ISF College of pharmacy

Pharmaceutics deals with development of delivery systems having optimized & individualized therapy. Department of Pharmaceutics at ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga is involved in major scientific research, patenting and technology transfer.

The Pharmaceutics Department focuses on both theoretical & practical aspects of fundamentals underlying the above subject areas and offers all levels of pharmacy courses like Diploma, Graduate, Masters and Ph.D. Program. Department is well equipped with 5 undergraduate, 4 postgraduate and research laboratories along with specialized research centers-Nano-medicine research lab, GMP compliant pilot-scale industrial lab, Industry-institute partnership cell, DBT funded biotechnology lab, Animal tissue culture laboratory under the guidance of 20 highly skilled & qualified faculty members.

The department provides its students an added skill in pharma research by training on state of art equipments like Lyophilizer, Refrigerated centrifuge, Electro-spinning unit, Spray dryer, Biosafety cabinet, Rapid mass granulator, Multimill, Fluidized bed dryer, Extruder-spheronizer, Fluidised bed dryer cum coater, Auto-coater, Particle size & zeta potential analyzer (DELSA NANO), Brookfield Rheometer, ELISA apparatus, HPLC and Auto dissolution apparatus. Thrust areas of research in the department of pharmaceutics includes:

Trained pharmaceutics professionals have a wide career opportunities such as Research & Development, Analytical R&D, Formulation Development (F&D) Manufacturing, Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, Sales & Marketing, Academia and Entrepreneurship.

The Pharmacology discipline evolved in the 19th century as a new biomedical discipline that applied the principles of scientific experimentation to therapeutic contexts. This discipline attempts to improve health and alleviate disease, studies the mechanisms by which drugs alter biological systems. Pharmacological studies include the estimation of the effects of chemical agents upon sub cellular mechanisms, the potential hazards of pesticides and herbicides, and focus on the treatment and prevention of major diseases by drug therapy. Toxicology is a branch of pharmacology that deals with the study of mechanisms by which drugs and chemicals in the environment produce unwanted effects. Together these disciplines encompass the molecular basis of drug action, the actions of drugs on cells, organs, and organisms, genetic variations in drug action, and drug discovery.

The department of Pharmacology at ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga was established in the year 2005.

The scope of pharmacology is rapidly expanding for the discovery, development and provides the rational basis for the therapeutic uses of new drugs. In its entirety, it embraces knowledge of the sources, chemical properties, biological effects, molecular mechanisms and therapeutic uses of drugs. Pharmacologists are also involved in molecular modeling of drugs, and the use of drugs as tools to dissect aspects of cell function. The scope of pharmacology has expanded exponentially over the last decade to incorporate many new approaches such as computer-assisted drug design, genetic screens, protein engineering and the use of novel drug delivery vehicles including viruses and artificial cells.

Trained Pharmacologists can look forward to rewarding careers in Academia, Pharmaceutical Industries, Contract Research Organizations, Drug Regulatory Agencies in India and abroad.