Media Release

Ajman, Dec 15: The college of pharmacy of Gulf Medical University (GMU), the leading private medical university in the region owned and operated by Thumbay Group, held a seminar titled 'safe, effective and affordable use of anti-diabetic medicines' at the university campus in Al Jurf, Ajman on Friday December 11, organized by the health communications division of Thumbay Group.

The seminar was attended by a number of healthcare professionals. Topics discussed included scientific efficacy and safety profiles of novel approaches to the management of hyperglycemia of type 2 diabetes, review of current oral anti-diabetic products and their future development, current trends and future challenges of insulin drug delivery systems, clinical pharmacokinetics and drug-drug interactions of newer anti-diabetics, dose adjustments of anti-diabetic medicines in patients with renal and hepatic impairment, prevention and management of rare but serious adverse events of anti-diabetics, and the implications and guidelines for the safe use of intravenous insulin in emergency.

Speakers at the seminar included Dr Kiran Kumar (specialist - department of internal medicine, GMC Hospital and Research Centre – Ajman) and the following assistant professors and lecturer of the college of pharmacy, GMU- Dr Ibrahim Elsayed, Dr Shery Jacob, Dr Suraj Radhamani, Dr Dixon Thomas, Dr Subish Palaian and Dr Mukesh Kumar. Certificates were distributed to the seminar attendees.