Comparative analysis of medical pharmacology books based on competency based undergraduate curriculum followed by MBBS student in Rani Durgavati Medical College, Banda

Authors

  • Veerendra Singh Yadav Department of Pharmacology, Rani Durgavati Medical College, Banda, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Vijay Kumar Singh Department of Pharmacology, Rani Durgavati Medical College, Banda, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Sunil Kumar Department of Pharmacology, Rani Durgavati Medical College, Banda, Uttar Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20222650

Keywords:

National medical commission, Competency based undergraduate curriculum, Pharmacology competencies, Medical Pharmacology

Abstract

Background: National Medical Commission (NMC) has implemented competency based undergraduate curriculum for training of new M.B.B.S. students. As per these curriculum authors of Medical Pharmacology books also changed their book content to fulfill the subject requirement.

Methods: A systematic comparison of books carried out in department of pharmacology Rani Durgawati Medical College, Banda, Uttar Pradesh. There was comparison of 5 books of medical pharmacology of Indian author belongs to edition after 2019. The books included were Essentials of Medical Pharmacology (Jaypee Publication, 8th Edition, 2021), Medical Pharmacology (CBS Publishers And Distributors Pvt Ltd, 7th Edition, 2021), Pharmacology and Pharmacotherepeutics (Elsvier Publication, 26th Edition, 2021), Pharmacology for MBBS (Avichal Publication Company, 2nd edition, 2021) and Pharmacology for Medical Graduates (Elsvier Publication, 4th Edition, 2020). All the books were examined for the competencies described in the pharmacology syllabus. The table was prepared for the availability of topics according to the competencies of different section of syllabus. The chapter/page numbers mentioned in competency table were looked upon for the respective competencies and presence or absence of the topic was noted down.

Results: All the books mainly covered competency given in the knowledge section of the syllabus. Few competencies in skill and communication sections were also covered in the text books.

Conclusions: When all the five books were evaluated according to pharmacology competency in syllabus, none of the books covered whole pharmacology syllabus. This may be because authors considered the competency topics in skill and communication section as a part of practical or because many practical books or manuals are available in the market which covered topics in these sections.

Author Biographies

Veerendra Singh Yadav, Department of Pharmacology, Rani Durgavati Medical College, Banda, Uttar Pradesh, India

Assistant preofessor

Department of Pharmacology

Vijay Kumar Singh, Department of Pharmacology, Rani Durgavati Medical College, Banda, Uttar Pradesh, India

Assistant Professor

Department of Pharmacology

Sunil Kumar, Department of Pharmacology, Rani Durgavati Medical College, Banda, Uttar Pradesh, India

Tutor

Department of Pharmacology

References

National medical commission. Graduate Medical Education Regulation-1997. Pharmacology. Available at https://www.nmc.org.in/rules-regulations/graduate-medical-education-regulations-1997/ Accessed on 28 November 2021.

National medical commission. Competency based undergraduate curriculum for the Indian Medical Graduate 2018: 136-144. Available at https://www.nmc.org.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ UG-Curriculum-Vol-I.pdf. Accessed on 24 September 2021.

National medical commission. Competency based undergraduate curriculum for the Indian Medical Graduate 2018, vol-II. Available at: https://www. nmc.org.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/UG-Curriculum-Vol-II.pdf. Accessed on 25 September 2021.

Tripathi KD. Essentials of Medical Pharmacology. 8th ed. Jaypee Publication; 2021.

Uday KP. Medical Pharmacology. 6th ed. CBS Publishers and Distributors Private Limited; 2021.

Stoshkar RS, Rege NN, Tripathi RK, Kamal SK. Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics. 26th ed. Elsevier; 2021.

Srivastatva SK, Srivastava R. Pharmacology for MBBS. 2nd ed. Avichal Publishing Company; 2021.

Shanbhag TV, Shenoy S. Pharmacology for Medical Graduates. 4th ed. Elsevier Publication; 2021.

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Adverse drug effects. In: Tripathi KD. Essentials of Medical Pharmacology. 8th ed. Jaypee Publication; 2021: 92-101.

Adverse drug reactions, Monitoring and Pharmacovigilance. In: Srivastatva SK, Srivastava R. Pharmacology for MBBS. 2nd ed. Avichal Publishing Company. 2021: 59-68.

Srivastatva SK, Srivastava R. Manual of practical pharmacology for MBBS. 1st ed. Avichal Publishing Company; 2021.

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Published

2022-10-27

How to Cite

Yadav, V. S., Singh, V. K., & Kumar, S. (2022). Comparative analysis of medical pharmacology books based on competency based undergraduate curriculum followed by MBBS student in Rani Durgavati Medical College, Banda. International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 11(6), 559–563. https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20222650

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