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DR. VIKAS ANAND SAHARAN


AFFILIATION

Associate Professor

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Sardar Bhagwan Singh PG Institute of Biomedical Sciences & Research

Balawala, Dehradun 248161, Uttarakhand, INDIA 


EDUCATION

Ph.D., M.S.(Pharm.) in Pharmaceutics, B. Pharm., PG Diploma in Patent Laws, PG Diploma in Pharma Regulatory Affairs, Certificate Course on Intellectual Property Rights


SPECIALIZATION

Pharmaceutics and Intellectual Property Rights


ONGOING RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AND RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Taste masking & taste assessment of oral drugs and formulations
  • Fast dissolving/disintegrating dosage forms
  • Drug delivery systems utilizing ion-exchange resins
  • Solid-solid mixing, ordered mixing
  • Applications of ion exchange resins
  • Microspheres and microcapsules
  • Dissolution enhancement of poorly soluble drugs
  • Patent and other intellectual property rights
  • Changing regulatory scenario for pharmaceuticals across the globe
  • Validation and GMP
  • Internet and computer applications in pharmaceutical education and research
  • Software development and evaluation for drug development
  • Open access in pharmaceutical sciences


QIP, CEP, CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

  1. UGC Sponsored National Conference on Creating a Better India Through Corporate Governance. At Seth G.L. Bihani S.D. P.G. College, Sri Ganganagar, Rajashtan, India. (25th and 26th February, 2011: Two Days)
  2. 62nd Indian Pharmaceutical Congress, 17-19 December 2010, Manipal University, Manipal, India. (Three Days Programme)
  3. Two Weeks AICTE Sponsored Staff Development Programme on Total Quality Management of Herbal Medications with Special Reference to Standardization, Validation, and Regulatory Aspects at Lachoo Memorial College of Science and Technology, Jodhpur (01 to 13 May. 2006 i.e. Two Weeks). Winner of second position in the written quiz competition conducted during this programme. 
  4. National Conference on Issues Related to IPRs: Opportunity and Challenges  National Workshop on Patent Search, Documentation, Drafting  Infringement Analysis. 3rd and 4th March, 2006, Birla Institute of Technology  Science, Pilani, Rajasthan, India. (Two Days Programme)
  5. Recent Advances in Pharmacology. AICTE Sponsored Quality Improvement Programme. 1st to 5th Nov. 2005, Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences  Research, New Delhi, India. (Five Days Programme i.e. One Week)
  6. First National Seminar & Intellectual Property Fair on Green Pharmacy, 24th and 25th April 2005, BRNSS Contract Research Center, C/o B. R. Nahata College of Pharmacy, Mandsaur (M. P.), India. (Two Days Programme)
  7. National Symposium on Herbal Medicine: Application of Bio-Technologya nd Futuristic Approach, March 27-29, 1997, S. Bhagwan Singh Post Graduate Institute of Bio Medical Sciences, Balawala, Dehradun 248 161, Uttarakhand, India (Three Days Programme)


MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

  1. Member, Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association, The Netherlands (www.oaspa.org) (Member Since 2009)
  2. Registered Pharmacist, Rajasthan Pharmacy Council, Jaipur, India (www.rajasthanpharmacycouncil.org) (Registered Pharmacist Since 2007)
  3. Life Member, Association of Pharmacy Teachers APTI, India. (www.aptiindia.org) (Member Since 2004)
  4. Life Member, Laboratory Animal Scientists Association, India (www.lasaindia.com) (Member Since 2008)
  5. Life Member, InPharm Association, India (www.inpharm.org.in) (Member Since 2009)
  6. Life Member, IDMA Association of Pharmaceutical Analysts, India (www.idma-assn.org) (Member Since 2009)


AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

  1. Secured first rank in B. Pharmacy examination (Institute Topper).
  2. Qualified GATE 99 (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 1999) with 97.30 percentile score.
  3. Qualified national level entrance examination for six specializations out of eight for admission to post graduate courses at NIPER and got admission in the preferred specialization.
  4. NIPER fellowship during M. S. (Pharm.) at NIPER. 
  5. Honour award for GATE 2005 guidance by Seth GL Bihani Shiksha Trust, Sri Ganganagar (Raj.)
  6. First author in India who was invited to write Scrius Topic Page.
  7. Academic Innovations: PSOAR blogsite and search engines PSOAR and PGIAR. 
  8. Name included and biography published in "Marquis Who'sWho in the World" 2009th, 2010th, 2011th Editions. 
  9. Name included and biography published in "Marquis Who'sWho in Science and Engineering" 2011-2012th Edition
  10. Name included and biography published in "Dictionary of International Biography - 35th Edition"
  11. Name included in "Leading Educators of the World 2008"
  12. Name included in "Leading Professionals of the World 2008"
  13. Name included in "2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century"


EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER

  1. Editorial Board Member (2012 Onwards) of “INTERNATIONAL CURRENT PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL” Published by Saki Publishing Club, Bangladesh (http://icpjonline.com) ISSN: 2224-9486
  2. Editorial Board Member (2012 Onwards) of “JOURNAL OF BASIC AND APPLIED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH” Published by Text Road Journals (http://www.textroad.com/Basic%20and%20Applied%20Scientific%20Research-Scope.html) ISSN: 2090-4304 (Print), 2090-424x (Online)
  3. Editorial Board Member (2011 Onwards) of “AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DRUG DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT” Published by Science Alert, New York, US (http://scialert.net/jindex.php?issn=2150-427x) ISSN: 2150-427x
  4. Editorial Board Member (2011 Onwards) of “RESEARCH JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY” Published by Science Alert, New York, US (http://scialert.net/jindex.php?issn=1996-5044) ISSN: 1996-5044
  5. Editorial Board Member (2011 Onwards) of “RESEARCH JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL PLANT” Published by Science Alert, New York, US (http://scialert.net/jindex.php?issn=1811-7775) ISSN: 1811-7775
  6. Editorial Board Member (2011 Onwards) of “INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY” Published by Science Alert, New York, US (http://scialert.net/jindex.php?issn=1819-3455) ISSN: 1819-3455
  7. Section Editor (2011 Onwards) of “OPEN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE” Published by Internet Medical Publishing (medpub) (http://imedpub.com/ojs/index.php/ojm/index)
  8. Consulting Editor (2011 Onwards) of “JOURNAL OF INNOVATIVE RESEARCH IN ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES” published by Global Research Publishing (http://grpjournal.org/Journal/Category/JOIRES.aspx) ISSN 2141-8225 (Print) 
  9. Associate Editor (2010 Onwards) of "BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY" published by Maxwell Scientific Organization. (http://www.maxwellsci.com/jp/editor.php?jid=BJPT) Print ISSN: 2044-2459 Online ISSN: 2044-2467
  10. Associate Editor (2010 Onwards) of "JOURNAL OF PHARMACOGNOSY" published by Bioinfo Publications. (http://www.bioinfo.in/contents.php?id=70&page=aim) ISSN: 0976-884X & E-ISSN: 0976-8858
  11. Associate Editor (2010 Onwards) of "JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH" published by Bioinfo Publications. (http://www.bioinfo.in/contents.php?id=73&page=aim) ISSN: 0976-8769 & E-ISSN: 0976-8777
  12. Member (2010 Onwards), Team Natura of Open Access Journal “JOURNAL OF NATURA CONSIENTIA” (http://jonc.in) ISSN 2229-4295
  13. Editorial member (2010 Onwards) of International Journal "JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY AND PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH" published by E3 Journals. (http://www.e3journals.org/JBPR/Index.htm).
  14. Editorial member (2010 Onwards) of International Journal “THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ARCHIVE”. (www.ijpba.info) ISSN 0976-3333
  15. Editorial member (2009 Onwards) of International Journal “RESEARCH IN PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY” (http://www.academicjournals.org/rpb/index.htm)  ISSN 2141-2324
  16. Editorial member (2009 Onwards) of Open Access Journal “JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH” (http://www.pharmainfo.in/jpsr/index.php) ISSN:0975-1459
  17. Editorial member (2009 Onwards) of Open Access Journal “JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY" (http://onlinepharmacytech.info/) ISSN:0975-5772
  18. Editorial member (2009 Onwards) of Open Access Journal "JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH". (www.jbsr.pharmainfo.in) ISSN: 0975-542X
  19. Editorial member (2009 Onwards) of International Journal “ASIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTIAL AND CLINICAL RESEARCH” (http://www.ajpcr.com) ISSN 0974-2441
  20. Editorial member (2008 Onwards) of International Journal "RECENT PATENTS ON DRUG DELIVERY AND FORMULATION" published by Bentham. (www.bentham.org/ddf/index.htm)  ISSN: 1872-2113 

 

PEER-REVIEWER OF INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS

  1. Reviewer (2011 Onwards) of “CURRENT PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS” an international Journal published by Bentham and covers reviews of high quality on all the latest advances in pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis.
  2. Reviewer (2011 Onwards) of “CURRENT DRUG THERAPY” which is an international Journal published by Bentham and covers reviews of high quality on all the latest advances in drug therapy covering: new and existing drugs, therapies and medical devices.
  3. Reviewer (2011 Onwards) of “PAKISTAN JOURANL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES” which is peer reviewed multi-disciplinary pharmaceutical sciences journal.
  4. Reviewer (2010 Onwards) of “INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL  OF PHARMACEUTICS” which is published by Elsevier and covers conception, design, production, characterisation and evaluation of drug delivery systems in vitro and in vivo.
  5. Reviewer (2010 Onwards) of “JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES” which is published by Wiley Interscience and covers the interdisciplinary aspects of pharmaceutical sciences.
  6. Reviewer (2010 Onwards) of “DRUG DELIVERY” which is published by Informa Healthcare and covers the interdisciplinary aspects of drug delivery.
  7. Reviewer of JOURNAL “PHARMACY PRACTICE” which is an International free full-text peer-reviewed journal with a scope on pharmacy practice.
  8. Reviewer (2010 Onwards) of JOURNAL “SCIENCE ASIA” which is an International Journal published by The Science Society of Thailand.
  9. Reviewer (2010 Onwards) of open access JOURNAL “INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE” which is published by Academic Journals.
  10. Reviewer (2010 Onwards) of open access JOURNAL “AFRICAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACOLOGY” which is published by Academic Journals.
  11. Reviewer (2010 Onwards) of open access JOURNAL “JOURNAL OF PHARMACY, PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY” published by Scientific Journals International.
  12. Reviewer (2009 Onwards) of “JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ANALYSIS” which is published by Elsevier and covers the interdisciplinary aspects of analysis in the pharmaceutical, biomedical and clinical sciences.
  13. Reviewer (2009 Onwards) of open access JOURNAL “JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL PLANTS RESEARCH” which is published by Academic Journals
  14. Reviewer (2009 Onwards) of open access JOURNAL “JOURNAL OF PHARMACOGNOSY AND PHYTOTHERAPY” which is published by Academic Journals.
  15. Reviewer (2008 Onwards) of JOURNAL “MICROCHIMICA ACTA” which is an International Journal on Micro and Trace Chemistry Published since 1923. Currently it is published by Springer Wien. 
  16. Reviewer (2008 Onwards) of JOURNAL “AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION" which is the official publication of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. The Journal is directed to all those with interest in professional, graduate, and postgraduate pharmaceutical education.
  17. Reviewer (2008 Onwards) of JOURNAL "ASIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS" which is an International Journal on Pharmaceutics Published by Medknow since 2007.


PUBLICATIONS IN JOURNALS

  1. Bhati R, Singh A, Saharan VA, Choudhary VR, Bhandari A. Strychnos nuxvomica seeds: Pharmacognostical standardization, extraction and anti-diabetic activity. Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine 3 (Accepted)
  2. Saharan VA, Choudhury PK. Dissolution enhancement of piroxicam by ordered mixing. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2012, 25(3) 521-533. (2010 Journal Impact Factor 0.728)
  3. Singh A, Saharan VA, Singh M, Bhandari A. Phytosome: Drug delivery system for polyphenolic phytoconstituents. Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2011, 7(4): 209-219.
  4. Saharan VA, Singh A, Kharb V, Kharb V, Kataria MK. PSOAR and PGIAR customized search engines for open access scholarly literature retrieval relevant to pharmaceutical education and research. International Journal of Pharmacy Teaching and Practices 2011, 2(4) 139-147.
  5. Bhati R, Singh A, Saharan VA, Choudhary VR, Bhandari A. Pharmacognostical standardization, extraction and anti-diabetic activity of Smilax china L. rhizome. Asian Journal of Traditional Medicine 2011, 6(5): 218-223
  6. Saharan VA, Choudhury PK. Dissolution enhancement of gliclazide by ordered mixing. Acta Pharmaceutica. 2011, 61(3): 323-334. (2010 Journal Impact Factor 1.312)
  7. Kataria MK, Garg M, Anand V, Bilandi A, Kukkar V, Bhandari A. An Insight on Regulations Governing Orphan Diseases and Drugs. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences 2011, 2(3): 373-384. 
  8. Singh A, Saharan VA, Garg R, Gupta VB. Effect of time on extraction of Ashwagandha in various Hydroalcoholic compositions and their anti-inflammatory activity. International Journal of Green Pharmacy 2011, 5(1), 69-74.
  9. Singh A, Saharan VA, Kharb V, Bhandari A. Current status of regulations for herbal medicines in Europe, United States and India. Journal of Natura Conscientia 2011, 2(3), 406-422.
  10. Kataria MK, Jalandhara MK, Anand V, Kukkar V, Bhandari, A. International organization for standardization: an agency for quality certification. Journal of Natura Conscientia 2011, 2(3), 395-405.
  11. Singh A, Saharan VA, Singh M, Bhandari A. Market scenario of guar gum: An Overview. Inventi Impact Neutraceuticals. 2011;3(1).
  12. Kumar M, Choudhary PK, Saharan VA. Breakthrough pain and its management. The Indian Pharmacist, 8(10): 25-29 (2010).
  13. Gera M, Saharan VA, Kataria M, Kukkar V. Mechanical methods for dry particle coating processes and their application in drug delivery and development. Recent Patents on Drug Delivery and Formulation 4(1):58-81. (2010).
  14. Saharan VA, Kataria M, Kukkar V., Gera M, Choudhury PK. Dissolution enhancement of drugs Part II: Effect of carriers. International Journal of Health Research Sept 2009; 2(3) 207-223 (2009).
  15. Saharan VA, Kataria M, Kukkar V., Gera M, Choudhury PK. Dissolution enhancement of drugs Part I: Technologies and Effect of carriers. International Journal of Health Research 2(2):107-124 (2009).
  16. Saharan VA, Karwasra P, Gera M, Kataria M, Kukkar V and Choudhury PK. Open access journals, magazines and other information sources for scholarly literature in pharmaceutical education, research and pharmacy practice. Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences 3(1): 1-20  (2008).
  17. Kukkar V, Anand V, Kataria M, Gera M and Choudhury PK. Mixing and formulation of low dose drugs: underlying problems and solutions. The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 32(3-4):43-48 (2008).
  18. Saharan VA, Kharb V, Kataria M, Kukkar V. Global scenario on plant variety protection through patents. Agrobios Newsletter 7(7):53-54 (2008).
  19. Saharan VA, Kukkar V, Kataria M, Kharb V, Choudhury PK. Ordered mixing: mechanism, process and applications in pharmaceutical formulations. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 3(6):240—259 (2008).
  20. Anand V, Kharb V, Kataria M, Kukkar V, Choudhury PK. Taste assessment trials for sensory analysis of oral pharmaceutical products. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 21(4):438-450 (2008). (2010 Journal Impact Factor 0.728)
  21. Prajapati SK, Tripathi P, Udapidulla U, Anand V. Design and development of gliclazide mucoadhesive microcapsules: in vitro and in vivo evaluation. AAPS PharmSciTech 9(1): 224-230 (2008). (2010 Journal Impact Factor 1.211)
  22. Anand V, Kataria M, Kukkar V, Choudhury PK. Protection of plant varieties by an effective sui generis system. Agrobios Newsletter 6(10):44-46 (2008).
  23. Anand V, Gera M, Kumar V, Karwasara P, Kataria M, Kukkar V. Comparative evaluation of freely available chemical structure drawing softwares. Pharmaceutical Reviews 6(2): (2008) 
  24. Anand V, Kandarapu R, Garg S, Preparation and evaluation of taste-masked orally disintegrating tablets of prednisolone. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2(6):213-224 (2007).
  25. Anand V, Kataria M, Kukkar V, Saharan V, Choudhury PK. The Latest Trends in Taste Assessment of Pharmaceuticals. Drug Discovery Today 12(5-6): 257-265 (2007). (2010 Journal Impact Factor 6.422)
  26. Anand V, Beniwal P, Middha A, Rathore MS, Sharma DK. Patent: A mess for prior art searchers. The Indian Pharmacist 5(7):9-13 (2006).
  27. Anand V, Kandarapu R, Garg S, Ion-exchange Resins: Carrying Drug Delivery Forward, Drug Discovery Today 6(17): 905-914 (2001). (2010 Journal Impact Factor 6.422)


OTHER PUBLICATIONS

  1. Saharan VA. Taste Assessment of Pharmaceuticals. (2008) SciTopic Page: Research Summaries by Experts Available at: http://www.scitopics.com/Taste_Assessment_of_Pharmaceuticals.html
  2. Anand V, Thakkar S. Development of Pharmaceutical Education in India. Prapat 2002, Seth G.L. Bihani Shiksha Turst, Sri Gangangar, India, pp 240-242.


ORAL PRESENTATION 

  1. Anand V, Beniwal P, Kukkar V, Saharan V, Midha A, Patent: A Mess for Prior Art Searchers, First National Seminar & Intellectual Property Fair on Green Pharmacy, 24th and 25th April 2005, BRNSS Contract Research Center, c/o B. R. Nahata College of Pharmacy, Mandsaur (M. P.).


POSTER PRESENTATIONS (ABSTRACTS PUBLISHED)

  1. Saharan VA, Singh A, Kharb V, Kataria MK. PSOAR and PGIAR customized search engines and blog: Development, roles and applications in scholarly and regulatory information retrieval in pharmaceutical sciences. 62nd Indian Pharmaceutical Congress, 17-19 December 2010, Manipal University, Manipal, India. 
  2. Singh M, Singh A, Saharan VA, Bhandari A. The need of labelling regulations for herbal medicines. 62nd Indian Pharmaceutical Congress, 17-19 December 2010, Manipal University, Manipal, India. 
  3. Singh A, Saharan VA, Singh M, Bhandari A. Traditional herbal drugs of Shekhawati region for treatment of kidney stone. International Conference on Folk and Herbal Medicine, 25-27 November 2010, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. (Selected for Presentation in Category: Young Scientist Poster Award Session).
  4. Singh M, Singh A, Saharan VA, Bhandari A. An overview on drugs used in traditional medicine for respiratory disorders in Shekhawati region of Rajasthan. International Conference on Folk and Herbal Medicine, 25-27 November 2010, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.
  5. Singh A, Bhandari A, Saharan VA. Safety Issues and Pharmacovigilance of Herbal Medicinal Products. 14th National Convention of Society of Pharmacognosy, 20th and 21st February, 2010, Hindu College of Pharmacy, Sonepat India.
  6. Bhandari A, Singh A, Saharan VA. Current Status of Regulations for Herbal Drug Products in Europe, United States & India. 61st Indian Pharmaceutical Congress 2009, 11th to 13th Dec.2009, Ahmedabad, India.
  7. Kalra V, Vashishth P, Saharan VA, Kataria M, Kukkar V. Clinical Research oriented Career Opportunities for Pharma Graduates. Indian Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 2009 and Indian Pharmaceutical Association Convention 2009, March 14th and 15th 2009, Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (DIPSAR), New Delhi, India.
  8. Vashishth P, Kalra V, Saharan VA, Kataria M, Kukkar V. Clinical Research Oriented Career Opportunities for Pharma Graduates. Indian Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 2009 and Indian Pharmaceutical Association Convention 2009, March 14th and 15th 2009, Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (DIPSAR), New Delhi, India.
  9. Singh A, Pandya J, Anand V, Kataria M., Kukkar V. WHO-GMP Guidelines for Personnel and Production Area for Pharma Industry. Indian Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 2009 and Indian Pharmaceutical Association Convention 2009, March 14th and 15th 2009, Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (DIPSAR), New Delhi, India.
  10. Singh S, Tailor M, Kataria M, Saharan VA, Kukkar V. Certification Scheme for Pharmaceutical Products Moving in International Commerce. Indian Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 2009 and Indian Pharmaceutical Association Convention 2009, March 14th and 15th 2009, Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (DIPSAR), New Delhi, India.
  11. Pareek R, Kalra V, Saharan VA, Kataria M, Kukkar V. ISO: A Quality Management System in Health Care and Medical Device Sectors. Indian Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 2009 and Indian Pharmaceutical Association Convention 2009, March 14th and 15th 2009, Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (DIPSAR), New Delhi, India.
  12. Kukkar V, Anand V, Kataria M, Choudhury PK. A model industrial pharmacy laboratory for teaching and training of pharmaceutical manufacturing in pharmacy institutions. APTI National Seminar on Emerging Trends in Pharmaceutical Education and Research, 28th April 2007, at Lord Shiva College of Pharmacy, Sirsa, Haryana, India.
  13. Kataria M, Anand V, Kukkar V, Ahuja N. Latest Trends in Sterilization. APTI National Seminar on Emerging Trends in Pharmaceutical Education and Research, 28th April 2007, at Lord Shiva College of Pharmacy, Sirsa, Haryana, India.
  14. Sharma D, Kataria M, Anand V, Kukkar V, Choudhury PK. A survey for medication errors in prescriptions of northern region of Rajasthan state. APTI National Seminar on Emerging Trends in Pharmaceutical Education and Research, 28th April 2007, at Lord Shiva College of Pharmacy, Sirsa, Haryana, India.
  15. Anand V, Kataria M, Beniwal P, Kukkar V, Choudhury PK, Juneja TR. Regulatory pathway to assess taste of medications: a determinant to patient compliance and acceptability. Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA) National Convention, 3rd And 4th February, 2006, Pune, India.
  16. Kataria M, Anand V, Kukkar V, Choudhury PK, Juneja TR. Practice of pharmacy and law by becoming patent agent or attorney. Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA) National Convention, 3rd And 4th February, 2006, Pune, India.
  17. Anand V, Beniwal P, Kukkar V, Kataria M, Midha A, UPOV Convention & An Effective Sui Generis Protection, First National Seminar & Intellectual Property Fair on Green Pharmacy, 24th and 25th April 2005, BRNSS Contract Research Center, c/o B. R. Nahata College of Pharmacy, Mandsaur (M. P.), India.
  18. Anand V, Beniwal P, Kukkar V, Kumar R, Midha A, Plant Variety Protection by Patents, First National Seminar & Intellectual Property Fair on Green Pharmacy, 24th and 25th April 2005, BRNSS Contract Research Center, c/o B. R. Nahata College of Pharmacy, Mandsaur (M. P.), India.
  19. Kukkar V, Anand V, Kataria M, Choudhury PK, Juneja TR, Regulatory Issues Pertaining to  Pharmaceutical Excipients, 57th Indian Pharmaceutical Congress 2005, 2nd to 4th Dec.2005, Hyderabad, India.
  20. Anand V, Beniwal P, Kataria M , Kukkar V, Choudhury PK, Juneja TR Validation Through IQ And OQ  Testing of Multiple Dissolution  Apparatus, 57th Indian Pharmaceutical Congress 2005, 2nd to 4th Dec.2005, Hyderabad, India
  21. Choudhury PK, Kukkar V, Anand V, Kataria M, Juneja TR, Institutional Review Board or Institutional Ethical Committee:  Mentor to Clinical Research, 57th Indian Pharmaceutical Congress 2005, 2nd to 4th Dec.2005, Hyderabad, India.


COMMUNITY PHARMACY EVENT AND SURVEY

  1. Kataria M, Anand V, Kukkar V, Bansal V, Kumar P. Counseling for the Patient under Depression, Indian harmaceutical Association (IPA) National Convention, 3rd and 4th February, 2006, Pune, India
  2. Anand V, Kataria M, Kukkar V. Survey on Prescription, Purchase, Use and Storage of Medicines in the Community of Sri Ganganagar. (Data on File).


BOOKS

  1. Saharan VA, Moond MK, Chouhan PC, Gupta MK. Principles of Pharmacognosy, Agrobios India www.agrobiosindia.com  First Edition 2008. Total Pages: 499; ISBN No. (13): 978-81-7754-380-3; Price Rs. 1500.00 / US $ 75 
  2. Saharan VA, Singh A, Kharb V. Advances in Fast Dissolving/Disintegrating Dosage Forms. Bentham Science Publishers (In Preparation)


ACADEMIC INNOVATIONS: CUSTOM SEARCH ENGINES AND VIKAS PSOAR BLOG

The free full text access through journals, magazines and other literature sources is extremely useful to pharmacy students, teachers, pharmacists, research scholars, and scientists to update their knowledge with recent changes. Scientific information retrieval with the help of general purpose search engines requires careful use of keywords and ends up in huge amount of irrelevant information. Furthermore, the specialized search engines like Google Scholar, Scirus, Chemref etc results provide mixed open and closed access scholarly articles. There was a surging need for such search engines which could provide results of only open access scholarly articles and other information requirements in Pharmaceutical Sciences. 

PSOAR (Pharmaceutical Sciences Open Access Resources Custom Search Engine) searches more than 450 websites of magazines, journals, online thesis, and drug information websites which disseminate their scholarly articles or other contents freely on their websites or other repositories. PSOAR is available at http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=004661586693649773900%3A_2x3q90pcba.

PGIAR (Pharmaceutical Guidelines for Industry, Academia and Research) searches more than 50 websites of regulatory agencies governing the industry, academia and research in drugs and pharmaceutical sciences. This search engine is helpful in retrieving latest guidelines, notifications and other information from the selected websites. PGIAR is available at http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=004661586693649773900%3A4n0tm5iih-8&hl=en

PSOAR and PGIAR have been hosted on our blogsite http://vikaspsoar.blogspot.in. The blogsite further provides options of subscribing the blog by e-mail. Performance poll options have been provided for both of these search engines. The blogsite is accredited by Health On Net (HON) Foundation and HON Code is provided by the foundation on 18th Feb. 2008 after inspection of the blogsite. HONcode is the oldest and most used ethical and trustworthy code for medical and health related information available on Internet. Blogsite further provides discipline-wise list of open access journals and magazines. The blogsite as well as PSOAR and PGIAR are regularly updated to include latest information in the field of pharmaceutical sciences open access literature and regulatory guidelines. 


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