PG Diploma in Medicine & Poison Information
Providing information related to medicines and poisons to healthcare professionals and patients alike is among the core functions of a pharmacist. Recognizing this primary responsibility, the course is designed to impart knowledge and skills in this direction. The program not only provides in-depth knowledge about different types of poisons and management of poisoning but also on various other concepts of healthcare like clinical statistics, pharmacoeconomics, medication misadventures, developing evidence-based guidelines and, investigational drugs.
Structure of Program
The program is one-year duration with both theory and practical components being taught.
Concepts are taught under two subjects, Medicine Information & Poison Information. The practical comprise of experiential learning with hands-on assignments.
Examinations
- Two internal examinations that is scheduled during the course and form part of the Formative Assessment
- One Annual Examination at the end of the course that will be a summative assessment.
- Examinations will have written, practical & viva voce components.
Health and allied health sciences graduates
This diploma is useful for Hospital & Clinical Pharmacists. Other professional career fields that can benefit are Public Health Research/Administration, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Research, Poison Information Centers/Poison Research, Medical writing and Medical Insurance.
INR 40,000/-
Forms
Bangalore University
Bangalore University
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
JSS College of Pharmacy, Mysore
Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara University
JSS College of Pharmacy, Mysore
Department / Subject Taught
Pharmacy Practice
Oct 04, 2016
9 Years 5 Months
Pharmacy Practice
Till Date
10 Years 0 Months
To contribute meaningfully to the advancement of pharmacotherapeutic science, education, and practice — promoting safe, effective, and economical medication use — while remaining committed to service that benefits patients, the profession, and the broader community.
Dr. Savitha R S has been associated with the College of Pharmacy, Mysuru at JSS University since May 2007. She has been involved in teaching pathophysiology and pharmacotherapeutics to a great extent apart from other courses, and currently handles Pharmacotherapeutics, and Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring for postgraduate pharmacy students. She has contributed towards improving instructional quality by way of employing a variety of classroom teaching practices that allow for both teacher-directed and self-regulated learning.
Her teaching philosophy centers on bridging the gap between clinical theory and bedside application — she believes pharmacy education is most effective when students are trained not just to recall pharmacological facts, but to reason through real patient scenarios, so that clinical judgment becomes a habit rather than an afterthought.
She has attended national and international conferences where she has presented research papers in the area of pharmacoepidemiology, outcomes research, and pharmacy practice. She has worked in the area of medication-related problems and the provision of pharmaceutical care to renally impaired patients for her Ph.D. Her other areas of interest include respiratory medicine and pediatric medicine, and her current research focuses on dosing optimization using Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM) and related software tools.
She has guided at least 20 postgraduate students and 4 Ph.D. scholars to date. On the administrative front, she served as Head of the Department of Pharmacy Practice from 2022 to 2025, has been the Honorary Secretary of the IPA Local Branch, Mysuru, and has coordinated several Diploma programs and certificate courses. She is a member of local and national professional bodies.
Medication-related problems & pharmaceutical care in renal impairment
Clinical pharmacy practice & outcomes research in critical care
Vaccine safety, immunization surveillance & vaccine hesitancy
Emerging - Precision dosing & therapeutic drug monitoring