VASANTIDEVI PATIL
INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY

HTML marquee Tag Vasantidevi Patil Institute of Pharmacy, Kodoli, has been accredited with an A Grade, achieving an impressive CGPA of 3.07 by NAAC.

HTML marquee Tag Vasantidevi Patil Institute of Pharmacy, Kodoli was established with the aim to impart quality pharmacy education and training to cater the needs of the pharmacy profession and society at large. The journey started in 2003 by introducing the first Pharmacy institute in the Kodoli under aegis of Shri Yashwant Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Kodoli. The institute is approved by AICTE New Delhi, PCI New Delhi, and DTE Mumbai, recognized by Government of Maharashtra & affiliated to a MSBTE, Mumbai and Shivaji University, Kolhapur. The Institute is situated at the foot hills of Panhala, in the area of Kodoli, about 10 kilometres away from National Highway- 4 and 35 km away from major city, Kolhapur. The institute occupies the area of approximately 4 acres having its own 5470 sq.mts. building with excellent infrastructure which in-houses facilities such as sophisticated laboratories, resourceful library with latest books, national& international journals and well-equipped classrooms with modern teaching aid. Vasantidevi Patil Institute of Pharmacy is a progressive edifying organization, dedicated to the pursuit of excellence. This institute has been dedicated to decree solutions to big challenges and to prepare the student for leadership in a multifaceted world.

Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Vision

Nurturing talent amongst students for innovations in the new drug discovery.

Mission

To develop appropriate skills and high standard of confidence in to students for their futuristic career in Pharmaceutical R & D.
To provide innovative technologies and fundamental discoveries in mechanistic biology for health and educational benefit.
To educate the students for research to meet the global environmental issues through chemical education.

objectives

To update the students with recent technology in the area of pharmaceutical analytical chemistry.
To provide abroad foundation in chemistry that stresses scientific reasoning and analytical problem solving with a molecular perspective.
Have analytical, logical and scientific ability to evaluate problems and arrive at effective decision.
To understand the molecular levels of the chemical processes associated with living cells.

The Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department is involved in teaching and research activities for undergraduate. The department has excellent state of the art instrumental facilities and expertise faculty in various domain areas of pharmaceutical sciences.

Strength of Department

Centralized instrumentation facility with advanced analytical instruments
Received grants from government agency AICTE-MODROBS.
Provides advanced instrumentation training to faculty and students for up gradation of their skill-sets and knowledge
Conducts various FDP, webinars, seminars, hands-on trainings, alumni interaction series and guest sessions
Highly qualified and experienced faculty
Use of innovative teaching methods and ICT tools in teaching and research

Major Research Area

Analytical method development and validation for API / Dosage form
Drug design, Molecular modeling and QSAR studies of API (ligands) for the various activities
Development of Biodegradable polymeric formulations
Synthesis, characterization of new chemical entities and their biological evaluation
Phytochemical, chromatographic and biological evaluation of medicinal plants
Herb-drug interaction studies
Phytopharmaceutical product development

Course Outcomes

Theory: – On successful completion of theory topics student shall be able to:

Understand the medical and pharmaceutical importance of organic and inorganic compounds.
Understand how to write the name, structure and reaction.
Understand the chemistry of drugs with respect to their pharmacological activity, drug metabolic pathway, adverse effect, and therapeutic value of the drug.
Understand the importance of drug design.
Study the chemical synthesis of the drug.