Department of Pharmacology

Pharmacology is a basic sciences subject usually taught in the second year of BDS curriculum in most dental colleges in Pakistan. The vision of our department at Shifa College of Dentistry is to train undergraduates with solid understanding of basic and clinical Pharmacology of commonly prescribed drugs. At SCD, Pharmacology is integrated with basic and clinical subjects and focuses on understanding of mechanism of how different types of drugs work and what has to be considered when the drugs are used for the treatment and prevention of diseases.

We are among the pioneers in the country who deliver Pharmacology curriculum in an integrated curriculum horizontally as well as vertically. Our main focus of Pharmacology curriculum is on therapeutics as an understanding of principles of action of drugs but we also focus on other aspects of Pharmacology such as complementary and alternative medicine, patient counselling, clinical trials and finer details of prescription writing. Our department actively conducts researches and coordinates and collaborates in research activities with other departments.

The Department of Pharmacology department has a well-equipped, state of the art laboratory which enables the students to practice the essential skills before their application in the clinical setup.

Dr. Fahad Azam
Associate Professor,
Pharmacology & Therapeutics.
Shifa College of Dentistry

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Dr Fahad Azam

(MBBS, M.Phil., Ph.D.) Associate Professor Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University

Dr. Fahad Azam

MBBS, MPhil , Ph.D,

Associate Professor
Pharmacology and Therapeutics
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Dr. Badeeya Rashid

MBBS

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Dr. Quarat Ul Ain

MBBS

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