Padmaja Udaykumar

Padmaja Udaykumar MD is Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacology, and Former Vice Dean, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka. She is the former president of National Association of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, a reputed body working for the upliftment of pharmacology. She has a keen interest in medical education with an experience in teaching of more than 32 years and has been on the boards of studies of many universities. She has published several titles and this is the 29th book in the series of textbooks meant for medical, dental, nursing, pharmacy, physiotherapy, paramedical and allied health science students. Her other publications brought out by CBSPD are Pharmacology Companion and Pharmacology for Pharmacy Students. She also has several research papers to her credit. She has rich experience in clinical pharmacology; conducted and coordinated several clinical trials; and been advising clinicians on the appropriate and rational use of drugs.