As per the National Medical Council regulations called as Minimum Requirements for Annual M.B.B.S Admissions Regulations, 2020, The Drug and Therapeutic committee of Swamy Vivekanandha Medical College and Research Institute, Tiruchengode, Namakkal is constituted with the following faculties:-
| S.No | Name | Designation | Designation in the committee |
| 1 | Dr.Edwin Joe | Dean | Chairperson |
| 2 | Dr. S. Somasundaram | Medical Superintendent | Member Secretary |
| 3 | Dr. J. Mohan | Professor of Pharmacology | Member |
| 4 | Dr. M. Rajendran | Professor of General Surgery | Member |
| 5 | Dr. K. Jeganatha Athiveera Ramapandian | Professor of Paediatrics | Member |
| 6 | Dr. Doraiswamy Manivelavan | Professor of Orthopaedics | Member |
| 7 | Dr. R. Thiruchelvi | Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology | Member |
| 8 | Dr. M. Punitha | Respiratory Medicine | Member |
| 9 | Mrs. Sulochana | Nursing Superintendent | Member |
| 10 | Ms. P. Poovitha | Senior Pharmacist | Member |
Role and Functions of a DTC:
The DTC’s role is to optimize rational use of medicines by evaluating the clinical use of pharmaceuticals, developing the policies for managing medicine use and administration, and managing the formulary system. The committee has broad responsibilities in determining what medicines will be available, at what cost, and how they will be used.
The committee’s functions are numerous and may be only partially performed by other committees. The primary functions are—
- Advising medical, administrative, and pharmacy departments on pharmaceutical related issues
- Developing pharmaceutical policies and procedures
- Evaluating and selecting medicines for the formulary and providing for its periodic revision
- Identifying medicine use problems
- Promoting and conducting effective interventions to improve medicine use (including educational, managerial, and regulatory methods)
- Managing ADRs and medication errors
