Conferences/Workshops

Contributed Conference Papers and Posters

9th International Conference on Clinical Pharmacy (CPCON-2024) held at Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal on 6th & 7th January 2024

ISPE’s 15th Asian Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology (ACPE 2023) held at Bengaluru from 26th-28th October, 2023

6. Kasana R, Niveditha M, Barua, AR, Barthakur M, Undela K. Characteristics and outcomes of Japanese encephalitis in the northeast state of India. (Spotlight Presentation)

7. Kasana R, Barua, AR, Barthakur M, Undela K. Assessment of the risk factors for refractory epilepsy.

8. Mahesh R, Preethi C, Thomas C, Undela K. Risk of Anti-Ro52 in Developing Connective Tissue Disease-Interstitial Lung Disease: A Meta-analysis.

9. Vijayasangeetha G, Thomas C, Undela K. Risk of Cholelithiasis and Cholecystitis for antidiabetic medications: Evidence-Synthesis from disproportionality analysis. (Spotlight Presentation)

10.  Ali SK, Thomas C, Hazarika M, Khanikar D, Undela K. Assessment of Adverse Drug Reactions for Cancer Chemotherapeutics.

11.  Shilpa A, Thomas C, Kakati K, Krishnatreya M, Baishya N, Undela K. Evaluation of Productivity Losses Due to Premature Mortality from Head and Neck Cancer in Northeast India: A Population-Based Cost Analysis.

12.  Reddy GR, Hasik PN, Thomas C, Undela K. Efficacy and Safety of Luseogliflozin in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

13.  Hasik PN, Thomas C, Rathod M, Reddy GR, Undela K. Mortality Due to Ferric Carboxymaltose: A Disproportionality Analysis of Post-Marketing Pharmacovigilance Data and an Extensive Systematic Review.

NIPER Pharmacon 2023 held at Kanha Shanti Vanam, Hyderabad from 14th-16th September, 2023

14.  Thomas C, Rathod M, Ali SK, Reddy RK, Undela K. Deterministic and Probabilistic Human Health Risk Assessment and Meta-analysis of Arsenic-Contaminated Drinking Water in Endemic Regions of India.

15.  Gowthami VN, Joshi I, Undela K, Kachhadiya R. Characterization of Real-World Evidence on PARP Inhibitors in the Management of Advanced/Recurrent Ovarian Cancer.

ISPE’s 39th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology (ICPE 2023) held at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada from 23rd-27th August, 2023

16.  Battu A, Thomas C, Shilpa A, Undela K. The Impact of Nicotine Replacement Therapy on Maternal-Neonatal Outcomes and Smoking Cessation in Pregnant ‎Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

NIPER Students Research Symposium (NSRS) 2023 held at NIPER S.A.S. Nagar from 10th-12th August, 2023

17.  Kasana R, Baura AR, Barthakur M, Undela K. Risk Factors Associated with Refractory Epilepsy: A Case-Control Study.

The Global Health Network Conference 2022 held at the University of Cape Town, South Africa from 23rd-25th November, 2022

18.  Undela K. Undela sheet: one platform for all quantitative signal detection analyses in Pharmacovigilance.

ISPE’s 14th Asian Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology (ACPE 2022) held at Tainan, Taiwan from 21st-23rd October, 2022

19.  Undela K, Lawrance G, Thomas C. Cardiovascular Events of Incretin Mimetics and SGLT-2 Inhibitors as an add-on to Metformin Monotherapy: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. (Oral Presentation)

20.  Undela K, Muhammed A, Thomas C. Risk of Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Carcinoma for Anti-Diabetic Medications: Evidence Synthesis from a Disproportionality Analysis.

21.  Thomas C, Nethravathi S, Undela K. Quality Assessment of the Latest Oncology Guidelines and Systematic Reviews Referenced in these Guidelines.

22.  Thomas C, Donthineni K, Undela K. The Quality of Reporting Methods and Results of Cost-Effectiveness Analyses Conducted in India: A Methodological Systematic Review.

23.  Thomas C, Mandava S, Undela K. Efficacy and Safety of Amphotericin B and Miltefosine Combination in Patients with Visceral Leishmaniasis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

24.  Kasana R, Undela K. Assessment of Quality of Life and Depression in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Female Patients in Bihar, India.

ISPE’s 38th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology (ICPE 2022) held at Copenhagen, Denmark from 24th-28th August, 2022

25.  Nethravathi G, Mudimala P, Thomas C, Undela K. Quality Assessment of Latest National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guidelines Using The AGREE-II Instrument and RIGHT Statement.

26.  Thomas C, Satish M, Undela K. Efficacy and Safety of Amphotericin B and Oral Miltefosine Combination in Patients with Visceral Leishmaniasis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

27.  Thomas C, Chalasani S, Murti K, Undela K, Ramesh M. Efficacy and Safety of Inhaled Corticosteroid Containing Combinations in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

28.  Donthineni K, Thomas C, Undela K. The Quality of Reporting Methods and Results of Cost-Effectiveness Analyses in India: A Methodological Systematic Review.

29.  Maske AA, Thomas C, Undela K. Risk of Adverse Events Associated with Novel Oral Anticoagulant (Apixaban): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

30.  Lawrance G, Thomas C, Undela K. Cardiovascular Efficacy and Safety of Incretin Mimetics and Sodium-Glucose Co-Transporter 2 Inhibitors as Add-on to Metformin Monotherapy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of RCTs.

31.  Muhammed A, Thomas C, Undela K. Risk of Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Carcinoma for Antidiabetic Medications: Evidence Synthesis from Disproportionality Analysis.

Online 3rd National Biomedical Research Competition (NBRCOM) 2021 from 6th to 10th December, 2021

32.  Undela K. Nimesulide Induced Serious Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders among the Pediatric Population: A Jeopardy Identified through the Analysis of Global Individual Case Safety Reports.

33.  Undela K. Efficacy, safety, and tolerability of isoniazid preventive therapy for tuberculosis in people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ISPE’s 13th Asian Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology held at Seoul, Korea from 13th - 15th October, 2021

34.  Undela K. SGLT2 inhibitors and risk of pancreatitis: A disproportionality analysis and systematic review of case reports.

35.  Undela K. Quality assessment of randomized controlled trials and observational studies published on COVID-19 in 2020.

ISPE’s 37th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology (ICPE 2021 All Access) held from 23rd-25th August, 2021

36.  Undela K, Gudi SK, Grundmark B, Kalaiselvan V. Risk of Serious Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders for Nimesulide among the Pediatric Population: A Jeopardy Identified through the Analysis of Global Individual Case Safety Reports. (Spotlight Presentation)

37.  Jaya Laxmi J, Thomas C, Undela K. Efficacy and Safety of Isoniazid Preventive Therapy (IPT) in People Living with HIV: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. (Spotlight Presentation)

38.  Joshy A, Surendran S, Undela K. Can We Really Trust the Findings of the COVID-19 Research? Quality Assessment of the Randomized Controlled Trials Published on COVID-19.

39.  Hibathulla P, Undela K. Identification of Novel Safety Signals of SGLT2 Inhibitors: A Pharmacovigilance Analysis of the USFDA and Global Adverse Event Reporting Databases.

ISPOR Europe 2019 held at Copenhagen, Denmark from 2nd - 6th November, 2019

40.  Mandalapu L, Janardan MR, Patel J, Vinod VS, Undela K. Evaluation of Prescribing Trends and Assessment of Drug Related Problems in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome.

ISPE’s 12th Asian Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology held at Kyoto, Japan from 11th - 13th October, 2019

41.  Undela K. Undela sheet: one platform for all quantitative signal detection analyses in Pharmacovigilance. (Spotlight Presentation)

42.  Undela K, Gurumurthy P, Doreswamy SM. Impact of preterm birth and low birth weight on medical conditions, medication use and mortality rate among neonates: a prospective observational cohort study.

43.  Undela K, Gurumurthy P, Sujatha MS. Impact of medical conditions and medication use during pregnancy on adverse birth outcomes: a hospital based case control study.

AICTE Sponsored National Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology & Pharmacoeconomics held at JSS College of Pharmacy, Mysuru from 26th & 28th September, 2019

44.  Undela K, Kurian B, Sujatha MS. Assessment of safety of nitrofurantoin during the third trimester of pregnancy.

45.  Undela K, Khatiwada AP, Kumar S. A Study on drug-drug interactions among patients with cardiovascular disease.

46.  Janardan RM, Laasya M, Patel J, Vinod VS, Undela K. Assessment of prescribing pattern of medications in patients with acute coronary syndrome at a tertiary care teaching hospital.

47.  Laasya M, Janardan RM, Patel J, Vinod VS, Undela K. Assessment of proper prescribing and evaluation of drug related problems in patients with acute coronary syndrome at a tertiary care teaching hospital.

48.  Reji S, Undela K, Periera P. Steroid abuse induced primary adrenal insufficiency.

49.  Krishna PR, Gupta BS, Kuruvilla AV, Undela K. Pharmacy practice students on causality assessment of adverse drug reactions.

50.  Vaishnavi S, Mothi SN, Swamy VHT, Gupta BS, Undela K. A Case report on pulmonary nocardiosis in an HIV-infected patient-need for early diagnosis.

4th International Conference on Clinical Pharmacy held at Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal on 5th & 6th January, 2019

51.  Krishnan S, Amprayil RC, Vinodhini V, Kushnoor N, Undela K, Chandra BJS. Identification of drug related problems and outcomes in patients with diabetic foot ulcer.

52.  Amprayil RC, Kushnoor N, Krishnan S, Vinodhini V, Undela K, Chandra BJS. Assessment of treatment patterns of diabetic foot ulcers in a tertiary care hospital.

70th Indian Pharmaceutical Congress held at New Delhi from 21st - 23rd December, 2018

53.  Amprayil RC, Undela K, Krishnan S, Vinodhini V, Kushnoor N. Assessment of prescribing pattern of antibiotics in the management of diabetic foot ulcers in a tertiary care hospital.

11th Asian Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology held at Xi’an, China from 27th-29th October, 2018

54.  Undela K, Garikiparthi A, Kumar D, Panachiyil G, Babu S. Impact of a Clinical Pharmacist-led Post-hospitalization Care on Clinical and Humanistic Outcomes among Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients: Randomized Controlled Study. (Oral Presentation)

55.  Undela K, Parthasarathi G. Impact of Medical Conditions and Medication Use During Pregnancy on Adverse Birth Outcomes: A Hospital-based Case-control Study.

International Conference on Challenges, Opportunities and Newer Directions of Pharmacovigilance and Clinical Research in India held at Parul Institute of Pharmacy, Vadodara on 5th & 6th January, 2018

56.  Joshi D, Ramesh M, Undela K. Adverse Drug Reactions in Elderly Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

10th Asian Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology held at Brisbane, Australia from 29th- 31st October, 2017

57.  Undela K, Saad B, Parthasarathi G, Murthy S. Medication Use Evaluation at a State-of-the-Art Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of a South Indian Tertiary Care Hospital.

58.  Undela K, Saad B, Parthasarathi G, Murthy S. Usage of Anti-infectives at a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of a South Indian Tertiary Care Hospital.

8th Asian Association of Schools of Pharmacy Conference held at Mysuru, India from 27th-29th October, 2017

59.  Lal A, Joseph JS, Mathew TM, Singh H, Undela K, Parthasarathi G. Utilization Evaluation of Anticoagulants at a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Prospective Interventional Study.

33rd International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutic Risk Management held at Montreal, Canada from 26th-30th August, 2017

60.  Undela K, Joshi D, Ramesh M. Incidence of Adverse Drug Reactions among Elderly Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ISPOR 19th Annual European Congress held at Vienna, Austria from 29th October – 2nd November, 2016

61.  Undela K. Assessment of Prices of Essential Medicines for Chronic Diseases Prevalent in the Asia Pacific Region.

62.  Undela K. Assessment of Price of Essential Medicines in India.

63.  Menon VB, Ramesh M, Pereira P, Undela K, Hathur BG. Cost Implications of Inappropriate Prescribing of Anti-Malarial Therapy for Treatment of Undifferentiated Febrile Illness Among Elderly.

32nd International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutic Risk Management held at Dublin, Ireland from 24th-28th August, 2016

64.  Undela K, Pramod A, Parthasarathi G. Identification of Potential Signals of Serious Risks for Sitagliptin: Analysis of Spontaneous Adverse Event Reports in VigiBase®.

National Seminar on Strategic Initiative on Strengthening Pharmacy Practice Services held at Ezhuthachan College of Pharmaceutical Science, Neyyatinkara, Trivandrum on 23rd April, 2016

65.  Philipose R, Chanchal AM, Undela K. Stempeutics- A novel trend in therapeutics.

66.  Reji RM, Menon VB, Undela K, Ramesh M. Drug and its demerits- cardiovascular iatrogenic adverse drug reaction – Role of pharmacist.

67th Indian Pharmaceutical Congress held at JSS University, Mysuru from 19th-21st December, 2015

67.  Krishna PR, Undela K, Parthasarathi G. Medication related falls among elderly: prevalence, nature, cost implications and risk factors.

68.  Gupta BS, Undela K, Christudas MJ, Ram D. Assessment of impact of  pharmacophilia and pharmacophobia on medication adherence in patients with psychiatric disorders – a cross-sectional study.

69.  Patel Jaskumar NK, Jose E, Undela K. Assessment of price of essential medicines in India.

70.  Jose E, Patel Jaskumar NK, Undela K. Assessment of availability of essential medicines in India.

9th Asian Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology held at Bangkok, Thailand on 15th & 16th November, 2015

71.  Undela K, Nguyen TA, Qiang S, Wang H, Vitry A. Availability of essential medicines for chronic diseases in older people in the Asia Pacific Region.

72.  Undela K, Rajasekhar P, Krishna PR, Reji RM, Pallavi KP, Parthasarathi G. Fall related hospital admissions among elderly: a prospective observational study in a south Indian tertiary care teaching hospital.

3rd International PPRI Conference 2015: Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement Policies: Challenges Beyond the Financial Crisis held at Vienna, Austria on 12th & 13th October, 2015

73.  Nguyen TA, Qiang S, Wang H, Undela K, Vitry A. Availability and prices of essential medicines for chronic diseases in older people in the Asia Pacific Region.

Indo-US Conference on Emerging Trends in Health Care: Lessons from Clinical and Translational Research held at JSS Hospital, Mysuru on 14th & 15th September, 2015

74.  Undela K, Shah CS, Mothe RK. Statin use and risk of cancer: an overview of meta-analyses.

75.  Bhanu Prathap G, Pramod Kumar A, Undela K. High-tech medication adherence: incorporating technology into patient wellness programs.

76.  Patel Jaskumar NK, Bhanu Prathap G, Pramod Kumar A, Undela K, Ram Manideep K. Enabling patient-centered care through health information technology.

77.  Elizabeth J, Bhanu Prathap G, Pramod Kumar A, Undela K, Ram Manideep K. Robotic cart filling method for better patient care.

78.  Marlyn M, Bhanu Prathap G, Pramod Kumar A, Undela K, Ram Manideep K. Development of transcripts on history of electronic health records.

31st International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutic Risk Management held at Boston, USA from 22nd-26th August, 2015

79.  Parthasarathi G, Jojo J, Ramesh M, Undela K. Prevalence and Predictors of Medication Non-adherence in Patients with Mental Disorders: A Cross-sectional Study.

National Conference on Role of Clinical Pharmacists in Improving Medication Safety and Pharmacoeconomics held at Bengaluru on 22nd & 23rd August, 2015

80.  Ashritha AS, Pramod Kumar A, Undela K. Data Mining Algorithms Used by Regulatory Bodies of Different Countries for Signal Detection in Pharmacovigilance.

3rd International Conference on Gerontology and Geriatrics held at Bengaluru from 17th-19th November, 2014

81.  Undela K, Varghese A, Parthasarathi G, Narahari MG. Impact of Gender Differences on the Risk of Geriatric Conditions among Older Adults. (Oral Presentation)

30th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutic Risk Management held at Taipei, Taiwan from 23rd-27th October, 2014

82.  Undela K, Varghese A, Parthasarathi G, Narahari MG. Assessment of Affect of Geriatric Conditions on Activities of Daily Living in the Elderly.

83.  Parthasarathi G, Varghese A, Undela K, Narahari MG. The Risk of Geriatric Conditions in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension.

22nd Cochrane Colloquium held at HCC, Hyderabad from 21st – 26th September, 2014

84.  Undela K, Bansal D, Gudala K, Esam H. Sources of knowledge of commonly used by Cochrane authors in developing countries.

ISPOR 19th Annual International Meeting held at Montreal, Canada from 31st May – 4th June, 2014

85.  Raval A, Thakker D, Undela K, Vyas A, Kachhadiya R, Ubhadiya B. Clinical outcomes of dapagliflozin in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled clinical trials.

Indian Congress of Pharmacy Practice 2014 held at Bengaluru on 21st & 22nd February, 2014

86.  Ramya SS, Serene CB, Undela K, Parthasarathi G, Sudheer AP. Efavirenz induced visual hallucinations: A case report.

XX World Congress on Parkinson’s Disease and Related Disorders held at Geneva, Switzerland from 8th-11th December, 2013

87.  Undela K, Gudala K, Malla S, Bansal D, Parthasarathi G. Impact of statin use on incidence of Parkinson’s disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.

8th Asian Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology held at The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong on 26th & 27th October, 2013

88.  Undela K, Chaitanya GK, Parthasarathi G. Impact of patient medication counselling on medication adherence in a cardiology outpatient clinic. (Oral Presentation)

89.  Parthasarathi G, Reddy BA, Undela K. Assessment of adverse drug reactions to anesthetic agents in a tertiary care hospital.

29th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutic Risk Management held at Montreal, Canada from 25th-28th August, 2013

90.  Parthasarathi G, Undela K, John SS. Use of antidepressants and risk of developing first-time acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.

5th Indian Pharmaceutical Association Student’s Congress held at Ooty, India on 26th & 27th April, 2013

91.  Ravi S, Adepu R, Undela K. Edible Mushrooms as a Food Supplement in Diabetes Control: A Systematic Review.

7th Asian Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology held at Bengaluru, India on 27th & 28th October, 2012

92.  Undela K, Bansal D, D’Cruz S, Sachdev A, Tiwari P. Evaluation of inappropriate medication prescribing among Indian elderly hospitalized patients. (Oral Presentation)

International Conference on Patient Safety held at NIPER, S.A.S. Nagar, India from 19th-21st March, 2012

93.  Undela K, Bansal D, D'Cruz S, Sachdev A, Tiwari P. Scope of improving elderly patient safety by evaluating inappropriate prescribing and polypharmacy. (Oral Presentation)

International Congress on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine held at AIIMS, New Delhi, India from 25th-29th February, 2012

94.  Undela K, Bansal D, D'Cruz S, Sachdev A, Tiwari P. Scope of Improving Medication Use in Elderly Inpatients. (Oral Presentation)

95.  Bansal D, Undela K, D'Cruz S, Sachdev A, Tiwari P. Drug burden index and factors associated with polypharmacy in elderly inpatients. 

62nd Indian Pharmaceutical Congress held at Bengaluru, India from 16th-18th December, 2011

96.  Behra J, Vallakatla S, Undela K, Tiwari P. Medication errors in IPD setting of a tertiary care missionary hospital.

Trends in Pharmaceutical Sciences 2010 held at Annamalai University, Chidambaram, India on 15th & 16th February, 2010

97.  Undela K. Antidiabetic activity of Glitazones by acting on PPAR gamma: A review. 

A.P. Science Congress 2009 held at Tirupati, India from 14th-16th November, 2009

98. Undela K, Rasheed A. Synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of macromolecular prodrugs of Etodolac. 

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