Name: Dr. Ratinder Jhaj

BRIEF BIODATA

NAME: DR. RATINDER JHAJ ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS 1. DM (Clinical Pharmacology) June 1997 PGIMER, Chandigarh 2. MD (Pharmacology) June 1995 PGIMER, Chandigarh. Passed with Silver medal. 3. MBBS Christian Medical College, Ludhiana. December 1991

WORK EXPERIENCE As Assistant Professor: From July 1998- January 2002, GMC, Chandigarh As Associate Professor: From June 2002- till June.06.07, PIMS, Pondicherry : From June 2007- till date IGMC& RI, PIMS, Pondicherry

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS Mainly in the field of Pharmaco-epidemiology including Pharmaco-economics, Pharmacovigilance , Rational Drug Use and Prescription Audits.

ADDITIONAL TRAINING National Training Course on Promoting Rational Use of Drugs, organized by INRUD/WHO from December 1-11, 1998, New Delhi

PUBLICATIONS: International Publications 1. Lack of influence of ciprofloxacin on pharmacokinetics of rifampicin. Curr Ther Res 1997; 58: 260-5 2. Drug Prescribing in a paediatric clinic in a North – Indian referral hospital. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Safety 2000; 9: 423-7 3. Use of cold remedies for upper respiratory tract infections in children. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Safety 2001

4. Dysgeusia with amlodipine. A case report. Br J Clin Pharm 2006 1 5. Balakrishnan S, Jhaj R. Prophylactic use of gastro-protective agents in patients on low-dose aspirin. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2008;65(4):621-2. 6. Sadasivam B, Topno I, Chennama B, Jhaj R. Prescription writing: a lost art? Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2011; 67: 107-8

National Publications 1. Adverse drug reactions with antirheumatic drugs in a rheumatology clinic. J Ind Rheumatol Assoc 1998; 6: 3-6 2. Adverse drug reactions to fluoroquinolones at a tertiary care hospital in Northern India. J Assoc Phy Ind 1998; 46: 16-7 3. Cutaneous adverse reactions in in-patients in a tertiary care hospital. Ind J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 1999; 65: 14-7 4. Extent and pattern of self- medication among in-patients in a North-Indian referral hospital. J Assoc Phy Ind 1998; 46: 242 5. Pharmacology of alcohol. Curr Med J 1997; 2: 11-5 6. Newer Macrolide Antibiotics. Drug Bull 1997; 21: 35-40 7. Adverse drug reactions with fluoroquinolones in paediatric patients in a tertiary care hospital. Ind J Pharmacol Physiol 2000; 44: 113-4 8. Adverse drug reactions among in – patients in a North-Indian referral hospital. Natl Med J Ind 2000; 13: 16-8 9. Clinical significance of basic pharmacokinetic parameters. Drug Bull 2000; 24: 37-51 10 Pattern of use and cost of anti-hypertensives in an internal medicine clinic. Ind Heart J 2001; 53: 323-7

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION: Life member of Indian Pharmacological Society