Department of Pharmacology

Department of Pharmacology

Pharmacology is a basic sciences subject usually taught in the third year of MBBS curriculum in most medical colleges in Pakistan but all over the world it is an essential part of the subject of clinical Medicine and is delivered in clinical rotations and clinical clerkships. The vision of our department at Shifa College of Medicine is to train undergraduates with solid understanding of basic and clinical Pharmacology of commonly prescribed drugs in modern medicine. At SCM, Pharmacology is integrated with basic and clinical subjects and focuses on understanding of mechanism of how different types of drugs work and what has to be considered when the drugs are used for the treatment and prevention of diseases.

We are among the pioneers in the country who deliver Pharmacology curriculum in an integrated curriculum horizontally as well as vertically. Our main focus of Pharmacology curriculum is on therapeutics as an understanding of principles of action of drugs but we also focus on other aspects of Pharmacology such as complementary and alternative medicine, patient counselling, clinical trials and finer details of prescription writing. Our department actively conducts researches and coordinates and collaborates in research activities with other departments.

The Department of Pharmacology aims to provide to students the scientific background and the clinical skills required in the modern era of medicine. The department has a well-equipped, state of the art laboratory which enables the students to practice the essential skills before their application in the clinical setup.

Dr Abida Shaheen
Professor & Section Head,
Pharmacology & Therapeutics.
Shifa College of Medicine, Islamabad.

Dr. Abida Shaheen

(MBBS, M.Phil., Ph.D.) Professor, Shifa College of Medicine, STMU

 

Dr Fahad Azam

(MBBS, M.Phil., Ph.D.) Associate Professor Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University

 

Dr Sadia Lodhi

  • The Article immunomodulatory Effect of Betulinic Acid in Ovalbumin Induced Airway inflammation in Male mice is published at journal of islamic international medical College, June 2019.
  • Comparative study of Betulinic Acid versus simvastatin on total cholesterol and HDL in Hyperlipidemia model is published at biomedical journal December 2018 .
  • Bitter coffee for sweet diabetes: A randomised controlled trial for treatment of type 2 diabetes with black coffee in BALB C albino mice 2020.
  • N- Acetyl Cysteine Ameliorates hepatotoxicity associated with the use of methotrexate in mice.

 

Dr Safa Iqbal

  • Pain Medicine Book(Pubmed)
  • Farooq MU, Mushtaq F, Naeem Z, Iqbal S, Naseem S, Ishtiaq O Dietary habits and practices of type-2 diabetic patients in a tertiary care centre of Islamabad, Pakistan. J Pak Med Assoc. 2018 May;68(5):825-830.
  • Ghazanfar H, Iqbal S, Naseem SQuality of life of post-graduate medical students working in private and public hospitals in Punjab as measured by WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire. J Pak Med Assoc. 2018 Jun;68(6):908-913.
  • Developed a research study: Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring: A Tool for Risk Stratification
  • Developed a research topic: Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice regarding Vitamin D in students of Shifa College of Medicine.

 

Dr Maryam Syed

  • Co-author of abstract submitted at PSNM conference titled ‘Validation of our SPECT CT for the localization of parathyroid adenomas – single center experience’

Faculty Profiles

Tamkeen Saleem

Dr. Abida Shaheen

MBBS, M.Phil , Ph.D.

Professor
PMC # 43981-P
Faculty # 5206/43981-P/M
Areas of Interests: Clinical trials, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Neuropathic pain, Medical Education
Tamkeen Saleem

Dr. Fahad Azam

MBBS, M.Phil , Ph.D.

Professor
PMC # 49598-S
Faculty # 6117/49598-S/M
Areas of Interests: Clinical trials, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Immunosuppression, Medical Education, Artificial intelligence, Digital Health
Tamkeen Saleem

Dr Zari Salahuddin

MBBS, M.Phil

Assistant Professor
PMC # 76811-P
Faculty # –
Areas of Interests: Genetics, Immunomodulation, Oxidative Stress
Tamkeen Saleem

Dr Qurat Ul Ain

MBBS

Demonstrator PMC # 6152-AJKFaculty # –
Areas of Interests: Medical Education
Tamkeen Saleem

Dr Safa Iqbal

MBBS

Demonstrator PMC # —Faculty # –
Areas of Interests: Medical Education