Awards and Recognition
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At present the department is recognized by the medical and paramedical institutes in Mumbai for its expertise in the fields of Experimental Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmacokinetics.
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Faculty of this department has developed enumerable protocols for various studies.
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Department has expertise in clinical studies in animals and has undertaken clinical trials for antibiotics, anthelmintics, anti-mastitic preparations, acaricides, coccidiostats, growth promoters etc.
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Department has expertise in toxicity studies in laboratory animals which include LD50 studies, subacute toxicity study on insecticides, pesticides, drugs, skin/eye irritation tests, dermal toxicity studies, etc.
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This department has successfully organized two national conferences in 1995.
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IInd National convention of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology
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XIII Annual conference of Society of Toxicology.
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Department has a cell for providing consultancy services and formulating various pharmacy preparations to the need of pet owners and dairy farmers.
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Various techniques have been standardized in the department, viz.
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Large glass assay plate for antibiotic assay.
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Collection of various biological fluids viz. tissue fluid, tears, bile, saliva in large animals.
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Screening of drugs anti-inflammatory, antiulcer, antipyretic, antiobesity, antidiabetic, anticonvulsive, analgesic, antibacterial activity.