UG Syllabus

VPT 311
SEMESTER- V
Title:
THEORY
Historical development branches and scope of Pharmacology. Sources and nature of drugs. Pharmacological terms and definitions. Principles of drug activity: Pharmacokinetics – Routes of drug administration, absorption, distribution, biotransformation and excretion of drugs. Pharmacodynamics-Concept of drug and receptor, dose-response relationship, terms related to drug activity and factors modifying the drug effect and dosage. Fundamentals of drug-screening and assay of drugs. Adverse drug reactions, drug interaction, drug- designing and development, bio prospecting of drugs. Introduction to biopharmaceutics and gene therapy.
Drugs acting on digestive system: Stomachics, antacids and antiulcers, prokinetics, carminatives, antizymotics, emetics, antiemetics, purgatives, antidiarrhoeals, cholerectics and cholagogues. Rumen pharmacology. Drugs acting on Cardiovascular system: cardiac glycosides, antiarrhythmic drugs, vasodilators and antihypertensive agents, haematjnics, coagulants and anticoagulants. Drugs acting on respiratory system: Expectorants and antitussives, respiratory stimulants, bronchodilators and mucolytics. Drugs acting on urogenital system: Diuretics, urinary alkalizers, and acidifiers, fluid therapy, ecbolics and tocolytics. Pharmacotherapeutics of hormones and vitamins. Drugs acting on skin and mucous membranes: Emollients, demulcents and counter irritants. Bio-enhancers, Immunostimulants and immunosuppressants. New drugs and drug formulations.
PRACTICAL
Pharmacy appliances. Principles of compounding and dispensing. Metrology: systems of weights and measures, pharmacy calculations. Pharmaceutical processes. Pharmaceutical dosage forms Prescription writing, incompatibilities. Drug standards and regulations, Custody of poisons. Compounding and dispensing of powders, ointments, mixtures, liniments, lotions, liquors, tinctures, emulsions, and electuaries. 
 
VPT 321
SEMESTER- VI
VETERINARY NEUROPHARMACOLOGY
VPT-321 Credit Hours 2+1=3
THEORY
Drugs acting on autonomic nervous system: Neurohumoral transmission, adrenoceptors agonists and antagonists, adrenergic- neuron blockers, cholinoceptors agonists and antagonists, ganglionic stimulants and blockers.
Autacoids: Histamine and antihistamine agents, 5-Hydroxytryptamine and its antagonists, prostaglandins, angiotensin and bradykinin.
Drugs acting on central nervous system (CNS): Pharmacology of neurotransmitters History of general anaesthetics and theories of anaesthesia. Inhalent, intravenous and dissociative anaesthetics; hypnotics and sedatives; tranquilizers, psychotropic drugs, anticonvulsants, opioid analgesic, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, analeptics and other CNS stimulants, central muscle relaxants.
Drugs acting on somatic nervous system: Local anaesthetics and peripheral muscle relaxants. New drugs end drug formulations.
PRACTICAL
Demonstration of the effect of CNS depressants, analgesics, CNS stimulants, muscle relaxants, anticonvulsants, local anaesthetics in laboratory animals.
Demonstration of the action of adrenergic and cholinergic agonists and antagonists on isolated and intact preparations of the animals
Alternate use of animals as model for demonstration
  
VPT 411 
SEMESTER- VII
VETERINARY CHEMOTHERAPY
VPT-411 Credit Hours 2+0=2
THEORY
Antibacterial agents: Classification, general principles in antibacterial chemotherapy, antibacterial resistance. Sulphonamides and their combination with diaminopyrimidines, sulfones, nitrofurans, nalidixic acid and fluoroquinolones.
Antibiotics: Penicillins and cephalopsorins, aminoglycosides, tetracyclines, chloramphenicol, macrolides, polypeptides. Miscellaneous agents: methenamine, bacitracin. Rifampin. novobiocin, viginamycin, lincosamides and vancomycin.
Antifungal agents: Topical and systemic agents including anti-fungal antibiotics. Anthelmintics: Drugs used against cestodes, trematodes, nematodes, drug resistance, broad-spectrum anthelmintics. Antiprotozoal agents: Drugs used in trypanosomosis, theileriosis, babesiosis, coccidiosis, amoebiosis, giardiosis and trichomonosis. Ectoparasiticides, Antiviral and anticancer agents. Antiseptics and disinfectants. Growth promoters. Common indigenous drugs of plant origin with proven pharmacological and therapeutic efficacies in various animal ailments. New drugs and drug formulations.
 
VPT 421
 
VETERINARY TOXICOLOGY
VPT-421 Credit Hours 2+0=2
THEORY
General Toxicology: Definitions, fundamentals and scope of toxicology. Sources and mode of action of poisons. Factors modifying toxicity. General approaches to diagnosis and treatment of poisoning. Toxicity caused by metal and non-metals: Arsenic, lead, mercury, copper, selenium, molybdenum, phosphorus, nitrates and nitrites, common salt and fluoride. Toxicity caused by plants and weeds: Cyanogenetic plants, abrus, lantana, ipomoea, nerium, datura, nux vomica, castor, selenium containing plants oxalate producing plants, plants causing thiamine deficiency. . Drug toxicity and toxicity caused by agrochemicals: organophosphates, carbamates, chlorinated hydrocarbons, pyrethroids. herbicides, fungicides, rodenticides and urea. Residue toxicology: Hazards of residues, concepts of withdrawal time and MRLs, minimizing drug and toxic residues in animal products. Venomous bites and stings: Snake bite, scorpion, spider, wasp stings and toad poisoning. Radiation hazards and industrial toxicants. Toxicity caused by food additives and preservatives.