MD: K S Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore, 04.05.2015
02.05.2012- 02.05.2015 As Tutor K S Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore
01.06.2015-30.11.2021 As Assistant Professor, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore
1.12.2021- Till date As Associate Professor, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore
Clinical Pharmacology
Pharmacovigilance
Medical education research
Being Adverse drug reaction Monitoring centre Coordinator(AMC), FMMC,
ADR monitoring centre was awarded top 9th among 760 centre in the country for the year 2022 under the category of AMC performance without PV associate
Selected for FAIMER fellowship for M-FIILIPE batch 2023, Manipal University
ADR Monitoring Centre coordinator
ECLS instructor, RGUHS - Jeevaraksha trust
Coordinator/Member secretary of Pharmacovigilance Committee
Member of Medical Education Unit
Member of Mangala Ethics Committee, Mangalore
Member of IQAC
Member of Pharmacotherapeutic Committee
Member of NABH working committee
FMMCH Adjunct faculty of Father Muller Simulation and Skill Centre
Incharge of Pharmacovigilance related activities
Lifetime member of National Association of Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Academy of Health Professions Educators
Padmaja Udaykumar , Saurabh Kumar, Chandralekha N, Raveendra H Reddy, Badarudeen M N, Sharath Burugina Nagaraja,"Daily monitoring of diabetic treatment amongst TB-DM patients under NTEP: Does it improve the treatment outcomes?" Clinical epidemiology and global health 2022
Chandralekha N, Padmaja Udaykumar, Rajesh S. Intradermal test dose hypersensitivity reactions to antibiotics in a tertiary care hospital : A cross sectional study. National journal of physiology, pharmacy and pharmacology, vol 11, issue 11, 2021, 1287-1291
Chandralekha N, Padmaja Udaykumar, Anahitha Shenoy. Study of knowledge, attitude and practice of "me too drugs' among the prescribers in a tertiary care hospital - A cross sectional study.. National journal of physiology, pharmacy and pharmacology, vol 11, issue 5, 2021, 500-505
Srinivas M, Netharakere C, Udaykumar P, Pereira N. Item analysis of multiple-choice questions in pharmacology among medical undergraduates. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2024;14(05):861-865.
Chandralekha N, Mangala S, Pereira N, Udaykumar P. Comparative evaluation of the antianxiety effects of Vitamin C, buspirone, and diazepam in rats. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2024;14 (Online First). DOI: 10.5455/njppp.2024.14.02066202414022024