RAK Medical and Health Sciences University is First Medical University in the UAE to Obtain Five Stars in QS Stars Rating     College of Pharmacy at RAK Medical and Health Sciences University has obtained dual national and international accreditation for its Bachelor of Pharmacy program from the American Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA)     All Programs are accredited by Ministry of Education, UAE.    All our programs are recognized by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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Dr. Shahnaz Usman

Professor & Chairperson - Pharmaceutics

Educational Qualification:
  • Ph. D - Pharmacokinetics, Pharmaceutics - 2007 - Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Master of Philosophy - Pharmaceutics - 1998 - Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Bachelor of Pharmacy - All B. Pharm Subjects - 1990 - Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
Experience:
  • 2017 - Till date - Professor (RAKMHSU)
  • 2011 - 2017 - Associate Professor (RAKMHSU)
  • 2006 - 2011-  Assistant Professor (U of Karachi)
  • 2005 - 2006 - Assistant Professor (FUUAST)
  • 2000 - 2005 -  Assistant Professor (BMU)
  • 1999 - 2000 -  Chemist (Brooks Pharma)
  • 1995 - 1999 - Quality Control Analyst (ZAFA Pharma)
Courses Taught
  • Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics     
  • Pharm Biotechnology – 2
  • Pharm. Biotechnology – 1
  • Clinical Pharmaceutics (Elective)
  • Pharmaceutics – 1
  • Pharmaceutics – 4
  • Pharmaceutics –3
  • Pharmaceutical Calculations
  • Introduction to Social Pharmacy
  • Practice School - Industry
  • Chemical Kinetics & Drug Stability 
  • Novel Drug Delivery Systems 
  • Clinical Pharmacokinetics 
  • Quality Assurance & Validation
Publications     
  • Shahnaz Usman*, Muhammad Akram, Fasiha Shah, KVRNS Ramesh, Quamrul Islam. Stability Indicating HPLC Method for Simultaneous Assessment of Clopidogrel Bisulfate and Aspirin: Development and Validation. Int. J. Pharm. Investigation, March 2023, 13 (2): 270- 278
  • Shahnaz Usman * and Rubina Rafiq Ejaz. Rapid and Sensitive Estimation of Montelukast in API and Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms by Using UV-Spectrophotometer. Lat. Am. J. Pharm., Nov. 2022, 41 (11): 2203-8 
  • Shahnaz Usman* , Hemant KS Yadav , Sakina Fatima , Anab Usman , Kashif Ali Safdar. Modification and Validation of HPLC Analytical Method for the Estimation of Pregabalin in Capsule Dosage Form. Int. J. Pharm. Sci. Rev. Res., Aug. 2022, 75(1): 133-138   
  • Tania Naveel, Subia Jamil, Sakina Fatima, Shahnaz Usman, Sumaira Ishaq, and Humaira Anser. A Cross sectional Investigation On The Prevalence of Multiple Drug Resistant In outpatients with Urinary Tract Infection (UTI). Webology, June 2022, 19(3): 773- 788.         
  • Shaheen Perveen*, Shahnaz Gauhar, Rabia Ismail Yousuf, Huma Ali, Farya Zafar, Anab Fatima Sheikh. Evaluation of pharmacokinetic interactions of amoxicillin with ranitidine in healthy human volunteers of Karachi, Pakistan. PLoS ONE., May 2022, 17(5): e0267791.