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Dr. Pritam Biswas

Pritam Biswas

Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs, Associate Professor of Medical Pharmacology & Clinical Therapeutics
Qualifications: MBBS, MD (Pharmacology), MS ClinEd(Edin.), MAcadMEd(UK)
School/Division: School of Medicine
Courses: Medical Pharmacology, Clinical Therapeutics

Credentials

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Assistant Professor, Medical Pharmacology & Clinical Therapeutics; Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs; Chair of the Student Promotions Committee.

Dr. Pritam Biswas MBBS, MD, has extensive experience working as an educator, researcher in phase 3 global vaccine trials, and as a practicing clinician. His background includes many years as a university professor, and he has served as a consultant to the pharmaceutical industry on vaccine clinical trials. Additionally, Dr. Biswas has more than a decade of clinical training and experience as a Physician & Clinical Pharmacologist.

In addition to being a Licensed Physician & Clinical Pharmacologist, his research has been published in International Journal of Basic Clinical Pharmacology, and in the International Journal Pharmaceutical Science Research. He has presented at numerous medical conferences, including in the International Society for Rational Therapeutics Conference, Medical Proteomics, and the Indian Pharmacological Society Conferences.

Dr. Biswas’s research interests include Therapeutics in Respiratory Medicine, Allergy, Immunology & Infectious Disease, with a focus on Clinical Trials, Quantitative Synthesis and Pharmacoepidemiology.

Dr. Biswas is perusing a Membership with the Royal College of Physicians (UK) in Internal Medicine. He is also perusing an MSc Clinical Education from the University of Edinburgh, with an expected Graduation in 2023.

  • Medical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
  • Medical Education
  • Phase 2/3 Clinical Trials
  • General Physician

  • Pritam Biswas, Sukumar T K, Poornima Siddharaju. The efficacy and safety of adjuvant n acetyl cysteine for the eradication of H.Pylori infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. PROSPERO 2018 CRD42018089350 Available from: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42018089350 (Protocol Registered with (PROSPERO), NHS National Institute of Health Research United Kingdom)
  • Biswas P, Anuradha HV, Shivamurthy MC. Assessment of drug hypersensitivity with non-irritating concentrations of antibacterial agents for allergic skin tests: a review. Int J Basic Clin Pharmacol 2014; 3:586-90.
  • P Biswas, M.C. Shivamurthy, U Maheshwari.A Randomized Controlled Open Label Study to Compare the Efficacy and Tolerability of Budesonide / Formoterol Single Inhaler Therapy versus Fluticasone / Salmeterol as Maintenance and Reliever Therapy in Moderate Asthma. Volume – 2, Issue –6, November – December – 2017, Page No. : 308 – 321
  • Biswas P, Niveditha and Shivamurthy MC: A study to evaluate the pattern of pre Anaesthetic medication in various surgical specialties in a Tertiary Care Hospital. Int J Pharm Sci Res 2014; 5(6): 2441-46.doi: 10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.5(6).2441-46
  • Kawatra P, Biswas P, Shivamurthy MC, Karunakara BP. Possible adverse drug reaction to parenteral amino acids in an infant: a case report. Int J Basic ClinPharmacol 2014; 3:915-8.

  • Dr. Biswas’s research interests include Therapeutics in Respiratory medicine, Allergy, Immunology & Infectious disease, with a focus on Clinical trials, Quantitative Synthesis and Pharmacoepidemiology.
  • Current Ongoing Research as Primary Investigator: 
  • Pritam Biswas, Sukumar T K, Poornima Siddharaju. The efficacy and safety of adjuvant n acetyl cysteine for the eradication of H.Pylori infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. PROSPERO 2018 CRD42018089350 Available from: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42018089350 (Protocol Registered with (PROSPERO), NHS National Institute of Health Research United Kingdom) 

  • Indian Pharmacological Society Conference.
  • Medical Proteomics.
  • International Society for Rational Therapeutics Conference.
  • Speaking arrangement: “Are paediatric trials ethical?”, Brown bag seminars, St Lucia

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