| 5th | 1st | Drugs Acting on the Peripheral Nervous System | 5th | Study of Anti-Histaminic activity using Histamine Chamber |
| 2nd | Steps involved in neurohumoral transmission | |||
| 3rd | Definition, classification, pharmacological actions, dose, indications, and contraindications of | |||
| 6th | 1st | a) Cholinergic drugs | 6th | Study of Analgesic Activity with the help of Hot Plate Apparatus |
| 2nd | b) Anti-Cholinergic drugs | |||
| 3rd | c) Adrenergic drugs | |||
| 7th | 1st | d)Anti-adrenergic drugs | 7th | Study of Anti-Anxiety Activity Using Plus Maze Apparatus |
| 2nd | Neuromuscular blocking agents | |||
| 3rd | Drugs used in Myasthenia gravis | |||
| 8th | 1st | Local anaesthetic agents | 8th | Revision |
| 2nd | Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) | |||
| 3rd | Biologicals | |||
| 9th | 1st | Definition, types and indications of biological agents with examples | 9th | Revision |
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| 10th | 1st | Revision | 10th | Revision |
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| 11th | 1st | Revision | 11th | 1st Sessional Practical Exam |
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| 12th | 1st | 1st Sessional Exam | 12th | 1st Sessional Exam |
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| 13th | 1st | Drugs Acting on the Central Nervous System | 13th | Determination of Anticonvulsant effect of Phenytoin in mice using Electroconvulsiometer |
| 2nd | Definition, classification, pharmacological actions, dose, indications and contraindications of General anaesthetics | |||
| 3rd | Hypnotics and sedatives Anti-Convulsant drugs |
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| 14th | 1st | Anti-anxiety drugs, Anti-depressant drugs | 14th | Determine the effect of a given drug in the size of the pupils, light reflex and intraocular tension of the animal eye |
| 2nd | Anti-psychotics | |||
| 3rd | Nootropic agents | |||
| 15th | 1st | Centrally acting muscle relaxants | 15th | Study the Analgesic activity by Writhing Test |
| 2nd | Opioid analgesics | |||
| 3rd | Drugs Acting on the Cardiovascular System Definition, classification, pharmacological actions, dose, indications and contraindications of | |||
| 16th | 1st | Anti-hypertensive drugs | 16th | Study PTZ induced convulsions in mice |
| 2nd | Anti-anginal drugs | |||
| 3rd | Anti-arrhythmic drugs | |||
| 17TH | 1st | Drugs used in atherosclerosis | 17th | Study the effect of different drugs on Frog's Heart |
| 2nd | Congestive heart failure | |||
| 3rd | Drugs Acting on Blood and Blood Forming Organs | |||
| 18th | 1st | Definition, classification, pharmacological actions, dose, indications and contraindications of | 18th | Study Diuretic activity using metabolic cage |
| 2nd | Hematinic agents Anti-coagulants | |||
| 3rd | Anti-platelet agents Thrombolytic drugs |
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| 19th | 1st | Definition, classification, pharmacological actions, dose, indications and contraindications of Bronchodilators Expectorants |
19th | Revision |
| 2nd | Anti-tussive agentsMucolytic agents | |||
| 3rd | Drugs Acting on the Gastro Intestinal Tract Definition, classification, pharmacological actions, dose, indications and contraindications of |
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| 20th | 1st | Anti-ulcer drugs | 20th | Revision |
| 2nd | Anti-emetics | |||
| 3rd | Laxatives and purgatives | |||
| 21th | 1st | Anti-diarrheal drugs | 21th | Revision |
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| 22th | 1st | Revision | 22th | Revision |
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| 23th | 1st | Revision | 23th | 2nd Sessional Practical Exam |
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| 24th | 1st | 2nd Sessional Exam | 24th | 2nd Sessional Exam |
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| 25th | 1st | Drugs Acting on the Kidney Definition, classification, pharmacological actions, dose, indications, and contraindications of |
25th | Study of Anti-inflammatory activity using Carrageenan induced paw oedema method |
| 2nd | Diuretics Anti-Diuretics |
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| 3rd | Hormones and Hormone Antagonists Physiological and pathological role and clinical uses of | |||
| 26th | 1st | Thyroid hormones Anti-thyroid drugs |
26th | Rabbit Pyrogen Test |
| 2nd | Parathormone Calcitonin |
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| 3rd | Vitamin D Insulin |
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| 27th | 1st | Oral- Hypoglycemic agents Estrogen |
27th | Evaluation of Anti-Psychotics drugs using cook's pole climbing apparatus |
| 2nd | Progesterone | |||
| 3rd | Oxytocin | |||
| 28th | 1st | Corticosteroids | 28th | Evaluation of Sedative drugs using cook's pole climbing apparatus |
| 2nd | Autocoids | |||
| 3rd | Physiologic role of Histamine, 5 HT and Prostaglandins | |||
| 29th | 1st | Classification, clinical uses and adverse effects of antihistamines and 5 HT antagonists |
29th | Acute Skin Irritation Test (Draize test) |
| 2nd | Chemotherapeutic Agents: Introduction, basic principles of chemotherapy of infections, infestations and neoplastic diseases, Classification, dose, indication and contraindications of drugs belonging to | |||
| 3rd | Penicillins Cephalosporins |
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| 30th | 1st | Aminoglycosides Fluoroquinolones |
30th | Acute Eye Irritation Test (Draize Test) |
| 2nd | Macrolides Tetracyclines |
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| 3rd | Sulphonamides |
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| 31st | 1st | Anti-Fungal Drugs |
31th | Effect of Saline Purgative on Frog's Intestine |
| 2nd | Anti-Amoebic Agents | |||
| 3rd | Anti-Helmintics | |||
| 32rd | 1st | Anti-Malarial Agents | 32th | Revision |
| 2nd | Anti-Neoplastic Agents | |||
| 3rd | Anti-Tubercular Agents | |||
| 33th | 1st | Anti-Viral Drugs | 33th | Revision |
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| 34th | 1st | Revision | 34th | Revision |
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| 35th | 1st | Revision | 35th | 3rd Sessional Practical Exam |
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| 36th | 1st | 3rd Sessional Exam | 36th | 3rd Sessional Exam |
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| 37th | 1st | Revision | 37th | Revision |
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