Pharmacology and Toxicology

CPMR > Pharmacology and Toxicology

The department’s inception was sparked in 1989, prompted by the need to conduct pharmacological and toxicological activities initially performed in a general Research Laboratory. In 1991, the department was formally established as a dedicated laboratory, furnished with essential equipment for pharmacological and toxicological investigations. Additionally, the department boasts an Animal House capable of accommodating up to 5000 rats and 3000 mice.

FUNCTION

The Department is responsible for the following functions:

– Assessing the safety and efficacy of herbal preparations from the Centre and other herbal medicine manufacturers.
– Conducting pre-clinical studies on medicinal plants to develop products.
– Creating animal models for different disease conditions.
– Undertaking biochemical and pharmacological studies relevant to herbal medicine R&D.
– Breeding laboratory animals for pre-clinical research purposes.

UNIT

The Animal Experimentation Unit (AEU) is furnished with both animal husbandry facilities and a laboratory for conducting experiments. Specializing in breeding laboratory rats and mice, researchers at the Centre utilize these animals for their experiments. Additionally, the unit focuses on developing animal models for a range of disease conditions. It upholds the highest global standards for animal care and ensures the implementation of strict ethical standards in the use of laboratory animals at the Centre. Moreover, purchasers of our laboratory animals are required to adhere to rigorous care and ethical standards in their utilization of the animals.

ADDITIONAL STAFF

  1. Mr. Sharif Buari Abubakari – MSc. (Pharmacology & Biotechnology), BSc. (Molecular Biology & Biotechnology)
  2. Mrs Mavis  Brew-Daniels  – BSc. (Biochem).
  3. Mr. Bismark Addo – SLT, B.Sc. (Environmental and Natural Resource Management)
  4. Charles Adu Acheampong – HND (Science Laboratory Technology)
  5. Bright A. Adedi – HND (Science Laboratory Technology)