APTI Rajasthan State Branch

Welcomes you!

We are pleased to announce that Association of Pharmaceutical

Teachers of India (APTI) is organizing its 23rd

Annual National Convention in Jaipur during 5th -6th October

2018. The theme of the Convention (APTICON

2018) is “Innovation Teaching And Learning Strategies In

Pharmacy- Requirements & Barriers”.

The convention will focus on all components of pharmacy education, including innovative

teaching and learning strategies, skill development, assessment of educational outcomes,

practical tips from seasoned educators and successful approaches to implementation of

curriculum revision, as well as topics on attitudes.

As pharmacist plays a pivotal role in providing pharmaceutical care services and primary health

care, so revival of the pharmacy education in India is the need of the hour which in turn will

pave the way for the upgradation of the pharmacy profession in the country.

The annual national convention provides an ideal platform for personal and professional

grooming, as it brings pharmacy fraternity viz students, researchers, industrial experts and

teachers together thus enabling them to discuss, deliberate and invigorate the current issues of

education, research and pharmacy profession.

With all your support and cooperation the local organizing committee is confident about the

grand success and on TEAM concept that is “Together Everybody Achieves Maximum” we

will make this convention a memorable one. On behalf of the Organizing Committee of

APTICON 2018, we again extend a very cordial invitation to you all for this convention.

Looking forward to meet you.

Rajesh Asija

President APTI

Rajasthan State Branch

Reg. No: CMM/BNG/DECL/PP/182/2/2002

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Sinhgad College of Pharmacy and Sinhgad College of Architecture,

Pune had jointly organized 4th International day of Yoga with the

students, staff and people staying nearby Vadgaon and Ambegaon

campus as part of Savitribai Phule Pune University and Government of

India initiative.

The session involved free demonstration and training to more than 100

participants. The session was inaugurated at the hands of Dr. Kishore N.

Gujar, Principal, SCOP, Pune, where he elaborated the importance of

shlokas, chanting of AUM and Yoga for mental peace. He advised the

participants to practice Yoga to improve the quality of life and to prevent

diseases. Further Yoga expert Dr. Hemant Kumar Jain trained participants

according to Common Yoga Protocol 2018 published by the

Government of India. He demonstrated various Chalan Kriyas, Asanas,

Kapalbhati, Pranayamas and Meditation to develop the personality of

students and staff at physical, emotional, mental, intellectual and spiritual

levels and to make a healthy society by preventing life style disorders. All

participants made a resolution to practice and preach Yoga in their day to

day life. In the end of session Vote of thanks was proposed by Mrs.

Shobha Shetti [SCOA].

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The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes

Research (ISPOR) India Andhra Pradesh Regional Chapter, and

Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research

(RIPER), in collaboration with Hospital Pharmacy Division – Indian

Pharmaceutical Association (IPA) and the Indian Pharmaceutical

Association (IPA) Anantapuramu Local Branch organized the 9th

National Conference on Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

(PE & OR) on "Enhancing Patient Healthoutcomes and Pharmacists Role

in Transformed Healthcare System" at A.C auditorium RIPER Campus.

The main axiom of the conference is to achieve definite healthoutcomes in

terms of education (teaching – learning process), research and practice of

pharmacy profession; facilitation and supporting a crystal clear provision

of pharmaceutical care concepts and services to improve and maintain

healthcare needs of public based on critical evaluated biomedical

literatures (Evidence based practices) and defining each level of

pharmacist mediated healthcare decision making.

The Two Days National Conference drew nearly 200 delegates,

comprising of students and faculty members from various teaching

pharmacy and medical institutions, practicing pharmacists both from

community and hospital pharmacy setup. The Conference was chaired by

Dr. Y. Padmanabha Reddy (President – ISPOR India Andhra Pradesh

Regional Chapter / Immediate Past President – IPA Anantapuramu Local

Branch), and convened by Dr. Mohanraj M. Rathinavelu (Elect

President - ISPOR India Andhra Pradesh Regional Chapter / Executive

Member – Hospital Pharmacy Division: IPA / Hon. Gen. Secretary -

IPA Anantapuramu Local Branch).

The Chief Guest of the conference was Prof. S. Srinivas Kumar, Vice-

Chancellor Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Anantapur,

Anantapuramu, Andhra Pradesh., India, the Guest of Honor was Prof.

Roop Narayan Gupta (Chairman – Indian Pharmaceutical Association -

IPA Hospital Pharmacy Division); special invitee were Prof. Dr. BG.

Nagavi and Prof. Pramil Tiwari.

The two days national conference self-possessed with six eminent

speakers, four sessions on first day and two sessions on the second day .

The Keynote address was given by Dr. Bahubali G. Nagavi (Former

Dean – Pharmacy College, RAKMHS University, UAE and Senior

Consultant – HESDAR Center, Mysuru, India) on "Skills Development

Training in Community Pharmacy - An International Experiential Model

for Enhancing Patient Healthoutcomes", followed by Prof. Pramil Tiwari

(Head-Department of Pharmacy Practice, National Institute of

Pharmaceutical Education and Research – NIPER, Punjab) on

"Healthcare Financing in India"; and Prof. Ponnusankar Sivasankaran

(Head-Department of Pharmacy Practice, JSS College of Pharmacy,

Ooty) on "Pharmaceutical Care – Challenges and Opportunities: A

Secondary Care Public Hospital Experience".

Prof. Roop Narayan Gupta (Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and

Technology, Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi) on "Pharmacy Practice

a Need of Hour", Mr. A. Vijay Kumar (Coordinator ADR Monitoring

Center, KMCH Hospital, Coimbatore) on "Management of

Medication Error – Role of Pharmacists" and Mr. Krishna Undela

(Lecturer, JSS College of Pharmacy, Mysuru) on "Role of Pharmacists in

Benefit – Risk Assessment and Decision Making".

The delegates of conference enjoyed cultural event and Gala dinner at

the first day.

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The Organizing Secretary Mr. G. Narayana ended the conference with

conference report and vote of thanks.

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A two days National Workshop on Pharmacovigilance Clinical

Pharmacy Services: Challenges and Opportunities ahead was

organized at Narasaraopeta Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences

(NIPS)-Narasaraopeta, Guntur Dist., A.P. India in association with

AMC (PVPI) Guntur.The chief guest of the event was Dr. A. Meena

Kumari professor and co-ordinator, ADR monitoring center, GGH,

Guntur, A.P.

5-Scientific Sessions Were Organized By The Guest Speakers:

• Dr. Rajanand from Sri Ramachandra Medical University who delivered

a lecture on "Writing Techniques in a Clinical Study of Protocol".

• A lecture by Dr. Meena Kumari professor and coordinator ADR

Moniotoring center GGH, Guntur on Importance of PV and ADR

Reporting For The Patient Safety.

• Dr. Pavan Kumar, AMC, GGH, Guntur who gave hands on Training

on Pharmacovigilence to the participants.

• Dr. Sivasankaran Ponnusankar professor and HOD department of

pharmacy practice, JSS College of Pharmacy, Ooty, T.N. gave a

lecture on Clinical Pharmacy Services our Experiences.

• Dr. Adepu Ramesh principal and head of the department of pharmacy

practice, Vikas College of Pharmacy, Telengana delivered a lecture on

CHF.

Poster presentation competition was held and prizes were distributed.

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Omega College of Pharmacy (OCP), Hyderabad in association with

Lions Club of Kapra (LCK), AS Rao Nagar conducted a one-day

mega health check-up camp at Cherlapally association hall, Phase-III,

Hyderabad. The camp was organized by Mr. KN Reddy (Trust

chairman, LCK), Mr. Chunku Srinivas (Bose region chairperson, LCK),

Mr. K Srinivas Reddy (Zone chairperson, LCK), Dr. K Sathya Prakash

Reddy (President, LCK), Mr. C Chandan Raju (Secretary, LCK), Mr.

K Brahma Chary (Treasurer, LCK), Mrs. Y Durga Kumari (Member,

LCK), Mr. Samuel Selvam (Member, LCK), Mrs. Janaki Paturi

(Member, LCK). Mr. M Suresh Kumar (Camp co-ordinator & PRO),

Mr. Varaprasad (Trust Secretary, LCK), Mrs. Lakshmi Murthy (Zone

chairperson, LCK & The academic director, OCP) and Dr. Aukunuru stVenkata Jithan (The principal, OCP). Mr. Krishna Murthy (1 Vice

District Governor) was the Chief-Guest and inaugurated the medical

camp. The doctors, nurses, and technicians from various hospitals (Tulsi

Multi-Speciality Hospital, Solis Multi Speciality Hospital & Laxmi Shine

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N Smile Dental Hospital) have run the health check-up camp

successfully. The students and faculty members (Dr. Ramesh M and Mrs.

Vijaya) of Omega College Pharmacy were also motivated to participate

in the health check-up camp. The students of Pharm. D. course actively

participated and they assisted the doctors in the diagnosis of diseases.

The students also helped the pharmacist in the dispensing of the

medicines. More than two-hundred patients attended the medical camp

to get the treatment for ocular diseases, cardiovascular diseases, central

nervous system disorder, etc. The medicines for those diseases were

provided to the patients by Lions Club of Kapra. The camp provided an

inspiration and impetus to the students of Omega College of Pharmacy

to gain a practical exposure. The principal, faculty members and students

of Omega College of Pharmacy especially thank Mr. N Mohan Reddy

(The chairman, OCP) for providing an opportunity to participate in the

health check-up camp.

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Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research

(RIPER), head office of Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA)

Anantapuramu Branch organized the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI)

sponsored Continuing Education Programme (CEP) on "Translational

Models in Teaching and Research – A way to build Socially Sensible

Pharmacists". The Continuing Education Programme of three days,

comprised of 30 delegate faculty members from 15 pharmacy institutions

in and around Andhra Pradesh. The Pharmacy Council of India (PCI)

sponsored Continuing Education Programme (CEP) was chaired by Dr.

Y.Padmanabha Reddy (Professor and Principal - RIPER), Co-chaired by

Dr. J. Raveendra Reddy (Professor and Vice-Principal- RIPER), The

Chief Guest of the CEP was Prof. K. Hemachandra Reddy (Ex-Registrar,

JNT University Anantapur, Anantapuramu, Andhra Pradesh), Guest of

Honour Prof. K. Chinnaswamy (Prof. Emeritus, JSS University, Mysuru,

Karnataka) and Prof. M.D. Karvekar (Director, Academics, Krupanidhi

College of Pharmacy, Karnataka). The CEP of three days included 11

brain storming sessions on novel and approaches in Pharmaceutical

Education, Research and Practices. The first day included three sessions

by: Dr. S.V. Satyanarayana (Director of Evaluation and Professor of

Chemistry, JNT University Anantapur, Anantapuramu, Andhra

Pradesh) on "Impact of assignments on teaching learning process"; Prof. P.

Murali Krishna (Head, Sri Krishnadevaraya Institute of Management,

Anantapuramu, Andhra Pradesh) on "Modern Teaching Methodology"

and Dr. P. Ramalingam (Director, R & D, Raghavendra Institute of

Pharmaceutical Education and Research-RIPER) on "Blooms Taxonomy

in Outcome Based Education (OBE)". The second day of PCI – CEP

included four brainstorming sessions by eminent speakers: Dr. R.

Nagaraju (Professor, Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology, Sri

Padmavathi Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh) on

"How to Select and Carry Out Research Problem", Dr. T. K. Praveen

(Head, Department of Pharmacology, JSS College of Pharmacy,

Udhagamandalam, Tamil Nadu) on "Animal Testing: History and

Alternative Methods", Dr. Mohanraj M. Rathinavelu (Associate

Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Raghavendra Institute of

Pharmaceutical Education and Research-RIPER) on "Problem Based

Learning (PBL) Approaches in Pharmaceutical Education, Research and

Practices", and Dr. M. Murali Krishna Kumar (Associate Professor,

Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmaceutical

Sciences, Andhra University, Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh) on

"Role of Spectroscopy in Natural Product Studies". The third day

encompassed of four more sessions by: Dr. T.E.G.K. Murthy (Principal,

Bapatla College of Pharmacy, Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh) on

"Applications of Biostatistics in Research", Prof. Chakka Gopinath

(Principal, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, OTPRI, JNT University

Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh) on "Ideal Teaching Methods", Dr.

Santhivardhan Chinni (Associate Professor, Department of

Pharmacology, Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and

Research-RIPER) on "Application of ICTs in teaching" and Dr. MVNL.

Chaitanya (Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacognosy and

Phytochemistry, Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and

Research-RIPER) on "Patentability of Natural Products". The Three Days

Pharmacy Council of India sponsored Biblical Continuing Education

Programme was concluded with a panel discussion and valedictory in

presence of Special Invitee Prof. S. Krishnaiah (Registrar, JNT University

Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh) and vote of thanks by Coordinator of PCI

– CEP at RIPER Dr. Santhivardhan Chinni.

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Graduation ceremony for the pharm. D graduates first batch passed out

from NIPS was held.The chief guest Dr.S.V.U.M Prasad, director

school of pharmacy JNTU Kakinada and honourable guest Mr.Kishore

kumar director of NIPS, Mr.Polanagaraju, registrar, A.P state pharmacy

council, Dr.Ch.Sivarama Krishna,Guntur City hospital,Guntur.,

Dr.Adepu Ramesh principal and HOD of pharmacy practice, Vikas

College of Pharmacy,Telengana.

During ceremony graduation pledge was given to the students by Sri

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M.V Koteswarao Chairman ,NIPS.The graduation certificates and best

achievement awards were given to the students in the field of pharmacy.

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Swami Vivekanand College of Pharmacy, Indore, M. P., successfully

organized a one day National Conference on " Revival, Modernization

and Validation of Tribal Medicine to Treat Life Threatening Diseases".

The event began with the auspicious lamp-lighting ceremony at the hands

of our Chief Guest, Dr. Shailendra Saraf (Vice President, Pharmacy

Council of India and Vice Chancellor of Durg University, Durg), Guest

of Honour, Prof. V. K. Dixit (Retd. Professor, Department of

Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. H.S Gour University Sagar), Dr. Swarnlata

Saraf (Vice-President, APTI Central Zone & Dean, Pt. Ravishankar

Shukla University, Raipur), Dr. Prashant Shastri (Dean, Agriculture

College, Khandwa), Dr. D. K. Jain (Director, COP, IPS Academy,

Indore), and Dr. Sanjay Jain (Principal, IIP, Indore), Dr. Prashant

Kodgire (Professor, Life Science, IIT Indore), Mrs. Alka Dubey

(Chairperson, SVGI), Mr. Amresh Dubey (Deputy Director, SVGI),

Dr. P.K Dubey (Director, SVGI), and Dr. R.S Tare (Principal, SVCE).

After blessings of Goddess Saraswati ji, all the dignitaries were

welcomed by Flowers. After the floral welcome, Guru Vandana of Prof.

V. K. Dixit was done by Dr. Shailendra Saraf, Dr. Swarnlata Saraf, Dr. P.

K Dubey, Dr. Sanjay Jain and other faculty members. All dignitaries

enlightened the students with their speech and words of wisdom. The

welcome note was given by Dr. P. K. Dubey. At the end of inaugural

session all the guests unveiled the CD of Abstract Book and also

launched one Association named "Association of Progressive

Pharmacists" with its website.

This was followed by scientific session that includes oral and poster

presentations for students as well as faculties form different institutes. The

oral presentation competition was judged by Dr. Darshan Dubey

(Professor, Vikram University, Ujjain) and Dr. Gajanand Engla (Professor

SOP, DAVV). The poster presentation competition was judged by Dr.

Nirmal Dongre (Professor, IIP), Dr. Dinesh Mishra (Narshee Monjee

University, Shirpur), Dr. Anand Chourasiya (Principal, Millennium

College of Pharmacy), Dr. Sourabh Maru (Professor, SGSITS Indore),

Dr. Shailesh Jain (Principal, Patel College of Pharmacy, Bhopal), Dr.

Manish Soni (Royal College of Pharmacy, Ratlam) and Dr. Love Kumar

Soni (Reader, DAVV, Indore). More than 55 posters were presented

by the students and 103 papers were published in Abstract Book. The

proceedings were published in International Journal Pharmaceutical

Sciences and Research, indexed in Thomson Reuters.

This seminar is graced with the presence of Principals and Professors from

various pharmacy colleges like IPS, IIP, SOP (DAVV), Acropolis,

Charak Institute of Pharmacy Mandleshwar, Dr. A. P. J, Abdul Kalam

University, Patel College of Pharmacy Bhopal, Royal College Ratlam,

BRNCOP Mandsaur and many more. About 600 participants

registered their presence for the national conference.

The Valedictory Ceremony was chaired by Prof. V.K Dixit, Dr. Prashant

Kodgire, Dr. P.K Dubey and Dr. Sanjay Jain. Dignitaries awarded

winners of scientific sessions. Mr. Satyaendra K. Shriavastava,

Organizing Secretary, meticulously executed the National Conference.

Vote of thanks was given by Dr. Priya Jain.

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The Shri Vishnu College of Pharmacy, Bhimavaram conducted (Two

Sessions) a seminar on Power of internships for IV B.Pharm and for III

B.Pharm in college Seminar Hall. All India Council for Technical

Education (AICTE), in association with the internship and training

platform, Internshala, has announced Internship Day to felicitate colleges

with the best internship record on Internshala. The internship seminar was

conducted as a pre-cursor to the Internship Day and to create awareness

about internships among college students. 150 colleges across India

would be organizing similar seminars in their campuses in coming week.

These seminars are delivered by trained student representatives of

Internshala, called ISPs, in the college campuses. The ISP from Shri

Vishnu College of Pharmacy M. Nikith and Y. Roja, a 4th-year student

held in the seminar Hall, III B.Pharm student Sabbi Tharun Kumar,

Pothuri Venkata Harischandra Kumar and explained the current

employment scenario in India and how internships can help change it.

They also briefed students about Internship Day and educated them on

how they can land internships in their field of choice.

AICTE is working to improve the employability of students and has

mandated internships for all the students enrolled in AICTE approved

academic institutions. As a part of Internship Day, Internshala will assist

AICTE approved colleges to provide meaningful internship

opportunities for their students.

Shri Vishnu College of pharmacy’s Training & Placement Officer,

Dr.K.S.Nataraj said, "Our vision at Shri Vishnu College of Pharmacy is

to help students in our college to be highly skilled and become job-ready.

Internships help students to develop their skills even before they step out

of the college. The seminar conducted on 26-07-2018 as a part of the

Internship Day event was informative for the students and they got an

opportunity to clear their doubts regarding internships. We hope that the

Shri Vishnu College of Pharmacy students are able to land meaningful

internships and kick-start their career.”

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"World Population Day" was commemorated at Periyar College of

Pharmaceutical Sciences. The principal Dr. R. Senthamarai presided

over the programme and Dr. A.M. Ismail, Prof. Emeritus and Dr. G.

Krishnamoorthy Vice principal felicitated the event. The secretary of

Periyar health club Prof. G.Umadevi welcomed the gathering. The

special guest Dr. Prabha Thangaraj, MD., PGDBE (Assistant

Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine, Trichy SRM Medical College

Hospital & Research Centre, Irungalur, Tiruchirappalli) gave a

compendious speech. The aim of world population day is to increase

people's awareness on various population issues such as the important of

family planning, gender equality, poverty, maternal health and human

rights. The uncontrolled rapid population explosion may create

unemployment, food problem, poverty and a decline in social

infrastructure, adverse effects on environment and low standard of living

etc. Most of the Indian women in rural areas, out of ignorance are forced

to continue the motherhood until she gets a male child. Lack of access to

information and services in rural areas and lack of support from their

partners or society also flares-up in world population. Final conclusion

was that small family will have a better life with sustainable needs. The

event was graciously ended with vote of thanks uttered by

Miss.S.Shamalar Asst. Prof. Periyar College of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

“Small family is Sweet family but Big family is a Bitter family”

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“Right association, knowledge and activity will take you to better

positions, share your knowledge and dreams” Chief Guest, Dr. Anjali,

Asst. Prof., Dept. of Pathology and Blood Bank Officer, Srinivas

Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Mukka, Surathkal

advised the participants while inaugurating the Blood donation camp

organised by NSS unit of Srinivas College of Pharmacy in association

with Indian Pharmaceutical Association, D.K. District, Mangalore and

Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Mukka,

Surathkal.

Dr. A.R. Shabaraya Principal and Director, & President, IPA Local

Branch, Mangalore in his presidential remarks exhorted the students that

each and every one should get self motivated in their endeavours. He

further said that a small idea in the beginning helps to contribute more to

the society and called the students to initiate by blood donation.

NSS Programme coordinator Mr. Shripathy D welcomed the gathering.

Dr. EVS Subrahmanyam, Professor, SCP & Vice President, IPA Local

branch was present during the programme. Ms. Archita & Ms.Agnes

anchored the program, Mr. Abhishek P proposed vote of thanks.

Volunteers in large number donated the blood and made the camp

successful.

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An invited lecture on “Traditional Healthcare” was organised by Periyar

College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. Dr. T.

Shri Vijaya Kirubha, Head, Department of Pharmacognosy welcomed

the gathering. Prof. Dr. R. Senthamarai, Principal delivered the

Presidential address. In her address she emphasised that traditional

medicines contribute an important role in global health care. Medicinal

plants based traditional systems of medicines and traditional foods are

playing important role in providing health care to a large section of

population, especially in developing countries. Dr. S. Kamaraj, District

Siddha Medical Officer (DSMO), Tiruchirappalli detailed about the

prominence of traditional health care practices. He accentuated that

Traditional Medicine is the oldest form of health care in the world and is

used in the prevention and treatment of physical and mental illnesses. He

added that traditional systems of medicine like Ayurveda and Siddha

advocate and practice preventive and curative medicinal recipes specific

to individuals. Mr. K. Natarajan, Director, All India Radio, Trichy was

present for the programme. He recollected and shared his experience

about the traditional Indian medicine. Ayurvedic practitioners Dr.

SelvaKumar and Dr. Isaiamudhu from Mahatma Gandhi Memorial

Government Hospital, Trichy also took part in the programme and

interacted with the audience. Dr. A.M. Ismail, Professor Emeritus and

Dr. G. Krishnamoorthy, Vice Principal of the institution graced the

occasion. Earlier a live show was broadcasted in Tiruchirappalli All India

Radio from 11 am to 12 Noon where the students and faculty shared

their experience about traditional practices and also interacted with Dr.

S. Kamaraj and other renowned persons. Mr. P. Balasubramanian, Asst.

Professor proposed vote of thanks in the programme.

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Chalapathi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (CLPT), department

of pharmacology organized a “Seminar on Drug discovery and Drug

Development” on 28th July 2018. Dr. M. Venkata Ranganna, Chief

scientific advisor, The best research solutions, Bengaluru, Sri. Y. V.

Anjaneyulu, president, Chalapathi Educational Society (CES), Guntur,

Dr. A. Narendra Babu, Head of the department, Department of

pharmacology and Prof. K.N. Rajinkanth and Dr. A. Elphine prabhar

were also associated. Dr.M.V.Ranganna delivered drug discovery and

development is encompassed with phases of Hit and lead identification,

Lead optimization, preclinical development and Clinical development.

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Chalapathi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (CLPT), Department

of Pharmaceutical Management and Regulatory Affairs (PMRA)

department in association with Pharmaceutical Analysis (PA)

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department organized a “National seminar on Electronic Dossier

Submission process by e-CTD software”. The dignitaries graced were

Mr.Ashok John, associate implementation and support manager, Global

delivery Centre Asia, Navitas Life Sciences, Chennai; Prof. Dr.

G.Prasasd, former principal, Acharya Nagarjuna University(ANU),

Dr.R.Sivaram Prasad, co-ordinator international Business studies,

Acharya Nagarjuna University(ANU), Guntur; Sri.Y.V.Anjaneyulu,

president, Chalapathi Educational Society (CES), Guntur, Prof. K. N.

Rajinkanth, Head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Mr. Y.

Koushik, assistant professor, Department of PMRA, Guntur and

Dr.Rama Rao Nadendla, principal, CLPT. Mr. Ashok john, delivered

the lecture on basics, key fundamentals of common technical document

and electronic common technical document. Hands-on experience is

imparted to 150 delegates using Pharma Ready, e-CTD software.

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The NSS unit of Srinivas College of Pharmacy in association with

Indian Pharmaceutical Association, Dakshina Kannada District Local

Branch, Mangalore organized Vanamahotsava at Valachil Campus. More

than 50 saplings of medicinal plants were planted by the staff and

students of Srinivas College of Pharmacy. Shripathy. D, NSS Programme

officer, Department of Pharmaceutics, Srinivas college of Pharmacy,

welcomed the staff and students.

Dr. N.M. Jose, Principal, Srinivas Institute of Nursing Sciences,

Valachil, Mangalore inaugurated the function and said the importance of

Vanamahotsava and congratulated staffs and students for their active

participation.

Dr A.R. Shabaraya, Principal and Director, Srinivas College of Pharmacy

and President, Indian Pharmaceutical Association, Dakshina Kannada

District Local Branch, Mangalore and Dr. E.V.S. Subrahmanyam, HOD

and professor Department of pharmachemistry, Srinivas College of

Pharmacy, Valachil, Mangalore participated in the function. Mr.

Abhishek P, Asst. Professor, proposed the vote of thanks.

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Orientation programme for fresh batch of Srinivas College of Pharmacy

students was held at Valachil Campus, Mangalore.

Sri. CA. A. Raghavendra Rao, President, A. Shama Rao Foundation &

chancellor, Srinivas University, Mangalore has appreciated the newly

admitted pharmacy students for having chosen pharmacy as their career in

Srinivas College of Pharmacy, while delivering presidential remarks on the

orientation day programme. He has exhorted the students to work hard

and come up their career. He has informed that various professional

options were available in Pharmacy field. They should make use of them.

He has advised the students to approach the faculty members for

mentoring the guidance. Mrs. Mitra S Rao, Secretary, A.Shama Rao

Foundation called the students to excel in the profession with all

dedication and discipline for achieving success in their life.

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Dr. A.R. Shabaraya, Principal gave a presentation of profession of

Pharmacy, detailing course content with rules, regulations, outlined its

future scope and assured the parents about the safety of their wards.

Students who had taken admission accompanied by their parents

attended the programme and expressed their views on the quality of the

academic programmes imparted by the Srinivas college of Pharmacy.

Dr. E.V.S. Subrahmanyam, Professor, Srinivas College of Pharmacy,

welcomed the gathering.

Dr. Padmavathi P. Prabhu and Ms. Paramita Das anchored the

programme. Dr. Karunakar Hegde proposed vote of thanks.

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Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Anantapur - Oil

Technological and Pharmaceutical Research Institute (OT&PRI)

conducted plantation programme in presence of Hon-ble Vice

Chancellor Prof S. Srinivas Kumar, Registrar Prof S. Krishnaiah, Director

OT & PRI Prof N. Devanna, Principal OT & PRI Dr. Chakka Gopinath,

Assistant Registrar G Lingappa, NSS Coordinator B.Siva Sai Kiran,

Faculty, Supporting Staff and Student Volunteers.

The Vice Chancellor narrated significance of plantation in the premises

and also he said that government has sanctioned Rs 80 Lakhs for

plantation programme for present and upcoming years and with this he

motivated the students & staff to accomplish the greenery in the premises.

The Registrar emphasized the importance of plantation i.e, to decrease

the pollution and also he encouraged the students & staff to participate in

the plantation programme to increase 33% of land covered with

greenery to improve rainfall in Rayalaseema Region.

The Director and Principal revealed the importance of medicinal value of

the plants for prevention and treatment of various disorders and diseases.

The university officials complimented the students and staff for their

involvement in plantation program.

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“Oral Health is Total Health” said chief guest Dr. Kelvin Peter Pais,

Asst. Professor, department of Public Health Dentistry Srinivas Institute

of Dental Sciences, Mukka, Surathkal while delivering a talk on Oral

hygiene during the Dental Health Camp organized by Indian

Pharmaceutical Association, Dakshina Kannada District, Local Branch,

Mangalore in Association with NSS Unit of Srinivas College of

Pharmacy, Valachil, Mangalore & Srinivas Institute of Dental Sciences,

Mukka, Surathkal at Srinivas College of Pharmacy, Valachil, Mangalore.

On this occasion. Dr. A.R. Shabaraya, President, Indian Pharmaceutical

Association, Dakshina Kannada district, Local branch and Principal,

Srinivas College of Pharmacy in his presidential remarks advised the

students to make best use of this Dental camp.

Dr. EVS Subrahmanyam, Vice President, Indian Pharmaceutical

Association, Dakshina Kannada district Local branch and professor,

Srinivas College of Pharmacy welcomed the gathering. Dr. Satish S,

Asso. Professor & Mr. Shripathy D, NSS Coordinator were present

during the programme. Ms. Architha Aithal & Ms. Agnes anchored the

programme.

Mr. Abhishek, NSS Coordinator, proposed vote of thanks.

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Bharati Vidyapeeth, College of Pharmacy, Kolhapur (Maharashtra)

Centre for Skill & Entrepreneurship Development(CSED) of Bharati

Vidyapeeth, College of Pharmacy, Kolhapur and opEx Accelerator

jointly organized workshop on “The Future of Jobs” for B. Pharm . & M.

Pharm and others students at Bharati Vidyapeeth, College of Pharmacy,

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Kolhapur. The inaugural function started with the recitation of the

Saraswati Vandana, followed by the lamp lighting ceremony by the

dignitaries on the dais, Dr. A.M. Gurav (Coordinator, Centre for Skill &

Entrepreneurship Development, Shuivaji University, Kolhapur), Dr.

H.N. More (Principal and Chairman Board Of Studies,Shivaji

University, Kolhapur), Dr. Anilkumar J. Shinde (Coordinator, Training &

Placement Officer & Centre for Skill & Entrepreneurship

Development(CSED).

Dr. A. M. Gurav said in his talk, Due to globalization, tremendous

changes in pharma profession, meeting that change, it is necessary to

students should develop the technical & interpersonal skills, which is

required for corporate world, and meet needs of industries. He also

focuses on students should develop the General aptitude skills, Interview

skills, Art of speaking, Corporate & motivation skills and grab the every

opportunities in global market.

In this workshop Mr. Vishwajeet Kashid ( International Speaker, AI

Experts, EXPO Application Architect, Pune) talk on “ Impact of

Technologies on Jobs”, Mr. Abhay Revankar (Director, CEO-DX Info

System) talk on “ Role of Latest Technologies in Your Career” and Mr.

Sachin Kumbhoje( Director, OpEx) talk on “ Linkdin Compaign” More

100 participants from Kolhapur, Sangli, Satara districts, Pharmacy,

Engineering, Management college students are participated

enthusiastically.

The workshop was coordinated by Dr. Anilkumar Shinde (Coordinator,

Training & Placement Officer & CSED. Vice-principal Dr. M.S. Bhatia,

Prof. Ravindra Jarag, Dr. Sachin Pishwikar, Dr. A.A. Hajare, Dr. N.R.

Jadhav, Dr. S.G. Killedar, Dr. Mrs. N.M. Bhatia, and all the faculty

members and students were present on the occasion.

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G. Pulla Reddy College of Pharmacy organised Graduation Day for B.

Pharm 2014-2018 batch students was celebrated in the college. The

programme was presided by Dr. B. Madhava Reddy, Principal, G. Pulla

Reddy College of Pharmacy. The programme was inaugurated by the

Chief Guest, Dr. B. Prabha Shankar, Managing Director, Euro Drugs

India Pvt Ltd, President, IPA, Telangana and the Guests of Honor, Dr.

Srinivas Patnala, Visiting Fellow, Faculty of Pharmacy, Rhodes University,

South Africa., Dr. H. V. Raghu Nandan, Senior Consultant & Professor,

JSS university, Mysore and Dr. Satheesh K Shetty, Senior Director,

Reference Standards, USP India Pvt Ltd.

Dr B. Madhava Reddy, Principal gave welcome address and conveyed

his wishes to the students and emphasized on the responsibilities and

ethics to be followed in their future career. Dr. B. Prabha Shankar

addressed the students and emphasized on the role of technical skills and

professional skills in the career growth. Dr. Srinivas Patnala stressed that

the graduate students shall continue their efforts to excel in their career.

Dr. H. V. Raghu Nandan and Dr. Satheesh K Shetty highlighted about

the importance of communication skills and opportunities available in

pharmaceutical industry. Later, the Chief Guest and Guests of Honor

presented the graduation certificates to the students. Teaching staff

conveyed wishes to the students. Graduate students have shared their

memories in the college. The program was concluded by honoring the

guests with mementos.

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Ashokrao Mane College of Pharmacy, Peth-Vadgaon, Kolhapur

(M.S) organized one day seminar on "Importance of

Pharmacovigilance (PV): Its Scope and further opportunities".

The event commenced with the welcome of Chief Guest Dr. N. S.

Naikwade, Prof and Head of Pharmacology Dept., Appasaheb Birnale

college of Pharmacy, Sangli and the Resource Persons Mr. Milind

Bobate, Mr. Ajit Katre, Mr. Brijesh Yadav and Mr. Atul Thite from

Cognizant Technology Solutions, Mumbai - an imminent Information

Technology and PV specializing organization.

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The function was inaugurated with Lamp Lighting ceremony followed by

felicitation of the chief guest and resource persons by the principal Dr. S.

S. Patil. In his inaugural address, he emphasized the need and scope of

PV in the health care system for the rational use of drugs culminating in

minimizing ADR and how conjoining PV with Information Technology

has changed the scenario.

The chief guest Dr. N. S. Naikwade highlighted the role of PV in health

care and stressed that PV legislation gives an outlook of laws and rules to

follow the PV practice in order to maintain the safety data, detection and

evaluation of drug safety through adequate reporting.

Among the speakers Mr. Milind Bobate, Team Manager, CTS Mumbai

introduced PV and why this department came into existence and

informed about Individual Case Safety report (ICSR) and ADR

reporting alongwith future prospects of PV.

Mr. Atul Thite pinpointed the ICSR processing and its detailed scope.

Mr. Ajit Katre briefed the audience about types of ADR and voice

support and finally Mr.Brijesh Yadav addressed the delegates about

introduction to Interview skills and preparation of documents regarding

PV. Around 500 delegates and Faculties from various Pharma

Institutions were enlightened by the seminar. The event concluded with

vote of thanks by event co-ordinator Prof. Miss S. V. Sutar.

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Dr. R. Govindarajan, Principal, Hindu College of Pharmacy, has

conveyed that the three day session, PCI sponsored, Continuous

Educational Programme on 'Advances in Teaching and Learning in

Pharmacy Education' was inaugurated. CEP was uniquely conceived

and designed by the Pharmacy Council of India, is intended to educate

working faculty on new dimensions and pedagogical advancements in

pharmacy and to build upon the faculty's expertise in a given field. The

CEP was inaugurated by Honorable Chairman of HCOP, Dr. M.

Radhakrishna Murthy, Member of PCI, and the Chief guest Prof. A.

Raghu Ram Rao, Director, (NIPER). On this occasion Honorable

Chairman of HCOP, Dr. M. Radhakrishna Murthy says that the three

day CEP will be going on different pharmacy subjects with the help of

15 eminent pharmacy resource persons and the delegates are 30 in

different colleges in A.P, Telagana, and Karnataka. Sri. Jupudi Ranga

Raju, Secretary and Correspondent has reiterated to the students, the

facilities provided by the NIPER. He says that the teachers must follow

the professional ethics and morals towards the students. The Chief

Guest Prof. A. Raghu Rama Rao says that the teachers must grab the

proper knowledge towards the subject, and ultimately the teacher will

receive respect from the students. He attributed the significance of E-

learning, and for getting good ranks in NAAC/NBA/NIRF, the

institutions must engulf the conventional ways on teaching and learning.

Guest of Honour, Prof. N. Sudhakara Rao, Prof. & Head, P.G.

Department of English, TJPS College, Guntur, has emphasized the

significance of Communication Skills in Pharmacy Education. Dr. D.

Srinivasa Rao, Assistant Professor in Biotechnology, Acharya Nagarjuna

University has presented the topic on Animal Cell Culture on

Bioinformatics. Dr. S. Madhusudhana Rao, Vice Chairman, HCOP,

and the members of HCOP Committee, Dr. B. Vijaya Bhaskar, Sri. K.

Narasimha Rao, Sri. M.V.R.K.Mutyalu, Dr. A.Suneetha, Vice

Principal, and faculty members of HCOP were present who actively

participated in the programme. In the valedictory, Hon'ble Chairman has

presided over the function and he explained the motto of the CEP, and it

is purely based on the new syllabus in B.Phamacy and M.Pharmacy

which was introduced by the PCI. Sri. Jupudi Ranga Raju, Secretary

and Correspondent has announced that 18 Pharmacy Colleges and 30

delegates have participated in CEP, and he made special thanks to all

participated Pharmacy College managements and principals. The Chief

Guest, former PCI President, Ex. Vice Chancellor of Kakathiya

University, Prof. Chandrkant Kokate, has alleged that teachers must

follow the footsteps of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, and he explained the

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development of Pharmaceutical industry after 1970, and the

competition between the Pharmaceutical companies and the present

scenario. He stressed on the gigantic personalities like Dr. M.L. Sharf,

Dr. Kurana and Dr. Madanmohan Malaviaya who provided great service

to the society. Dr. S. Madhusudhan Rao, Vice Chairman, HCOP, Dr.

Sivaram Prasad, Dr. R. Govindaraja, Principal, and Vice-Principal Dr. A.

Suneetha, and Pharma-D Director, Sri. Seetharamaiah and faculty of

HCOP have participated.

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ISPOR –Annamalai University Student Chapter was inaugurated on

World ORS Day. Honourable Vice Chancellor Professor V. Murgesan

inaugurated the Student Chapter by lighting the lamps in presence of

other dignitaries. This is the first time an international student chapter is

inaugurated in the Department of Pharmacy, a premier centre of

pharmaceutical education and research in the country. In his inaugural

address, the Vice Chancellor has expressed the need of student chapters

for developing the soft skills and leadership qualities. He passionately

called upon the students to focus on development of cost effective

medicines so that they would be affordable to the common man. He

emphasized the need of collaborative research for the benefit of the

society. Being the ORS Day, the Vice Chancellor and other guests has

called upon the students to promote the use of ORS in the treatment of

diarrhoea as this is the most cost – effective therapy for diarrhoea in

children. The students as a part of ORS Day celebration visited the

nearby villages and distributed ORS packets with counselling to make

ORS solutions properly.

Dr. N. Chidambaram, Advisor to VC on Medical Affairs; Dr .D.

Rajkumar, Dean Faculty of Medicine; and Dr.V.U.Shanamugam,

Medical Superintendent, spoke in the occasion about the need of

collaborative healthcare and appreciated the pharmacy students'

contribution. Dr. P. K. Manna Professor and Head of the Department of

Pharmacy; and Dr. G. P. Mohanta, Academic Advisor to the Student

Chapter participated. Dr. P. K. Manna welcomed the gathering and Dr.

G. P. Mohanta briefed about the importance of ORS Day and the

purpose of the Student Chapter. The Department of Paediatrics of the

RMMC Hospital took part actively in the ORS campaign. Mr.

P.J.M.Venkateshwara Rao, President of the Student Chapter proposed

Vote of Thanks. Mr. P.J.M.Venkateshwara Rao is President; Mr. Sathish

VD is President Elect; Mr Muthu Selvan is the Secretary and Ms.M.

Punidha Kavya is the Treasurer of the Student Chapter.

In this occasion, a tree plantation programme was organized in the Doctor

of Pharmacy Block. The Vice Chancellor and other dignitaries planted

saplings in the campus.

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JSPM's Charak College of Pharmacy and Research organized Three

days Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp, sponsored by Department of

Science and Technology-National Implementing and Monitoring

Agency for Training (DST-NIMAT) under the aegis of National

Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board

Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi,

implemented by Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India,

Ahmedabad. The objective of the programme was to create awareness

amongst the students about considering Entrepreneurship as a career. The

programme was inaugurated by Dr. Anand R. Bafna, Director and

Cofounder, Priority Herbals Private Limited, Pune, in presence of Dr. V.

M. Kayande and Dr. Sachin Admane, Campus Directors, Wagholi

Campus, Dr. S. B. Wankhede, Principal and Dr. P. S. Chaudhari,

Program Coordinator. The first session of the program was delivered by

Dr. A. R. Bafna in which he highlighted the history and present scenario

of entrepreneurship in India. He further elaborated on parameters on

which the product or idea should be validated before introducing it in the

market. The second session of the first day was delivered by Mr. Ratnesh

Asati, Director, Lora Lifecare Private Limited, Pune, on identifying

opportunities for entrepreneurship, mechanism of product selection and

technology-assistance from R & D laboratories and others on choice of

technology. The first session of second day was delivered by Ms. Gayatri

Ganu, Managing Director, MB Healthcare, Pune. Ms. Ganu

highlighted the importance of communication skills in making the

enterprise successful. The presentation also included different modes of

communication like email, telephone, verbal & non-verbal etc. She also

elaborated on types of problems faced by entrepreneurs in the initial days

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and on developing business. Mr. Alok Akkalkotkar, Founder, Ayush

Hearbacueticals Private Limited., spoke about role of creativity,

innovation and scientific approach in business growth and sustainability.

On day 3, Mr. Sachin Gundecha, Assistant Manager (Regulatory

Affairs), Gennova Biopharamceuticals Limited, gave a detailed

presentation on how to start small scale industry elaborating on

government formalities, rules and regulations, location, support and

financial assistance from government agencies, financial institutions, banks

etc. He also elaborated on advantages of starting SSI in pharmaceutical

sector. After the sessions, entrepreneurs shared their success stories and

interacted with students to motivate them and instill the confidence in

them to think about entrepreneurship as career. The industrial visit was

organized on day 3 to "Staco Nutra" a new business startup in

pharmaceutical sector. Students and staff members from different

pharmacy colleges were benefitted from this three days camp. The

programe concluded with vote of thanks proposed by Dr. Praful

Chaudhari, Program Coordinator. Dr. T. J. Sawant, Founder Secretary,

JSPM, and the Campus Directors, JSPM Wagholi Campus,

congratulated the teaching staff and student's council for successful

organization of the event and participants for making it to the event.

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Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Ethiopian International

Branch and Andhra Pradesh State Branch organized 13th Indo-

African Conference on ‘Advances in Pharmaceutical Sciences and

Technology’ at Vijaya Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences for

Women, Enikepadu, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh on the occasion of

‘Paryushan Parva’. The scientific event was witnessed by Sri B. S. Appa

Rao, Chairman, SRK Foundation, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh as ‘Chief

Patron’; Dr. K. Padmalatha, Principal, Vijaya Institute of Pharmaceutical

Sciences for Women, Vijayawada and Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General

Secretary APP from Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of

Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, USA as

‘Conveners’; Dr. Suresh V. Chennupati, Vice President, APP Ethiopian

International Branch from Wollega University, Ethiopia as ‘Coconvener’;

Dr. Subas Chandra Dinda, President, APP Ethiopian International

Branch from Mekelle University, Ethiopia and Dr. Sudhakar Sagaram from

Wollega University, Ethiopia as ‘Guests of Honor’. Further, Dr. Rajiv

Dahiya, Founder President APP and Director, School of Pharmacy,

Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St.

Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago acted as ‘Scientific Committee Chairman’

in absentia.

Inauguration started with ‘Prayer ’ followed by welcome of all the guests

on the dias with bouquet of flowers. Scientific session was initiated with

lecture of Dr. Subas Chandra Dinda, Professor, Department of

Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences,

Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia who addressed the gathering on

‘Nanotheranostics and Its Toxicity Concerns in Drug Targeting’. Another

lecture was delivered by Dr. Sudhakar Sagaram, Associate Professor,

Department of Pharmacy, College of Medical and Health Sciences,

Wollega University, Ethiopia on the topic ‘Indian Pharmaceutical

Industry and Its Potential in Term of Opportunities and the Challenges of

Data Management’. Session was terminated with lecture of Dr. A.

Lakshman Rao, Principal & Professor, V.V. Institute of Pharmaceutical

Sciences, Gudlavalleru on the topic ‘Natural Product Based Research: A

Promising Outcome’.

During the valedictory function, Chairman, SRK Foundations,

Vijayawada and Principal, Vijaya Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences for

Women, Vijayawada were conferred with ‘APP Appreciation Awards’

by Dr. Suresh V. Chennupati, Vice President, APP Ethiopian

International Branch. At the end, Prof. A. Lakshman Rao, Principal,

V.V. Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Gudlavalleru was honored

with ‘APP Principal of the Year Award’ for his overall outstanding

performance in administration, academic and research activities by Prof.

S.C. Dinda, President, APP Ethiopian International Branch and Ms.

Veeramachineni Padma Sri, B. Pharm. student of Vijaya Institute of

Pharmaceutical Sciences for Women was conferred with ‘Best Student

Award 2018’ by Dr. S. Sagaram from Wollega University, Ethiopia.

Programme ended with vote of thanks by Dr. S. Sundar, Associate

Professor from the hosting institute.

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Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Poona College of

Pharmacy, Pune organized a three days, Pharmacy Council of India

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(PCI) sponsored Continuing Education Programme (CEP) on

“Contemporary Perspectives in Pharmacy Education and Research”.

PCI, New Delhi has identified Pharmacy institutions with excellent infra

structure, facilities and faculty to provide training to teachers from various

pharmacy colleges across the country. The programme was presided by

Hon. Chancellor Prof. Dr. Shivajirao Kadam, Bharati Vidyapeeth

(Deemed to be University), Pune and inaugurated by Dr. M.D.

Karvekar, Member, Executive Committee, PCI in presence of Dr. K. R.

Mahadik, Chief Coordinator, CEP and Principal, Poona College of

Pharmacy. Hon. Prof. Dr. Shivajirao Kadam emphasized on the necessity

to upgrade the qualities of pharmacy teachers in research activities,

teaching methodologies and students’ promotion activities. Dr. M.D.

Karvekar insisted on the need of the Pharmacy teachers to upgrade with

the changing concepts and technologies through CEP. He also

highlighted on the efforts undertaken by PCI to implement changes in

Pharmacy Education. The programme had resource persons from across

India who exemplified the principles of teaching, innovative teaching

methods, pedagogical methods, ICT based learning, principles and

methods of evaluation and assessment, problem based learning,

interactive learning in classroom, student centric approach, holistic

teaching, publishing ethics and patenting process. Vice principal Dr.

Atmaram Pawar highlighted on problem based learning and evaluation

with illustrations. 30 delegates from across India had participated and

benefitted in the programme. Dr. Mahesh Burande enlightened on the

skills required for Pharmacy teachers and was the chief guest of

valedictory programme held on 25th August 2018. Dr. Arulmozhi S.

coordinated the CEP programme successfully.

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Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune has introduced

B.Pharm Practice course for knowledge and educational upgradation of

the community pharmacists with D. Pharm qualification. The programme

was presided and inaugurated by Hon. Chancellor Prof. Dr. Shivajirao

Kadam, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune in

presence of Dr. M. D. Karvekar, Member, Executive Committee,

Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), Dr. K. R. Mahadik, Principal, Poona

College of Pharmacy. Hon. Chancellor Prof. Dr. Shivajirao Kadam

briefed on the community orientation activities undertaken by Poona

College of Pharmacy and its involvement in training Community

Pharmacists into Practicing Pharmacists for more than a decade in

association with Maharashtra State Pharmacy Council (MSPC). Dr. M.

D. Karvekar insisted on the need of qualified Pharmacists to act as

Community Pharmacist and emphasized that this B.Pharm Practice course

will be a value addition to the practice of Pharmacy. Poona College of

Pharmacy has introduced 'B.Pharm Practice', a bridge course of PCI in

the current academic year. Vice Principal Dr. Atmaram Pawar, who has

long association with training community pharmacists on patient

counseling is the Chief Coordinator for this course. Qualification of the

community pharmacists enrolled under this programme would be

upgraded from D.Pharm to B.Pharm Pharmacy Practice.

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Oriental College of Pharmacy [OCP], Sanpada, Navi Mumbai

organized One Day Seminar cum Workshop on 'Viscosity & Texture

Analysis In Pharmaceutical Industry' in collaboration with BRK

Instruments India LLP. The programme was attended by B. Pharm. & M.

Pharm. students and faculty of Oriental College of Pharmacy. Technical &

Product Specialists Mr. Rahul Mishra and Mr. Rahul Shinde as resource

speakers covered the significance of measurement of viscosity and texture

analysis in Pharmaceuticals. The interrelation between rheology and other

product dimensions that makes measurement of viscosity the most

sensitive or convenient way of detecting changes in color, density,

stability, solids content, and molecular weight was well explained.

Principal Dr. Sudha Rathod welcomed the resource speakers and thanked

the speakers for sharing their knowledge and experience and also thanked

Programme Convener, Dr. Mrs. Pradnya Palekar-Shanbhag, Professor &

Head, Pharmaceutics Department for initiating industry collaborative

IQAC activity. The vote of thanks was extended by Dr. Mrs. Pradnya

Palekar-Shanbhag where she specially expressed gratitude towards BRK

Instruments India LLP for programme sponsorship. The Principal,

Programme Convener and organizing committee thanked Prof. Javed

Khan, President of Oriental Education Society and Mr. Waseem Khan,

Managing Director for their strong support to organize such successful

event.

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Mrs. S. Hurmath Unnissa, Assistant

P r o f e s s o r , D e p a r t m e n t o f

Pharmaceutical Chemistry KMCH

College of Pharmacy, Coimbatore has

been awarded with Doctor of

Philosophy (Ph.D), during 30

Convocation of the Tamil Nadu Dr.

M. G.R. Medical University,

Chennai for her wor entitled

“Molecular Modelling, QSAR

studies and synthesis of Novel Azolo

Cinnoline analogs as anti tubercular agents’ and work was carried out at

College of Pharmacy, Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Paramedical Sciences,

Coimbatore under the guidance of Dr. T. K Ravi, Principal & Head & Co-

Guidance of Dr. Sonia George, Associate Professor, College of

Pharmacy, Sri Ramakishna Institute of Paramedical Science, Coimbatore.

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has

been awarded with Doctor of

Philosophy (Ph.D)

has been awarded

with Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)

Mrs. Beena K.P, working as Assistant

p r o f e s s o r , D e p a r t m e n t o f

Pharmaceutical Chemistry, KMCH

College of Pharmacy, Coimbatore,

in Pharmacy from

A n n a m a l a i U n i v e r s i t y ,

Annamalainagar, Chidambaram for her

research work entitled "Design,

Synthesis, Characterisation and

biological evaluation of some

substituted Dihydropyrimidinone derivatives". The research work was

carried out under the guidance of Dr.R.Suresh, Asst. Professor,

Department of Pharmacy, Annamalai University and co-guidance of

Dr.A.Rajasekaran, Principal, KMCH College of Pharmacy. She is

having 12 years of research and teaching experience. She has published

many research papers in International and National Journals to her credit.

She is life member of APTI. She sincerely acknowledges her guide, co-

guide, Management, teaching and non-teaching faculty of both

Annamalai University and KMCH College of Pharmacy for their

encouragement and co-operation during course of research work.

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Mrs. Harani Avasarala, working as an Associate Professor in Aditya

Pharmacy College, Surampalem, Andhra Pradesh,

in Pharmaceutical Sciences by

Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. She was awarded Ph.D. for the

work entitled "Asenapine Maleate Loaded Self Emulsifying Systems

Mr. Vema Kiran, working as

Associate Professor, Department of

Pharmaceutics, Sree Chaitanya

Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences,

Karimnagar, Telangana, has been

awarded with degree of Doctor of

Philosophy (Ph.D) in Pharmaceutical

Sciences by Jawaharlal Nehru

Technological university Anantapur,

Anantapuramu for his research work

entitled “Design and Characterisation

of Buccal Drug Delivery System of Analgesic Drugs”. The research

work was carried out under the guidance of Dr. T. Rama Rao, Principal,

Avanthi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hyderabad and Dr. K. N.

Jayaveera, Professor & Director, Vemu Institute of Technology,

Kothakota, Chittoor. Dr. Vema Kiran has more than 11 years of teaching

experience. He has several publications in National and International

Journals. He also presented several posters at various National and

International Conferences. He is life member of APTI. He sincerely

acknowledges his family members, Management, Principal, Teaching and

Non teaching staff members of Sree Chaitanya Institute of Pharmaceutical

Sciences, Karimnagar for their encouragement and support during his

research work.

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Mrs. Subhadra Devi V., Associate

P r o f e s s o r , D e p a r t m e n t o f

Pharmacology of College of

Pharmacy, Sri Ramakrishna Institute of

Paramedical Sciences, Coimbatore has

been awarded with Doctor of

Philosophy (Ph.D), during 30

Convocation of the Tamil Nadu Dr.

M. G R. Medical University, Chennai

for her work entitled Hepato-

protective activity of certain Indian

Medicinal Plants using in vitro & in-

vivo methods” and the work was carried out at College of Pharmacy, Sri

Ramakrishna Institute of Paramedical Sciences, Coimbatore under the

guidance of Dr. M. Gopal Rao, Vice Principal & Head & Co-Guidance

of Dr. M. Umamaheshwari, Professor, College of Pharmacy, Sri

Ramakrishna Institute of Paramedical Sciences, Coimbatore

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and Self Emulsifying Phospholipid

Complexes – Strategies to Improve

Oral Bioavailability" which was

carried out under the esteemed

guidance of Prof. J. Vijaya Ratna

M.Pharm, Ph.D, PGDAS, Professor,

Department of Pharmaceutical

technology, AU Col lege of

P h a r m a c e u t i c a l S c i e n c e s ,

Visakhapatnam. Mrs. Harani

Avasarala has more than 6 years of

teaching experience (includes 5 years of research experience) and

presented several research papers in national and international

conferences. She is having several international and national publications

in reputed and peer reviewed journals. She is a life member of IPGA and

registered Pharmacist at Andhra Pradesh State Pharmacy Council.

Research gate and Google scholar have evaluated her research activity.

GPAT & PGECET qualifier and University topper at PG level are the

credits of her token. She was INSPIRE JRF and SRF. She would like to

convey her gratitude to the INSPIRE, DST, Government of India who

funded her Project for Ph.D.

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Dr. Sirisha Mittapally working as an

Associate Professor in the Department

of Pharmaceutics, Deccan School of

Pharmacy, Nampally, Hyderabad,

in Pharmaceutical

Sciences by Department of Pharmacy,

Osmania University, Hyderabad. She

has carried out research work entitled

“A Study on Phytochemical

Extraction, Characterization and

Pharmacological evaluation of

Linseed oil formulations” under the guidance of Prof. R. Shyamsundar,

Professor & Dean, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University

College of Technology, OU, Hyderabad. She has registered a patent

bearing no. 536/CHE/2015. She has almost 18 years of teaching,

research and industrial experience and guided 30 students of M.Pharm

for their dissertation work. She also has 25 national and international

publications. She has attended and presented several papers in national

and international seminars and conferences. She is a life member of

Association of Pharmacy Teachers of India (AP/LM-284) and

registered Pharmacist of Telangana Pharmacy Council. She deeply

acknowledge to the family members, her research guide, Principal, staff

has

been awarded with Doctor of

Philosophy (Ph.D)

colleagues, friends and management for their motivation, kind support

and co-operation.

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Dr. Atul R. Bendale, working as

Associate Professor, Department of

Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Sandip

Institute of Pharmaceutical sciences

Nashik, Maharashtra,

in Pharmacy from Suresh

GyanVihar University, Jaipur with his

research work entitled "Analytical

Method Deve lopment And

Validation Protocol For Some

Selected Anti-Diabetics And Anti-

Inflammatory Drugs". The research work was carried out under the

guidance of Prof. Dr. G. Vidyasagar (Srinivasarao College of Pharmacy,

Visakhapatnam, A.P.)and Dr. R. P. Singh (Suresh GyanVihar University,

Jaipur)

Dr. Atul R. Bendale has more than 10 years of teaching experience. He

has more than 40 publications in various journals to his credit. He

authored 3 books and presented various papers in seminars and

conferences. He is a registered pharmacist of Maharashtra state pharmacy

council, life member of Association of Pharmaceutical teachers of India

(APTI GU/LM-471). He serves as a reviewer and editor for several

national and international journals.

He is grateful to his family members, Supervisor and Co-supervisor;

Management, Principal and staff members of Smt. B. N. B.

Swaminarayan Pharmacy College, Vapi, Gujarat and Sandip Institute of

Pharmaceutical sciences, Nashik, Maharashtra for their help,

encouragement and co-operation.

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Dr. Chiranjib Bhattacharjee, working

as Assistant Professor in the

Department of Pharmacology,

Srikrupa Institute of Pharmaceutical

Sciences, Siddipet, Telangana,

in Pharmaceutical

Sciences By Jawaharlal Nehru

Technological University, Hyderabad.

His research work carried out entitled

" C o m p a r a t i v e S t u d i e s o f

has been

awarded with Doctor of Philosophy

(Ph.D)

has

been awarded with Doctor of

Philosophy (Ph.D)

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Organoprotective Activities of Leaves, Bark and Seed of Artocarpus

Heterophyllus Lam" under the guidance of Dr. Amitshankar Dutta,

Professor and Principal,

. He has published more than 20 articles in various

indexed, Peer-reviewed and UGC approved journal. He is the life time

members of APTI (UP/LM-170) and registered pharmacist of Tripura

State Pharmacy Council. He is a reviewer of various national and

international journals. He is grateful to his parents, family members,

Supervisor and the management, principal, teaching and nonteaching

staff members of SKIPSc for their help, encouragement and co-operation

during the research work.

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Mr. Sarvesh Sharma working with

Department of Health, Government

of Madhya Pradesh

in

Pharmacy by Nirma University

Ahmedabad, Gujarat for his research

work entitled "Formulation and

Pharmacokinetic Investigation of Co-

encapsulated Curcumin and

Artemisinin Liposomes" Dr.

Sarvesh is a Nephew of Nobel

Laureate Mr. Kailash Satyarthi.

The research work was carried out under the guidance of Prof. (Dr.)

Vimal Kumar, Principal, ITM School of Pharmacy, ITM Universe,

Vadodara (Gujarat).

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Dr. Vippamakula Shanmugam,

Associate Professor, Department of

Pharmaceutics, Sri Padmavathi School

of Pharmacy, Tiruchanur, Tirupati,

Andhra Pradesh,

in

Pharmacy by Jawaharlal Nehru

Technological University Kakinada,

Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, for

research work entitled "Design and

biopharmaceutical optimization of

modified collagen biopolymer scaffold composite for biomedical

applications – A novel device for controlled dermal drug delivery "

under the guidance of Dr.P.K.Lakshmi, Professor and Head in

Eminent College of Pharmaceutical Technology,

Moshpukur , Barbaria, Barasat, PO: Jagannathpur, Kolkata, West

Bengal 700126

has been awarded

with Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)

has been awarded

with Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)

Pharmaceutics, G.Pulla Reddy College of Pharmacy, Medhipatnam,

Hyderabad, Telangana and Dr.R.V.Suresh Kumar, Professor and

University Head, Dept. of Surgery and Radiology, Sri Venkateswara

Veterinary University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. He has over 09 years

of teaching experience and 02 years of Industrial Experience and has

published 08 research articles in various national and international

journals. He has authored for A Textbook of Novel Drug Delivery

Systems and he has presented 15 papers in national and international

conferences. He has guided 08 projects in undergraduate and 31

projects in postgraduate level. He is a life member in Association of

Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI) since 2010.

********

Mr. Yaseen Khan

in

Pharmacy by Nirma University,

Ahmedabad, Gujarat for his research

work entitled "Phytopharmacological

evaluation of ACE inhibitors from

medicinal plant of Ayurveda".

The Ph. D. research work was carried

out under the guidance of Prof. (Dr.)

Vimal Kumar, Principal, ITM School

of Pharmacy, ITM Universe,

Vadodara (Gujarat)

********

has been awarded

with Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)

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Prof. Chakka Gopinath Officiated as Principal, Jawaharlal Nehru

Technological University Anantapur - Oil Technological And

Pharmaceutical Research Institute (JNTUA-OT & PRI),

Anantapuramu.

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The Hospital Pharmacy Services of Sri Ramakrishna Hospital,

Coimbatore has been awarded with “Best Hospital Pharmacies

Citation 2018 in the Multi Specialty Category” by Indian Express

Health Care Newspaper Group in recognizing the pivotal role of

hospital pharmacies in healthcare delivery.

Dr. Isaac Christain Moses, Medical Director, Sri Ramakrishna Hospital,

Coimbatore & Dr. T. K. Ravi, Principal College of Pharmacy, Sri

Ramakrishna Institute of Paramedical Sciences, Coimbatore were

receiving the award.

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Ms. Christy Mary Varghese, Pharm. D., (Regular 2011-17) College

of Pharmacy, Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Paramedical Sciences received

the University Gold Medal from the Hon-Vice President of India Shri.

Venkaiah Naidu during Nadu 30th Convocation of the Tamil Nadu

Dr. M.G.R Medical University, Chennai.

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Ms.Rittumol Varghese, M. Pharm., (Pharmacy Practice 2015-17)

College of Pharmacy, Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Paramedical Sciences

received the University Gold Medal from the Hon-Vice President of

India Shri. Venkaiah Naidu during Nadu 30th Convocation of the Tamil

Nadu Dr. M.G.R Medical University, Chennai.

********

Ms. Tharayi Nishi Nainan (Pharm.

D. - Post Baccalaureate 2014-17),

College of Pharmacy, Sri Ramakrishna

Institute of Paramedical Sciences was

also awarded with University Gold

Medal.

********

Mr. Virupanagouda P Patil, Asst. Prof. Dept. of Pharmacology

BLDEA's SSM COP & RC Vijayapur, delivered Guest Lecture on

Antihyperglycemic activity of Areca catechu flowers in Interactive

workshop on "Arecanut and Human Health" at CPCRI (Central

plantation Crops Research Institute), Kasargod, Kerala.

********

Dr. Ashish Jain, Professor, School of Pharmacy, LNCT University,

Bhopal, has been received travel grant from M.P. Council of Science and thTechnology to attend 288 International Conference On Pharma

and Food (ICPAF) held at Malaysia. During the conference he has

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given oral presentation on "Self Regulatory Drug Transport: An

Intelligent Drug delivery System" authored by Dr. Ashish Jain and Dr.

Pradeep Kumar Mohanty. Dr. Jain has over 11 years of teaching and

research experiences. He has published 35 articles in national and

International journal of repute. He is an approved/recognized Ph.D.

supervisor at LNCT University, Bhopal (M.P.). He has participated in

more than 40 conferences, seminars and FDPs. He serves as reviewer of

various publishers like Pearson Education, Advance Pharma Bulletin,

Pharmacy He is Life

member of Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India(APTI) and

International Scientific Committee, World Academy of Science

Engineering and Technology, Connetticut, USA.

********

Dr. G Mariappan Associate Professor of St Mary's College of Pharmacy

Secunderabad India has delivered the lecture on "Stem Cell Target: An ndeffective therapeutic strategy in breast cancer" at 2 International

Conference on Pharmaceutical Chemistry, held at Paris, France. His

lecture opened the novel approach towards breast cancer

chemotherapeutic particularly targeting breast cancer stem cell. The

conference was hosted by Meeting's International, Paris, France. The

delegates from all over the world like India, USA, UK, Germany, France,

Indonesian Journal of , Pharmaceutical Biology etc.

Mr. Sadhu Venkateswara Rao,

Associate Professor, Department of

Pharmaceutics, Vijaya Institute of

Pharmaceutical Sciences for Women,

Enikepadu, Vijayawada, Andhra

Pradesh has been awarded with the

Best Researcher '18 Award .

International Journal for Research

Under Literal Access, IJRULA has

presented this award in recognition to

his technical paper on Acid

Neutralization Capacity and Cost

Effectiveness of Antacid Suspensions Sold across Various Retail

Pharmacies in Vijayawada.

********

Russia, Turkey, attended the conference and delivered the talk on

emerging trends in pharmaceutical and biological sciences. Dr.G

Mariappan and his fellow pharmacist Mrs. Anju Kumari attended the

program and made immense contribution towards the conference from our

country. Dr. Mariappan and Mrs. Anju kumari express their sincere

thanks to MSGR Swarna Bernard, Vice Chairman and Rev. Father Allam

Arogya Reddy who sponsored their trip on behalf of of St Mary's

College of Pharmacy Secunderabad India.

********

Dr. Guru Prasad Mohanta, Professor of Pharmacy, Annamalai

University, has participated in Second MyDispense Symposium 2018

organized at Monash University's Prato Centre. Monash University of

Australia has developed simulated educational model for training and

assessing students of pharmacy on safe and appropriate dispensing

practice. In order to train and disseminate the concept of MyDispense,

the Monash University has been organizing international symposium

every alternate year. There were around 50 pharmaceutical educators

from different parts of the globe attended this educational event at Prato,

ancient city of Italy. Dr Mohanta is Life member of Association of

Pharmaceutical Teachers of India and other professional associations. He

has the credit of authoring several popular books.

********

Dr. Jayvadan Patel, Professor of Pharmaceutics, Nootan Pharmacy

College and Dean, faculty of Pharmacy, Sankalchand Patel University,

Visnagar, Gujarat and President of APTI, Gujarat State has attended the

2018 Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting held at the New

York USA. Dr. Patel presented a research paper entitled

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“Mucoadhesive microemulsion of curcumin to improve brain

targeting” in this conference and received fruitful comments and words of

appreciation from the international research fraternity gathered for this in

demand event. He has more than 22 years of academic and research

experience, has published more than 225 research and review papers in

international and national peer reviewed journals and 35

books/chapters. He has presented more than 150 research papers at

various international and national conferences as author and coauthor. Dr.

Patel has presented 32 research papers at various international

conferences (overseas). Dr. Patel has guided 35 PhD; 92 M Pharm

students for dissertation work. Dr. Patel is recipient of very prestigious

“APTI Young Pharmacy Teacher Award-2014” by Association of

Pharmaceutical Teachers of India and Fast Track Young Scientists Award

by SERB (Department of Science and Technology), Government of

India. He holds one patent. He has completed 11 research projects of

Rs. 16 Million sponsored by AICTE/GUJCOST/DST/SERB/DBT/

BRNS/ICMR, Government of India.He has organized fourteen

National seminars/workshops/ conferences, one staff development

programme, two popular lectures on biotechnology and two refresher

course organized as coordinator sponsored by AICTE /GUJCOST

/DST/SERB/DBT/GSPC, India.

********

Indian Council of Medical Research,

New Delhi sanctioned financial

support of Rs. 38.85 Lakhs to Dr.

Ramesh L. Sawant, Vice-Principal;

Professor and Head, Department of

Pharmaceutical Chemistry and PG

Studies, Dr. Vithalrao Vikhe Patil

Foundation's College of Pharmacy,

Vilad Ghat, Ahmednagar for his

research project entitled "Targeting

Polo-like kinase 1 to Design and

Synthesize 1,3-Thiazolidin-4-ones as

Anticancer Agents.”

Dr. Sawant told that the proposed project is of three years duration in

which chemical entities will be designed computationally. The designed

compounds will be shortlisted for synthesis on the basis of computational

studies. The shortlisted compounds will be synthesized, purified,

characterized, and evaluated for enzyme inhibition potential, anticancer

activity and anti-inflammatory activity. The computational studies,

enzyme inhibition studies and anti-inflammatory activity testing could be

performed using in-house available facilities like VLife MDS software,

microplate reader and plethysmometer respectively at Dr. Vithalrao Vikhe

Patil Foundation's College of Pharmacy, Vilad Ghat, Ahmednagar. He

further mentioned that there is provision in the project to appoint Senior

Research Fellow with stipend of Rs. 30,800 per month for the period of

three years which is again a golden opportunity for a new researcher.

Moreover a Laboratory Technician and Laboratory Attendant are to be

appointed with per month salary of Rs. 18,000 and Rs. 15, 800

respectively for the period of three years. Under the project equipments

worth Rs. 21 Lakhs will be procured which includes Flash

Chromatography and Microwave Synthesis System. Dr. Sawant is

possibly the first professor in India from any private, self financing

institutions receiving such a huge amount as research grant from ICMR.

Prof. Ms. J. B. Wadekar will assist this project as a Co-Investigator.

Recently on 10 February 2018, on the occasion of Foundation Day of

the Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune Dr. Sawant has been honored

with Best Teacher Award. He received his Bachelor Degree in Pharmacy

from Government College of Pharmacy, Karad, qualified GATE-1994

and subsequently earned M. Pharm. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from

University of Pune, Pune and Ph.D. in Pharmacy from Shivaji University,

Kolhapur. He worked as Member, Board of Studies (Pharmaceutical

Chemistry), syllabus revision committee and Faculty of Pharmaceutical

Sciences, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune. Dr. Sawant has proven

administrative skills as a Vice-Principal; Head of the Department;

Coordinator, Internal Quality Assurance Cell; Coordinator, NAAC

Steering Committee; Student Development Officer; Member, College

Development Committee; Academic and Research Coordinator and

Chairman, Research and Patent Cell. He is working as an Inspector on

behalf of Pharmacy Council of India, New Delhi.

He has started his career as Jr. Officer, R & D in Pharmaceutical industry.

He has taken every opportunity to enhance his experiences in teaching

and research. At present 78 research publications are to his credit with

good cumulative impact factor along with a patent and two books. He is

also reviewer for various peer reviewed national and international

scientific Journals. Professor Sawant is recognized guide for M. Pharm.

and Ph.D. scholars. He has guided 66 M. Pharm. students and 07

scholars are pursuing their Ph.D. under his guidance. He is recipient of

research grants from ICMR, New Delhi; AICTE, New Delhi and

Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune. He can be seen almost every day

working with students or independently as he explores new areas for

study. He has been valuable resource to industry and academia in the area

of Instrumental Methods of Analysis, Medicinal Chemistry and Drug

Design.

Hon. Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil (Chairman), Dr. Sujay Vikhe Patil

(CEO), Dr. B. Sadananda (Secretary General), Prof. Dr. P. M.

Gaikwad, Director (Tech.) Dr. Vithalrao Vikhe Patil Foundation,

Ahmednagar and Prof. Dr. P. Y. Pawar (Principal) and staff of College of

Pharmacy, Vilad ghat, Ahmednagar has congratulated him for his

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achievement.

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Mr. Shripathy D., Asst. Professor,

secured best scientific poster

presentation award at

at Bangkok, Thailand. He

presented a scientific paper entitled

"

in the poster session.

Present work is carried out under the

guidance of

at Bangkok, th thThailand on 5 & 6 July 2018. Dr.

A.R.Shabaraya gave a talk on "A

Study on Antimalarial Liposomes".

********

Dr. S. Sadish Kumar, Professor & Director, I.T.S College of Pharmacy thparticipated in '15 Asia-Pacific Pharma Congress' which was held in

Melbourne-Australia. The theme of Conference was 'De Novo

Advancements in Pharmaceutical Sciences'. The Conference was

witnessed by Senior researchers, Post Doc researchers, CSO, CEO etc.

from around the globe.

Srinivas College of Pharmacy has

th17 Annual

Medicinal & Pharmaceutical Sciences

Conference

Formulation and Evaluation of

N a n o s p o n g e s c o n t a i n i n g

Glibenclamide for Management of

Diabetes"

Dr. A.R.Shabaraya, Principal & Director Srinivas College of

Pharmacy, Valachil, Mangalore.

********

Dr. A.R. Shabaraya, Principal &

Director Srinivas College of Pharmacy,

Valachil, Mangalore and President,

Indian Pharmaceutical Association,

Local Branch, Mangalore was invited thas speaker by organizers of 17

Annual Medicinal & Pharmaceutical

Sciences Conference

He was recognized as 'Organizing Committee Member' and gave 2

Keynote speeches on 'Turbinaria ornata – A Marine Algal drug treasure'

and 'Bioactive compounds from Gelidiella acerosa, a Red alga'. In his

speeches, he emphasized about the philanthropic gift of Marine Algae,

drugs from the sea and future scope of Marine Algae i.e. drudging on the

ocean bed for exploring safer, potent and cheaper drugs for the benefit of

mankind. The work on Marine Algae was lauded by the researchers.

Earlier he had presented on Marine Algae in various International

conferences/symposia held in South Korea, USA, Germany & Egypt.

He is a life member of APTI, Fellow of Indian Chemical Society and

other professional bodies.

He was sponsored through Travel grant awarded by Dr. A.P.J Abdul

Kalam Technical University, Lucknow. Dr. S. Sadish Kumar is highly

thankful to the management of I.T.S – The Education Group for their kind

support and encouragement for the participation of this event.

********

Dr. Chetan Singh Chauhan, Principal of the BN Institute of

Pharmaceutical Sciences, Udaipur said that in a function organized and

presented by the Indo-Nepal International Samarasta Forum on

September 5th Teachers Day at International Law Society, VK. Krishna

Menon Bhawan, New Delhi. Associate Professor and Head of

Department (Pharmaceutics) Dr. Kamal Singh Rathore was awarded the

"Shikshak Ratna Samman". Justice Parmanand Jha, the first Vice-

President of Nepal, was the chief guest in this program. Dr. Rathore was

also honored with the "Bharat Vidya Ratna Award" for his

unprecedented contributions to the field of pharmacy education by

Indian Solidarity Council New Delhi. Dr. Rathore recently honored by

Big Guru and DNA Education Award too in Udaipur. All the officials

of the BN institute Chairperson Gunwant Singh Jhadol, President

Prof.JS Ranawat, Secretary BN Sansthan Dr MS Rathore, MD of BN

Sansthan Mr Mohabbat Singh Rathore, Registrar Dr RS Chauhan, Dean-

Faculty of Pharmacy Dr MS Ranawat congratulated Dr. Rathore Former

Secretary, Rajasthan APTI Branch on these honours and bring the laurels

to Udaipur.

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was a Swedish scientist, received the Nobel Prize in Physiology in 1955 for discovering the oxidation enzyme and its effects.

Contributed byProf. Kuntal Das

Krupanidhi College of Pharmacy, Bangalore.

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Pain is a highly unpleasant physical sensation caused by any injury or illness. Physical part of pain results from nerve stimulation that is mediated by specific

nerve fibers that carry the pain impulses to the brain. Based on the severity, pain is two types namely acute and chronic pain. Generally acute pain is

managed with analgesics and anaesthetics where as severe pain in managed by using morphine as pain killer. Though this medicine is effective pain killer

but has common side effects like drowsiness, constipation, nausea etc. Hence recently scientists have discovered the venom procured from Caribbean

Sea snails which is a possible alternative to opioid-based painkillers such as morphine.

Key words: Analgesic, Caribbean Sea snails, morphine, pain, pain killer.

APTI Bulletin – Continuing Education 2018

Abstract

Snail venom: A Powerful Pain Killer than Morphine1* 2Kuntal Das , Raman Dang

1*Professor, Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry,

Krupanidhi College of Pharmacy, #12/1, Chikkabellandur, Carmelaram Post, Varthur, Hobli, Bangalore-35, India.2Registrar, DPSRU, New Delhi.

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INTRODUCTION

Pain is the most common reason for physician consultation in all 1,2developed countries . It is a response or signal sent out to the brain to

indicate a problem in the body Hence pain is defined as an unpleasant

sensory and emotional experience arising from actual or potential tissue

damage. In 1968, Margo Mc Caffery first explained pain sensation and

explained as it is subjective, protective and modified by developmental,

behavioural and cultural factors.

Causes of Pain:

1. Inflammation, Infection, ischemia and tissue necrosis or burn.

2. In skeletal muscle, pain is developed from ischemia, haemorrhage

etc.

3. Some body organs such as kidney, liver and brain are characterize by

pain receptors.

4. In stomach and intestines the pain is generated from the inflammation

of the mucosa or by the muscle spasm.

Types of pain:

Chronic pain: It is long lasting and usually does not reduce with most

treatments. It is associated with conditions such as osteoarthritis or

fibromyalgia.

Acute pain: It occurs suddenly but is temporary. It is associated

with anxiety and emotional stress, and resolves as the injury heals.

Acute and chronic pain can be classified as (Figure-1):

.

3Pain can be of two types

Nociceptive pain: It is caused due to an injury to the body tissue;

this includes damage to muscle or bone such as bruises, cuts,

fractures, burns, cancer and surgery. Pain reduces once the injury

heals.

Neuropathic pain: It is caused due to dysfunction or damage to the

nerves, spinal cord or brain. It is characterized by a burning, tingling

or stabbing sensation. Pain can last for a long period of time, even

after the inju

Another types of pain is Psychogenic pain: It is caused by psychological

factors. Pain usually occurs due to tissue or nerve damage, but increases

and is prolonged because of stress, fear, anxiety or depression.

Based on transmission, pain is two types likely fast pain and slow pain.

Fast pain felt about 0.1 sec after a pain stimulus is applied whereas slow

pain felt after 1 sec or more.

ry has healed.

Pain

Based on Etiology

Nociceptive Pain

Somatic Pain

Visceral PainCentral Neuropathic

Pain

Peripheral Neuropathic Pain

Neuropathic Pain

Fig. 1: Classification of Pain

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Pathways of pain sensation:

The pathways of pain sensation are as follows:

1. Pathways from skin and deeper tissues

2. Pathway from face: Pain sensation is carried by trigeminal nerve

3. Pathway from viscera: Pain sensation is carried from thoracic and

abdominal viscera are transmitted by sympathetic nerves and

from trachea and pharynx by glossopharyngeal nerves.

4. Pathway from pelvic region: Pain sensation is carried by sacral

parasympathetic nerves.

Mechanism of pain :

It is described in

Some important nerve fibres are involved in pain transmission like A fibres

and C fibres and their characters ar

Pain medications for relief pain:

Analgesics are mainly use to relieve pain selectively without blocking the

conduction of nerve impulses, markedly altering sensory perception, or

affecting consciousness. They are classified into anti-inflammatory drugs,

which alleviate pain by reducing local inflammatory responses; and the

opioids (narcotics), which act on the brain. The opioid analgesics are

used for either short-term or long-term relief of severe pain whereas the

anti-inflammatory drugs are used for short-term pain relief like headache,

muscle strain, arthritis etc.

Opioids are powerful analgesic and mainly all the natural and synthetic

chemical compounds which are related to morphine, they act either as

4

5

below flowchart (Figure-2).

e described in below figure-3.

agonists (cellular activators) or antagonists (substances that block the

actions of agonists) by affecting opioid receptors in brains and spinal

cord.

Anti inflammatory agents such as Acetylsalicylic acid, or aspirin is widely

used as mild analgesic. The two other major types of anti inflammatory

agents include acetaminophen (a derivative of phenacetin) and the

aspirin-like drugs, or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs),

which include compounds such as ibuprofen, naproxen, and fenoprofen.

All these drugs mainly act by inhibition of the synthesis of prostaglandins

that induce the responses in local tissue that include pain and

inflammation.

Common side effects of opioids:

Common side effects of opioid administration include sedation,

dizziness, nausea, vomiting, constipation, physical dependence,

Fig. 2: Pain mechanism

Ø Pain Sensation involves a series of of complex

interaction between peripheral nerves & CNC

Ø Pain sensation is modulated by excitatory and inhibitory

NTs releases in response to stimuli

Ø Sensation of pain is composed of 4 basic processes

¶ Transduction

¶ Transmission

¶ Modulation

¶ Perception

Large

Myelinated

Fast Conducting

Low stimulation threshold

Respond to light touch

Pain Transmission through Nerve Fibres

A FIBRES C FIBRES

Small & unmyelinated

Very Slow conducting

Respond to all types of noxious stimuli

Transmit prolonged dull pain

Require high intensity stimuli to trigger a response

Small

Lightly Myelinated

Slow Conducting

Respond to heat, pressure, cooling & chemicals

Sharp sensation of pain

A- BETA FIBRES A- DELTA FIBRES

Fig. 3: Nerve fibres involved in pain transmission

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tolerance, and respiratory depression. Physical dependence and

addiction are clinical concerns.

Alternate source of Opioids:

To overcome the side effects of opioids, recently scientists are invented

natural products which can relief pain i.e. snail venom. Research

evidences are claim that snail venom is an alternate to opioid analgesic

and more powerful than morphine. Even the research also said that many

of the most promising chemicals for chronic pain relief come from

venomous animals. There are five compounds that are used to control

chronic pain and all based on a protein found in cone snail venom.

Cone snails are gastropod mollusks common on coral reefs and in tropical

tidal zones. They are genus of Conus and belong to the family Conidae.

Their venom is located in a gland within a tooth. The raw form conotoxins

are broken down by the body's enzymes and therefore cannot be taken

orally. Ziconotide is the first painkiller based on cone snail toxins which is

injected directly into the lower spinal cord but in very small doses, the

effect is 100 times as large as morphine or gabaentin pain relief drugs

because the cone-based drugs target different receptors to opiates and

produces the same addiction response without any side effects.

Cone snails use different venoms for hunting prey and defending

themselves against predators. The most venomous cone snail is Conus

geographus which is very dangerous and its LD50 is 0.001-0.003

mg/kg but only 0.0002-0.0005 mg resulted severe paralysis in human.

Even though some compounds found in cone snail venom are proteins

which are isolated and have great potential as pain-killing drugs.

Conantokin-G is a toxin derived from the venom of C. Geographus and

only 15 -20 of the venom's 100-200 toxic peptides are used for

feeding.

Recently the venom of cone snail, Conus magus is used for paralyzed the

fish before eating. This venom is made of hundreds of different peptides

which are harmful to the human but one particular peptide in the venom

can dramatically reduce pain by directl

CONCLUSION

Though the snail venom is poisonous to the human but its few peptides

have great potential to reduce pain which is more potent that morphine.

But still human trials are ongoing for the effectiveness and safety study.

Conus geographus Conus magus

y crossing the blood brain barrier

(Fig.4).

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Conus Geographus Conus Magus

Fig.:4 Various Conus Species