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Assistant Professor Fazlollah Keshavarzi

Head of Department, Clinical Pharmacy | Department of Clinical Pharmacy

Academic Qualifications

PharmD
M. Pharm (Clinical Pharmacy)

 

Areas of Interest
Clinical Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacy Practice
Pharmacoepidemiology
Professional Bodies Membership

  1. Iranian Pharmacists Association (Member)
  2. Iranian Medical Council (Member)

Research

Research project

Grants

Collaboration

Status

Assessment of perceptions regarding insulin therapy among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Johol Health Clinic.

 

Johol Health Clinic

 

Ongoing

 

 

Impact of educational interventions on antifungal prescribing practices and clinical outcomes: A quasi-experimental study in a tertiary care hospital.

 Hofuf Hospital, Saudi ArabiaOngoing

Perspectives of Malaysian students on ethical issues related to artificial intelligence: an online cross-sectional survey.

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Quantification of Clozapine and Amlodipine in human plasma and their interaction with human serum albumin.

REIG-FPS-2020/064University MalayaCompleted

Evaluation of the local protocol of vancomycin-therapy based on targeted trough level and extrapolated area under the curve (PI).

REIGTengku Ampuan Rahimah (TAR) General HospitalCompleted 

High-performance liquid chromatographic method for quantitative determination of Clozapine and Amlodipine drugs in human plasma and its application to pharmacokinetic studies in healthy Malaysian subjects (co-PI).

REIGUSMCompleted

Psychological effect of COVID-19 pandemic among university students during lockdown period (PI).

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Assessing burden and quality of life of women with uterine fibroids (co-PI).

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Assessment of prevalence, knowledge of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and health-related practice among women in Klang Valley: A cross-sectional survey (co-PI).

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Development and validation of a questionnaire to evaluate course satisfaction and perception of Malaysian provisionally registered pharmacists towards their training (co-PI).

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Smoking cessation practitioner views towards safety and effectiveness of electronic cigarettes in Klang Valley, Malaysia (co-PI).

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Completed

 

Assessment of knowledge, attitude and barriers towards cervical cancer vaccination among Malaysian women (co-PI).

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Completed

 

Knowledge, attitude and practice of Malaysian women towards periconceptional use of folic acid (PI).

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Completed

 

 

Malaysian community pharmacists’ beliefs, attitude and practice toward vaccination and immunisation: A cross-sectional study.

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Completed

 

 

Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice of Malaysian women towards osteoporosis.

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Completed

 

 

Post-licensure safety surveillance for human papillomavirus vaccine in Malaysia.

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Completed

 

 

A cross-sectional study of public knowledge, attitude and practice towards counterfeit and adulterated medicines in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Completed

 

Malaysian hospital pharmacists’ perception and attitude toward medication error reporting: A qualitative study.--Completed
Smoking cessation practitioner views towards safety and effectiveness of electronic cigarettes in Klang valley Malaysia: A qualitative study approach.--Completed
Course satisfaction and perception of Malaysian provisionally registered pharmacists toward their training: A qualitative study.--Completed
Prevalence of atopic dermatitis and pattern of drug therapy in Malaysian children.  Completed

 

Supervision: 

PhD students (current)

  • Lim Jia Le

  • Faiz Khaled Mohammed Sakran

  • Kaveeta A/P Pergas

  • Nosyba Mostafa Adlan Abdullah

 

PhD students (completed)

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Master students (current)

  • Mariam Magdy Mohammed Ahmed Mazroua

  • Koh Siew Hua 

 

Master students (completed)

  • Keat Jiu Yoo (2018)

  • Hee Mei Qi (2018)

  • Chang Lina (2018)

  • Ali Saleh Noori Istehkam (2020)

  • Vithyah Nadaraja (2022)

  • Shahd Sayed Ahmad (2022)

  • Riham Hayder Hadi Azzawi (2023)

  • Ahmad Mahmoud (2023)

  • Wang Hanying (2024)

 

Undergraduate students (current)

  • Bock Yi Xuan

 

Undergraduate students (completed)

  • Choong Moon Ting (2014)

  • Loh Jia Ying (2018)

  • Goh Yi-Yeong (2018)

  • Cheng Yee Thong (2019)

  • Tan Puay Luan (2019)

  • Manoshree Loganathan (2024)

  • Lai Wei Ing (2024)

Publications

  1. Lau, E. X., Farrukh, M. J., Keshavarzi, F., Long, C. M., Paneerselvam, G. S., & Suleiman, A. K. (2025). Holistic horizons: Understanding the landscape of traditional and complementary medicines among menopausal women in Kuala Lumpur. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 25(1), 97.
  2. Lim, J. L., Rajagopal, M., Akowuah, G. A., Keshavarzi, F., & Alakhali, K. M. (2024). Quantitative methods in the analysis of clozapine in human matrices–A scoping review. Reviews in Analytical Chemistry, 43(1), 20230066.
  3. Chew, J. C., Farrukh, M. J., & Keshavarzi, F. (2023). Depression, anxiety and quality of life (QoL) in women with and without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): A community-based study. Current Trends in Biotechnology and Pharmacy, 17.
  4. Teo, J. T., Hee, M. Q., Keshavarzi, F., & Rajagopal, M. (2023). Course satisfaction and perception of Malaysian provisionally registered pharmacists towards their training: A nationwide study. Current Trends in Biotechnology and Pharmacy, 17.
  5. Jia, L. L., Rajagopal, M., Akowuah, G. A., & Keshavarzi, F. (2023). Sensitive, simple and quick method for simultaneous quantification of clozapine and amlodipine using reverse phase HPLC. Current Trends in Biotechnology and Pharmacy, 17.
  6. Ahmad, S. S., Keshavarzi, F., Alias, A., Farrukh, M. J., & Sheng, Y. C. (2023). Evaluation of the local protocol of vancomycin-therapy-based on targeted trough level and extrapolated area under the curve in Tengku Ampuan Rahimah General Hospital. Current Trends in Biotechnology and Pharmacy, 17(4A(Supplement)), 42-49.
  7. Rahman, A. U., Mambali, M., Keshavarzi, F., Baig, M. A., Hariadha, E., & Farrukh, M. J. (2022). Evaluation of smoking prevalence, secondhand smoke exposure, attitudes of tobacco control and smoking cessation knowledge among pharmacy and medical students in a private university, Malaysia. Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 14, 38-45.
  8. Keshavarzi, F., Nadaraja, V., Alias, A., Farrukh, M. J., & Yap, C. S. (2022). Evaluation of trough-based vancomycin therapy in achieving targeted area under the curve in haemodialysis cases. Indonesian Journal of Pharmacy, 33(3), 484-492.
  9. Goh, J. E., Farrukh, M. J., Keshavarzi, F., Yap, C. S., Saleem, Z., Salman, M., Ramatillah, D. L., Goh, K. W., & Ming, L. C. (2022). Assessment of prevalence, knowledge of polycystic ovary syndrome and health-related practices among women in Klang Valley: A cross-sectional survey. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 13, 985588.
  10. Balaraman, A. K., Rahman, A. U., Xuan, Y. W., Keshavarzi, F., & Farrukh, M. J. (2022). Smoking cessation practitioners views towards safety and effectiveness of electronic cigarettes in Klang Valley, Malaysia: A qualitative study approach. Current Trends in Biotechnology and Pharmacy, 16(1), 77-88.
  11. Hee, M.Q., Keshavarzi, F., Rajagopal, M. (2020) Course Satisfaction and Perception of Malaysian Provisionally Registered Pharmacists Towards their Training: A Qualitative Study. Current Trends in Biotechnology and Pharmacy. 14(5),101-111.
  12. Cheng, Y.T., Keshavarzi, F., Farrukh, M.J., Sabry Lotfy, S. (2020) Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Malaysian Women Towards Osteoporosis. Current Trends in Biotechnology and Pharmacy. 14(5), 55-63.
  13. Yoo, K.J., Keshavarzi, F. (2020) Barriers and Enhancers of Medication Error Reporting Among Hospital Pharmacists, a Qualitative Exploration. Current Trends in Biotechnology and Pharmacy. 14(5), 64-71.
  14. Por, C.S., Keshavarzi, F., Yap, C.S., Soh, Y.C. (2020) Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of General Public Towards Counterfeit and Adulterated Medicines: a Cross-sectional Study in Malaysia. Current Trends in Biotechnology and Pharmacy. 14(5), 82-91.
  15. Noori Istehkam, A.S., Keshavarzi, F., Rahman, A.U. Malaysian Community Pharmacists' Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice Toward Vaccination and Immunization; A Cross-Sectional Study. Current Trends in Biotechnology and Pharmacy. 14 (5), 72-81.
  16. Jiaying, L., Mohammad, A., Keshavarzi, F., & Bheemavarapu, H. (2019). Assessment of knowledge, attitude and barriers towards cervical cancer vaccination among Malaysian women. Le Pharmacien Hospitalier et Clinicien, 54(3), 279-287.
  17. Goh YY, Keshavarzi F, Chew YL. (2018). Prevalence of Atopic Dermatitis and Pattern of Drug Therapy in Malaysian Children. Dermatitis. 29 (3), 151-161.
  18. Keshavarzi F, Choong MT, Wan MY, Yusoff NH. (2016). Periconceptional Folic Acid Usage Pattern in Malaysian Women. International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research. 8(8), 1199-1204.
  19. Keshavarzi F. (2016). Fungistatic effect of hydroxychloroquine, lessons from a case. Medical mycology case reports. 13, 17-18
  20. Keshavarzi F. (2015). Renal function overestimation in underweight and/or non-ambulatory patients. International journal of clinical pharmacy. 37 (5), 675-677.
  21. Keshavarzi F, Amirghofran Z, Azadbakht M. (2000). Echium amoenum Stimulate of Lymphocyte Proliferation and Inhibit of Humoral Antibody Synthesis. Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences. 25(3), 119-124.
  22. Keshavarzi F, Yahaya H, Nor Azizah A. Application of a clinical tool to estimate the prevalence of latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) in malay race. 25th Scientific Meeting of The Malaysian Society of Pharmacology and Physiology (May 25-26, 2011). (Oral Presentation)
  23. Keshavarzi F, Amirghofran Z, Azadbakht M, Karimi MH. In Vitro Investigation of the Extracts of Matricaria chamomilla, Silybum marianum and Dracocephalum kotschyi Boiss. on Lymphocyte Cells. The Sixth Congress of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Iran (Aug.26-27,1998) (Oral Presentation)

Journal Reviewers

  • Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research
  • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
  • Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Conferences

  1. Keshavarzi F, Yahaya H, Nor Azizah A. Application of a clinical tool to estimate the prevalence of latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) in malay race. 25th Scientific Meeting of The Malaysian Society of Pharmacology and Physiology (May 25-26, 2011). (Verbal Presentation)
  2. Keshavarzi F, Amirghofran Z, Azadbakht M, Karimi MH. In Vitro Investigation of the Extracts of Matricaria chamomilla, Silybum marianum and Dracocephalum kotschyi Boiss. on Lymphocyte Cells. The Sixth Congress of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Iran (Aug.26-27,1998) (Verbal Presentation)

Editorial Board Member

  • Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
  • International Journal of Epidemiology and Health Sciences

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