Dinesh Kumar Upadhyay

Biography

I completed my Master degree (M. Pharm) from School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academic of Higher Education (MAHE), Karnataka, India, in 2003. I worked as a Lecturer in department of pharmacology from August 2003 to August 2006 and continuing in the same profession as Assistant Professor until July 2014 in Manipal College of Medical Sciences (MCOMS) and Manipal Teaching Hospital (MTH), Pokhara, Nepal. I was head of department of Hospital & Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmacovigilance (PV) Center and Drug Information Center (DIC) during my working tenure in MCOMS & MTH. I awarded PhD degree in Social & Administrative Pharmacy (Specialization: Pharmacy Practice) by Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang, Malaysia in April 2014. I was Assistant Director and Associate Professor in Bhagwant Group of Institutions, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India. Currently, I am Associate Professor in Unit of Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacy Practice, AIMST University, Malaysia. I have almost 12 years of teaching, administrative and academic research experiences. I had published 45 research publications in peer reviewed national and international journals and written several articles in bulletins.

Research Interest

Pharmaceutical Care services,Drug Utilization pattern,Patients counseling and education,Hospital pharmacy & Management, Social & Administrative Pharmacy,Drug Information and Pharmacovigilance,Pharmacy practice & Clinical Pharmacy,Health-related quality of life,KAP studies,Diabetes mellitus,Drug interaction and toxicity studies,Pharmacy education,Patients medication adherence and compliance,Community pharmacy practices