Dr. Krishna Murti
Dr. Krishna Murti
Assistant Professor
Department: Pharmacy Practice
Institute: National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research Hajipur, Bihar, India – 844102
Email: krishnamurti[at]niperhajipur[dot]ac[dot]in
Phone: +91-7004311405
Date of Joining: 05th October 2020

Faculty CV
- 2014: Ph.D (Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Sciences), Singhania University, Rajasthan
- 2002: M.Pharm (Pharmacology), College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Karnataka
- 1999: B.Pharm, S.N. Institute of Pharmacy, Amravati University, Maharashtra
- Invited guest faculty, NIPER Guwahati to cover the syllabus for Evidence Based Medicine in year 2017.
- Received Financial Assistance of Rs. 40,000/- from ICMR for organizing National Seminar as Organizing Secretary on the topic entitled “Recent Trends in Cancer Research and Management” on 20th September, 2013.
- Received Financial Assistance of Rs. 50,000/- from ICMR and Rs. 50,000/- from DST for organizing National Seminar as Organizing Secretary on the topic “Recent Trends in Diabetes Research and Management” on 30th November, 2016.
- Subject Expert for the post of Pharmacist in Bihar Staff Selection Board, Patna, 2015.
- Member of Research Advisory Board, Mahavir Cancer Sansthan & Research Centre, Patna, Bihar.
- HIV
- Diabetes
- Cancer – Working on Heavy Metals, Safety & Efficacy of drugs in monotherapy as well as combination therapy
- Survey Based KAP (Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice), QoL (Quality of Life) Studies of PKDL & HIV Patients
- Pharmacovigilance
- Materiovigilance
- Nikhil K, Kumar VU, Pandey K, Ravichandiran V, Murti K. Development and Validation of Knowledge Attitudes and Practices Questionnaire (Nu-KAPQ): for the assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Associated with Arsenic. Biol Trace Elem Res. 2023 Nov 4.
- Sachindra Kumar, Vishal Chhabra, Manmeet Mehra, Saranya K, Harish Kumar B, Smita Shenoy, Ravindra Shantakumar Swamy, Krishna Murti, K. Sreedhara Ranganath Pai & Nitesh Kumar. The fluorosis conundrum: bridging the gap between science and public health. Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods. 2023.
- Mounika VL, Kumar VU, Dhingra S, Ravichandiran V, Pandey K, Parihar VK, Murti K. CD4+ Count: a Variable to Be Considered to Prioritize COVID-19 Vaccination in PLHIV. Current Pharmacology Reports. 2023 Apr;9(2):90-7.
- Shabil M, Kumar VU, Dhingra S, Ravichandiran V, Parihar VK, Kumar N, Pandey K, Murti K. Current Scenario and Strategies to Tackle Cardiovascular Disease Risk in HIV Geriatrics. Current Pharmacology Reports. 2023 Sep 5.
- Sharma A, Singh A, Dar MA, Kaur RJ, Charan J, Iskandar K, Haque M, Murti K, Ravichandiran V, Dhingra S. Menace of antimicrobial resistance in LMICs: Current surveillance practices and control measures to tackle hostility. Journal of Infection and Public Health. 2022 Feb 1;15(2):172-81.
- Shabil M, Murti K, Kumar VU, Kumar R, Kumar N, Dhingra S, Parihar VK, Ravichandiran V, Pandey K. Older PLHIV are at higher cardiovascular risk with poor quality of life. Current HIV Research. 2023 Dec 1;21(6):354-60.
- Singh A, Ramalingam P, Dhingra S, Ravichandiran V, Murti K. Arsenic: a culpable element and a possible menace for HIV/AIDS patients. Biological Trace Element Research. 2022 Dec;200(12):4955-66.
- Meenakshi S, Kumar VU, Dhingra S, Murti K. Nasal vaccine as a booster shot: a viable solution to restrict pandemic? Clinical and Experimental Vaccine Research. 2022 May;11(2):184.
- Dar MA, Chauhan R, Murti K, Trivedi V, Dhingra S. Development and validation of subjective financial distress questionnaire (SFDQ): a patient reported outcome measure for assessment of financial toxicity among radiation oncology patients. Frontiers in Oncology. 2022 Feb 2;11:5922.
- Madhu M, Udaya Kumar V, Dhingra S, Kumar N, Singh S, Ravichandiran V, Murti K. Nutritional aspects of people living with HIV (PLHIV) amidst COVID-19 pandemic: an insight. Current Pharmacology Reports. 2022 Oct;8(5):350-64.
- Kumar VU, KT MF, Sharma A, Bisht P, Dhingra S, Ravichandiran V, Ramesh M, Murti K. The possible role of selected vitamins and minerals in the therapeutic outcomes of leishmaniasis. Biological Trace Element Research. 2022 Jul 2:1-7.
- Karun A, Kaur RJ, Charan J, Murti K, Ramesh M, Ravichandiran V, Dhingra S. Impact of COVID-19 on antimicrobial resistance in paediatric population: a narrative review. Current Pharmacology Reports. 2022 Oct;8(5):365-75.
- Meenakshi S, Kumar VU, Raju RS, Dhingra S, Kumar N, Ravichandiran V, Murti K. Ayurveda: the prominence of herbal medicine in containment of COVID-19. Pharmacognosy Research. 2022;14(3).
- Lingamaiah D, NS S, Murti K, Singh S, Ravichandiran V, Dhingra S. Emicizumab: an FDA-approved monoclonal antibody in the treatment of Hemophilia A. Current Pharmacology Reports. 2022 Apr;8(2):121-9.
- Sharma A, Kumar P, Dutta S, Kaur RJ, Charan J, Chikara G, Murti K, Kumarasamy M, Ramesh M, Pandey K, Ravichandiran V. Pathophysiological and genetic basis of tenofovir-induced acute renal dysfunction: strategies and recent developments for better clinical outcomes. Current Pharmacology Reports. 2022 Dec;8(6):427-38.
- Devipriya JS, Gupta AK, Pavan G, Dhingra S, Murti K, Ravichandiran V, Pandey K. Knowledge, attitude, and practices among HIV/leishmaniasis co-infected patients in Bihar, India. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2022 Aug.
- Kumar A, Ravi C, Dhingra S, Krishna Murti MA, Ghosh AK. Arsenic causing gallbladder cancer disease near the Himalayan bound rivers in Bihar: a case study of gallbladder cancer. Journal of Cancer Science and Clinical Therapeutics. 2022;6:388-91.
- Padmakar S, Murti K, Pandey K, Kumari S, Kumar R, Siddiqui NA, Pal B. Suicidal ideation associated with vitiligo – a systematic review of prevalence and assessment. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health. 2022 Sep 11:101140.
- Dubb S, Kaur G, Kumari S, Murti K, Pal B. Comprehension and compliance with discharge instructions among pediatric caregivers. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health. 2022 Sep 1;17:101137.
- Sagar S, Bashir A, Pal B, Dar MA, Pandey K, Murti K. Assessment of contraceptive utilization and associated factors among sexually active HIV-positive Indian women: a cross-sectional study from an antiretroviral therapy center. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health. 2021 Apr 1;10:100682.
- Anu M, Xavier J, Fathima AS, Bisht P, Murti K, Ravichandiran V, Kumar N. Epigenetic basis for PARP mutagenesis in glioblastoma: a review. European Journal of Pharmacology. 2022 Nov 26:175424.
- Saritha Keluth, Srikanth Jitte, Rashmi Bhushan, Om Prakash Ranjan, Krishna Murti, V. Ravichandiran, Nitesh Kumar. Targeting ion channels for the treatment of glioma. Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry. Bentham Publisher. November 2022.
- JS D, Gupta AK, Veeri RB, Garapati P, Kumar R, Dhingra S, Murti K, Ravichandiran V, Pandey K. Knowledge, attitude and practices towards visceral leishmaniasis among HIV patients: a cross-sectional study from Bihar, India. PLoS One. 2021 Aug 17;16(8):e0256239.
- Pavan G, Murti K, Kumar R, Dhingra S, Haque M, Ravichandiran V. Rays of immunity: role of sunshine vitamin in management of COVID-19 infection and associated comorbidities. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN. 2021 Dec 1;46:21-32.
- Fathima AS, Mounika VL, Kumar VU, Gupta AK, Garapati P, Ravichandiran V, Dhingra S, Murti K. Mucormycosis: a triple burden in patients with diabetes during COVID-19 pandemic. Health Sciences Review. 2021 Jan 1;1:100005.
- Dar MA, Chauhan P, Kumar P, Chauhan R, Murti K, Charan J, Ravichandiran V, Dhingra S. Safety, efficacy, and immunogenicity of COVAXIN: a review. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science. 2021 Oct 26;11(11):018-25.
- Dar MA, Chauhan R, Sharma KK, Trivedi V, Dhingra S, Murti K. Assessing the reliability and validity of comprehensive score for financial toxicity (COST) among radiation oncology patients in India: a cross-sectional pilot study. ecancermedicalscience. 2021;15.
- Bashir A, Azharuddin M, Rashid I, Murti K, Pandey K. Predictors of cardiomyopathy in patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus with and without cardiovascular complications: a cross-sectional study. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 2019 Aug 1;154:90-100.
- Bashir A, Pandey K, Azharuddin M, Kumari A, Rashid I, Siddiqui NA, Lal CS, Murti K. Association between diet quality scores, adiposity, glycemic status and nutritional biomarkers among Indian population with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health. 2020 Mar 1;8(1):53-9.
- Ali M, Ravichandiran V, Murti K, Pal B, Parwez A, Chauhan R, Trivedi V, Kumar R. Human Papilloma Virus types 16/18 distribution in invasive cervical cancer: an evidence for vaccination in Bihar, India. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International. 2021 Feb 9:59-68.
- Choudhary KH, Garapati PA, Prasad SR, Murti KR, Singh SA, Kumar NI. COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy assessment among the educated Indian population: an online survey. Int J Pharmaceutical Res. 2021 Aug 2;13(03).
- Bahekar T, Meenakshi S, Narapaka PK, Kumar N, Prakash V, Murti K. Development and psychometric validation of population-based Knowledge Attitudes and Practices—Questionnaire on Fluoride (PBKAP-QF). Biological Trace Element Research. 2024 Aug 20:1-3.
- Sarasa Meenakshi, Triveni Bahekar, Pavan Kumar Narapaka, Biplab Pal, Ved Prakash, Sameer Dhingra, Nitesh Kumar, Krishna Murti. Impact of fluorosis on molecular predictors in pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes associated microvascular complications. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology. 2024.
- Sachindra Kumar, Ravindra Shantakumar Swamy, Rashmi Bhushan, Vishal Chhabra, Smita Shenoy, Krishna Murti, Shubhankar Kumar Singh, Nitesh Kumar. Molecular and immunohistochemical alterations in fluoride-induced neurological impediment in adult rats. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology. 2024.
- Garapati Pavan, Manish Kumar, Sameer Dhingra, Nitesh Kumar, Ravichandiran V, Krishna Murti. Exploring antibiotic safety: A prospective observational study from a tertiary care public sector hospital. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health. 2024.
- Ravinder Kaur, Rishikesh Kumar, Vaibhav Chaudhary, Varsha Devi, Deepali Dhir, Sweta Kumari, Palakurthi Yanadaiah, Krishna Pandey, Krishna Murti, Biplab Pal. Prevalence of HIV infection among visceral leishmaniasis patients in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health. 2023.
