Welcome To Drug Analysis & Research Laboratory

Drug research and analysis laboratory has started its functioning from May, 2010. Drug Research and Analysis Laboratory has been established for the chemical, pharmacological, pharmaceutical, clinical and other scientific investigations on all types of drugs including those use in Allopathic, Ayurveda, Unani and Homeopathy. This laboratory has been also designed to perform research for the development of new drugs, the study of impact of new drugs on subjects and analysis the quality of drugs.

Drug Research and Analysis Laboratory provides researchers access to specialized equipment that is important for the development and general analysis of drug samples. This laboratory is dedicated to maximize success in research and innovation as well as to provide quality analysis of drug and food samples.

The group of scientists of the laboratory carries out researches to drug discovery by themselves or by collaborating with other organization of academic or industry. Drug Research and Analysis Laboratory also provides a sound and supportive research to the faculty of the university, students and other interested individual/companies.

Personnel:

• Head: Principal Scientist and Research Leader: Md. Zakir Sultan, B. Pharm (Hons.), M.Pharm, PhD (Korea)
• Scientist: Asma Rahman, B. Pharm (Hons.), M. Pharm, PhD Fellow
• Laboratory Attendant: Kanik Kumar Sarker

Research interests:

• Screening and isolation of new drug molecules from medicinal plants
• In vitro study of drug-drug, drug-protein or drug-DNA interactions
• In vivo bioavailability and bioequivalence study (human and rodent model)
• Analysis of API, finished products, crude dugs
• Analysis of vitamins and selected elements in food samples
• Stability studies on API and finished products
• Analysis of the processed herbal drugs
• Pharmaceutical tests usually needed for the development of formulations e.g. disintegration, dissolution, hardness, friability and weight variation tests.
• New method development and validation for drug analysis (API, enantiomeric drugs, recemic mixure and single-drug dosage form, or simultaneously determination from combinational dosage forms)
• Discovery of new herbal drugs
• Developing drugs to combat diseases prevalent in Bangladeshi population
• Studies of storage stability, drug interactions, efficacy and safety of drugs in animal models including rodents and non-human primates, in vitro pharmaceutical equivalence, evaluation of important herbal-ayurvedic- unani drugs.

On-going research projects:

• Screening of aphrodisiac herbs of Bangladesh
• Analyses of vitamins of some rice samples

Basic instruments of the laboratory:

• Accelerated Stability Test Chambers
• Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC)
• Digital Melting Point Apparatus, Thermostatic Water Bath, Ultrasonic Bath, Conductivity meter etc.
• Digital Melting Point Apparatus, Thermostatic Water Bath, Ultrasonic Bath, Conductivity meter etc.
• Disintegration Test Apparatus
• Dissolution Test Apparatus
• Flame photometer
• Fluorescence Spectrometer
• Friability Tester, Tap Density Tester, Hardness Tester
• High Pressure Liquid Chromatograph (HPLC) (assembling with UV and Fluorescence detectors, Auto injector)
• Hot air sterilizer, Refrigerated centrifuge (Bench top)
• Trinocular Microscope
• UV Spectrophotometer
• Viscometer, pH meter

Adjunct instruments for conducting the research and analysis:

• Ion Exchange Chromatograph (IC)
• Gas Chromatograph (GC)
• Thermo Gravimetric Analyzer (TGA)
• Elemental (C, H, N, S) Analyzer
• Total Organic Carbon (TOC) Analyzer

Academic activities:

• Supervision researches of MS/M. Phil/PhD students
• Conducting training program
• Holding seminar, conference and workshop etc.
• Publication of research works in scientific journals

Services:

Besides conducting researches and theses, Drug research and analysis laboratory also provides analytical services to faculty members of the university as well as to individual, consultant, institution, agency of outside of the university.