Research Interest

Dr Sadia Shakeel obtained PhD in Pharmacy Practice from Jinnah University for Women, Karachi. She is a Clinical Research Certified Professional from Dow University of Health Sciences and is skilled in conducting basic and clinical research. After completing PhD, she was awarded TWAS USM Postdoctoral Fellowship. She completed her Postdoc Fellowship from the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia with a major in Clinical pharmacy. This experience strengthened her applied clinical and teaching skills, enabling her to correlate theory with practical application to provide her students with a better understanding of practical scenarios.
Dr Sadia has over 15 years of academic and professional experience. She is an HEC-approved PhD Supervisor and has co-supervised MPhil research projects with emphasis on evidence-based rational use of medicines. She is a prolific researcher and has carried forward a coherent research strategy that has a national and international impact. She has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications in international journals and several research abstracts/research posters are on her credit.Research interest:
Pharmacotherapeutics
Pharmacoepidemiology
Clinical Practice guidelines

Research Publications

CHAPTERS PUBLISHED:

•    Hussain R, Loh ZC, Shakeel S, Ong SC, Babar Z. (2023). Self-medication Among Elderly: Evidence Synthesis and a Systematic Review of the Literature. Encyclopedia of Evidence in Pharmaceutical Public Health and Health Services Research in Pharmacy. 
•    Hussain, R., Zainal, H., Mohamed Noor, D.A., Shakeel, S. (2023). Digital Health and Pharmacy: Evidence Synthesis and Applications. In: Encyclopedia of Evidence in Pharmaceutical Public Health and Health Services Research in Pharmacy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50247-8_80-1

 
RESEARCH PAPERS 

1.    Shakeel Sadia, Iffat Wajiha,Yasmin Riffat,Ali Huma & Ibrahim Sadaf. “Pharmacy Student’s Perception and Attitude towards the Course and Scope of Community Pharmacy in Pakistan” J Pharm Biomed Sci. 2013 July; 32(32): 1400-1406.
2.    Najia Rahim, Shagufta Nesar, Shaheen Parveen, Rabia Rehman & Sadia Shakeel. Computer and internet use among medical, dental and pharmacy students of Karachi. Pakistan. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences 2013 Jun; 31(31):1118-22.
3.    Sadia Shakeel, Wajiha Iffat, Riffat Yasmin, Huma Ali. “Prospective Career Preferences Of Imminent Pharmacist” IOSR Journal Of Pharmacy Volume 3, Issue 8 (September 2013), Pp 38-43
4.    Sadia Shakeel, Wajiha Iffat, Riffat Yasmin, Najia Rahim. “First Professional Pharm D Students’ Inspiration to join Pharmacy as a Career” Asian J Pharm Hea Sci.  Oct-Dec 2013 Vol-3 Issue- 4
5.    Yasmin, Riffat, Sadia Shakeel, Wajiha Iffat, Madiha Fatima Sana. "Fixed Dose Combination: Understanding of Imminent Pharmacist " Int J Pharm. 4, No. 1 (2014). 
6.    Riffat Yasmin, Sadia Shakeel, Wajiha Iffat, Shaima Hasnat, Tehseen Quds. “Comparative Analysis of Understanding of Pictograms among Pharmacy and Non-Pharmacy Students”  International Journal Of Sciences: Basic And Applied Research  (2014) Volume 13, No 1, 197-204
7.    Sadia Shakeel, Muhammad H. Shoaib, Wajiha Iffat, Najia Rahim & Tariq Ali. “Formulation Development and Optimization of Pioglitazone Hydrochloride Tablets Using Central Composite Design” Lat Am J Pharm. 33 (3): 414-9 (2014)
8.    Iffat Wajiha, Sadia Shakeel, Najia Rahim, Fakhsheena Anjum, Shagufta Neesar, and Sana Ghayas. "Pakistani Physicians Knowledge and Attitude towards Reporting Adverse Drug Reactions" Afr J Pharm Pharmacol. 8, No. 14 (2014): 379-385.
9.    Shakeel Sadia, Wajiha Iffat, Tehseen Quds, Nighat Tanveer, and Sidra Hassan. "Pervasiveness of Scholastic Duplicity and Plagiarism among the Pharmacy Students in Pakistan" International Journal of Sciences: Basic And Applied Research 12, No. 1 (2013): 167-175.
10.    Wajiha Iffat, Sadia Shakeel, Saima Naseem, Shehla Imam, Marvi Khan. “Attitudinal Survey to Assess Medical and Dental Students’ Belief of ADR Reporting In Pakistan. Pakistan”, Int J Pharm Pharm Sci, Vol 6, Issue 5, 279-283.
11.    Sadia Shakeel, Wajiha Iffat, Fakhsheena Anjum, Rabia Bushra, Sadaf Ibrahim,Shajya Shafiq, “Emerging Need Of Pharmacovigilance: Perspectives Of Future Pharmacist In Pakistan” Ijptp, 2014, 5(2), 966-9. 
12.    Wajiha Iffat, Sadia Shakeel, Saima Naseem, Abdur Rasheed. “Social Networking Experiences On Facebook Pertaining To Accountability And E-Professionalism: A Future Perspective”  Int J Pharm 2014; 4(3): 83-88 
13.    Rahim N, Naqvi SB, Bibi R, Iffat W, Shakeel S, Muhammad IN. “Disintegrants Combination: Development and Optimization of a Cefadroxil Fast Disintegrating Tablet” Pak J Pharm Sci. 2014 Sep; 27(5 Spec no):1467-75. PMID: 25176230
14.    Shahzad Ahmad, Muhammad Harris Shoaib , Rabia Ismail Yousuf , Wajiha Iffat, Sadia Shakeel, Najia Rahim, Riffat Yasmin, Rehana Bibi and Sadaf Ibrahim. “Formulation Development of Immediate Release Chlorpropamide Tablets Using Directly Compressible Excipients” Afr J Pharm Pharmacol. Vol. 8(35), pp. 857-861, 22, 2014. 
15.    Fakhsheena Anjum, Sadia Shakeel, Sana Ghayas, Wajiha Iffat. Shisha “Smoking Trend: Current Scenario In Karachiites”  Int J Pharm 2014; 4(4):215-219
16.    Sadia Shakeel, Wajiha Iffat, Ambreen Qamar “Physicians’ Apprehensions in Managing A Febrile Child” Asian J Pharm Clin Res, Vol 7, Issue 5, 2014, 173-177.
17.    Fakhsheena Anjum, Sadia Shakeel.  Adverse drug reactions due to cancer chemotherapy in females. Jordan Journal of pharmaceutical Sciences. 2014 Vol 7(1) 
18.     Wajiha Iffat, Sadia Shakeel, Hafiz Muhammad Arshad, Madiha Sana Fatima. “Pharmacy Students’Opinion towards the Attributes of the Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management Course in Pharm-D Curriculum”. International Journal of Biology, Pharmacy and Allied Sciences 03/2015; 4(3):1183-1191 
19.    Rahim N, Naqvi SB, Shakeel S, Iffat W, Muhammad IN. “Determination of Cefadroxil in Tablet/Capsules Formulations by a Validated Reverse Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatographic Method”.   Pak J Pharm Sci. 2015 Jul; 28(4):1345-9. PMID: 26142506
20.    Shagufta Nesar, Muhammad Haris Shoaib, Najia Rahim, Wajiha Iffat , Sadia Shakeel, Rehana Bibi. “Prescription Writing Practices and Errors in Prescriptions Containing Cardiovascular Drugs Especially ACE Inhibitors in Karachi, Pakistan” Asian J Pharm Clin Res. 8 (4), 2015, 53-55.
21.    Iffat Wajiha, Sadia Shakeel, and Muhammad Yaqoob. "The Impact of Organizational Care on Job Satisfaction among Health Care Professionals in Karachi" WJPPS. 10(4), 2015, 2050-2058.
22.    Rehman H, Rehan SJ, Ishaq H, Shakeel S, Hashmi F, Naveed S. Hypothyroidism—a question towards quality and patient centricity. Open Journal of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases. 2015 Feb 9;5(02):19.
23.    Shakeel Sadia, Wajiha Iffat, Hina Rehman, Nadia Jamil, Faiza Nazeer, Safila Naveed, and Humaira Ishaq. "Assessing the level of awareness and vaccination status of Hepatitis B among young female community of Pakistan." Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science 4.4  (2015): 376-383.
24.    Shakeel S. Pharmacists’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Intervention for Prescription Medicines Abuse. Open Access Library Journal. 2015;2(11):1.
25.    Iffat Wajiha, Sadia Shakeel, Shehla Imam, and Tehseen Quds. "Perceived Barriers and Expectations of General Public for Establishing Community Pharmacy in Pakistan" WJPR 4(10)2258-2265 (2015).
26.    Shakeel S, Naveed S, Iffat W, Nazeer F, Yousuf v (2015) “Pakistani Women Knowledge, Beliefs and Attitudes towards Osteoporosis” J Bioequiv Availab 07:270-273. doi:10.4172/jbb.1000252 
27.    Shakeel S, Iffat W, Fasih F,Yousuf YN (2015) “Expanding Role of Pharmacists in Delivering Clinical Services; General Practitioners’ and Pharmacists’ Viewpoint”. J Pharma Care Health Sys 2: 148. doi:10.4172/2376-0419.1000148.
28.    Sadia Shakeel, et al. “Development and Quality Assessment of Polyherbal Entoban Capsules” Int J Pharm 2015; 5(4): 1068-1072  
29.    Sadia Shakeel, et al. “Development and evaluation of polyherbal Entoban syrup” Spatula DD.2015;5(2)97-102
30.    Sadia Shakeel, et al. “A novel HPTLC method for quantitative estimation of biomarkers in polyherbal formulation” Asian Pac J Trop Biomed 2015; 5(11): 930-934
31.    Shakeel et al.  “In Vitro Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activity of Entoban Syrup; a Polyherbal Formulation”. W J Pharm Res. 4(5), 504-511.
32.    Shakeel et al. “Prospective Process Validation for Polyherbal Oral Liquid Preparation” W J Pharm Res. 4(6), 89-95.
33.    Shakeel et al. “Determination of the heavy metal content of Entoban herbal medicinal product” J. Chin. Pharm. Sci. 2015, 24 (11), 764–769
34.    Shakeel et al.  “Evaluation of in vitro antioxidant capacity and reducing potential of polyherbal drug Entoban” Afr J Pharm. Pharmacol. 2015;9(40),982-987
35.    Shakeel et al.   “Standardization of Biomarkers Gallic Acid and Berberine in Polyherbal Formulation Entoban Capsules by High- Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography–Densitometry” Journal of Planar Chromatography 28 (2015) 5, 386–390
36.    Shakeel et al. (2015) “Evaluation of Acute and Sub-Chronic Oral Toxicity of Entoban: A Polyherbal Drug on Experimental Mice” J Med Diagn Meth 4:1000187. doi: 10.4172/2168-9784.1000.187
37.    Quds T, Saeed F, Shakeel S, Yasmin R, Farooqi S. Pharmacy students’ perception and attitude towards the scope of clinical pharmacognosy course in Pakistan.
38.    Shakeel et al.  “Evaluation of in vitro lipoxygenase Inhibition and Antioxidant activity of Polyherbal Formulation Entoban” RADS J Pharma Sci. 2015; 3(2):82-88
39.    Iffat Wajiha, Riffat Yasmin, Sadia Shakeel, Fariya Zafar, Shehla Imam, Abida Sultana, Tehseen Quds, and Yumna Nida Yousuf. "The Approach of Pharmacy Students towards Communication of Medication Errors in Karachi, Pakistan" Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 14, no. 12 (2016): 2293-2297.
40.    Rahim Najia, Kiran Rafiq, Wajiha Iffat, Shagufta Nesar, and Sadia Shakeel. "Patients Comprehension of Pharmaceutical Package Inserts Information in Karachi, Pakistan" Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 14, no. 12 (2016): 2307-2311. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/tjpr.v14i12.22
41.    Wajiha Iffat, Muhammad H. Shoaib, Rabia Ismail, Tariq Ali, Sadia Shakeel. “Post Market In Vitro Release Profile Study and Cost Comparison of Different Nicorandil Brands Available in Karachi, Pakistan” Lat Am J Pharm. 35, no. 3 (2016): 457-62
42.    Shakeel S, Iffat W and Ahmed HF. Biosimilar Products’ Application in Advanced Drug Therapy; A Qualitative Insight. J Med Diagn Meth. 2016; 5(199):2.
43.    Shakeel S, Naveed S, Iffat W, Farooqi S, Nazeer F (2016) “Pharmacy Students’ Attitude and Stigmatization of People with Schizophrenia in Pakistan” J Bioequiv Availab 8:108-111. doi:10.4172/jbb.1000278.
44.    Shakeel S, Iffat W, Khan M. "Pharmacy Students’ Knowledge Assessment of Naegleria Fowleri Infection" Scientifica (Cairo). 2016; 2016:2498283. doi:10.1155/2016/2498283. Epub 2016 Feb 15.PMID: 26981318
45.    Farrukh U, Shakeel S, Nisar S (2016) “Dentists’ Practice and Perceived Barriers towards Smoking Cessation and Intervention in Karachi, Pakistan” J Pharma Care Health Sys 3:151. doi:10.4172/2376-0419.1000151 
46.    Saleha Suleman Khan, Zeeshan Ahmed Sheikh, Aqib Zahoor, Sadia Shakeel, Khan Usmanghani. “Quantitive Evaluation of ß -Sitosterol with HPLC in Saw Palmetto Fruits and Seeds” Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Vol 3 (1), June 2015; 38-43
47.    Syed Rashid Ali Jaffary, Syed Waseemuddin Ahmed, Sadia Shakeel, Hafiz Muhammad Asif, Khan Usmanghani.  “In vitro antioxidant and reducing capability of weight loss tablet formulation” Pak. J. Pharm. Sci., Vol.29, No.5(Suppl), September 2016, pp.1749-1753.
48.    Iffat W, Shakeel S, Fasih F (2016) “Pakistani Healthcare Practitioners’ Understanding of the Zika Virus Disease” J Health Edu Res Dev 4:185. doi:10.4172/2380-5439.1000185
49.    Syed Rashid Ali Jaffary, Syed Waseemuddin Ahmed, Sadia Shakeel, Hafiz Muhammad Asif and Khan Usmanghani “Evaluation of in vitro urease and lipoxygenase inhibition activity of weight reducing tablets” Pak. J. Pharm. Sci., Vol.29, No.4(Suppl), July 2016, pp.1397-1400
50.    Shakeel S, Farrukh U (2016) “Dental Patients’ Apprehensions about the Effects of Smoking and Role of Dentists in Smoking Cessation Activities” J Med Diagn Meth 5:1000225. doi:10.4172/2168-9784.1000225
51.    Saima Naseem, Wajiha Iffat, Sadia Shakeel, SyedAreeb Bin Tariq. “Knowledge about Antibiotic Use amongst the Public: a cross sectional study in Karachi” Infec. Dis J Pak  Volume 25 Issue 03 Sept 2016 pp 49-54
52.    Sadia Shakeel,Khan Usmanghani, Hafiz Muhammad Asif  “Efficacy and safety of Entoban for the treatment of chronic diarrhea” Pak. J. Pharm. Sci., Vol.29, No.6(Suppl), November 2016, pp.2349-2353
53.    Syed Rashid Ali Jaffary, Syed Waseemuddin Ahmed, Sadia Shakeel , Hafiz Muhammad Asif ,  Khan Usmanghani. “Acute and sub chronic oral toxicity studies of weight loss formulation in Experimental Animal Models” RADS-JPPS Vol 4 (1), June 2016, 35-39
54.    Najia Rahim, Sadia Shakeel, Wajiha Iffat, Iyad Naeem Muhammad, Masood Ahmed Khan, Shagufta Nesar “Approach of Hospital Pharmacists in executing Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting in Pakistan” Lat. Am. J. Phar. 36(3), 2017 
55.    Aisha Sana, Safila Naveed, Fatima Qamar and Sadia Shakeel.  Simultaneous determination of ACE inhibitors and dexibuprofen in active pharmaceutical ingredient, formulations and human serum by RP-HPLC. Pak. J. Pharm. Sci., Vol.30, No.2 (Suppl), March 2017,635-639
56.    Sadia Shakeel , Wajiha Iffat , Atta Abbas Naqvi , Fouzia Ahmed , Shugufta Usmani , Manahil Mazhar  and Ayesha Nisar. The Understanding of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Among Medical Practitioners of Karachi, Pakistan. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 2017, 2(2), 16; doi:10.3390/tropicalmed2020016 
57.    Wajiha Iffat, Najia Rahim, Sadia Shakeel, Tariq Ali, Shazia Naz, Lubna Bashir and Areeb bin Tariq “Prevalence of dyslipidemia through screening among Karachities” International Journal of Current Research, 9, (06), 52796-52799.
58.    Najia Rahim, Wajiha Iffat, Sadia Shakeel, Muhammad Iyad Naeem, Faiza Qazi, Mehwish Rizvi, Iqbal Nasiri, Lubna Bashir, Faisal Muhammad Khan, Hina Yaseen, and Shazia Jamshed. “Perspectives about Pandemic Influenza and Its Prophylactic Measures among Final Year Pharmacy Students in Karachi, Pakistan" J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2017 Apr-Jun; 9(2): 144–151. doi:  10.4103/jpbs.JPBS_328_16
59.    Najia Rahim, Iyad Naeem Muhammad, Sadia Shakeel, Wajiha Iffat, Madiha Maboos & Shazia Q. Jamshed. Validation of Patients’ Satisfaction Regarding Medications’ Information Questionnaire (PSMIQ) in Karachi, Pakistan. Lat. Am. J. Pharm. 36 (8): 1524-32 (2017)
60.    Shakeel S, Usmani S, Rahim N, Iffat W, Ahmed HF, Rizvi M, et al. Utilization and Impact of electronic and print media on the patients’ health status: Physicians’ Perspectives. J Pharm Bioall Sci 2017; 9:266-71. 
61.    Saira Bano, Sadia Shakeel, Shafiquat Hussain, Naeem Akhtar, Amna Iqbal, Faheem Akhtar, Hina Rehman, Khan Usmanghani. Acute and Sub Chronic Oral Toxicity Study of Linkus (EMA), Plantain Syrup and AltheaSH Tablet in Mice. RADS Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences,   Vol 6 No 1 (April 2018): 40-48.
62.    Ejaz Basheer, Sadia Shakeel, Kashif Sohail,Muhammad Qaiser and Khan Usmanghani. Evaluation of in vitro antioxidant capacity and reducing potential of  polyherbal Coded capsules Arthitec 1 and Arthitec 2. Pak. J. Pharm. Sci., Vol.31, No.6(Suppl), November 2018, pp.2635-2638
63.    Hina Rehman, Safila Naveed, Fatima Qamar, Sultan Ayaz, Sadia Shakeel, Sakina Fatima, Aisha Sana and Khan Usmanghani. Phytochemical standardization of Vasicine in cough syrup by high performance liquid chromatography-densitometry. Pak. J. Pharm. Sci., Vol.31, No.6(Suppl), November 2018, 2679-2682
64.    Hina Rehman , Safila Naveed , Sadia Shakeel , Fatima Qamar , Aisha Sana , Sakina Fatima , Aymen Owais  & Khan Usmanghani. Piperine and Glycyrrhizin Biomarkers Evaluation and Method Validation via HPTLC in Poly Herbal Syrup. Lat. Am. J. Pharm. 37 (12): 2428-33 (Dec 2018).
65.    Shakeel S, Nesar S, Iffat W, Fatima B, Maqbool T, Jamshed S. A quantitative insight of the interactions of prescribers with pharmaceutical organization’s representatives in clinical settings of Karachi. Integrated pharmacy research & practice. 2019;8:75.
66.    Iffat W, Shakeel S, Naqvi AA, Imam S, Ali T, Nesar S, Yasmin R, Qazi F, Khan MF, Khan M. Rational and experiential decision-making preferences of pharmacy students in Karachi, Pakistan. African journal of pharmacy and pharmacology. 2019 Jul 8;13(12):151-5.
67.    Shakeel S, Iffat W, Fasih F, Nesar S, Rehman H, Sultana N. Prescribing Trends of Fixed-Dose Combinations: Physicians’ and Clinical Pharmacists’ Qualitative Insight. Lat. Am. J. Pharm. 2019 Jan 1;38(8):1683-6.
68.    Naqvi AA, Hassali MA, Iffat W, Zia M, Fatima M, Shakeel S, Khan I, Jahangir A, Kachela B, Nadir MN, Qureshi I. Development and validation of a novel rheumatoid arthritis knowledge assessment scale in Pakistani patients with rheumatoid arthritis. International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases. 2019 Nov;22(11):2031-44.
69.    Imam S, Iffat W, Shakeel S, Qamar A, Usman N, Sultana N, Khan FM. Acquaintance of Botox: A cross-sectional survey among female students in Karachi, Pakistan. African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 2019 Nov 30;13(17):292-6.
70.    Shakeel S, Rehman H, Aslam MR, Ayaz S, Naveed S, Yasmeen S. Application of Spray Drying is a Current Need of Pharmaceutical Industry: A Review. RADS Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2019 Oct 28;7(3):165-72.
71.    Naqvi AA, Hassali MA, Naqvi SB, Shakeel S, Zia M, Fatima M, Iffat W, Khan I, Jahangir A, Nadir MN. Development and validation of the General Rehabilitation Adherence Scale (GRAS) in patients attending physical therapy clinics for musculoskeletal disorders. BMC musculoskeletal disorders. 2020 Dec;21(1):1-1.
72.    Shakeel S, Iffat W, Nesar S, Zaidi H, Jamshed S. Exploratory Findings of Prescribing Unlicensed and Off-Label Medicines Among Children and Neonates. Integrated Pharmacy Research & Practice. 2020;9:33.
73.    Hassali MA, Shakeel S. Pharmaceutical and Cosmeceutical Marketing and Advertising in Malaysia: An Overview of Current Governing Laws and Regulations.
74.    ur Rehman A, Hassali MA, Muhammad SA, Shakeel S, Chin OS, Ali IA, Muneswarao J, Hussain R. Economic burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in Malaysia: A longitudinal study. PharmacoEconomics-Open. 2020 Apr 14:1-0.
75.    Shakeel S, Hassali MA, Naqvi AA. Health and Economic Impact of COVID-19: Mapping the Consequences of a Pandemic in Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences. 2020 Apr 1;27(2).
76.    Shakeel S, Hassali MA, Rehman H, Iffat W, Khan AH, Rehman AU, Aziz S. Off-Label Drug Prescribing Practice among Cancer Patients in Oncology Care Settings of Pakistan. Latin American Journal of Pharmacy. 2020 Jan 1;39(6):1233-9.
77.    Naqvi AA, Hassali MA, Iffat W, Shakeel S, Zia M, Fatima M, Iqbal MS, Iqbal MZ, Imam MT, Hossain MA, Ali M. Cross‐culture adaptation and validation of English version of Rheumatoid Arthritis Knowledge Assessment Scale (RAKAS) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases. 2020 Jun 11.
78.    Hina Rehman, Tariq Rafi, Huma Ali, Sadia Shakeel, Faraz Hashmi, Saima Hussain & Samreen Aziz. Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Graduated Non-Working Female Pharmacist towards Pharmaceutical Care: A Cul-De-Sac of Women Quest. Lat. Am. J. Pharm. 39(9): 1703-7 (2020)
79.    Yasmeen S, Usman R, Ayaz S, Qamar F, Zainab S, Sadia H, Munir H, Arif A, Shakeel S, Zahoor A, Khanum K. Quality and Potency Analysis of IVY Leaf Extract. RADS Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2020 Sep 4;8(1):58-62.
80.    Sadia Shakeel, Mohamed A. Hassali, Hina Rehman,Wajiha Iffat, Riffat Yasmin & Umbreen Farrukh. Explanatory Findings of Prescribing Biosimilar Medicines in Oncology Care Settings of Pakistan. Lat. Am. J. Pharm. 39(10): 2041-5 (2020)
81.    Azmi Hassali M.; Shakeel S. Unused and Expired Medications Disposal Practices among the General Public in Selangor, Malaysia. Pharmacy 2020, 8, 196.
82.    Shakeel S, Rehman H, Hassali MA, Hashmi F. Knowledge, attitude and precautionary practices towards COVID-19 among healthcare professionals in Karachi, Pakistan. The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries. 2020 Oct 31;14(10):1117-24. (IF: 1.353)
83.     Shakeel S, Hassali MA, Rehman H, ur Rehman A, Muneswarao J. Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Towards Biosimilars and Interchangeable Products: A Prescriptive Insight by the Pharmacists. International Journal of General Medicine. 2020;13:1075. (IF: 1.927)
84.    Hassali MA, Shakeel S. Parents’ knowledge, attitude and practice towards the rational use of antibiotics in upper respiratory tract infections: a Malaysian community-based Lat. Am. J. Pharm. 40(1): 206-12 (2021) (IF:0.4)
85.    Shakeel S., Hassali MA. Post COVID-19 outbreak of severe Kawasaki-like multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children. Malays J Med Sci. 2021;28(1):109–116
86.    Sadia S, Wajiha I, Hina R,Shagufta N, Lubna B & Shazia N. Pharmacy Students’ Awareness and Practices Concerning the Disposal of Household Medicines in Karachi, Pakistan. Lat. Am. J. Pharm. 40(3): 467-74  (2021) (IF:0.4)
87.    Rasool MF, Ur Rehman A, Imran I, Abbas S, Shah S, Abbas G, Khan I, Shakeel S, Hassali MA, Hayat K. Risk Factors Associated with Medication Errors Among Patients Suffering from Chronic Disorders. Frontiers in Public Health. 2020;8. (IF: 2.031)
88.    Wajiha Iffat, Shagufta Nesar, Sadia Shakeel, Ambreen Qamar, Shazia Nazar, Meraj Rahim “Measures of depressive symptoms using Beck Depression Inventory‐II among Healthcare professionals during a pandemic of COVID-19” accepted in Latin American Journal of Pharmacy. 
89.    Musarrat Rauf Burki, Sadia Shakeel, Saira Hayat, Amer Hayat Khan, Muhammad Shahid Iqbal, Jiyauddin Khan. Evaluation of knowledge, attitude and practices of university students towards rational use of medicines. Medical Science, 2020, 24(106), 4425-4437 
90.    Sadia Shakeel, Faiza Hayat, Saifullah Mehsud, Amer Hayat Khan, Muhammad Shahid Iqbal, Jiyauddin Khan. Students’ knowledge and attitude towards rational use of antibiotics. Medical Science, 2020, 24(106),4499-4509 
91.    Tehseen Quds, Maryam Ahmed, Sadia Shakeel, Nusrat Jalbani, Farah Mazhar, Iqbal Azhar. Determination of the heavy metal contents of frequently used herbal products in Pakistan. Trop J Pharm Res, February 2021; 20(2): 378
92.    Shakeel S, Iffat W, Qamar A, Ghuman F, Yamin R, Ahmad N, Ishaq SM, Gajdács M, Patel I, Jamshed S. Pediatricians’ Compliance to the Clinical Management Guidelines for Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Infants and Young Children in Pakistan. InHealthcare 2021 Jun (Vol. 9, No. 6, p. 701). Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute.
93.    Shakeel S, Nesar S, Iffat W, Rehman H, Aziz S, Mumtaz T, Hadi H, Jamshed S. Pharmacists’ Insights and Behaviors in Preventing the Misuse of Topical Corticosteroids in Pakistan: A Mixed-Method Study. Cosmetics. 2021 Sep;8(3):72.
94.    ur Rehman A, Shah S, Abbas G, Harun SN, Shakeel S, Hussain R, Hassali MA, Rasool MF. Assessment of risk factors responsible for rapid deterioration of lung function over a period of one year in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Scientific reports. 2021 Jun 30;11(1):1-1.
95.    Shakeel S, Nesar S, Rehman H, Jamil K, Mallick IA, Mustafa MS, Anwar M, Jamshed S. Patterns and Predictors of Off-Label Drug Prescribing in Psychiatric Practice: A Qualitative Study. Pharmacy. 2021 Dec;9(4):203.
96.    Shakeel S, Iffat W, Qamar A, Butt F, Ghuman F, Mallick IA, ur Rehman A, Jamshed S. Concept generation of cognitive enhancement: healthcare professionals' approach towards the impact and utilization of cognitive enhancers in academic context. Heliyon. 2021 Oct 1;7(10):e08118.
97.    Muhammad SA, Tasleem Z, Alsaedi A, Dar M, Iqbal MO, Rasool MF, Shah S, Abbas G, Shakeel S, Hayat K. Humanistic and socioeconomic burden of COPD patients and their caregivers in Malaysia. Scientific Reports. 2021 Nov 19;11(1):1-9.
98.    Shakeel S, Muneswarao J, Abdul Aziz A, Yeong Le H, Rehman AU, Hussain R. Adherence to National Antimicrobial Guidelines in Hospitalized Geriatric Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Prospective Observational study in a Malaysian Hospital. Antibiotics. 2021 Dec;10(12):1490.
99.    Shakeel S, Iffat W, Naseem S, Nesar S, Rehman H, Yaqoob M, Rehman AU, Barrak I, Jamshed S, Gajdács M. Healthcare Professionals’ Practice of HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis in Clinical Settings in Karachi, Pakistan. InHealthcare 2022 Feb (Vol. 10, No. 2, p. 277). Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute.
100.    Kashif ALI, Sadia SHAKEEL, Rida NASEEM, Kashif RIZVI, Mehwish WAJDI, Saqib Hussain ANSARI 'Microbial sensitivity among hematological malignancy in Febrile Neutropenia; Are we still in the nest? ' accepted in Latin American Journal of Pharmacy
101.    Shakeel S, Iffat W, Qamar A, Nesar S, Butt F, Siddiqui SN, Rehman H, Ur Rehman A. Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice of obstetricians and gynecologists towards off-label medicine use in female reproductive health issues. Frontiers in Public Health. 497.

102.    Shakeel S, Iffat W, Qamar A, Rehman H, Ghuman F, Butt F, ur Rehman A, Madléna M, Paulik E, Gajdács M, Jamshed S. Healthcare Professionals’ Compliance with the Standard Management Guidelines towards the Use of Biological Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022 Apr 13;19(8):4699.

103.    Shakeel S, Nesar S, Nizami GN, Iqbal Z, Emad S, Wasim Q, Mumtaz T, Jamshed S, Usmani MS, Hussain R. Pediatric Off-Label COVID-19 Vaccination: The Concerns of Healthcare Professionals in Pakistan. Vaccines (Basel). 2022 Aug 2;10(8):1236. doi: 10.3390/vaccines10081236. PMID: 36016124; PMCID: PMC9414769.

104.    Shakeel S, Iffat W, Nesar S, Shayan S, Ali A, Gajdács M, Jamshed S. Prompt Identification of Sepsis on Hospital Floors: Are Healthcare Professionals Ready for the Implementation of the Hour-1 Bundle? Trop Med Infect Dis. 2022 Oct 10;7(10):291. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed7100291. PMID: 36288032; PMCID: PMC9608946.

105.    Rasool MF, Rehman AU, Khan I, Latif M, Ahmad I, Shakeel S, Sadiq M, Hayat K, Shah S, Ashraf W, Majeed A. Assessment of risk factors associated with potential drug-drug interactions among patients suffering from chronic disorders. Plos one. 2023 Jan 24;18(1):e0276277.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR
1.    Sadia S (2017) Emergence of Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in Pakistan: Mapping the 2016 outbreak  Archives of Pharmacy practice
2.    Sadia S (2017) Ebola Virus Disease: An Emerging Threat to Pakistan. J Med Diagn Meth 6: e114. doi:10.4172/2168-9784.1000e114

CONFERENCE PAPERS:
•    Shakeel S, Iffat W, Nasim S, Nesar S, Jamshed S. ID 80. Health Care Professionals' Practice of Managing the Occupational Blood-Borne Pathogens Exposures and Recommendations for Post-exposure Prophylaxis. Journal of Pharmacy & Bioallied Sciences. 2020 Nov 2;12.
•    Shakeel S, Iffat W, Nesar S, Zaidi SH, Ali A, Jamshed S. ID 78. Physicians Perception of Treating Sepsis in Critical Care Units of Karachi, Pakistan. Journal of Pharmacy & Bioallied Sciences. 2020 Nov 2;12.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ORAL PRESENTATIONS:
1.    Healthcare professionals’ unlicensed drug prescribing practice in children and neonates in 22nd World Congress on Pediatrics, Neonatology & Primary Care November 12-13, 2018 Dubai, UAE.
2.    Abusing prescription drugs - a global health concern: Clinical Pharmacists’ outlook in 9th International conference on Addiction & Psychiatry, 2018 Dubai, UAE
3.    Healthcare Professionals’ Off Label Drug Prescribing Practice in Vulnerable Group of Population (IRCPAS/2020/OP-423) International Research Conference on Pharmaceutical and Allied Sciences, March 7-8, 2020 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UCSI University, KL, Malaysia
4.    Sadia Shakeel, An Exploratory findings of Pharmacy students’ beliefs about the patients of Schizophrenia in Pakistan, Addiction 2020, 3rd International Conference on Addiction & Psychiatry, Webinar, August 13-14, 2020

INTERNATIONAL POSTER PRESENTATIONS
•    Physicians practice of treating the patients of sepsis in critical care units of Karachi. International Conference on Pharmaceutical Research and Pharmacy Practice cum 14th IIUM-MPS Pharmacy Scientific Conference (ICPRP 2019) on 19-20th October 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
•    Health care professionals’ practice of managing the occupational Blood-borne pathogens exposures and recommendations for Post-exposure prophylaxis. International Conference on Pharmaceutical Research and Pharmacy Practice cum 14th IIUM-MPS Pharmacy Scientific Conference (ICPRP 2019) on 19-20th October 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
•    Management of a febrile pediatric patient: From Evidence to practice in 22nd World Congress on Pediatrics, Neonatology & Primary Care November 12-13, 2018 Dubai, UAE.
•    E-Poster Presentation on Off label prescribing practice in primary care physicians: A qualitative insight at the International Conference on Healthcare and Health Management held during August 27-28, 2018 in London, UK
•    E-Poster Presentation on Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) for management of Occupational Exposures to Blood borne Pathogens: a perspective of health care professionals in tertiary care setting at the International Conference on Healthcare and Health Management held during August 27-28, 2018 in London, UK

NATIONAL CONFERENCE ORAL PRESENTATIONS:
“Off-label drug prescribing in clinical settings: From a Basic Conception to Intricate Practical Aspects” in 5th International Conference on Patient Safety (ICPS 2022) at Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi.

NATIONAL POSTER PRESENTATIONS

•    “Impact of organizational care on job performance and work commitment amongst healthcare workers of tertiary care facilities” at Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
•    “Fixed dose combination awareness among students” at Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
•    “Lifestyle and dietary exposure of xenoestrogens to Pakistani females” at Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
•    “Dental patient’s apprehensions about the effects of smoking and role of dentists in smoking cessation activities” at Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi Pakistan.

Others

 Service Activity

Dow College of Pharmacy, Dow University of Health Sciences: 

Research 
•    Developing and carrying forward a coherent research strategy which has national and international impact 
•    Conducting substantive research into complex problems, ideas, concepts or theories and applying appropriate methodologies 
•    Developing a body of outstanding quality publications in well recognized peer reviewed journals 
•    Acting as a reviewer and editor for academic journals 
•    Providing expert opinion to external audiences and organizations 
•    Supervising undergraduate students in different research projects

Teaching 
•    Contributing to the intellectual life of the college by engaging in high quality core teaching 
•    Teaching and examining pharmacy students in different theoretical and lab courses of pharmacy practice
•    Conducting Clerkship of pharmacy students
•    Actively contributing to the review of courses in accordance with departmental strategy 
•    Actively contributing to departmental teaching administration. 
•    Fostering departmental collegiality and fulfilling individual responsibilities as set out by the Principal and/or Head of Department 
•    Contributing to the monitoring and enhancement of quality in teaching within the department 

As an Examiner: 
Have an experience of working as an examiner and conducting examination 

Other Responsibilities
•    Quality Management System coordinator, DCOP, DUHS
•    Participating in students’ extracurricular activities

Brief Statement of Research Interest

I would like to involve in noteworthy and innovative research experiences that promote and develop a lifelong commitment to learning and professional development.

Other Research or Creative Accomplishments

•    Review Editor in Pharmacology section within Frontiers in Antibiotics
•    Reviewer in MDPI Journals
•    External Examiner in Viva Examination at Faculty of Pharmacy, Ziauddin University, Karachi
•    External Examiner in Viva Examination at Faculty of Pharmacy, Jinnah University for women, Karachi
•    External Examiner in Viva Examination at Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Karachi
•    Facilitator in Clinical Research Certified Professional Course conducted by DUHS
•    Secured Syeda Mubarak Begum Scholarship in B.Pharmacy
•    Got Second position in CRCP course from Dow University of Health Sciences
•    Organizer of the national conference at Dow College of Pharmacy
•    Reviewer and Paper Setter in Dow College of Pharmacy
•    Lead Auditor and Internal Auditor for ISO Certification for different institutes of DUHS 

INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND SYMPOSIUM:
•    4TH IVPN symposium organized by Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, at Rosewood Hotel, Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE in 16-17 Nov, 2018
•    Intersectoral Collaboration to Address Issues Related to Antimicrobial Resistance, 20th Dec 2019, University Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia.
•    Patient Safety Specialization Certificate course at Coursera completed on 15 July 2020.
•    Epidemiology in Public Health Practice Specialization Certificate course at Coursera completed on 13 June 2020.
•    Virtual Teacher Specialization Certificate course at Coursera completed on 30 June 2020.

NATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND SYMPOSIUM:
•    Facilitator in use of End Note in Pharmaceutical Sciences organized by Department of Pharmacy Practice, DCOP, DUHS, 2023 
•    Attended seminar on “Emerging Vaccine - Derived Polio Cases and Fears of Global Polio Resurgence”, 2022
•    Attended seminar on “Polypharmacy: Strategies to Optimize and Individualize” 2022
•    Attended workshop on “Antimicrobial Stewardship Program: Why and How” 2022
•    Pharmacists as Antimicrobial Stewards: Opportunities and Challenges, organized by DCOP, DUHS, 2019 
•    6th International Conference on Endorsing Health Science Research by DCOP, 2018
•    Sample Size Calculation through NCSS PASS software at ORIC (Office of Research, Innovation & Commercialization), DUHS
•    Epidemiological Study Design at ORIC (Office of Research, Innovation & Commercialization), DUHS
•    Developing Questionnaire at ORIC (Office of Research, Innovation & Commercialization), DUHS
•     Second National Conference on Research in Pharmacy, by DCOP, 
•    Pharmacovigilance training at Dow university of Health Sciences,2013
•    Sixth National Pharmacognosy Conference on Healthcare concerns and Phytotherapies, by Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Karachi,2014
•    Second Symposium on Bioequivalence and Bioavailability studies, by CBSCR,
Dr. Panjwani Center for molecular medicine and drug research, 2014
•    1ST National Conference DCOP, DUHS, 2-3MAY 2012
•    The concept of Modern Pharmacy, 2011 at Baqai Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
•    2-Days hands on work shop on “Manuscript writing and Plagiarism” held on 30-31 may 2011, at main campus, DMC, DUHS
•    Symposium on “Pharmacy practices.” Zia-ud-Din University.
•    Workshop on “Medical Writing”. PDC, DUHS.
•    Seminar on “Current Status and Future Scope of Pharmacy in Pakistan”. Baqai Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
•    Seminar on “Clinical Trials and Pharmacovigilance, Awareness & Current Trends in Pakistan”. DUHS
•    Symposium on “Clinical Pharmacy Practice”. Zia-ud-Din University.
•    “ISO-9001:2008 Internal Quality Auditing”, by DUHS 2010
•    “Opening new horizons in good pharmacy practice”, by DCOP and Pharmacy graduates Association
•    Attended Seminar on Pharmacy profession - A tool to enhance Patient   care organized by University of Karachi 
•    Attended ISO 9001: 2000 training course at AGP (Pvt) Ltd. 
•    Attended Hospital Pharmacy Practice course at Ziauddin University. 
•    Six weeks internship experience in AGP (Pvt.) in Warehouse, Quality control department, Quality Assurance and Production.
•    Attended one day Hands on workshop on Clinical Trial Writing at Professional Development Centre (DUHS). 
•    Attended workshop on AAPNA at DUHS.