Dr. Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula

Assistant Professor
University of Gondar, Ethiopia

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Pharmacy from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kadapa, India

My URL
https://livedna.org/91.10097

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Biography

Dr. Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula is currently working as Assistant Professor at University of Gondar-College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Gondar, Ethiopia. He obtained his Ph.D. in Pharmacy from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kadapa, India. His main area of interest related to Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Biomedical Sciences. His area of expertise includes Clinical Pharmacy, HIV/AIDS, Pharmacology, Patient Preferences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Adherence, Toxicovigilance, Pharmacotherapy, Nutrition, Pharmacoepidemiology, Medical Education, Regulatory Affairs, Cardiovascular Diseases, Drug -Induced Liver Disorders, Infectious diseases, Medical Sciences, Patient Counseling, Medical Research, Pharmaceutical Education, Oral Coagulants, Epidemiology, Pharmacovigilance, Pharmacy Practice, Biostatistics, Substance Abuse, and Antiplatelets. He has published 13 research articles in journals contributed as author/co-author.

Area of Interest:

Pharmacology and Toxicology
Clinical Pharmacy
Pharmacotherapy
Drug Informatics
Pharmacy Practice

Selected Publications

  1. Tegegn, H.G., T.B. Abebe, M.B. Ayalew and A.S. Bhagavathula, 2017. Patient safety attitudes of pharmacy students in an Ethiopian university: A cross-sectional study. Drug Healthcare Patient Safety, 9: 19-24.
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  2. Shehab, A., M. Zubaid, A.S. Bhagavathula, W.A. Rashed and A.A. Alsheikh-Ali et al., 2017. Sex differences in management and outcomes of patients with atrial fibrillation in the Middle East: Gulf survey of atrial fibrillation events (Gulf SAFE). PloS One, Vol. 12. 10.1371/journal.pone.0175405.
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  3. Shehab, A., K. Al-Rasadi, M. Arafah, A.T. Al-Hinai and W. Al Mahmeed et al., 2017. The management of dyslipidaemia in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus receiving lipid-lowering drugs: A sub-analysis of the CEPHEUS findings. Curr. Vascular Pharmacol. 10.2174/1570161115666170705153815.
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  4. Gebreyohannes, E.A., A.S. Bhagavathula, M.A. Seid and H.G. Tegegn, 2017. Anti-malarial treatment outcomes in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Malaria J., Vol. 16. 10.1186/s12936-017-1922-9.
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  5. Elrazek, A., S. Saab, M. Foad, E.A. Elgohary and M.M. Sallam et al., 2017. Ongoing transmission of HCV: Should cesarean section be justified? Data mining discovery. J. Translational Internal Med., 5: 27-33.
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  6. Elrazek, A., M. Amer, B. El‐Hawary, A. Salah, A.S. Bhagavathula, M. Alboraie and S. Saab, 2017. Prediction of HCV vertical transmission: What factors should be optimized using data mining computational analysis. Liver Int., 37: 529-533.
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  7. Bhagavathula, A.S., E.A. Gebreyohannes, B.M. Gebresillassie, D.A. Erku, C.T. Negesse and Y.B. Belay, 2017. Community pharmacists' interest in and attitude to pharmacy practice research in Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study. PloS One, Vol. 12. 10.1371/journal.pone.0178919.
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  8. Bhagavathula, A.S., D.K. Bandari, S.K. Gogikar, A.A. Elnour and A. Shehab, 2017. Experiences and perceptions of pharmacy students on practical skills and education during clinical rotations in India. Am. J. Pharm. Educ., Vol. 81. .
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  9. Abegaz, T.M., A. Shehab, E.A. Gebreyohannes, A.S. Bhagavathula and A.A. Elnour, 2017. Nonadherence to antihypertensive drugs: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Medicine, Vol. 96. 10.1097/MD.0000000000005641.
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  10. Abebe, T.B., E.A. Gebreyohannes, A.S. Bhagavathula, Y.G. Tefera and T.M. Abegaz, 2017. Anemia in severe heart failure patients: Does it predict prognosis? BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, Vol. 17. 10.1186/s12872-017-0680-5.
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  11. Khan, M.U., A. Ahmad, M. Fayyaz, N. Ashraf and A. Bhagavathula, 2016.. Exploring the intentions of pharmacy students towards pharmacy ownership by using theory of planned behaviour. BMC Res. Notes, Vol. 9. 10.1186/s13104-016-1996-4.
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  12. Shehab, A., A.A. Elnour, S. Al Swaidi, A.S. Bhagavathula and F. Hamad et al., 2016. Evaluation and implementation of behavioral and educational tools that improves the patients’ intentional and unintentional non-adherence to cardiovascular medications in family medicine clinics. Saudi Pharm. J., 24: 182-188.
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  13. Shehab, A., A.A. Elnour, A.S. Bhagavathula, P. Erkekoglu and F. Hamad et al., 2016. Novel oral anticoagulants and the 73rd anniversary of historical warfarin. J. Saudi Heart Assoc., 28: 31-45.
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  14. Sadek, M.M., A.A. Elnour, N.M. Al Kalbani, A.S. Bhagavathula, M.A. Baraka, A.M.A. Aziz and A. Shehab, 2016. Community pharmacy and the extended community pharmacist practice roles: The UAE experiences. Saudi Pharm. J., 24: 563-570.
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  15. Mahmood, A., A.A. Elnour, A.A.A. Ali, N.A. Hassan, A. Shehab and A.S. Bhagavathula, 2016. Evaluation of rational use of medicines (RUM) in four government hospitals in UAE. Saudi Pharm. J., 24: 189-196.
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  16. Getachew, H., A.S. Bhagavathula, T.B. Abebe and S.A. Belachew, 2016. Inappropriate prescribing of antithrombotic therapy in ethiopian elderly population using updated 2015 sTOPP/sTArT criteria: A cross-sectional study. Clin. Intervent. Aging, 11: 819-827.
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  17. Gebreyohannes, E.A., A.S. Bhagavathula, B.M. Gebresillassie, Y.G. Tefera, S.A. Belachew and D.A. Erku, 2016. Recreational use of phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors and its associated factors among undergraduate male students in an Ethiopian university: A cross-sectional study. World J. Men's Health, 34: 186-193.
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  18. Elkalmi, R.M., A.S. Bhagavathul, A. Ya'u, S.A.R. Al-Dubai, T.M. Elsayed, A. Ahmad and W. Mohamed, 2016. Familiarity, perception and reasons for electronic-cigarette experimentation among the general public in Malaysia: Preliminary insight. J. Pharm. Bioallied Sci., 8: 240-247.
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  19. Bhagavathula, A.S., H.G. Tegegn, A. Dawson, A.A. Elnour and A. Shehab, 2016. Retention and treatment outcomes of an undernutrition program for HIV patients involving ready-to-use therapeutic food at gondar university hospital, Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study. J. Clin. Diagnostic Res., 10: LC01-LC06.
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  20. Bhagavathula, A.S., A.A. Elnour, S.Q. Jamshed and A. Shehab, 2016. Health professionals' knowledge, attitudes and practices about pharmacovigilance in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PloS One, Vol. 11. 10.1371/journal.pone.0152221.
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  21. Bhagavathula, A.S., A.A. Elnour and A. Shehab, 2016. Pharmacovigilance on sexual enhancing herbal supplements. Saudi Pharm. J., 24: 115-118.
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  22. Bhagavathula, A.S., A.A. Elnour and A. Shehab, 2016. Alternatives to currently used antimalarial drugs: In search of a magic bullet. Infect. Dis. Poverty, Vol. 5. 10.1186/s40249-016-0196-8.
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  23. Bhagavathula, A.S. and S.Q. Jamshed, 2016. Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in a young child. Lancet Infecti. Dis., 16: 405-406.
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  24. Belachew, S.A., T.M. Abegaz, A.S. Bhagavathula, H. Getachew and Y.G. Tefera, 2016. Evaluation of preceptors and skills achievement by clinical pharmacy clerkship students during their clinical rotations at University of Gondar, Ethiopia. Adv. Med. Educ. Pract., 7: 187-196.
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  25. Abebe, T.B., A.S. Bhagavathula, Y.G. Tefera, A. Ahmad and M.U. Khan et al., 2016. Healthcare professionals' awareness, knowledge, attitudes, perceptions and beliefs about Ebola at Gondar University Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study. J. Public Health Afr., Vol. 7. 10.4081/jphia.2016.570.
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  26. Abdela, O.A., A.S. Bhagavathula, H. Getachew and Y. Kelifa, 2016. Risk factors for developing drug-related problems in patients with cardiovascular diseases attending Gondar University Hospital, Ethiopia. J. Pharm. Bioallied Sci., 8: 289-295.
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  27. Tsega, B., B.A. Srikanth and Z. Shewamene, 2015. Determinants of non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy in adult hospitalized patients, northwest ethiopia. Patient Preference Adherence, 9: 373-380.
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  28. Tsega, B., A.S. Bhagavathula, B.R. Sarkar, T. Melaku and Z. Shewamene, 2015. Impact of clerkship attachments on students’ attitude toward pharmaceutical care in Ethiopia. Adv. Med. Educ. Pract., 6: 385-391.
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  29. Tsega, B., A.S. Bhagavathula, B.R. Sarkar, T. Melaku and Z. Shewamene, 2015. Impact of clerkship attachments on students- attitude toward pharmaceutical care in Ethiopia. Adv. Med. Educ. Pract., 6: 385-391.
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  30. Shewamene, Z., B. Legesse, B. Tsega, A.S. Bhagavathula and A. Endale, 2015. Consistent condom use in HIV/AIDS patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in northwestern ethiopia: Implication to reduce transmission and multiple infections. HIV/AIDS, 7: 119-124.
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  31. Shewamene, Z., B. Legesse, B. Tsega, A.S. Bhagavathula and A. Endale, 2015. Consistent condom use in HIV/AIDS patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in northwestern Ethiopia: implication to reduce transmission and multiple infections. HIV AIDS (Auckl), 7: 119-124.
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  32. Shehab, A., A.A. Elnour, S. Al Swaidi, A.S. Bhagavathula and F. Hamad et al., 2015. Evaluation and implementation of behavioral and educational tools that improves the patients' intentional and unintentional non-adherence to cardiovascular medications in family medicine clinics. Saudi Pharm. J. 10.1016/j.jsps.2015.02.022.
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  33. Shehab, A., A.A. Elnour, A. Sadik, M.A. Mandil and A. AlShamsi et al., 2015. Clinical utility of dabigatran in United Arab Emirates: A pharmacovigilance study. Saudi Med. J., 36: 1290-1298.
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  34. Shehab, A., A. Elnour, S.A. Nuaimi, A.E.M. Ali Abd Elrazek and M. Abu Mandil et al., 2015. Novel Oral Anticoagulants and the 73rd Anniversary of Historical Warfarin. Cardiol Pharmacol, Vol. 4. .
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  35. Sadek, M.M., A.A. Elnour, N.M. Al Kalbani, A.B. Srikanth, M.A. Baraka, A.M.A. Aziz and A. Shehab, 2015. Community pharmacy and the extended community pharmacist practice roles: The UAE experiences. Saudi Pharm. J. 10.1016/j.jsps.2015.03.023.
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  36. Elrazek, A.E.A., H. Mahfouz, K.A. Elazeem, M. Fakhry and E.A. Elrazek et al., 2015. The value of U/S to determine priority for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in emergency room. Medicine, Vol. 94. 10.1097/MD.0000000000002241.
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  37. Elkalmi, R.M., M.U. Khan, A. Ahmad, A.B. Srikanth and N.S. Abdurhaman et al., 2015. Knowledge, awareness and perception of contraception among senior pharmacy students in Malaysia: A pilot study. J. Res. Pharmacy Pract., 4: 94-98.
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  38. Bhagavathula, A.S., N. Bin Zakaria and S.Q. Jamshed, 2015. Knowledge of future dental practitioners towards oral cancer: Exploratory findings from a public university in Malaysia. Int. J. Dentistry, Vol. 2015. 10.1155/2015/218065.
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  39. Bhagavathula, A.S., D.K. Bandari, A.A. Elnour, A. Ahmad and M.U. Khan et al., 2015. A cross sectional study: The knowledge, attitude, perception, misconception and views (KAPMV) of adult family members of people living with human immune virus-HIV acquired immune deficiency syndrome-AIDS (PLWHA). SpringerPlus, Vol. 4. 10.1186/s40064-015-1541-2.
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  40. Bhagavathula, A.S., A.J. Al-Khatib, A.A. Elnour, N. Alkalbani and A. Shehab, 2015. Ammi Visnaga in treatment of urolithiasis and hypertriglyceridemia. Pharmacog. Res., 7: 397-400.
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  41. Bhagavathula, A.S., A.A. Elnour and A. Shehab, 2015. Pharmacovigilance on sexual enhancing herbal supplements. Saudi Pharm. J. 10.1016/j.jsps.2015.01.018.
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  42. Bhagavathula, A.S. and A.A. Elnour, 2015. Pharmacy school journals: A scholarly idea? Int. J. Pharm. Pract., 23: 378-378.

  43. Ahmad, A.D., A.A. Elnour, M.A. Yousif, F.H. Farah and H.A. Akasha et al., 2015. Pharmacist's interventions to improve clinical outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: Nyala City, South Darfur State, Sudan. Int. J. Diabetes Dev. Countries. 10.1007/s13410-015-0349-5.
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  44. Ahmad, A., M.U. Khan, A.B. Srikanth, I. Patel, A.N. Nagappa and S.Q. Jamshed, 2015. Evaluation of workload and its impact on satisfaction among pharmacy academicians in Southern India. J. Diagnostic Clin. Res., 9: FC01-FC06.

  45. Srikanth, B.A. and A. Berhane, 2014. Inappropriate medication use in the elderly population attending gondar university hospital: A preliminary assessment. Int. J. Pharm. Pharm. Sci., 6: 540-543.
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  46. Bhagavathula, A.S., A. Berhanie, H. Tigistu, Y. Abraham, Y. Getachew, T.M. Khan and C. Unakal, 2014. Prevalence of potential drug-drug interactions among internal medicine ward in University of Gondar Teaching Hospital, Ethiopia. Asian Pacific J. Trop. Biomed., 4: S204-S208.
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  47. Hari, A., B.A. Srikanth and G.S. Lakshmi, 2013. Metronidazole induced cerebellar ataxia. Indian J. Pharmacol., 45: 295-297.
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  48. Admassie, E., T. Melese, W. Mequanent, W. Hailu and B.A. Srikanth, 2013. Extent of poly-pharmacy, occurrence and associated factors of drug-drug interaction and potential adverse drug reactions in Gondar Teaching Referral Hospital, North West Ethiopia. J. Adv. Pharm. Technol. Res., 4: 183-189.
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  49. Srikanth, B.A., S.C. Babu, H.N. Yadav and S.K. Jain, 2012. Incidence of adverse drug reactions in human immune deficiency virus-positive patients using highly active antiretroviral therapy. J. Adv. Pharm. Technol. Res., 3: 62-67.
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  50. Srikanth, B.A., S.C. Babu, H.N. Yadav and S.K. Jain, 2012. Incidence of adverse drug reactions in hiv positive patients using highly active antiretroviral therapy. J. Adv. Pharm. Technol. Res., 3: 62-67.
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