Dr. Venkatalakshmi Ranganathan

Teaching

Educational Background

Work Experience

Projects supervised

• Ph.D: 3 (Ongoing)
• Master: 4

Lecture Courses

• Dosage Form Design
• Pharmaceutics
• Novel drug delivery system
• Pharmaceutical Engineering

Research

Area of Research Interest

• Novel drug delivery system
• Topical drug delivery (ointments, gels and creams)
• Nano drug delivery for targeting approach
• Solubility and bioavailability enhancement studies
• Cosmeceuticals

Publications

• Bioactivity and formulation studies on Cynodon dactylon by Madhusudhana Chetty c.,Venkatalakshmi R ., Sasikala C., Rajn ST., Mallikarjuna Rao K., Antiseptic Volume 106, 2009.
• Studies on Isolation, Antiulcer and CNS activities of Cynodon dactylon by Madhusudhana Chetty C., Thiruvengada Rajan VS., Venkatalakshmi R., Adhinarayana K.., Sasikala C., MallikarjunaRao K., Int.J. Pharmacol.Biol.Sci.Vol3 (2) 2009, 149-155.
• Anthelmintic activity of leaves of Cassia auriculata by Madhusudhana chetty C. MaheshkumarK., Venkatalakshmi R., Mallikarjuna Rao K., Priyanka and B.., Sasikala C* Adv.Pharmacol.Toxicol.10(2) 2009, 63-66.
• Pharmacognostical studies on flower parts of Nymphaeae pubescens- by S.Thiyagarajan, C.Sasikala*, R.Venkatalakshmi, B.Sudhakar, K.Suresh -Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology-3(1): Jan.-Mar.2010,pp1-5.-
• Chemical Constituents of hydro alcoholic extract and Phenolic fraction of Cynodon dactylon-M.Mohamed Shabi, K. Gayathri, R.Venkatalakshmi, C.Sasikala*-International Journal of ChemTech.- Vol.2, No.1, pp 149-154, Jan- Mar 2010.
• Development of UV Spectrometry and RP-HPLC methods for the estimation of Levosulpiride in Bulk and in Tablet formulation by SP Silambarasan, K.Anadhakumar, R.Venkatalakshmi*,C.Sasikala – Asian J. Research Chem.3 (3), 2010.
• Formulation and Evaluation of Loperamide Hydrochloride Mouth dissolving tablet by usingSuper disintegrants by R.Venkatalakshmi*, C.Sasikala, S.P.Silambarasan – Research J. Pharm. andTech. 3(2): April- June 2010, pp1-5.
• Formulation and Evaluation of Granisetron hydrochloride Mouth dissolving Tablet by R.Venkatalakshmi*, C.Sasikala, Swathi.R, Tejaswini G, Srujana D, Sravan Kumar Reddy G, Jeevankumar- International journal of pharmaceutical Sciences- Vol 1, Issue 2,336-341, 2009.
• Formulation And Evaluation of Buccal Film Carvedilol by R.Venkatalakshmi*1, Yajaman Sudhakar2, M.Mohan Varma1, C. Madhuchudana Chetty3, C.Sasikala1- Pharmacy online-March2011. All pages copyright ©Priory Lodge Education Ltd 1994- 2011.
• Buccal drug delivery from Metoprolol Tartrate polymeric mucoadhesive film by R.Venkatalakshmi*1, Yajaman Sudhakar2, C. Madhuchudana Chetty3, C.Sasikala1, M.Mohan Varma1, K.Mahesh Kumar-Journal of Pharmacy Research-2011,4(11),3892-3896.
• Buccal drug delivery from Carvedilol polymeric mucoadhesive film by R.Venkatalakshmi*1, Yajaman Sudhakar2, C. Madhuchudana Chetty3, C.Sasikala1, K.MaheshKumar-Journal of Pharmacy Research-2011,4(11),3897-3901.
• C.Sasikala*, Yajaman Sudhakar, R. Venkatalakshmi, K.Maheshkumar, Hypoglycemic And Anti-Hyperglycemic Activity of Methanolic Extract of Ventilago Moderspermatana, Journal ofPharmacy -Jpr-11-962.
• C.Sasikala*, YajamanSudhakar, R.Venkatalakshmi, K.Maheshkumar, Evaluation of Diuretic Activity Of Methanolic Extract of Filiciumdecipiens In Rats, Journal of Pharmacy Research-Jpr-11-1018(impact factor -2.36).
• C.Sasikala*, Yajaman Sudhakar, R. Venkatalakshmi, Matta Srinivasu-Acute oral toxicity studies of methanolic extracts of Filiciumdecipiens- InternationalJournal of PharmTech Research- Int.J. Pharmacol. Bio. Sci. Vol. 5 (3) 2011, 37-41
• R. Venkatalakshmi*1, Yajaman Sudhakar 2, Madhuchudana Chetty C.3, Sasikala C.1 and Mohan Varma M.4 Buccal Drug Delivery Using Adhesive Polymeric Patches-International JournalPharmaceutical Sciences And Research- 2012; Vol. 3(1): 35-41.
• Buccal delivery of Atenolol from polymeric muco adhesive film by R.Venkatalakshmi*1, Yajaman Sudhakar2, C. Madhusudhana Chetty3, C.Sasikala3-Pharmacy online- The InternationalJournal of Pharmacy-ISSN 1471-5252-September 2013 – ©Priory Lodge Education Ltd 1994- 2013.
• C.Sasikala1*, Yajaman Sudhakar2, Victor Antony Santiago1, R.Venkatalakshmi3 (2013) „Antidiabetic and hypolipidemic effects of methanolic extract of Filicium decipiens in streptozotocininduced diabetic rats.‟-International Journal of Pharmaceutical sciences and Research 4 (12), 4741 (An Official Publication of Society of Pharmaceutical sciences and Research.
• Sasikala C1*, Venkatalakshmi R2 (2013) – Phytochemical constituents and pharmacological activites of carica papaya L.- International Journal of Novel Prospects in Pharmaceutical Research(IJPPR)-online journal.1-1-2013.
• R.Venkatalakshmi*1, Yajaman Sudhakar2 (2016)- Development And In-Vitro Evaluation Of Carvedilol Loaded Mucoadhesive Buccal Tablet- Journal Of Global Trends In Pharmaceutical Sciences- 2016; 7(4): 3482 – 3486
• Venkatalakshmi Ranganathan, Yoong J. Development and Evaluation of Mouth Dissolving Tablets using Natural Super Disintegrants. J Young Pharm. 2017;9(3):332-5.-
• Venkatalakshmi Ranganathan1*, Sasikala Chinnappan2, Yajaman Sudhakar3 Formulation and Evaluation of Bioerodible Bilayered Buccal Tablets Containing Atenolol. Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science. 2017, Volume 10 Issue 3:1167-1170.
• R.Venkatalakshmi*1, Lin1g Mee Siew2-Effects of Superdisintegrants on Formulation of Mouth Dissolving Dexamethsone Tablets- International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences,2017, 8(4), 603-607.
• Venkatalakshmi Ranganathan1*, Tan Siew Hui1, Prasanthi Sri1. Formulation and Evaluation of Buccal Tablets of Diclofenac Sodium Using Semi-Synthetic Polymers. Research J. Pharm. And Tech. 2018; 11(1): 01-08.
• Venkatalakshmi Ranganathan1*, Muhammad Zulfahmi Bin Abd Majid, Prasanthi Sri1.Formulation And Evaluation of Diclofenac Sodium Mucoadhesive Buccal Tablets By Using Natural Polymers- InternationalJournal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2018, 9(1), 236- 242.
• Venkatalakshmi ranganathan*1, Ng Jeng Ho2, Ravi Sheshala3-Formulation and characterization of mouth dissolving tablets of dexamethasone using synthetic super disintegrantsResearch Journal of Pharmacy and Technology. Research J. Pharm. and Tech. 11(4): April 2018.
• Venkatalakshmi Ranganathan*1, Chan Xia Pyng2-Development and evaluation of Punica granatum fruit based herbal lipstick- International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2019, 10(2), 1430-1434.
• Tan LF1, Mogana R1*, Sasikala C1, Venkatalakshmi R2-, Yap VL1 -Various Plants and Bioactive Constituents for Pigmentation Control: A Review. Research J. Pharm. and Tech. 14(11):November 2021.
• Venkatalakshmi ranganathan*1.Physicochemical charecterization of atenolol mucoadhesive tablet- International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences(accepted)-
• Daratu E, Venkatalakshmi ranganathan* et al., –The Predicted Models of Anti-Colon Cancer and Anti- Hepatoma Activities of Substituted 4-Anilino Coumarin Derivatives Using Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship (QSAR)(Jan-2022)-: Journal of King Saud University,vol-34, issue 3, Jan 22,101837.ISI- IF (4.011).
• S.Himalini, Venkatalakshmi Ranganathan, et al.,-Antimicrobial, Anti-melonogenisis and Anti-tyrosinase potential of Myco-synthesized Silver Nanoarticles on Human Skin Melonoma SKMEL-3 cells- Journal of King Saud University, Vol-34, issue 3, Jan 22,101882.ISI- IF (4.011)
• Venkatalakshmi ranganathan* et al.,-Anti-microbial and anti-cancer activity of gold nanoparticles phytofabricated using clerodin enriched clerodendrum ethanolic leaf extract- Journal of King Saud University – https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jksus.2022.101989 -ISI- IF (4.011)
• Venkatalakshmi ranganathan* et al.,-Cytotoxic effect of Silver Nanoparticles synthesized from Ethanolic Extract of Allium Sativum on A549 Lung Cancer Cell Line- Journal of King Saud https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jksus.2022.1020019- ISI- IF (4.011)

Presentations in Conferences

Paper Presented in Conference (Oral)

• Formulation and Evaluation of Buccal Films of Metoprolol Tartrate-International scientific conference, Nov-2-4, 2012, Port Dickson, Malaysia.
• Metoprolol Tartrate Delivery From Mucoadhesive Buccal Tablet–International Conference on Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical sciences, 0ct-27-28, 2014 (PHARMA 2014), Singapore.
• Formulation and physico-chemical characterization of buccoadhesive carvedilol bilayered tablet-2nd world congress and drug delivery systems, March-27-29, 2017 Kulala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• Formulation and evaluation of carvedilol buccoadhesive bilayered tablet: Ex-vivobioadhesion, residence and permeability studies. May-15-18, 2017.Faculty of Pharmacy,Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Selangor, Malaysia.
• Development and evaluation of metoprolol tartrate buccoadhesive bilayered Tablet: Ex- vivo studies. 1st International conference on pharmacy practice. June-27-29, 2018, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Selangor, Malaysia.
• Development and evaluation of atenolol buccoadhesive bilayered tablet: Ex- vivo studies-July-15-16, 2019, 33rd MSPP scientific meeting, Putrajaya. Malaysia.
• Preparation and evaluation of herbal lipsticks prepared from solanum lycopersicum .March7-8, 2020 at Le Quadri Hotel, South Wing Building, Block E, UCSI University,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Paper Presented in Conference (Poster)

• Podophyllum Hexandrum Royle – A potential source for clinically useful anticancer drugs
• Taxol- A promising anti-cancer agent- India
• Phytochemical Constituents Used For Anticancer Agents-India
• Biotechnological approaches for the development of anticancer drugs from plants- India
• An overview of novel buccal drug delivery system- India
• Development of Cefuroxime Axetil loaded fibrin sealant matrix for local treatment of periodontitis, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 23-24 august 2014, Malaysia.
• Live Online Workshops and Seminars (LOWS) for Adult Learners- 10th International Medical Education Conference, IMU, Malaysia- 2015.
• Gamification of Learning to Improve Students Engagement During Didactic Lecture by Exploring Kahoot – 10th International Medical Education Conference, IMU, Malaysia-2015
• Development and evaluation of metoprolol tartrate buccoadhesivebilayered tablet: exvivo studies. National conference on “Global Challenges in Biopharmaceuticals and Phytopharmaceuticals”- V. V. Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Gudlavalleru, A.P, India- 06th October, 2017.
• Formulation And Evaluation of Buccal Tablet of Diclofenac Sodium Using Semi-Synthetic Polymers-3rd Pharmacy Students Scientific Conference -15th-16th Nov 2017, MAHSA University, Malaysia.
• Formulation and Evaluation of Diclofenac Sodium Mucoadhesive Buccal Tablets by Using Natural Polymers-3rd Pharmacy Students Scientific Conference -15th-16th Nov 2017, MAHSA University, Malaysia.
• The study of fenugreek mucilage on the flow properties of three different pharmaceutical powders–3rd Pharmacy Students Scientific Conference -15th-16th Nov 2017, MAHSA University, Malaysia
• Comparative invitro dissolution study of curcumin in different suppository bases-3rd Pharmacy Students Scientific Conference -15th-16th Nov 2017, MAHSA University, Malaysia
• Triamcinolone acetonide tablets for buccal delivery- 1st Malaysian Association.

Participation in conferences/Seminars/Workshops

• Three days conference on International Congress of Indian Pharmacy Graduates Annamalai University, Tamilnadu-India-November 2003.
• Two days National seminar on cancer- Biology and development of new chemical entities Coimbatore-India-November 2003.
• Three day International conference on herbal medicine-Bangalore-India
• National conference on pharmacy education and research-present and future challenges29th september-2012, Nellore, A.P, India.

Patents

• A SKIN CARE COMPOSITION BASED ON A SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM LOADED MICROSPHERE FORMULATON (Application No. and Date: PI2021005914 /1/10/2021)