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Dr. Vidya Viswanad

Associate Professor, Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Kochi

Qualification: M. Pharm., Ph.D
vidyaviswanad@aims.amrita.edu
Research Interest: Herbal Formulations, Novel Drug Delivery Systems

Bio

Dr. Vidya Viswanad joined as Assistant Professor at Amrita School of Pharmacy in July 2008. Currently she serves as Associate Professor in Department of Pharmaceutics. She completed her B. Pharm and M. Pharm from Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Paramedical Sciences, Coimbatore. She received her Ph. D. from Vinayaka Missions University, Salem in the year 2014. She  has about 13 years of teaching experience and has more than 22 national and international publications to her credit. Her main area of  interests are novel drug delivery systems for targeted drug release, in the areas of rheumatoid arthritis and topical skin diseases.. She has worked as a co-investigator in a project funded by Coconut Development Board and 3 of her M. Pharm research projects were funded by Kerala State Council for Science and Technology.

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2020

Allergen immunotherapy: Tactic in manipulating food allergen induced anaphylaxis

Cite this Research Publication : C. K. Saritha, Jose, J., and Dr. Vidya Viswanad, “Allergen immunotherapy: Tactic in manipulating food allergen induced anaphylaxis”, International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 2533-2542, 2020.

Publisher : International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Year : 2020

Pulmonary drug delivery-Determining attributes

Cite this Research Publication : H. V and Dr. Vidya Viswanad, “Pulmonary drug delivery-Determining attributes”, International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 3819 - 3827, 2020

Publisher : International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Year : 2020

Formulation and Evaluation Of Dha Oil Based Nicotinamide Nanoemulsion Gel of for Treating Atopic Dermatitis

Cite this Research Publication : G. P.P and Dr. Vidya Viswanad, “Formulation and Evaluation Of Dha Oil Based Nicotinamide Nanoemulsion Gel of for Treating Atopic Dermatitis”, Nanosciences and Nanotechnology –Asia, vol. 10, 2020

Publisher : Nanosciences and Nanotechnology

Year : 2019

Formulation development and in-vitro characterisation of ethosomes for the enhanced transdermal delivery of clotrimazole

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Vidya Viswanad, Anju, P. G., Kumar, G. S., and Nair, S. C., “Formulation development and in-vitro characterisation of ethosomes for the enhanced transdermal delivery of clotrimazole”, International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences, vol. 10, pp. 874-882, 2019.

Publisher : J. K. Welfare and Pharmascope Foundation

Year : 2018

Formulation and evaluation of mucoadhesive buccal patch containing imipramine hydrochloride

Cite this Research Publication : C. Ramachandran, Nair, S. G., Kumar, G. S., and Dr. Vidya Viswanad, “Formulation and evaluation of mucoadhesive buccal patch containing imipramine hydrochloride”, International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 1409-1422, 2018

Publisher : International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Year : 2017

Formulation and evaluation of synthesized quinazolinone derivative for colon specific drug delivery

Cite this Research Publication : P. Shammika, Dr. Aneesh T. P., and Dr. Vidya Viswanad, “Formulation and evaluation of synthesized quinazolinone derivative for colon specific drug delivery”, Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, vol. 10, pp. 207-212, 2017.

Publisher : Innovare Academics Sciences Pvt. Ltd

Year : 2017

Formulation and evaluation of novel chromene derivative as an anti-inflammatory agent used for inflammatory bowel diseases

Cite this Research Publication : K. Pa Reshmi, Dr. Subin Mary Zachariah, and Dr. Vidya Viswanad, “Formulation and evaluation of novel chromene derivative as an anti-inflammatory agent used for inflammatory bowel diseases”, Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, vol. 10, pp. 319-324, 2017

Publisher : Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research

Year : 2017

Design and in vitro characterization of metformin loaded resealed erythrocytes

Cite this Research Publication : S. Aiswarya, Parvathy, S., Dr. Aneesh T. P., and Dr. Vidya Viswanad, “Design and in vitro characterization of metformin loaded resealed erythrocytes”, Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, vol. 10, pp. 231-238, 2017

Publisher : Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, Innovare Academics Sciences

Year : 2015

Development of phytovesicles containing triterpenoids from Samadera indica

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Vidya Viswanad, Zachariah, S. Ma, Sathi, Aa, and Aleykutty, N. Ab, “Development of phytovesicles containing triterpenoids from Samadera indica”, Pharmacognosy Research, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 176-183, 2015

Publisher : Medknow Publications

Year : 2013

Nanosponges: A novel approach of drug delivery system

Cite this Research Publication : G. Jilsha and Viswanad, V., “Nanosponges: A novel approach of drug delivery system”, International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research, vol. 19, pp. 119-123, 2013.

Publisher : International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research

Year : 2012

Free radical scavenging and antibacterial activity of Mirabilis jalapa Linn using in vitro models

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Subin Mary Zachariah, Dr. Vidya Viswanad, Aleykutty, N. Ab, Jaykar, Bc, and Halima, O. Aa, “Free radical scavenging and antibacterial activity of Mirabilis jalapa Linn using in vitro models”, Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, vol. 5, pp. 115-120, 2012

Publisher : Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research

Year : 2012

Formulation and optimization of clotrimazole-loaded proniosomal gel using 3 2 factorial design

Cite this Research Publication : L. Thomas and Viswanad, V., “Formulation and optimization of clotrimazole-loaded proniosomal gel using 3 2 factorial design”, Scientia Pharmaceutica, vol. 80, pp. 731-748, 2012.

Publisher : Scientia Pharmaceutica

Year : 2012

An overview on hepatoprotective activity of natural products

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Subin Mary Zachariah, Aleykutty, Nb, Dr. Vidya Viswanad, and Halima, O. Aa, “An overview on hepatoprotective activity of natural products”, Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology, vol. 5, pp. 317-321, 2012.

Publisher : Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology

Year : 2012

Formulation And Evaluation of Clotrimazole Loaded Proniosomal Gel And Exploration of Mechanism of Premeation

Cite this Research Publication : L. Thomas, Viswanad, V., and M, S., “Formulation And Evaluation of Clotrimazole Loaded Proniosomal Gel And Exploration of Mechanism of Premeation”, Scientia Pharmaceutica, 2012.

Publisher : Scientia Pharmaceutica

Year : 2011

The Emergence of the Clinical Pharmacist and the Indian Scenario

Cite this Research Publication : S. Sekhar M, Mathew, M. Anne, Abraham, S., Anand, A., and Sasidharan, S., “A Study on Dispensing Errors of Inpatient Prescriptions in a Tertiary Care Hospital”, Der Pharmacia Sinica, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 14-18 , 2011.

Publisher : Inventi Impact

Year : 2011

Provesicular niosomes gel: A novel absorption modulator for transdermal delivery

Cite this Research Publication : T. Litha, Shoma, J., John, G. S., and Viswanad, V., “Provesicular niosomes gel: A novel absorption modulator for transdermal delivery”, International Journal of Drug Development and Research, vol. 3, pp. 58-69, 2011.

Publisher : International Journal of Drug Development and Research

Year : 2011

Evaluation of antioxidant and free radical scavenging activity of Samadera indica using In vitro models

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Vidya Viswanad, Aleykutty, N. Ab, Dr. Subin Mary Zachariah, and Thomas, La, “Evaluation of antioxidant and free radical scavenging activity of Samadera indica using In vitro models”, Pharmacognosy Journal, vol. 3, pp. 85-90, 2011

Publisher : Pharmacognosy Journal

Year : 2010

Preliminary Phytochemical Screening and Antibacterial Activity of Samadera Indica

Cite this Research Publication : V. Viswanad and A, D. Aleykutty, “Preliminary Phytochemical Screening and Antibacterial Activity of Samadera Indica”, International Journal of Chemical Sciences, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 1705-1708, 2010.

Publisher : International Journal of Chemical Sciences

Year : 2010

Confrontational Use Of Antibiotics In Pediatric Prescriptions

Cite this Research Publication : V. Viswanad, Abraham, S., and P, A. P., “Confrontational Use Of Antibiotics In Pediatric Prescriptions”, Deccan Journal of Pharmaceutics and Cosmetology, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 52-56, 2010.

Publisher : Deccan Journal of Pharmaceutics and Cosmetology

Conference Paper

Year : 2012

Preparation and Evaluation of Extended Release Tablet of Propranolol Hydrochloride

Cite this Research Publication : A. Ravi, K, R. V., Joseph, T., O, M. Sankar K., and Viswanath, V., “Preparation and Evaluation of Extended Release Tablet of Propranolol Hydrochloride”, in 64th Indian Pharmaceutical Congress (selected as Best Paper), 2012.

Publisher : 64th Indian Pharmaceutical Congress

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