Dr. Shivaprakash G.

Associate Professor

Department of Pharmacology

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Dr Shivaprakash G, Department of Pharmacology, KMC Manipal.

    He:

    • Teaches Undergraduate and Postgraduate students.
    • Member of Institutional Ethics Committee KMC-KH, Manipal.
    • Guides MD student theses and projects.
    • Member for Safety and sentinel committee, KMC, Manipal.
    • Moderates seminars, journals club presentations by postgraduates.
    • Mentors undergraduate students in carrying out research projects.
    • Coordinator, Pharmacovigilance.

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject Semester / Year
Pharmacology 3rd, 4th and 5th semester
Pharmacology

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
MD Pharmacology Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore 2008
MBBS Sri Siddhartha Medical College, Bangalore University 2002

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
KMC, Manipal Associate Professor May 2014 till date
KMC, Mangalore Associate Professor 06/2012 to May 2014
KMC, Mangalore Assistant Professor 05/2008 to 06/2012
KMC, Mangalore Tutor 05/2005 to 04/2008

To study the impact of different levels of cognition and health literacy status on frequency, severity and outcomes of adverse drug reactions in adult patients on anti-cancer treatment

Vishal Gupta Shivaprakash G

'Assess the frequency and severity of adverse drug reactions due to errors in drug intake at a tertiary care hospital'

Praveen Shivaprakash G

ICMR funded

'To study the impact of different levels of cognition and health literacy status on frequency, severity and outcomes of adverse drug reactions in adult patients on anti-cancer treatment.'

Vishal Gupta Shivaprakash G

ICMR funded

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Teaching Pharmacology Subjects

Area of Expertise

Teaching Pharmacology

Area of Research

Research Activities In Diabetes, Antioxidants, Analgesia, Anxiety

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

Awards:

  •  Awarded the best outgoing post graduate student for the year 2008 from Department of Pharmacology, KMC, Mangalore, Manipal University, on 20th march 2009.
  • The distinction of securing first rank in Diploma course in Clinical research Dec 2010 Batch by Catalyst Clinical Services, India.
  • Indian National Science Academy awarded for the year 2021.

Work Experience

Organisation Role Tenure
Involved in more than 30 global and national Clinical Trials. Co-Investigator 2009-2013

Publications

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Olanzapine versus aprepitant for the prophylaxis of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in breast cancer patients receiving doxorubicin-cyclophosphamide regimen: A prospective, nonrandomized, open-label study

Indian J Pharmacol. 2017;49(6):451–457 Shivaprakash G et al.,

Acute dystonia with metoclopramide: A common manifestation of its unscientific use in India!

Indian J Pharmacol. 2019;51(5):357–358 Bhattacharjee D Shivaprakash G et al.,

New Drugs and Clinical Trial Rules 2019, What is New? Our Views from Ethical Perspective

J Assoc Physicians India. 2019;67(10):75–76. Shivaprakash G Pallavi LC

Effect of Piper betel Leaf Extract in Alzheimer’s Disease

Biomed. & Pharmacol. J.2019; 12(3): 1425-1431 Shreeraksha Upadhyaya, Shivaprakash Gangachannaiah et al.,

Association of health literacy and cognition levels with severity of adverse drug reactions in cancer patients: a South Asian experience

Int J Clin Pharm. 2020 Aug;42(4):1168-1174 Gupta V, Shivaprakash Gangachannaiah et al.,

Amelioration of Methotrexate-Induced Testicular Toxicity in Rats by Two Varieties of Coconut Water: Effect on Sperm Characters, Oxidative Stress and Testosterone Levels

Journal of Natural Remedies. 2021 Apr 17;21(2):133-40 Ommurugan B, Shivaprakash Gangachannaiah at al.,

Elizabeth Shivaprakash G

" Evaluation of Antioxidant potential of Costus igneus methanol induced peroxidative damage in albino rats". Manipal University Funded

Punya Suvarna Shivaprakash G

" Can metabotropic glutamate receptor 7 (mGluR 7) be a novel target for both acute and chronic analgesia?" Manipal University Funded

Punya Suvarna Shivaprakash G

"Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Post Exposure Prophylaxis(PEP) for HIV among Healthcare Workers(HCWs) at a Tertiary care hospital" Manipal University Funded

    Assessment of Attitude and Practice towards Post Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV among Healthcare Workers at a Tertiary Care Hospital

    2015-03-06

    Won a prize -Session Winner under the category -Public Health: Occupational Medicine at 22nd Edition of ISCOMS – the International Student Congress of (bio) Medical Sciences, University Medical Center of Groningen in the Netherlands held on 3 June 2015 for the poster