Adupa P Rao
Interim Cabinet Member for the Interim Chief of PCCSM
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Pasadena Magazine: Top Doctor, 2011
GlaxoSmithKline: Fellowship Research Award, 2001
: Resident of the Year, 1998
: Chief Resident of Internal Medicine, 1998
: Tutor of the Year, 1987
Safety of elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor dose reduction: mechanistic exploration through physiologically-based pharmacokinetic modeling and a clinical case series Pharmacotherapy. 2023 Mar 02. . View in PubMed
Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic-Led Guidance for Patients With Cystic Fibrosis Taking Elexacaftor-Tezacaftor-Ivacaftor With Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir for the Treatment of COVID-19 Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2022 06; 111(6):1324-1333. . View in PubMed
Pharmacokinetics of Tedizolid in Plasma and Sputum of Adults with Cystic Fibrosis Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2018 09; 62(9). . View in PubMed
Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Target Attainment Analyses To Determine Optimal Dosing of Ceftazidime-Avibactam for the Treatment of Acute Pulmonary Exacerbations in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2017 10; 61(10). . View in PubMed
Efficacy of Rhesus Theta-Defensin-1 in Experimental Models of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lung Infection and Inflammation Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2017 08; 61(8). . View in PubMed
Doxycycline exhibits anti-inflammatory activity in CF bronchial epithelial cells Pulm Pharmacol Ther. 2012 Oct; 25(5):377-82. . View in PubMed
GFR estimates using cystatin C are superior to serum creatinine in adult patients with cystic fibrosis J Cyst Fibros. 2009 Jan; 8(1):19-25. . View in PubMed
Probenecid, but not cystic fibrosis, alters the total and renal clearance of fexofenadine J Clin Pharmacol. 2008 Aug; 48(8):957-65. . View in PubMed
Dr. Rao’s research activities include lung transplantation and Cystic Fibrosis: Testosterone, Rate of PFT Decline. He has also been a distinguished lecturer on Sarcoidosis and created a DVD produced by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation titled “Looking Ahead: Transition for Pediatric to Adult Cystic Fibrosis Patient Care.”