Department of Pharmacy Practice

About the Department

The Department of Pharmacy Practice at the College of Pharmaceutical Sciences was founded in 2013 with a multifaceted approach contributing to patient care and education. Its primary goal is to empower students to excel in comprehensive medication management, enabling them to provide exceptional patient care. Alongside this, the department also focuses on nurturing research and leadership skills, as well as promoting a culture of lifelong learning among its students. The department has established the Drug Information and Patient Counselling centre at most renowned hospitals i.e. Sagar Hospitals, Bengaluru and at Dr. Chandramma Dayananda Sagar Institution of Medical Education and Research (CDSIMER) tertiary care hospital. The department is comprised of a team of dedicated faculty and bring a wealth of expertise and experience, with a strong focus on both clinical knowledge and pharmaceutical care.

The department provides Drug Information services, Medication Therapy management, Patient Counseling, Medication Reconciliation, Pharmacovigilance, Community Outreach program, Health Screening programs, Clinical research, and Continuing Pharmacy education programs.

Thrust area

• Pharmaceutical care services
• Drug Utilization and Evaluation
• Pharmacovigilance
• Clinical Research Support
• Antibiotic stewardship
• Pharmacoepidemiology
• Oncology
• Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
• Pharmacogenomics
• Collaborative research work,
• Therapeutic drug monitoring and
• Medical / Scientific writing

Activities & Services

• Medication Error: The center actively investigates medication errors and focuses on identifying the root causes, analyzing the impact, and proposing strategies to prevent future occurrences.
• Prescription Audit: The center evaluates the appropriateness and safety of prescriptions and ensures adherence to standard guidelines and recommends improvements to optimize patient outcomes.
• Patient Counselling: The center provides personalized counseling to patients, empowering them with information about their medications, including dosage, administration, potential side effects, and precautions.
• Medication History Interview: The center collects comprehensive data regarding a patient's medication usage, including prescription drugs, over-the-counter products, and supplements. This information facilitates better clinical decision-making and reduces the risk of adverse drug interactions.
• Adverse Drug Reaction: The center monitors and investigates adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in collaboration with healthcare providers and analyzes data to enhance patient safety, identify potential risks, and improve medication-related outcomes.
• Cost Minimization Analysis: The center evaluates the cost-effectiveness of various treatment options, comparing their clinical benefits and financial implications thus helping in optimizing healthcare resources and ensuring the affordability of therapies.
• Treatment Chart Review: The center assesses the appropriateness and effectiveness of medication regimens and identifies opportunities for optimizing therapy and minimizing potential risks.
• Drug Information Query: The center serves as a reliable resource for healthcare professionals and patients, providing evidence-based information on drugs, including indications, dosage, adverse effects, drug interactions, and contraindications.
• Pharmacist Intervention: The center actively engages in clinical settings, collaborating with healthcare teams to provide pharmacist interventions to adjust medication regimens, resolving drug-related problems, and promoting rational drug use.
• Medication Incident Report: The center analyzes medication incident reports to identify system weaknesses, implement corrective measures, and improve patient safety practices.
• Antibiotic Audit: The center conducts audits of antibiotic usage to promote appropriate prescribing practices, reduce antimicrobial resistance, and optimize patient outcomes.
• Materiovigilance: The center monitor and evaluates the safety of medical devices, focusing on adverse events, device-related complications, and patient outcomes.
• Medical Reconciliation: The center emphasizes the importance of accurate medication reconciliation during transitions of care and strives to ensure seamless continuity of therapy and prevent medication-related errors.
• Dose Division: The center explores innovative strategies for dose division, particularly in complex medication regimens.

Ongoing Research:

• Prospective study of prescription pattern and effectiveness of drug prescribed in abnormal uterine bleeding with or without co-morbidities.
• Role of anticonvulsant drug administration in intracranial neurosurgical procedure: preoperative and postoperative aspects.
• Study on drug utilization pattern and drug related problems among diabetes mellitus patients in a tertiary care hospital.
• A prospective study on prescribing patterns and possible drug-drug interactions in patients with ischemic heart disease in a tertiary care hospital.
• Comparative study on sleep deprivation leading to cardiovascular disease.
• Materiovigilance study in a tertiary care hospital.
• Adverse events caused by Dapagliflozin in diabetic patients.
• Polypharmacy in Geriatric patients.
• Medication errors in a tertiary care hospital.
• Assessing bioavailibility of Anti Tubercular Drugs in Tuberculosis patient
• Reporting and Documenting ADRs in a tertiary care hospital

Facility & Infrastructure

• Lexicomp – Drug Information software
• Drug information Centre
• 1000 bed super speciality hospital –

CDSIMER - https://cdsimer.edu.in/

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Publications

• Preventing Medication Errors and Drug Interactions: A Case Study on the Importance of Interprofessional Collaboration. V. Sai Vaishnavi, Mahadevamma. Lingaiah, Udaya Shekar K C. Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, 18(2), 2023, A 14. https://journalofhospitalpharmacy.in/
• Assessment of Drug-Related Problems Among Geriatric Inpatients: An APS-Doc Classification System-Based Study. Megha Sunny, Nidhi K, Muhammed Aathif, Chethan Subramanya, Sharad Chand, Nandakumar UP, Chinju Susan Chacko. Aging Medicine and Healthcare, 2022, 13(4), 163-169. https://www.agingmedhealthc.com/
• Assessment of drug-drug interactions among patients with psychiatric disorders: A clinical pharmacist-led study. Selas Sunny, Santosh Prabhu, Sharad Chand, Nandakumar UP, Chinju Susan Chacko, Juno J. Joel. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 2022, 1-5. https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/clinical-epidemiology-and-global-health
• A short review on leptospirosis: Clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment, Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, Chinju Susan Chacko, Shravya Lakshmi S, Anjali Jayakumar, Steffy Ligi Binu, Ramesh Datta Pant, Ashish Giri, Sharad Chand, Nandakumar UP. Volume 11, 2021, https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/clinical-epidemiology-and-global-health
• Role of clinical pharmacist in the medication adherence behaviour of cancer patients: An interventional study. Anisty Maria Joy, Nandakumar UP, Sharad Chand, Jayaram Shetty K, Sophia M. George, Chinju Susan Chacko, Juno J. Joel. Le Pharmacien Hospitalier et Clinicien, 2021, 56 (3), 291-297.
• Antimicrobial Susceptibility Sensitivity Pattern in Positive Urine Culture for Urinary Tract Pathogens from Tertiary Care Hospital, John S, Mahesh AR.  Journal of Drug Delivery and Therapeutics. 2021; 11(5):11-15.
• Evaluation Of Appropriateness Of Intravenous Pantoprazole In Inpatients Of Tertiary Care Hospital, Evaluation Of Appropriateness Of Intravenous Pantoprazole In Inpatients Of Tertiary Care Hospital. George N.S., Palatheeya S., Prudhivi R., Mathew A.M. Research Journal Of Pharmacy And Technology. 2021, 14(3) 1441-1446.
• An Ethnomedical Review On Karkidaka Kanji And Dashapushpa Churna. Raj, Bincy & Gnana, M & Priya, Ruba & Rasheed, A & John, Soosamma & Varghese, Suma & Thomas, Sheena & Rasheed, Abdul. (2021) 05, 07, 1-6.
• K. Antariksh; D. Sapna . A Study of the Possible Drug-Drug Interactions in Medicine Unit of A Tertiary Care Hospital  .Int. J. Pharm. Sci. Rev. Res., 61(1), 2020; 15, 84-88.

Upcoming events:

Date	Name of the event
17th July 2023 to 22th July 2023	Faculty Development Programme – AM stewardship programme.
17th September 2023 to 23rd September 2023	Pharmacovigilance  week  celebrations
29th October 2023	World stroke day – Stress management - Guest lecture
31st October 2023	Guest lecture on role of clinical pharmacist in the hospital.
13th November 2023	World Diabetes Day - Community service
27th November 2023	Guest lecture -
01st December 2023	World AIDS day -Awareness / Guest lecture