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The Department of Pharmacology is one of the foundation departments of the Faculty of Medicine which was established in the 1963. Originally dedicated to the training of undergraduate and postgraduate medical students, department over the years has expanded its teaching responsibilities to cover other healthcare related disciplines within and outside the Faculty of Medicine – like the undergraduate and postgraduate Dental programmes, Nursing diploma and degree programmes, Pharmacy undergraduate programmes and the Biomedical Sciences programmes. For each programme, the over all objective is to produce graduate with knowledge, attitudes and skill appropriate to the particular profession and at a depth and scope which commensurate to the level of specialization as defined by the programmes.

In addition to the above, there also exists some speciality which are grouped according to research and teaching functions. These speciality consist of:

  • Cardiovascular & Smooth Muscle
  • Pharmacokinetics & Bioequivalence studies
  • Analytical and clinical pharmacology
  • Toxicology
  • Ethnopharmacology
  • Molecular pharmacology

Vision

The vision of Department, in view of the above, is to become a centre of excellence that provides leadership in Pharmacology education, training, research, development and related services to the Malaysian community in particular, and to mankind in general.
The Department’s mission at the undergraduate level is to contribute in the overall training of the medical house officer, through enriching him with the knowledge, attitudes and skills needed for rational drug prescription, so that he can fit effectively and efficiently, not only into the Malaysian national health care service system, but also into the international arena.

The department is one of the foundation academic departments of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya. Together with the University Hospital, the Faculty ( and, thus, the Department) has become part of an institution known as the University of Malaya Medical Centre or UMMC. The previous heads of the Department of Pharmacology includes Professor Chan Onn Leng, Professor Chan Kok Eu, Professor Philip Chang, Professor Yeoh Peng Nam, Datin Professor Zahurin Mohamed, Professor Mohd Rais Mustafa, Professor Mustafa Ali Mohd Professor Nor Azizan Abdullah and Associate Professor Dr Zamri Chik.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zamri Chik

Head of Department

Academic

Bil Salutation Name Email Phone
1 Professor Dr. Sim Si Mui debrasim@ummc.edu.my 03-79674951
2 Professor Datin Dr. Zahurin Mohamed zahurin@ummc.edu.my 03-79675725
3 Professor Dr. Mohd Rais Mustafa raism@ummc.edu.my 03-79674952
4 Professor Dr. Nor Azizan Abdullah azizan@ummc.edu.my 03-79675724
5 Associate Prof. Dr. Zamri Chik zamrichik@ummc.edu.my 03-79674702/9
6 Associate Prof. Dr. Ivy Chung ivychung@ummc.edu.my 03-79673199
7 Associate Prof. Dr. Wong Pooi Fong pfwong@ummc.edu.my 03-79672065
8 Associate Prof. Dr. Kiew Lik Voon lvkiew@ummc.edu.my 03-79675720
9 Associate Prof. Dr. Mohammed Abdullah Mahdi Al-Shawsh alshaweshmam@ummc.edu.my 03-79674950
10 Associate Prof. Dr. Dharmani Devi Murugan dharmani@ummc.edu.my 03-79675766
11 Dr. Elsa Haniffah Mejia Mohamed elsa@ummc.edu.my 03- 79676634
12 Dr. Ajantha Sinniah ajantha.sinniah@ummc.edu.my 03-79672067
13 Dr. Nur Lisa Zaharan lisa@ummc.edu.my 03-79676621
14 Dr. Tan Choo Hock tchook@ummc.edu.my 03-79676685
15 Dr. Shamsul Mohd Zain shamsul@ummc.edu.my 03-79672066
16 Dr. Zaridatul Aini Binti Ibrahim zaridatulaini@ummc.edu.my 03-79675727
17 Dr. Sharifah Zamiah Syed Abdul Kadir zamiah.syed@ummc.edu.my 03-79674712
Bil Salutation Name Email Phone
1 Mrs. Zalina Binti Razali zalinarazali@ummc.edu.my 03-79675723
2 Mrs. Noor Shafila Binti Shafie shafila@ummc.edu.my 03-79674706
3 Mrs. Raziyah Binti Abdul Razak raziyah@ummc.edu.my 03-79674706
4 Mrs. Zulaikha Dahlia Binti Zainin zulaikha_dahlia@ummc.edu.my 03-79674711
5 Mrs. Haslyna Binti Omar haslyna@ummc.edu.my 03-79674706
6 Mr. Abdul Halim Bin Mohamad ahalim@ummc.edu.my 03-79674711
7 Mrs. Norsyazwana Binti Hasim norsyazwana@ummc.edu.my 03-79674703
8 Mr. Mohd Ridzuan Bin Sudin jang@ummc.edu.my 03-79674711
9 Mrs. Umi Kalthum Binti Haron umikalthum@ummc.edu.my 03-79674711
10 Mrs. Nasihah Sakinan Binti Ali nasiha89@ummc.edu.my 03-79674711

The Undergraduate programmes serviced by the Department of Pharmacology:

  1. Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
  2. Bachelor of Dentistry (BDS)
  3. Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm)
  4. Bachelor of Biomedical Science (BBiomedSc)
  5. Bachelor of Nursing Science

The Postgraduate programmes serviced by the Department of Pharmacology:

  1. Master of Medical Science (MSc)
  2. Doctor of Philosophy (Research) (PhD)

Modules offered by the Pharmacology department in the undergraduate degrees including:

  1. DIA 2006 Farmakologi (Pharmacology)
  2. MIB 1006 Tindakan & Penemuan Ubat (Drug Action & Discovery)
  3. MIB 2004 Farmakoterapi untuk Gangguan Respiratori dan Gastrousus (Pharmacotherapy for Gastrointestinal & Respiratory Disorders)
  4. MIC 2004 / Prinsip-Prinsip Farmakologi dan Toksikologi Umum
  5. MIC 3010 Farmakologi Perubatan Lanjutan
  6. MID 1009 Sains Kejururawatan
  7. MIX3003 Ubat : Dari Target Sehingga Pasaran
  8. MIA 1001 UMMP STAGE 1 (University of Malaya Medical Programme)
  9. MIA 2001 UMMP STAGE 2 (University of Malaya Medical Programme)
  10. Facts and Myths about Your Medicines

1. The Facilities available at the Department of Pharmacology include:

  • University of Malaya Bioequivalance Testing Centre (UBAT)
  • Pharmacology Satellite Animal Facilities
  • Toxicology Testing Facilities
  • Tissue culture facalities (PGX lab)
  • Pharmacology Lecture Hall

2. The Equipment Available at the Department of Pharmacology include:

  • Shimadzu High Performance Liquid Chromatography with UV Detector (HPLC-UV) (Analytical Lab)
  • Freeze Dryer (Analytical Lab)
  • NanoDrop Spectrophotometer (PGX Lab)
  • Leica DM750 Compound Microscope with digital camera (IMP Lab)
  • PCR Thermocycler (PGX Lab)
  • Homogenizer (IMP Lab)
  • Autoclave (PGX Lab)
  • Deep Freezer -80c (IMP Lab)
  • Medical Film Processor (Vascular Pharmacology Lab)
  • Micro Centrifuqe (UBAT Lab)
  • Refrigerated Bench Centrifuge (UBAT Lab)
  • Sonicator (UBAT Lab)
  • Shaker (Analytical Lab)

To Offer:

  1. Master Degree by coursework in drug development.
  2. Short Courses in Pharmacology
  3. Workshops on Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Pharmacological Interventions

Last Update: 14/11/2021