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Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq

Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq

Assistant Professor

Area of Interest: Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Email: [email protected]

Academics / Degrees

  • PhD, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad
  • MS, Loughborough University, UK
  • B-Pharm, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan

Profile / Bio

PROFESSIONAL AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
  • January 2015 to Continued: Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan
  • July 2012 to January 2015: Lecturer, Department of Pharmacy, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan
  • Aug. 2008 to Aug. 2011: Nemaura Pharma Limited, UK
  • Oct. 2006 to July 2008: FreshPak Chilled Foods LTD, UK
  • Feb. 2006 to June 2006: Shahzeb Pharmaceuticals PVT LTD, Pakistan

Associations

  • Registered Pharmacist with Pharmacy Council of Pakistan

Research Interests

Pharmacy Practice, Patient Safety, Drug Toxicity

Journal Publications

1. <a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=2808" title="Dr. Qasim Khan">Khan Q</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=171" title="Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq">M. Ashfaq</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=175" title="Dr. Muhammad Junaid Hassan Sharif">J.Sharif</a> The Burden of Polypharmacy and PIMs Use in the Elderly Pakistani Patients: Findings from Cross-Sectional Study in Tertiary Care Hospitals, Advances in Gerontology, 2025
2. <a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=175" title="Dr. Muhammad Junaid Hassan Sharif">J.Sharif</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=171" title="Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq">M. Ashfaq</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=2808" title="Dr. Qasim Khan">Khan Q</a> Prevalence and predictors of anxiety and depression among breast cancer patients in low-and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study, BMC Public Health, 2025
3. <a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=688" title="Yasser Alkahraman">Yasser MSA Alkahraman</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=171" title="Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq">M. Ashfaq</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=2808" title="Dr. Qasim Khan">Khan Q</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=175" title="Dr. Muhammad Junaid Hassan Sharif">J.Sharif</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=169" title="Dr. Syed Mobasher Ali Abid">Mobasher</a> Prevalence and hormonal profiling of secondary amenorrheic patients presenting to a fertility clinic–an observational study, Česká gynekologie , 2025
4. <a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=2808" title="Dr. Qasim Khan">Khan Q</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=171" title="Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq">M. Ashfaq</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=175" title="Dr. Muhammad Junaid Hassan Sharif">J.Sharif</a> Prevalence of the QT interval prolongation and its risk factors in hospitalized geriatric patients: findings of a single center cross-sectional study in Pakistan, BMC geriatrics, 2025
5. <a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=2808" title="Dr. Qasim Khan">Khan Q</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=171" title="Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq">M. Ashfaq</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=175" title="Dr. Muhammad Junaid Hassan Sharif">J.Sharif</a> Comparative assessment of treatment outcomes of empagliflozin add-on metformin and sitagliptin add-on metformin therapies in uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus: findings from an observational study in Pakistan, Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2025
6. <a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=171" title="Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq">M. Ashfaq</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=175" title="Dr. Muhammad Junaid Hassan Sharif">J.Sharif</a> Global, Regional, and National Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors in 204 Countries and Territories, 1990-2023, American Journal of Cardiology Available at SSRN 5392535, 2025
7. <a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=175" title="Dr. Muhammad Junaid Hassan Sharif">J.Sharif</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=171" title="Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq">M. Ashfaq</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=2808" title="Dr. Qasim Khan">Khan Q</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=169" title="Dr. Syed Mobasher Ali Abid">Mobasher</a> The growing threat of carbapenem and cephalosporin resistance: antimicrobial resistance patterns of who priority pathogens in a tertiary care setting, Journal of Ayub Medical College Abbottabad, 2025
8. <a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=175" title="Dr. Muhammad Junaid Hassan Sharif">J.Sharif</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=171" title="Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq">M. Ashfaq</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=2808" title="Dr. Qasim Khan">Khan Q</a> CHIKUNGUNYA FEVER SURVEILLANCE, OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION, RESPONSE AND ITS DETERMINANTS FACTORS IN PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN: A DESCRIPTIVE AND UNMATCHED CASE-CONTROL STUDY, JOURNAL OF AYUB MEDICAL COLLEGE ABBOTTABAD, 2024
9. <a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=171" title="Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq">M. Ashfaq</a> Long-term proton pump inhibitors therapy and prevalence of hyperprolactinaemia: A cross-sectional study in outpatient gastroenterology clinics, Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, 2024
10. <a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=171" title="Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq">M. Ashfaq</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=175" title="Dr. Muhammad Junaid Hassan Sharif">J.Sharif</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=2808" title="Dr. Qasim Khan">Khan Q</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=169" title="Dr. Syed Mobasher Ali Abid">Mobasher</a> Consumption of proton pump inhibitors in outpatients of Gastroenterology Clinics in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: evidence of inexpedient use, Gastroenterology Review, 2024
11. <a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=171" title="Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq">M. Ashfaq</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=169" title="Dr. Syed Mobasher Ali Abid">Mobasher</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=175" title="Dr. Muhammad Junaid Hassan Sharif">J.Sharif</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=2808" title="Dr. Qasim Khan">Khan Q</a> Effects of long-term proton pump inhibitor use on sexual hormones and sexual and reproductive health in female patients, Endocrine, 2024
12. <a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=171" title="Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq">M. Ashfaq</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=688" title="Yasser Alkahraman">Yasser MSA Alkahraman</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=169" title="Dr. Syed Mobasher Ali Abid">Mobasher</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=175" title="Dr. Muhammad Junaid Hassan Sharif">J.Sharif</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=2808" title="Dr. Qasim Khan">Khan Q</a> Long-Term Proton Pump Inhibitor Therapy and its Effect on Endocrine Hormones in Selected Patient Population, Hormone and Metabolic Research, 2023
13. <a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=171" title="Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq">M. Ashfaq</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=688" title="Yasser Alkahraman">Yasser MSA Alkahraman</a> Proton pump inhibitors therapy and risk of hyperprolactinemia with associated sexual disorders, Endocrine Regulations, 2022
14. <a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=171" title="Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq">M. Ashfaq</a> Proton pump inhibitors therapy and risk of hyperprolactinemia with associated sexual disorders, research paper, 2022
15. <a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=175" title="Dr. Muhammad Junaid Hassan Sharif">J.Sharif</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=168" title="Dr. Shujaat Ali Khan">Shujaat A.K, SA Khan</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=169" title="Dr. Syed Mobasher Ali Abid">Mobasher</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=171" title="Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq">M. Ashfaq</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=2808" title="Dr. Qasim Khan">Khan Q</a> Exploring the factors and barriers of healthcare professionals in tertiary care hospitals toward pharmacovigilance: a multicenter study from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Current Medical Research and Opinion , 2022
16. <a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=688" title="Yasser Alkahraman">Yasser MSA Alkahraman</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=171" title="Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq">M. Ashfaq</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=169" title="Dr. Syed Mobasher Ali Abid">Mobasher</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=203" title="Prof. Dr. Khalid Rauf">K.Rauf</a> Potential Role of Proton Pump Inhibitors Against Human DRD2 Receptor in Drug Induced Hyperprolactinemia, Revista de Chimie, 2020
17. <a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=169" title="Dr. Syed Mobasher Ali Abid">Mobasher</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=175" title="Dr. Muhammad Junaid Hassan Sharif">J.Sharif</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=203" title="Prof. Dr. Khalid Rauf">K.Rauf</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=171" title="Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq">M. Ashfaq</a> Total antioxidant capacity of commonly used fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices of Pakistan., Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 2017
18. <a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=203" title="Prof. Dr. Khalid Rauf">K.Rauf</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=169" title="Dr. Syed Mobasher Ali Abid">Mobasher</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=171" title="Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq">M. Ashfaq</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=175" title="Dr. Muhammad Junaid Hassan Sharif">J.Sharif</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=204" title="Dr. Ghulam Abbas">G.Abbas</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=431" title="Dr. Wajahat Mahmood">Dr. Wajahat</a> Is there a negative correlation between a phenelzine sub-acutely induced antidepressant-like behaviour and hippocampal 5-HT?, PharmacologyOnline, 2014
19. <a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=203" title="Prof. Dr. Khalid Rauf">K.Rauf</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=169" title="Dr. Syed Mobasher Ali Abid">Mobasher</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=171" title="Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq">M. Ashfaq</a>,<a href="MemberDetails.aspx?memberID=204" title="Dr. Ghulam Abbas">G.Abbas</a> Inhibitory Effect of Bacopasides on Spontaneous Morphine Withdrawal Induced Depression in Mice., Phytotherapy Research, 2014
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