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DR. V K PRATHIBHA

Reg.No: TCMC 41507
Professor & HOD
  • Member of Institutional  Ethics Committee
  • Member of Institutional Animal Ethics Committee
  • ADR Monitoring Centre Coordinator and Secretary of Pharmacovigilance Committee
  • Member of the Causality Assessment Committee
  • Member of Drugs & Therapeutic Committee
  • Member of Medical Education Unit
  • AEFI Nodal officer COVID 19 Vaccination programme
  • Member of AETCOM, Logbook committee
  • Pharm D training programme coordinator
  • Acting as reviewer in journals: Perspectives in Clinical Research (PUBMED indexed), Journal of Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology & Research, Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal and East African Scholars Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology.
  • Convener, Antibiotic Stewardship Committee
  • Associate Editor : Journal of Advanced Health Research and Clinical Medicine- An official Publication of AIMS,Thrissur
Area of Interest

Clinical Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics

Qualification Specialization Institution Year of Passing
MBBS Dr Pinnamaneni Siddartha Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Foundation, Andhra Pradesh 2008
MD Pharmacology MES Medical College 2016
Designation Institution Tenure
Professor Amala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thrissur 2024 Onwards
Associate Professor Amala Institute of Medical Sciences,Thrissur 2020-2024
Junior Resident MES Medical College 2013-2016
Assistant Professor Amala Institute of Medical Sciences,Thrissur 2016-2020
  • Suresh A, Paulson S, Prathibha VK, Saju CR, Jini MP. Navigating multiple medications: A cross‑sectional study of elderly polypharmacy in Thrissur district. J Geriatr Ment Health 2025;12:46-51.

    https://journals.lww.com/jgmh/fulltext/2025/07000/navigating_multiple_medications__a_cross_sectional.3.aspx?context=latestarticles

  • Bhagyalekshmi N, Ramesh M, Prathibha VK, Ignatius JX. Effect of non-absorbable antibiotic, rifaximin in patients with irritable bowel syndrome: A singlecenter randomized controlled study. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2018;8(6):867-871.
  • Prathibha VK, Mukundan C, Bhagyalekshmi N. Ivabradine alone and in combination with metoprolol reduces the incidence of major adverse cardiac events in patients with heart failure: A prospective study. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2020;10(05):423-430
  • Jayaprakash R, Prathibha VK, Gopakumar G, Thomas M. Effect of small-dose ketamine in the prevention of pain on propofol injection: A prospective randomized controlled study. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2020;10(05):437-441.
  • Gopakumar G, Prathibha VK, Jayaprakash R. A prospective randomized controlled study to compare the efficacy of ephedrine and ketamine in the prevention of hypotension following propofol induction. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2020;10(08):671-675.
  • John D, Koshy RC, Prathibha VK, Gopakumar G, Jayaprakash R. Comparison of intravenous induction with propofol versus inhalation induction with sevoflurane: A prospective randomized controlled study. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2020;10(08):676-681.
  • Baiju B, Gopakumar G, Prathibha VK, Antony J, Jayaprakash R. A prospective randomized controlled study to assess the efficacy of fentanyl and dexmedetomidine for conscious sedation in awake fiberoptic intubation. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2020;10(09):813-820.
  • Varghese M, Prathibha VK, Saju CR, Jini MP. A cross-sectional study to assess the adverse events following immunization with CoviShield vaccine at a private medical college in South India. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2022;12(11):1842-1847.
  • Shreeram A, Samantaray M, Prathibha VK. A prospective comparative randomized controlled study of erector spinae plane block using local anesthetics versus general anesthesia for the perioperative control of pain in patients undergoing thoracoscopic procedures. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2022;12(11):1829-1836.
  • Nishana S, Gopakumar G, Prathibha VK, Jayaprakash R, George GK. Analysis of various airway evaluation tests to prognosticate difficult endotracheal intubation. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2024;14(02):198-205.
  • Zabrin N, Prathibha VK, Jayaprakash R,Gopakumar G, Babu JS, Nazimudeen N. Quadratus lumborum block versus transversus abdominis plane block for postoperative analgesia in lower abdominal surgeries. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2024;14(10):2285-2289.
Award/Achievements Award Provider Year
Guest speaker, chairperson for a session and panelist for Panel discussion, Moopens College,Wayanad 2024
Chairperson & faculty for the National conference of Indian Society for Rational Pharmacotherapeutics ISRPTCon 2024 held at Government Medical College,Anantnag, Jammu & Kashmir 2024
First prize for E-poster presentation at CME FARMAKOLOGIKES ENIMEROSEIS : Updates in Pharmacology Government Medical College, Manjeri, Kerala 2024
Second prize for Poster presentation at MESPHARMKON 2022 CME on Recent trends in Clinical Trials MES Medical College, Perinthalmanna, Kerala 2022
Second prize for Oral Presentation At 14th Annual Conference of Indian Society For Rational Pharmacotherapeutics Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences & ESIC Medical College, Hyderabad 2022
Third prize for Poster presentation “Pharma Update” CME, Government Medical College, Thrissur 2015