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HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACY
DEPARTMENT OF HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACY
About: The Department of Homoeopathic pharmacy conducts regular classes for the BHMS students as well as MD(Hom) students as per the syllabus and curriculum of Central Council of Homoeopathy (www.cchindia.com), New Delhi and the courses are affiliated to the West Bengal University of Health Sciences (www.wbuhs.org). The PG division has an admission capacity of three Post Graduate Trainees per year.
Activities: The students are exposed to different methods of preparing homoeopathic medicines and the method of their standardization as per the CCH syllabus. Apart from theoretical and practical training in the subject of Homoeopathic Pharmacy periodical assessment tests and tutorials are conducted to equip the students for their 1st BHMS examination under the West Bengal University of Health Sciences.
The well-equipped laboratory can accommodate 50 students at a time to cater the need of increased number of students at UG level. The laboratory is well equipped with modern pharmaceutical appliances like Electrical Potentisers, Electric Triturating machines, Spectrophotometer, distillation plant, hot air oven, water bath, microscope, infrared moisture balance apart from other common instruments.. The laboratory also contains 51 herbarium sheets in wooden frame, 146 herb specimen (dry), 36 herb specimens (preserved in FAA solution), 10 mineral specimens and 9 animal specimens and 10 botanical slides.
Department is having 30 nos. of charts on Pharmacy & also enough chemicals for conducting practical classes. Departmental Library has books in the subjects like BHP, USHP, and HPI along with other reference books on medicinal plants and CD’s on pharmacy.
The department has a small medicinal plants garden in the institute campus. The students of 25th batch were taken to “Hapco” Manufacturing unit at Titagarh (W.B) and kalyani Herb Garden (under NIH) on 13.11.2014. The result of the University examination of 24th Batch & supplementary batch BHMS students is being given below.
Batch |
Examination |
No.of candidates appeared |
No.of successful candidates |
24th Session-2012-14 |
1st BHMS Exam 2014 |
87 |
65 |
24th (Supplementary) |
1st BHMS Exam 2014 |
22 |
15 |
25th Session 2013-14 |
Ist BHMS Exam |
04 |
04 |
25th Session 2013-14 (Supplimentary) |
1st BHMS Exam |
85(exam going on) |
- |
The department conducts PG course in Homoeopathic Pharmacy i.e., M.D.(Hom.) with three admissions each academic year. There is a separate air conditioned Post Graduate Laboratory where the PG trainees can do their thesis work and practicals. This lab has Electric Potentiser, Electric Triturator, Spectroscope, TLC apparatus, Colorimetry apparatus, digital balance, digital pH meter along with glass wares and chemicals. Currently there are three Post Graduate batches in roll. three in 2012-15 (14th batch), three in 2013-16 (15th batch) and two (16th Batch) PG students got themselves admitted in session 2014-17. The 13th batch has appeared for their final Part II exam during April-May 2015 and all of them passed out. The present status is given below:
Batch No |
No. of PGT’s |
MD Part I during |
MD Part II during |
Remarks |
13th batch |
03 |
Appeared in October 2013 |
Appeared in April/May 2015 |
Part I and Part II All passed (100%) |
14th batch |
03 |
Appeared in July/August 2014 |
- |
Part I All passed (100%) |
15th batch |
03 |
Appeared in July 2015 |
- |
Part I All passed |
16th batch |
02 |
- |
- |
First year continuing |
Dissertation of PG:
Batch |
SESSION |
Guide |
Name of PGT |
Dissertation topic |
|
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12 |
2010-13 |
DR DILIP PANAKKADA |
Dr SANTANU GHOSH |
Discontinued the course |
12 |
2010-13 |
Dr PARTHA CHAKRABORTY |
Discontinued the course |
|
13 |
2011-14 |
Dr PRASANJIT KUMAR DEY |
RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL ON THE EFFECT OF PAEONIA OFFICINALIS 6C IN HAEMORRHOIDS |
|
13 |
2011-14 |
Dr DIBYENDU MONDAL |
RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL ON THE EFFECT OF HOMOEOPATHIC PREPARATIONS OF BAPTISIA TINCTORIA AGAINST IN VITRO SAMPLES OF SALMONELLA TYPY, ESCHERISHIA COLI BY USING CYLINDER PLATE METHOD OF CULTURE SENSITIVITY TEST. |
|
13 |
2011-14 |
Dr VARINDER KAUR ROY |
RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL ON THE EFFECT OF COLCHICUM AUT 6C ON HIGH SERUM URIC ACID LEVEL. |
|
14 |
2012-15 |
Dr SANGITA RANI DINDA |
STUDY ON THE PHYTOCHEMISTRY OF HOM. MEDICINES NAMELY JONOSIA ASHOKA, CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA AND AZADIRACHGTA INDICA IN MOTHER TINCTURES AND LOWER POTENCIES |
|
14 |
2012-15 |
Dr PUSPAJIT MURMU |
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE PHARMACOPOEIAL STANDARDS OF ABROMA AUGUSTA MOTHER TINCTURE PREPARED BY CLASSICAL HAHNEMANNIAN METHOD AND NEW METHOD AS WELL AS TO STUDY THE RELATIVE CLINICAL EFFICACY OF ITS 6C POTENCY DERIVED BY ABOVE TWO METHODS IN DIABETIS MELLITUS TYPE-II |
|
14 |
2012-15 |
Dr DEWESH KUMAR DEWANSHU |
RELATIVE EFFICACY OIF QUERCUS GLANDIUM SPIRITUS IN MOTHER TINCTURE AND ITS 6TH POTENCY IN TREATMENT OF ALCOHOLIC LIVER DISEASE |
|
15 |
2013-16 |
Dr MRINMOY NASKAR |
STUDY TO VERIFY THE EFFECT OF HOMOEOPATHIC PREPARATIONS OF CALCAREA CARBONICA IN HYPOTHYROIDISM |
|
15 |
2013-16 |
Dr JAVED AQUTAR BAPPA |
CLINICAL STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF TOPICAL APPLICATION OF CHRYSAROBINUM OINTMENT IN 1:9, 1:19 AND 1:29 RATIO IN PITYRIASIS VERSICOLOR |
|
15 |
2013-16 |
Dr MITRAJIT KOLEY |
RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL ON THE EFFECT OF LACHESIS 30C IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION |
|
16 |
2014-17 |
Dr BUDHADEB CHAKRABORTY |
YET TO SUBMIT SYNOPSIS |
|
16 |
2014-17 |
Dr AYESHA NAAZ |
YET TO SUBMIT SYNOPSIS |
Faculty members with qualification:
SL. No |
Name |
Qualification |
Designation
|
1 |
Dr. Dilip Panakkada |
B.Sc, BHMS, MD(Hom) PG Dip EDP & CM |
Professor and Head |
2 |
Dr. Gitasri Pal |
BHMS(Hons), MD(Hom) |
Reader |
3 |
Dr. M. Raja |
BHMS, MD(Hom) |
Lecturer |
6. Key person to contact:
Dr Dilip Panakkada, Professor & Head of Department.
Phone No: 09433182784
E-mail: drdilipan@hotmail.com