K.M. College of Pharmacy, Madurai

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K.M. College of Pharmacy, Madurai K.M.Mission Medical & Educational Trust, Madurai started the K.M.College of Pharmacy in the year, 1981

💊 World Pharmacists Day Celebration 💊World Pharmacists Day was celebrated at K.M. College of Pharmacy, Madurai with grea...
25/09/2026

💊 World Pharmacists Day Celebration 💊

World Pharmacists Day was celebrated at K.M. College of Pharmacy, Madurai with great enthusiasm.

Our Principal, Dr. N. Chidambaranathan, delivered the address and shared his wishes on this special occasion.

The celebration included a cake-cutting ceremony to mark the special day.

Our Chairman, Mr. N. Karthigeyarajan, presented mementos to the staff members as a token of appreciation and wished everyone a Happy World Pharmacist Day.

💐 Happy World Pharmacists Day! 💊

Happy World Pharmacists Day
25/09/2026

Happy World Pharmacists Day

🧪 New biomarker alert — Better drug monitoring aheadNGAL: The Kidney Alarm That Rings Before Creatinine DoesCreatinine t...
24/09/2026

🧪 New biomarker alert — Better drug monitoring ahead
NGAL: The Kidney Alarm That Rings Before Creatinine Does

Creatinine tells you what your kidneys have already lost. 🩺
NGAL tells you they're being hurt right now.

Blood NGAL can begin rising about 6 hours after kidney injury, while creatinine often takes about 48. In ICU care, that gap can change what the team does next.

→ Why creatinine is always a step behind
→ What NGAL actually is: a 25 kDa protein released by injured tubule cells
→ How it reached FDA-cleared use for children in 2023
→ Why a raised NGAL is a clue, not a verdict

It isn't a magic test. Infection, sepsis and CKD can raise NGAL too, so it works best alongside creatinine, urine output and the clinical picture.

🌿 Nature's pharmacy — Emerging natural drug spotlightPiperine: The Spice Pharmacology Can't IgnoreWhy does every good cu...
22/09/2026

🌿 Nature's pharmacy — Emerging natural drug spotlight
Piperine: The Spice Pharmacology Can't Ignore
Why does every good curcumin supplement list "piperine" right next to it?
Swipe through the science: a compound in ordinary black pepper was proven in
1979 to be the world's first bioavailability enhancer — rooted in a
centuries-old Ayurvedic formula. It works by blocking the liver enzyme CYP3A4
and the gut's P-glycoprotein pump, letting far more of a co-administered
compound reach your bloodstream. That's why pairing it with curcumin can boost
absorption up to 20-fold.
But the same mechanism that helps nutrients absorb can also raise blood levels
of real prescription drugs — warfarin, cyclosporine, and more — to risky levels.
Same molecule, two very different outcomes.
Save this carousel for your next pharmacognosy or pharmacokinetics revision.




🔬 New in pharma science — Swipe for the breakthroughHow AlphaFold 3 Is Speeding Up the Search for New DrugsOnly about 1 ...
19/09/2026

🔬 New in pharma science — Swipe for the breakthrough

How AlphaFold 3 Is Speeding Up the Search for New Drugs

Only about 1 in 10 drug candidates that reach human trials succeed. Can AlphaFold 3 change that?

AlphaFold 3 predicts how proteins, DNA, RNA and drug-like molecules fit together. On a key benchmark, DeepMind reported it beat the best traditional methods by 50%.

In 2026, Isomorphic Labs went further with its Drug Design Engine, which doubled AlphaFold 3's accuracy on a tough generalisation test.

The honest part: the time savings are mostly in early design. Isomorphic's first human trials are expected by the end of 2026, so shorter trial timelines are still a promise, not a proof.

Save this for your next revision session, and send it to the pharmacy friend who loves science 🧬

⚖️ Know your professional rights & duties — Must readThe NDPS Act Rules Every Pharmacist Actually Lives ByOne missed reg...
17/09/2026

⚖️ Know your professional rights & duties — Must read
The NDPS Act Rules Every Pharmacist Actually Lives By

One missed register entry. One expired permit. That's the gap between routine dispensing and an NDPS case.

The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 isn't exam syllabus — it's the law standing behind every Schedule H1 sale you make. From the three-year record register to the three-tier punishment scale tied to drug quantity, this carousel breaks down exactly what pharmacists are responsible for, and where real cases have turned on a single missing safeguard.

Save this before your next inspection.

Swipe through, then save this for your team.

🔭 Advanced tech in pharmacy — Not your regular instrumentThe Calorimeter That Lets You Feel a Drug BindTwo drugs. Nearly...
15/09/2026

🔭 Advanced tech in pharmacy — Not your regular instrument
The Calorimeter That Lets You Feel a Drug Bind

Two drugs. Nearly identical binding strength. Completely different reasons why.

That's the kind of thing you only catch with Isothermal Titration Calorimetry. Swipe through to
see how one experiment — just a syringe, a cell, and a stream of heat pulses — hands you the
complete thermodynamic fingerprint of a drug-receptor pair: affinity, enthalpy, entropy, and
stoichiometry, all in one run.

A 2026 study on the histamine H1 receptor makes the case perfectly: two isomers of the same drug,
almost identical binding strength, opposite thermodynamic strategies to get there. That's not a
footnote — that's the difference between a lead that merely binds and one that binds smart.

Save this carousel if you're studying ITC, and share it with someone deep in their med-chem semester.



🌟 ALUMNI HIGHLIGHT From the classrooms of K.M. College of Pharmacy to leadership in the pharmaceutical industry.We proud...
12/09/2026

🌟 ALUMNI HIGHLIGHT

From the classrooms of K.M. College of Pharmacy to leadership in the pharmaceutical industry.

We proudly highlight P. Sakthivel (Batch of 1989–1993), Factory Manager – Pharmafabrikon, Madurai.

His journey reflects the values of leadership, responsibility, operational excellence, and professional growth—a testament to the strong foundation built at KMCP.

“Learn to Serve” — a legacy that continues through every alumnus.

One Team for Every Life, Every StepEvery 40 seconds, someone in the world dies by su***de. Pharmacists see people more o...
10/09/2026

One Team for Every Life, Every Step

Every 40 seconds, someone in the world dies by su***de. Pharmacists see people more often than almost any other healthcare provider does.

This World Su***de Prevention Day (10 September), we're looking at the quiet, everyday ways pharmacy teams can help — from recognising warning signs during counselling, to using tools like the PHQ-9, to being thoughtful gatekeepers of high-risk medicines, to simply starting a conversation instead of staying silent.

Su***de is preventable. Sometimes the first step in that prevention happens right at the pharmacy counter.

Swipe through to see how

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⚠️ Did you know this drug was banned? Swipe to read whyThe Children's Fever Medicine India Never Fully ExplainedIs the f...
08/09/2026

⚠️ Did you know this drug was banned? Swipe to read why

The Children's Fever Medicine India Never Fully Explained

Is the fever syrup in your medicine cabinet actually safe for your child?

Analgin (metamizole) has one of the strangest regulatory histories of any drug sold in India — banned, then reinstated with a warning label, then quietly kept out of every combination product since. It's still on pharmacy shelves. Most parents have no idea why the warning label exists, or what symptoms actually mean "stop and get help now."

This carousel walks through what Analgin is, why it's restricted the way it is, and the three early warning signs — fever, sore throat, mouth ulcers — every caregiver should know before reaching for it again.

Save this before the next fever in your house, and share it with another parent who needs to see it.

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Uthangudi
Madurai
625107

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Monday 9am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 4:30pm
Thursday 9am - 4:30pm
Friday 9am - 4:30pm
Saturday 9am - 4:30pm
Sunday 9am - 4:30pm

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