Dr Rajesh Vilakkathala
Associate Professor
Date of Joining: 01.01.2009
Department of Pharmacy Practice
CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
Rajesh V teaches and guides Pharm D, MPharm and BPharm students. He provides practical classes, ward round participation and bedside teaching. He actively conducts and participates in research activities.
Coordinator- Center for Pharmaceutical Care
Coordinator- ADR Monitoring Centre, Pharmacovigilance Program of India
SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING
| Subject | Semester / Year |
|---|---|
| Community Pharmacy | Second year Pharm D |
| Pharmacotherapeutics-III | Fourth Pharm D and First Pharm D (PB) |
| Clinical Pharmacy | Fourth Pharm D and First Pharm D (PB) |
| Pharmacotherapeutics I and II | First Pharm D (PB) |
| Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics | Fourth BPharm |
| Applied Pharmacotherapeutics- I and II | First MPharm |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhD | Pharmacy Practice | Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences | 2013 |
| MPharm | Pharmacy Practice | KMCH College of Pharmacy/ The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai | 2006 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Pharmacy Practice, MCOPS, Manipal | Associate Professor | 2022-onwards | |
| Department of Pharmacy Practice, MCOPS, Manipal | Assistant Professor- Selection Grade | 2016-2022 | |
| Department of Pharmacy Practice, MCOPS Manipal | Senior Lecturer | 2011 | |
| Department of Pharmacy Practice, MCOPS Manipal | Lecturer | 2009 | |
| Devaki Amma Memorial College of Pharmacy, Malappuram, Kerala | Lecturer | Taught Pathophysiology, Hospital and Community Pharmacy and Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics for B Pharm students. | 2007 - 2008 |
| Crescent College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kannur, Kerala | Lecturer | Taught Pathophysiology, Hospital and Community Pharmacy and Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics for B Pharm students. | 2006 - 2007 |
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Patient safety, Pharmaceutical care, Drug Utilisation studies and Pharmacoeconomics
Area of Expertise
Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacotherapeutics
Area of Research
Development of Adverse events trigger tool in Surgery department
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
- Life Member of Kerala State Pharmacy Council, 1996.
- Life Member of Indian Hospital Pharmacist Association (IHPA), 2007.
- Life Member of Association of community Pharmacist of India (ACPI), 2008.
- Life Member of Kautilya’s Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (KSPOR), 2010.
- Founder Member of Association of Practicing Pharmacists and Clinical Pharmacologists of India,
- Life Member of Indian Red Cross Society, 2011
- Member of Institute for Healthcare Improvements (IHI), 2009.
Hospital acquired pneumonia - A multivariate analysis of risk and outcome
2013-01-01 Vijayanarayana K Rau NR Anantha Naik N Bini John P
Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, 2013, 3(4): 819.
Study to assess the utility of cloze test in readability assessment of patient information leaflets in English and Indian languages
2013-01-01 M Surulivel Rajan Mathew Joy Mohan K Manu
Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, 2013, 3(4): 824.
Development of trigger tool for identifying adverse events in surgery - Experience of a pilot study
2013-01-01 M Surulivel Rajan Lakshmi Sravanthi Pranitha M Gabriel Rodrigues
Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, 2013, 3(3): 791.
Ethambutol induced exfoliative dermatitis
2013-01-01 Vaishnavi Naik Varsha A Prabhu M Surulivel Rajan Shastry BA
Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, 2013, 3(3): 741.
Paraquat ‑ a deadly poison - Report of a case and review
2013-01-01 Kavitha Saravu Ananth Pai Ananthakrishna Shastry Barkur Sonal Sekhar M
Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2013, 17(3): 182.
Preparation and readability assessment of patient information leaflets for diabetic foot ulcers
2013-01-01 Raymol Thomas Roy Sonal Sekhar M Gabriel Sunil Rodrigues
Journal of Social Health and Diabetes, 2013, 1(2): 79.
Inhalation abuse - a rising public health problem
2013-01-01 Sonal Sekhar M Navya Vyas
International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health 2013, 2(1): 146.
Pattern of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors induced adverse drug reactions in south Indian teaching hospital
2012-01-01 Uday Venkat M Haritha N Thiyagu R M Surulivel Rajan
North American Journal of Medical Sciences 2012, 4(4) 185.
Predictors of warfarin
Haritha N Uday Venkat M Thiyagu R M Surulivel Rajan
Cost of adverse drug reactions in a South Indian tertiary care teaching hospital
2012-01-01 Thiyagu R M Surulivel Rajan Vasudeva G Asha Kamath
J Clin Pharmacol 2012, 52:559.
Full Publications list
Cancer helplines in India - a study of current scenario and its potential impact
2012-01-01 Sandra Kurian
Second year, M Pharm, 2012 .
Study on the economic burden of acinetobacter species infection therapy in a tertiary care teaching hospital
2012-01-01 Vinayak S Deepak K
Fifth year, M Pharm, 2012.
Study on drug utilisation pattern in benign prostatic hyperplasia in urology department of tertiary care teaching hospital
2012-01-01 Ruchi Dalal Hassib K
Fifth year, M Pharm, 2012.
Study on identification of new signals for ibuprofen using potential reporting ratio method of signal detection
2011-01-01 Shruti Chincholli
Second year, M Pharm, 2011 .
Comparative bioavailability study of fluoxetine hydrochloride 20 mg in healthy human volunteers under fasting conditions
2011-01-01 Sushma K
Second year, M Pharm, 2011 .
Bioequivalence study of fixed dose combination of telmisartan and hydrochlorothiazide 80mg/25mg tablet in healthy human volunteers under fasting condition
2010-01-01 Anjana Barola
Second year, M Pharm, 2010 .
A treatise on open labelled randomised double blinded two period crossover evaluations of Bio-equivalence and Bioavailability of Levetiracetam 1000 mg tablet with reference to Standard 1000mg tablet in normal male healthy volunteers under fasting conditions
2010-01-01 Shrikanth G
Second year, MPharm, 2010.
Evaluation of adverse drug reactions in cardiology unit of a tertiary care hospital
Uday Venkat Haritha N
Second year, MPharm.
Comparative bioavailability study of nebivolol in healthy human volunteers under fasting conditions
2009-01-01 Koushal Patel
Second year, MPharma, 2009.
A pharmacokinetic study to assess the bioequivalence of acyclovir 200 mg capsules in healthy volunteers
2009-01-01 Hiran Patel N
Second year, MPharma, 2009.