Format for course curriculum

Annexure ‘CD – 01’



FORMAT FOR COURSE CURRICULUM

L	T	P/S	SW/FW	TOTAL CREDIT UNITS
3	1	4	-	6

Course Title: PHARMACOLOGICAL SCREENING AND BIOASSAY

Credit Units:

Course Level: Post-graduate Course Code:
Course Objectives The objective of this curriculum is to educate student about the drugs that affect various organ system of human body and how they can be used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes for ailments associated with these system
Pre-requisites: Basic understanding of drug discovery and development process
Student Learning Outcomes:

1. 
   Understanding of basics concepts of humane use of animals in biomedical research.
   
2. 
   Interpretation of different screening methods for drug development.
   
3. 
   Students will get in-depth knowledge of
   
   1. 
      Alternatives to Animal Screening
      
   2. 
      Animal models and screening methods I
      
   3. 
      Drug Administration and Sampling Techniques
      
   4. 
      Animal Usage Guidelines and General Evaluation Methods
      
4. 
   Students will get in-depth knowledge about the available alternatives for animal research with special emphasis on use of PCR, RTPCR and other invitro techniques.
   

Course Contents/Syllabus:

	Weightage (%)
Module I	20
Animal Usage Guidelines and General Evaluation Methods Experimental Methodologies Involved in the Discovery of Drugs (in vivo, in vitro, ex vivo). Animal Handling and Animal Care Guidelines (CPCSEA, FDA, INSA).
Module II	20
Drug Administration and Sampling Techniques Common Laboratory Animals, Breeding Methods, Anaesthesia & Euthanasia of Experimental Animals, Different Routes of Drug Administration. Commonly used Laboratory. Restraining and Blood Collecting Methods.
Module III	20
Alternatives to Animal Screening Cell Lines and Other in-vitro Techniques (ELISA, PCR techniques). Transgenic Animals and their Applications in Drug Discovery, Techniques involved in Transgenic Technology and Gene Knockout Animals.
Module IV	20
Animal models and screening methods I Drug Screening Methods involved in the Evaluation of Anti-ulcer, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antianginal, Antiarrhythmic, Anti-glaucoma, Anti-cataract, Anti-Platelet, Analgesic, Antipyretic, Hormones of Pituitary, Thyroid, Parathyroid, Adrenal Cortex and Ovary & Testes
Module V	20
Animal models and screening methods I Drug Screening Methods involved in the Evaluation of Anti-obesity, Anti-asthmatics drugs, Antifertility, Infertility, Antipsychotics, Antianxiety agents, Nootropics, Antidepressants, Anti-parkinsonian Agents, Anti-Alzheimer’s agent.

Pedagogy for Course Delivery: White board and power point presentation based student learning.

Lab/ Practicals details, if applicable:

1. 
   Calculation of pA2 value of Atropine and Histamine.
   
2. 
   Four point bioassay of 5HT using rat uterus.
   
3. 
   Effect of sedatives on motor activity in rodents.
   
4. 
   Effects of muscle relaxants on grip strength in rodents.
   
5. 
   Effects of various drugs on dog blood pressure and heart rate using simulation software
   
6. 
   Effect of various drugs on Rabbits eye (Pupil size, light reflex, corneal reflex, ocular pressure) using simulation software.
   
7. 
   Effects of drugs on learning and memory in rodents.
   
8. 
   Effect of drugs on rat heart preparation using Langendorff apparatus and Condons’s manometer technique.
   
9. 
   Effect of drugs on rat blood pressure using conscious animal
   

Assessment/ Examination Scheme:

Theory L/T (%)	Lab/Practical/Studio (%)	End Term Examination
50/17	33	100

Theory Assessment (L&T):

Continuous Assessment/Internal Assessment					End Term Examination
Components (Drop down)
Weightage (%)	10	10	5	5	70

Lab/ Practical/ Studio Assessment:

	Continuous Assessment/Internal Assessment				End Term Examination
Components (Drop down					PR	V
Weightage (%)	5	15	5	5	40	30

Text Reading and References:

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  CPCSEA, FDA and INSA guidelines
  

• 
  Ghosh, MN, Fundamentals of Experimental Pharmacology, Scientific Book Agency, Calcutta
  

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  W L M Perry. Pharmacological experiments on isolated preparations. Edinburgh [u.a.] : E. & S. Livingstone
  
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  S K Gupta. Drug Screening Methods. Jaypee Brothers medical Publishers.
  
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  S S Agrawal & M Paridhavi Swamy. Herbal Drug Technology, Orient Longman Publishers.
  
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  Pharmacological experiment on intact preparations by L. J. Mc Leod; Churchill Livingstone.1970
  
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  The UFAW Handbook on the care and management of laboratory and other Research animals by UFAW. 8th ed.,2010, Wiley-Blackwell
  
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  Ghosh, MN, Fundamentals of Experimental Pharmacology, Scientific Book Agency, Calcutta
  
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  Kulkarni S.K., Hand Book of Experimental Pharmacology, Vallabh Prakashan, Delhi.
  
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  W L M Perry. Pharmacological experiments on isolated preparations. Edinburgh [u.a.] : E. & S. Livingstone
  
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  S K Gupta. Drug Screening Methods. Jaypee Brothers medical Publishers.
  
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