Forensic pharmacology: An important and evolving subspecialty needs recognition in India

Malve, Harshad

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“…Sports pharmacology also forms an integral part of forensic pharmacology. [ 50 51 52 ] As the sporting spirit is gaining momentum across the globe in the recent years, the awareness of fair play in sports is also increasing. Sports pharmacology is playing a very important role in helping the sportspersons to achieve definite outcomes, which will improve the quality of their life by using various drugs and other substances (well within the standardized limits), enhance their performance, or alter their mood.…”

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Sports pharmacology: A medical pharmacologist’s perspective

Malve

2018

J Pharm Bioall Sci

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Abuse of substances or methods to enhance the performance is becoming very common in the sports, which often destroys the spirit of competition. The regulatory bodies for sports have reported rates ranging from 5% to 31% for the use of performance-enhancing substances among athletes. Athletes can have serious injuries and morbidities, leading to poor health with the use of such substances. Commonly abused agents in sports include anabolic–androgenic steroids and its analogs, blood, erythropoietin, growth hormone and its derivatives, nutritional supplements, creatine, amphetamines, beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB), stimulants, and analgesics. Health-care professionals need to be careful while prescribing medicines to sportspersons. Knowledge of exercise physiology, pharmacology of the commonly used agents for sports-related injuries, and agents used for doping could help the sportspersons and health-care professionals to avoid the embarrassment arising because of misuse of these agents. Sports pharmacology includes study of the various aspects of the drug use and abuse in sports and treatment of sports-related injuries. Focusing on sports pharmacology in the medical curriculum can help the upcoming health-care professionals to support the sportspersons to improve the quality of their life by using various drugs and other substances within the standardized limits and avoid embarrassment of doping.

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Sports pharmacology: A medical pharmacologist’s perspective

Malve

2018

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“…At present, the vast majority of positives are due to a wide variety of androgens, including commercialized and illicit (nutraceutical, designer) synthetic and exogenous natural androgens. Furthermore, peptide hormones, such as erythropoiesis stimulating agents, growth hormone, and its secretagogues, remain difficult to detect [62].…”

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What Electrochemical Biosensors Can Do for Forensic Science? Unique Features and Applications

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This article critically discusses the latest advances in the use of voltammetric, amperometric, potentiometric, and impedimetric biosensors for forensic analysis. Highlighted examples that show the advantages of these tools to develop methods capable of detecting very small concentrations of analytes and provide selective determinations through analytical responses, without significant interferences from other components of the samples, are presented and discussed, thus stressing the great versatility and utility of electrochemical biosensors in this growing research field. To illustrate this, the determination of substances with forensic relevance by using electrochemical biosensors reported in the last five years (2015–2019) are reviewed. The different configurations of enzyme or affinity biosensors used to solve analytical problems related to forensic practice, with special attention to applications in complex samples, are considered. Main prospects, challenges to focus, such as the fabrication of devices for rapid analysis of target analytes directly on-site at the crime scene, or their widespread use and successful applications to complex samples of interest in forensic analysis, and future efforts, are also briefly discussed.

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“…An important and evolving subspecialty-forensic pharmacology needs recognition in India. Training related to this field is lacking in the current PG curriculum (Malve, 2016). The skills and expertise of a forensic pharmacologist can be useful in a large and diverse number of legal cases.…”

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Status of Research in Education in Pharmacology:The Indian Scene during the last Five Years

Rege¹

2017

Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy

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The medical knowledge-flow has moved on from the conventional classrooms to virtual classrooms and flip classrooms.Many academicians in past have tried to innovate in the area of medical education to keep up with the ever increasing gap between quality of medical education and recommended teaching learning methods. Authors accessed various medical databases such as PubMed, Google Scholar, Embase, Scopus, Index Copernicus to find out the research studies undertaken in pharmacology education in India during last 5 years (2012-2017). It was found that the researchers from India have implemented various novel and diverse teaching-learning methods such as crossword puzzles, 'E-learning' modules, active learning modules, prelecture assignments, poetry, casebased learning (CBL), role-plays, seminars, etc. to arouse interest in the subject and knowledge retention. There were research projects focused on assessment including development of blue printing, and implementation of OSPE, structured oral examinations, etc. Review articles attracted attention to the prevailing, pan-India confusion regarding use of animals for demonstrations and examinations for pharmacology. Evaluation of pharmacological programmes reported additions or alterations that are needed to be made pertaining to the objectives, teaching methodologies, assessment strategies of the current undergraduate and postgraduate pharmacology curriculum. Medical educators have tried, at institutional level, to innovate and incorporate relevant changes to the teaching methodologies, assessment and curriculum. However,these efforts are individual and not comprehensive. Systematic and robust research programs are warranted to identify and address the lacunae/deficiencies in present pharmacology curriculum implementation.

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Forensic pharmacology: An important and evolving subspecialty needs recognition in India

Cited by 12 publications

References 29 publications

Sports pharmacology: A medical pharmacologist’s perspective

Sports pharmacology: A medical pharmacologist’s perspective

What Electrochemical Biosensors Can Do for Forensic Science? Unique Features and Applications

Status of Research in Education in Pharmacology:The Indian Scene during the last Five Years

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