DIRC TEAM

B.Com, MSc (IT)

Ms. Usha works as a technical assistant, Drug Information Center, KSPC for the past 22+ years and has been instrumental in providing information to the general public, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals. She is responsible for the content support and maintenance of the official website of Karnataka State Pharmacy Council (www.kspcdic.com). She is responsible for most of the documentation, correspondence, data entry, filing and attending to the on-call queries related to the activities of the pharmacist registrations and drug information services. She also gives her helping hand in editing and designing of KSPC publications, DIRC Newsletter and other training manuals that KSPC publishes from time-to-time.

M. Pharm (Pharmacy Practice), Professional Diploma in Clinical Research

Sam as known popularly amongst his pharmacy peers is a pharmacist with more than 12 years of experience. He is currently the Deputy Registrar cum Drug Information Pharmacist at the Drug Information Center of Karnataka State Pharmacy Council (KSPC), Bengaluru.

Sam comes with more than seven years of experience as clinical pharmacist cum lecturer at Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy and St. Martha's Hospital, Bengaluru. He has attended various national seminars and workshops on Pharmacovigilance, Advances in Pharmacy Practice and Harmonization of Pharmaceutical Education. He loves to debate on challenges ahead of pharmacy professionals and ensures his participation in various continuing pharmacy education programs.

Sam is editor of Drug Information Newsletter published quarterly by the KSPC and other KSPC publications:

• Hand Book of Pharma SOS
• Drugs Usage in Special Population - Pregnancy & Lactation & Pediatrics & Geriatrics
• Tobacco Free Future-Choice is yours
• 2 You from My Desk