Department of Pharmacology and Therapy has a long history. Teaching of pharmacology started since March 4th 1946, and pharmacology subject was called “Drug Efficacy”. The working group of Clinical Pharmacology was established in 1979, and develop to Department of Clinical Pharmacology in 1987. The Department of Pharmacology then developed to Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. The pharmacy section which was developed in 1950 to serve public and clinical rotation of medical student, had developed to Department of Medical Pharmacy since 1970. Department of Pharmacology and Therapy was merged from these 3 departments in the end of 2009, initiated by the Dean.
Our department offers a wide range of undergraduate and post graduate study option since we have staff working on vast field of laboratory, clinical, community and policy research. We even have some researchs which are conducted in collaboration with industry.
Most of our staff take part in national and international board, such as vice rector, National Committe on Drug Evaluation, National Committe on Indonesian Drug Informatory, Member of the International Narcotics Control Board, Board of Governor of International Clinical Epidemiology Network, Chairman of National Committee on Health Insurance for the Poor (Jamkesmas) Drug Formulary, National Committee on Patient’s Safety in Hospital, National Committee on Traditional Medicine Evaluation, Medical and Health Research Ethics Committee, Regional Trainer on Good Clinical Practice.
Our laboratory has capacity to support the various topics of research from preclinical to clinical study with many excellence equipment and skilled technician. Animal facility, clinical study room, cell culture facility, drug and substance assay in biological fluid facility, herbal medicine research facility, genomic to proteomic research facility are some of our facility to support research in pharmacology.
In 2015, we enroll two of our laboratory method, acute oral toxicity test and Bioavailability-Bioequivalens test, for accreditation from national accreditation comittee (Komite Akreditasi Nasional/KAN). We are now in the process to get the accreditation for those two methods.
Many of the result of our research were published in high impact nasional and internasional journal by which we got the 3rd rank of the department with highest journal publication among departments in Faculty of Medicine.
Our 5 divisions are:
Pharmacogenomic
- Prof. Dr. Mustofa, M.Kes., Apt.
- Dr. Med. dr. Indwiani Astuti
- dr. Yolanda Dyah Kartika, M.Sc.
- drg. Fara Silvia Yuliani, M.Sc.
Pharmacology and Medical Toxicology
- Prof. dr. Ngatidjan, M.Sc., Sp.FK(K)
- Dr. dr. Eti Nurwening Sholikhah, M.Kes, M.Med.Ed.
- dr. Dwi Aris Agung Nugrahaningsih. M.Sc., PhD.
Ethnopharmacology
- Prof. Dr. Mae Sri Hartati Wahyuningsih, M.Si.,Apt.
- Dr. dr. Setyo Purwono, M.Kes.,Sp.PD.
- Dra. Maulina Diah S, M.Kes., Apt.
- Dr. dr. Rul Afiyah Syarif, M.Kes.
Clinical Pharmacology and Drug Policy
- Prof. Dr. Dra Sri Suryawati, Apt.
- Dr. Med. dr. Widharto Ph, Sp.FK
- Dra. Tri Murini, M.Si., Apt
- Dr.dr. Woro Rukmi Pratiwi, M.Kes.,Sp.PD
- Dr. dr. Rustamaji, M.Kes
Pharmacoepidemilogy, Pharmacovigillance and Pharmacoeconomic
- Prof. dr. Iwan Dwiprahasto, M.MedSc., PhD
- Dr. Erna Kristin, M.Si., Apt
- dr. Jarir At Thobari, PhD