RAFIULLAH BAIG MIRZA

Dr. Mirza R. Baig is currently working as a Professor in Clinical Pharmacy in Dubai Pharmacy College for Girls. He did his PhD in Clinical Pharmacy from University Science Malaysia (USM), Malaysia. He worked in Malaysia, India and have international teaching and research experience of about 20 years. He has been named in top 2000 scientist in UAE for the year 2022. He has one German patent 2022, in collaboration with King Abdul Aziz University, Saudi Arabia. He published Five books as co-author, related to Clinical Pharmacy and recent one in Elsevier publication June 2020 on Pharmacovigilance. He published about 75 Research papers and articles in International Journals with a recent paper published in BMC primary care, a part of Springer Nature journal, 2022. He has been invited as a chairperson, speaker and moderator in many International conferences and seminars. He is in the editorial board in various international journals, including reviewer for couple of Elsevier journals. He sup

EDUCATION

PhD IN CLINICAL PHARMACY

RESEARCH INTERESTS

PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY
PUBLIC HEALTH
PHARMACOECONOMICS

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Evaluation of Cardiovascular and Hepatic Changes in Myocardial Infarction Patients Post-Covid-19 Vaccination
MG Mehanna, TM Eid, BA Maarof, MR Baig, S Naqvi, FA Al-Abbasi, ...
Current Vascular Pharmacology 2025



Crosstalk: Biochemical Signatures and Clinical Implications in Rare Hereditary Hemolytic Anemias (Hereditary Spherocytosis)
FA Al Toub, AHO Asseri, MR Baig, NAR Almalki, F Anwar
Current pharmaceutical design 2025



Synchronized Glioma Insights: Trends, Blood Group Correlations, Staging Dynamics, and the Vanguard of Liquid Biopsy Advancements
RA Sheikh, S Naqvi, AM Al-Sulami, M Bayamin, A Samsahan, MR Baig, ...
CNS & Neurological Disorders-Drug Targets 24 (1), 74-82 2025



Revitalizing tetanus vaccine literacy post road accidents: a comprehensive examination of knowledge and awareness initiative among non-medical university students in Lahore
F Ayub, W Saleem, MA Shahid, MA Hussain Khan, AK Suleiman, L Akram, ...
Frontiers in Immunology 15, 1468356 2024



Assessment of Awareness and Knowledge of Proton Pump Inhibitors Among the General Population in Lahore, Pakistan
N Kalsoom, H Riaz, W Ajmal, Z Ali, U Akram, MR Baig, S Ahmad, ...
Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics 15 (4), 400-407 2024



Drug Therapy-related Problems Detected by Clinical Pharmacists in a Closed Loop Medication Management; A Cross-sectional Study in UAE
F Selim, M Baig, M Magoury, W Ahmed, MA Mahmoud
Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine 13 (1), e16 2024



A blood profile analysis method for identification of new diabetes diagnostic markers in sars-cov-2 infected patients
F Anwar, TMM Alqahtani, MAA Alghamdi, MR Baig, FA Al-Abbasi, ...
US Patent App. 18/741,561 2024



Recent Patterns and Assessment of Long-term Complications followi ng SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Vaccination in the Context of Diabet es Prevalence among Blood Donors
TMM Alqahtani, MA Ali Alghamdi, M Rafi Baig, FA Al-Abbasi, RA Sheikh, ...
Current Diabetes Reviews 20 (9), 96-103 2024



Pharmacotherapy Practices and Clinical Outcomes of Pre-Eclampsia/Eclampsia: An Observational study
S Sarwar, AK Suliman, A Bukhsh, TM Khan, MR Baig, S Naureen
Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences 19 (3) 2024



Prevalence and Associated Factors of Self-Medication with Antibiotics Worldwide: A Systematic Review.
A Saif, TM Khan, A Bukhsh, SM Alsultan, A Saif, MR Baig, H Tahir
Archives of Pharmacy Practice 15 (4) 2024



Trends in Serum Shifts: Unveiling Hyperglycaemia Links PostCOVID-19 Vaccination
MAA Alghamdi, TMM Alqahtani, MR Baig, FA Al-Abbasi, RA Sheikh, ...
Current medicinal chemistry 2024



Mass Spectrometry-based Detection of Mycotoxins in Imported Meat and their Perspective Role on Myocardial Apoptosis
MA Ansari, FA Al Abbasi, S Hosawi, MR Baig, S Alhayyani, V Kumar, ...
Current Medicinal Chemistry 31 (24), 3834-3843 2024



Method for Assessing Atenolol with Precision
F Anwar, MM Hejazi, MR Baig, FA Al-Abbasi, RA Sheikh, NAR Almalki, ...
US Patent App. 18/416,116 2024



Biotechnological Approaches in Infectious Diseases
S Banerjee, S Bose, AC Shukla, MR Baig
Concepts in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Drug Development, 297-317 2024



Post COVID Vaccination Experience among the United Arab Emirates General Public
HA Tasneem omer, Mirza R. Baig
Journal of Chemical Health Risk 14 (2), 319-329 2024



Patients’ Knowledge and Pharmacists’ Practice Regarding the Long-Term Side Effects of Proton Pump Inhibitors; a Cross-sectional Study
AJ Alblooshi, MR Baig, HS Anbar
Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine 12 (1), e35 2024



Use Patterns of Over the Counter Analgesics in Adult Population in United Arab Emirates: A Population Based Study
KH Ha jir Abdulbari, Hadeel Alaa, Inas Mohammed, Najah Najeh, Mirza Baig
Global Journal of Medical Therapeutics 6 2024



Sociodemographic correlates of postpartum depression: a survey-based study
MM Alloghani, MR Baig, SMS Alawadhi
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry 19 (2), 174 2024



Critical Analysis of Drug-Drug Interactions and Contraindications in Prescriptions of Pregnant Women; Findings from Lahore Pakistan
T Ramzan, B Shafiq, O Ashraf, M Asim, SM Alsultan, YMA Alhamda, ...
Archives of Pharmacy Practice 15 (4-2024), 58-64 2024



Association of Gestational Iron-deficiency Anemia with Antenatal Depression among Pregnant Women: A Case–control Study from Tertiary Care Hospitals, Lahore
E Zia, A Tariq, F Ayub, TM Khan, A Bukhsh, AK Suleiman, MR Baig, ...
Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice 13 (1), 7-13 2024

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Drug safety in developing countries: Achievements and challenges
YM Al-Worafi
Academic Press 2020
Citations: 295



Drug safety in India
MR Baig, YM Al-Worafi, WM Alseragi, LC Ming, A Siddique
Drug safety in developing countries, 327-334 2020
Citations: 196



Prefrontal rTMS for treating depression: location and intensity results from the OPT-TMS multi-site clinical trial
KA Johnson, M Baig, D Ramsey, SH Lisanby, D Avery, WM McDonald, ...
Brain stimulation 6 (2), 108-117 2013
Citations: 144



A qualitative insight into the perceptions and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Pakistani pharmacists
MO Yaseen, A Saif, TM Khan, M Yaseen, A Saif, A Bukhsh, MN Shahid, ...
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics 18 (1), 2031455 2022
Citations: 108



General anxiety predictors among frontline warriors of COVID: Cross-sectional study among nursing staff in Punjab, Pakistan
TM Khan, H Tahir, M Salman, ZU Mustafa, MH Raza, N Asif, N Shehzadi, ...
Archives of Pharmacy Practice 12 (2-2021), 40-44 2021
Citations: 104



Clinical efficacy of LivPro herbal medicine among hepatitis C patients Pakistan: Longitudinal interventional study
I Shahid, KM Khan, TM Khan, MS Imran, N Shahid, FN Alnafoosi, MR Baig, ...
Archives of Pharmacy Practice 12 (4-2021), 54-57 2021
Citations: 88



Antibacterial activity of Piper betle leaves
B Kaveti, L Tan, KT Sarnnia, M Baig
International Journal of Pharmacy Teaching & Practices 2 (3), 129-132 2011
Citations: 71



An improved experimental model of hemorrhoids in rats: evaluation of antihemorrhoidal activity of an herbal formulation
M Azeemuddin, GL Viswanatha, M Rafiq, AHM Thippeswamy, MR Baig, ...
International Scholarly Research Notices 2014 (1), 530931 2014
Citations: 57



Combined effect of metformin with ascorbic acid versus acetyl salicylic acid on diabetes-related cardiovascular complication; a 12-month single blind multicenter randomized
SW Gillani, SAS Sulaiman, MIM Abdul, MR Baig
Cardiovascular diabetology 16, 1-13 2017
Citations: 54



Complications associated with Plasmodium vivax malaria: a retrospective study from a tertiary care hospital based in Western Uttar Pradesh, India
I Rizvi, DK Tripathi, AM Chughtai, M Beg, S Zaman, N Zaidi
Annals of African medicine 12 (3), 155-159 2013
Citations: 48



Refining knowledge, attitude and practice of evidence-based medicine (EBM) among pharmacy students for professional challenges
E Abu-Gharbieh, D Al Khalidi, MR Baig, SA Khan
Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal 23 (2), 162-166 2015
Citations: 37



Multiple risk factors: a challenge in the management of autism
MS Nadeem, FA Al-Abbasi, I Kazmi, BN Murtaza, MA Zamzami, MA Kamal, ...
Current Pharmaceutical Design 26 (7), 743-754 2020
Citations: 33



Perceived stress scale psychometric validation for Malaysian diabetic patients
SW Gillani, YO Sari, A Sarriff, A Amin, M Baig
British Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 1 (4), 156 2011
Citations: 33



COVID-19 pandemic awareness, attitudes, and practices among the Pakistani general public
R Rehman, S Jawed, R Ali, K Noreen, M Baig, J Baig
Frontiers in public health 9, 588537 2021
Citations: 32



Predictors of health-related quality of life among patients with type ii diabetes mellitus who are insulin users: A multidimensional model
SW Gillani, IA Ansari, HA Zaghloul, SAS Sulaiman, HA Rathore, MR Baig, ...
Current Therapeutic Research 90, 53-60 2019
Citations: 31



Chemopreventive effects of Melastoma malabathricum L. extract in mammary tumor model via inhibition of oxidative stress and inflammatory cytokines
V Kumar, R Sachan, M Rahman, RA Rub, DK Patel, K Sharma, P Gahtori, ...
Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 137, 111298 2021
Citations: 29



Lipid-based vesicular nanocargoes as nanotherapeutic targets for the effective management of rheumatoid arthritis
M Rahman, S Beg, G Sharma, S Saini, R A Rub, P Aneja, F Anwar, ...
Recent patents on anti-infective drug discovery 11 (1), 3-15 2016
Citations: 28



A population based survey on knowledge and awareness of breast cancer in the suburban females of Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia
MR Baig, V Subramaniam, AA Chandrasegar, TM Khan
International Journal of Collaborative Research on Internal Medicine 2011
Citations: 28



Combination of sulfamethoxazole and selenium in anticancer therapy: a novel approach
R Gupta, I Kazmi, M Afzal, R Khan, M Chauhan, FA Al-Abbasi, A Ahmad, ...
Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry 384, 279-285 2013
Citations: 27



Oxidative stress correlates (OSC) in diabetes mellitus patients
E Azeem, S Wasif Gillani, A Siddiqui, R Iqbal Mian, V Poh, ...
Current diabetes reviews 12 (3), 279-284 2016
Citations: 22