INTRODUCTION

The use of medicine is one of the principal ways of combating disease and Pharmacology is the science concerned with all aspects of drugs. The major academic objective of the department is to educate the medical students regarding fundamental knowledge of drugs and train them in rational use of drugs. The Department houses a well-equipped laboratory with experimental devices like Power Lab, Kymograph, Tissue Organ Bath and the latest audiovisual aids to teach experimental Pharmacology. There are spacious and well-resourced lecture halls and tutorial rooms to carry out different academic activities. The core curriculum and syllabus approved by Pakistan Medical & Dental Council and Higher Education Commission of Pakistan are followed to provide quality preclinical and clinical education in Pharmacology and Therapeutics.