Section 35(1) in Dr. M.G.R. Medical University (Affiliation of Pharmacy Colleges) Statutes
(1)The departments shall be expanded and additional facilities shall be provided as follows:(a)A degree laboratory for Pharmaceutical Analysis under Pharmaceutical Chemistry may be started with a separate room (30' x 20') with provision for A.C. for setting up of all modern analytical equipments, like-(i)Colorimeter(ii)PH Meter(iii)Spectrophotometer(iv)Flame Photometer(v)HPLC equipments(vi)Chromatography equipments, etc.Explanation. - There shall be adequate electrical connections with voltage stabilizers for the safety of the sensitive analytical equipments. Separate sitting space shall be provided for the Associate Professor and Assistant Professor incharge. Separate room adjacent to the Instrument Laboratory shall be provided to prepare solutions with heating arrangements, water and drainage facilities.(b)There shall be a section for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology under Department of Pharmaceutics of 30' x 40' with Biology type of worktables with gas, water and drainage facilities. This shall be used for Industrial and Formulative Pharmacy. A small rooms of 20' x 15' with a laminar flow unit shall be provided with A.C. for aseptic, dispensing and other microbiological works. This section can manage both clinical and Hospital Pharmacy and Dispensing and Biological Pharmacy. The Professor and other Assistant Professor shall be provided with separate sitting space. Separate media-sterilisation rooms, preparation room, room for laboratory staff for sitting, etc., shall be provided.(c)A separate Department of Pharmacognosy shall be organized with separate space for the Professor and other Assistant Professors.(d)All laboratories shall be provided with fire extinguishers and adequate number of exhaust fans.(e)A separate lecture hall shall be provided with facilities for audio visual aids to accommodate 120 students.(f)A spacious animal house to accommodate experimental animals necessary for teaching and research work shall be provided.
