Phr Prof. Dr. Nighat Razvi

(B.Pharm., M.Pharm., M.Phil., Ph.D)

REGISTRATION NO: 384

Professor

Chairperson, Department of Pharmaceutics,

Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi

Coordinator Evening Program, Department of Pharmaceutics,

Faculty f Pharmacy, University of Karachi

Teaching/Research

Professor (2006-todate)

Associate Professor (2002-2006)

Assistant Professor (1994-2002)

Lecturer (1989-1994)

Research Fellow (1982-1989)

Full-Time Cooperative Teacher (1981)

Join as B.Pharm student in the Faculty of Pharmacy (1973-74)

Academic Qualification

Ph.D University of Karachi (1990)

Title of Thesis "Effect of Electrolytes and Hydrocarbon Chain Length of

Surfactants of Catalysis for Reactions of Hydroxide ions with

Procaine"

M.Phil University of Karachi (1983)

Title of Thesis "The Effect of Anionic Micelle of Base Catalyzed Hydrolysis

of Procaine of different Ionic Strength"

M.Pharm University of Karachi (1980)

Title of Thesis "The Effect of a Cationic Surface Active Agent on Base-

Catalyzed Hydrolysis of Procaine Hydro-chloride"

B.Pharm University of Karachi (1977)

Intermediate Karachi Board (1973)

Matriculation Karachi Board (1970)

Post-Graduate Diploma University of Karachi (1981)

Certificate courses (Sindhi, Arabic and German languages)

Awards/Achievements

Rank in "PRODUCTIVE SCIENTISTS OF PAKISTAN" Published by Pakistan Council for Science and Technology Islamabad 2004.

Member Drug Court, Sindh, Ministry of Law and Justice and Ministry of Health, Islamabad (1999-todate)

Senior Most Registered Pharmacists Category 'A' in the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi. Registration No. 384 (1981)

2nd position holder in Post-graduate Diploma in Statistics from Department of Statistics, University of Karachi.

Published several Research papers in National/International Journals.

First Ph.D. Degree holder in Physical Pharmacy from Karachi University 1990.

Awarded Gold Medal by Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi 1997.

Cash award for the Gold Medal from Site Association Karachi 1990.

Awarded Karachi University Research Fellowship (1983-1988) for M.Phil/Ph.D Programmes.

Received Several Shields and Merit Certificate in various International/ National Conference for Presenting Research Papers.

Lecture delivered on "Pharmacy Curriculum" in Teacher Training Programme Organized by UDG, Islamabad (1998).

Certificate awarded for participating in Career Oriented Seminar on "Good Manufacturing Practice; Quality Control, Quality Assurance and Manufacturing Technology, organized by PPA (Karachi) 1998.

Member Pakistan Pharmacist Association.

Life member Pharmacological Society of Pakistan.

Research Supervisor of several students in the field of Pharmaceutical Sciences (M.Phil/Ph.D and M.Pharm) who have completed and awarded M.Phil/M.Pharm Degree

Attended and paper presented in several Conference/Workshop (1981-todate).

Certificate of merit awarded on University teachers program organized by Higher Education Commission Islamabad 2005.

Certificate of merit organized by Immunology and Infectious Diseases Research Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, University of Karachi and Global Marketing Services-Karachi(2005).

General Academic Outlines:

Visiting Professor, Jinnah Medical & Dental College, Karachi, Jan-Dec, 2006.

External Examiner for B.Pharmacy/Pharm-D Courses in University of Balochistan, Quetta (1988-todate)

Project Examiner of M .Sc. Thesis entitled "Kinetics and Thermodynamic Study of a Tranquillizer namely Chlorpromazine HCl", Department of Chemistry, University of Karachi (2002).

External Examiner for Pharm-D Courses in Jinnah Medical & Dental College, Karachi (2005-todate).

External Examiner for Pharm-D Courses in Federal Urdu University & Technology, Karachi (2006-todate).

External Examiner for Pharmacy Courses in University of Malakand, Peshawar (2006-todate).

Member Board of Studies, Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi (1996-todate).

Member Board of Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi (1996-todate)

Member Board of Studies, Department of Pharmaceutics and also Member Boar of Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sindh, Jamshoro (2006-todate).

Member Board of Studies, Department of Pharmaceutics, Federal Urdu University, Karachi.

Member of selection committee Department of Pharmaceutics (2004-2005)

Member Interview Board for M. Phil/Ph.D. research students (2004 onwards).

Member IBA testing services in the Medical Colleges Examination.

Teaching Experience Pharm-D and M-Pharm M.Phil Courses in Department of Pharmaceutics (1981-Todate)

Fundamental of Pharmacy

Formulation and Cosmetology

Pharmaceutical Microbiology

Physical Pharmacy

Prescription Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical dispensing

Physical studies on surface active agent.

Radio Pharmaceuticals

Quality Assurance and control.

Rheology of Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical Preparation

Pharmaceutical Dosage Form

Professional Membership:

Life Member Pharmacological Society of Pakistan.

Pakistan Pharmacists Association Registered under the Societies Registration Act 1960, Pharmacy Act 1967 (amended) in 1973.

Administrative Responsibilities:

Chairperson, Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi (2006-todate)

Member Selection Board, Selecting Co-operative Teachers in the Faculty of Pharmacy (2004-2005)

Member Interview Board for M.Phil/Ph.D research students (2004-onwards)

Member of IBA testing services in the Medical Colleges examination.

To conduct the admission work for B.Pharm and M.Pharm classes in the Faculty of Pharmacy.

Tabulation work of B.Pharm in the Semester Cell.

Tabulation work of B.A Examination.

Duties assigned to invigilate B.A and B.Com. Examinations.

Assistant Magazine Advisor "Pharmacia" published by student of Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi.

Member Organizing Committee 12th &14th International Pharmacy Conference & Exhibition's 2004 & 2006.

Member Drug Court, Sindh, Ministry of Law and Justice and Ministry of Health, Islamabad (1999-todate)

Paper presented in Conferences and Seminars

14th International Pharmacy Conference and Exhibition held in Karachi in April 5-7, 2007.

3rd National Conference on Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baragali Summer Campus (Peshawar) July 8-12 (2003).

International Pharmaceutical Conference and Exhibitions organized by Pakistan Pharmacist Association held in Lahore, March 20-23 (2003).

International Pharmaceutical Congress and Exhibitions 1998 silver Jubilee year of PPA, organized by Pakistan Pharmacist Association held in Lahore, March 20-23 (1998).

Second International Conference on Pharmaceutical Sciences held in Karachi (1997) organized by Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi.

First International Conference on Pharmaceutical Sciences organized by Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi (1991).

Seminar on Herbs, medicine and Therapeutics under the Auspices of Pakistan Society of Pharmacognosy and Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi (1997).

Attended Several National Science Conferences organized by Pakistan Scientific Society of Pakistan year 1980-1987.

Research Guidance:

S. No.

Name of Student

Topic Degree

Awarded

Year

1.

Miss. Lubna Ghazal

Study on the formulation

M.Phil

2003

factors affecting disintegration

and dissolution of Tizanidine

HCl Tablets.

2.

Mr. Saeed Siddiqui

Study on Text-Parameters

M.Phil

2004

Affecting Dissolution Rate of

Ibuprofen.

3.

Mr.Mohiuddin Ansari

Effect on dissolution rate by

M.Phil

2006

changing quality parameters of

Metronfdazole Tablets.

4.

Mr. Abdul Hafeez

Studies on the sustained

M.Phil

Thesis

release Dosage Form of

completed

Ketoprofen.

5.

Mr. Saif-ur-Rehman

The effect of accelerated

M.Pharm

2003

conditions on the quality

parameters of different brands

of Cefotaxime sodium

6.

Mr. Najam-us-Saqib

Quality comparison of raw

M.Pharm

2003

material of a drug imported

from different sources.

7.

Mr.Tajamul Hussain

Effect of disintegranting agent

M.Pharm

2004

on tablets (Mefanamic Acid).

8.

Mr. Iqbaluddin

Effect of binders on the

M.Pharm

2004

dissolution rate of Cetrizine

Tablets.

9.

Mr. Riaz Awan

Evaluation of Microbial

M.Pharm

2005

Contamination of Raw

Materials used in

Pharmaceuticals.

10.

Syed Imran Ali

Comparative study on

M.Pharm

2005

dissolution of different

formulations of Mefenamic

acid tablets.

11.

Mr. Jahangir Khan

Pharmaceutical Analysis of

M.Pharm

2006

different brands of diclofenic

sodium Sr. tablets available in

the local Market.

12.

Syed Muhammal1

Quality compression of pellets

M.Pharm

2007

Rizwan

use in different

Pharmaceutical Industry in

Pakistan collected from

different suppliers of India.

13.

Mr. Haq Nawaz Khan

Comparative Study of

M.Pharm

2006

Different Brands of Cetirizine

Hydrochloride Tablet

14.

Ms. Fakhsheena Anjum

Studies on Release of

2008

Dexamethazone from

Different Ointment Bases

More than 10 students are also enrolled for M.Pharm, M.Phil/Ph.D. Programmes.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

Nighat Razvi and Anwar Beg (1981). "Behaviour of a Cationic Micelle on the Hydrolysis of Procaine Formulation," J. Chem. Soc. Pak. 3(3):121-124.

Nighat Razvi and Anwar Ejaz Beg and Qazi Nawab Manzar (1982). "The Effect of Cationic Surfactant on the Rate of Hydrolysis of Various Concentrations of Procaine Hydrochloride", Sci. Pharm. 50(2), 98-1 04, Austria.

Nighat Razvi and Anwar Ejaz Beg (1982),"Interaction of Procaine with Sodium dodecyl sulphate and Cetyltrimethy-ammonium Bromide Micelles", J .Pharm. Univ. Kar. 1(1): 43-48.

Nighat Razvi and Anwar Ejaz Beg (1982),"The Effect of CT AB on the Rate of Hydrolysis of Procaine", Jedeed Sci.(Urdu)21 (4):330-333.

Nighat Razvi and Anwar Ejaz Beg (1983),"Effect of Buffer strength on Base-Catalysed Hydrolysis of procaine", J.Pharm.Univ.Kar.,1(2):117-121.

Razia A. Sattar Bhurri, Anwar Ejaz Beg, Nighat Razvi and Mirza Anis Ahmed (1983),"The Effect of Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate and Propylene glycol on the Base-Catalysed Hydrolysis of Benzocine", Ibid 2(1), 25-33.

Nighat Razvi, Nasira Talib, Razia A. Sattar Bhurri and Anwar Ejaz Beg (1984), "Kinetics of Drugs in Miceller systems", Pak. J. Pharmacol.1(2):11-19.

Nasira Ta1ib, Anwar Ejaz Beg and Nighat Razvi and Tauqir Ahmed (1985)," A study of Kinetics of Degradation of Methyl Paraben in presence of Anionic and Nonionic Surfactants", Boll. Chim. Form. 124, 93-99 Italy.

Nasira Talib, Anwar Ejaz Beg and Nighat Razvi (1985)."The Effect of Proplylene glycol on the Stability of Methyl Paraben in aqueous polysorbate 80 (Twen 80) micelles", Acta. Pharm. Jugosi, 35, 159-165. Yugoslavia.

Zarina M. Siddiqui Mackani, Anwar Ejaz Beg and Nighat Razvi (1986 ). “The Effect of Changes in the Polarity of the Reaction Solvent (The Medium upon the Reaction of a Cationic Micelle with Benzocaine", Pharm, Acta. Helv. 61(2). 59-64, Switzerland.

Nighat Razvi and Anwar Ejaz Beg (1990), 'The Effect of Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate on the Base-Catalyzed Hydrolysis of Procaine at various buffer strength", Tenside Sur.Det. 27(1990) 2. Germany.

Nighat Razvi and Anwar Ejaz Beg, (2000)," An Investigation into the Behaviour of the Electrolytes in presence of ionic surfactants", Pak. J. Pharm .Sci. 13(1): 13-20

Nighat Razvi and Anwar Ejaz Beg. (2000)," Micelle Formation by Ionic and Non ionic Surfactants in Aqueens Media and the Influence of Temperature an Alkyl chain length on Critical Micelle Concentration," Kar. Univ. J. Sci. 28(1): 15-26.

Nighat Razvi and Anwar Ejaz Beg (2001),"Catalytic Behaviour of Tweens (Polysorbates) on a local Anesthetic Drug." Pak. J. Pharmcol. 18(2): 7-12.

Nighat Razvi and Nasira Talib, (2005)," An Investigation into the effect of Temperature (Activation Parameters) and Alkyl chain length of Miceller Systems on the Stability of a local Anesthetic Drug, Intl.Chem. Pharm. Med. J. 2(1): 174-176.

Nighat Razvi and Saeed Ahmad Siddiqui, (2005), "Surfactant Effect on the Dissolution Rate of Ibuprofen Tablets" Intl. Chem. Pharm. Med. J. 2(1): 163-166.