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
1. Professor (2006-todate)
2. Associate Professor (2002-2006)
3. Assistant Professor (1994-2002)
4. Lecturer (1989-1994)
5. Research Fellow (1982-1989)
6. Full-Time Cooperative Teacher (1981)
7. Join as B.Pharm student in the Faculty of Pharmacy (1973-74)
Academic Qualification
Ph.D
Title of Thesis
M.Phil
Title of Thesis
M.Pharm
Title of Thesis
B.Pharm
Intermediate
Matriculation
Post-Graduate Diploma
University of Karachi (1990)
"Effect of Electrolytes and Hydrocarbon Chain Length of
Surfactants of Catalysis for Reactions of Hydroxide ions with
Procaine"
University of Karachi (1983)
"The Effect of Anionic Micelle of Base Catalyzed Hydrolysis
of Procaine of different Ionic Strength"
University of Karachi (1980)
"The Effect of a Cationic Surface Active Agent on BaseCatalyzed Hydrolysis of Procaine Hydro-chloride"
University of Karachi (1977)
Karachi Board (1973)
Karachi Board (1970)
University of Karachi (1981)
In Statistics
Certificate courses
(FIRST CLASS 2ND POSITION)
(Sindhi, Arabic and German languages)
Awards/Achievements
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Rank in "PRODUCTIVE SCIENTISTS OF PAKISTAN" Published by Pakistan Council
for Science and Technology Islamabad 2004.
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Member Drug Court, Sindh, Ministry of Law and Justice and Ministry of Health,
Islamabad (1999-todate)
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Senior Most Registered Pharmacists Category 'A' in the Faculty of Pharmacy, University
of Karachi. Registration No. 384 (1981)
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2nd position holder in Post-graduate Diploma in Statistics from Department of Statistics,
University of Karachi.
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Published several Research papers in National/International Journals.
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First Ph.D. Degree holder in Physical Pharmacy from Karachi University 1990.
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Awarded Gold Medal by Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi 1997.
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Cash award for the Gold Medal from Site Association Karachi 1990.
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Awarded Karachi University Research Fellowship (1983-1988) for M.Phil/Ph.D
Programmes.
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Received Several Shields and Merit Certificate in various International/ National
Conference for Presenting Research Papers.
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Lecture delivered on "Pharmacy Curriculum" in Teacher Training Programme Organized
by UDG, Islamabad (1998).
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Certificate awarded for participating in Career Oriented Seminar on "Good
Manufacturing Practice; Quality Control, Quality Assurance and Manufacturing
Technology, organized by PPA (Karachi) 1998.
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Member Pakistan Pharmacist Association.
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Life member Pharmacological Society of Pakistan.
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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
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Attended and paper presented in several Conference/Workshop (1981-todate).
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Certificate of merit awarded on University teachers program organized by Higher
Education Commission Islamabad 2005.
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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:
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Visiting Professor, Jinnah Medical & Dental College, Karachi, Jan-Dec, 2006.
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External Examiner for B.Pharmacy/Pharm-D Courses in University of Balochistan,
Quetta (1988-todate)
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Project Examiner of M .Sc. Thesis entitled "Kinetics and Thermodynamic Study of a
Tranquillizer namely Chlorpromazine HCl", Department of Chemistry, University of
Karachi (2002).
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External Examiner for Pharm-D Courses in Jinnah Medical & Dental College, Karachi
(2005-todate).
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External Examiner for Pharm-D Courses in Federal Urdu University & Technology,
Karachi (2006-todate).
External Examiner for Pharmacy Courses in University of Malakand, Peshawar (2006todate).
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)
1.
Fundamental of Pharmacy
2.
Formulation and Cosmetology
3.
Pharmaceutical Microbiology
4.
Physical Pharmacy
5.
Prescription Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical dispensing
6.
Physical studies on surface active agent.
7.
Radio Pharmaceuticals
8.
Quality Assurance and control.
9.
Rheology of Pharmaceutical
10.
Pharmaceutical Preparation
11.
Pharmaceutical Dosage Form
Professional Membership:
1.
Life Member Pharmacological Society of Pakistan.
2.
Pakistan Pharmacists Association Registered under the Societies Registration Act 1960,
Pharmacy Act 1967 (amended) in 1973.
Administrative Responsibilities:
1.
Chairperson, Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi
(2006-todate)
2.
Member Selection Board, Selecting Co-operative Teachers in the Faculty of Pharmacy
(2004-2005)
3.
Member Interview Board for M.Phil/Ph.D research students (2004-onwards)
4.
Member of IBA testing services in the Medical Colleges examination.
5.
To conduct the admission work for B.Pharm and M.Pharm classes in the Faculty of
Pharmacy.
6.
Tabulation work of B.Pharm in the Semester Cell.
7.
Tabulation work of B.A Examination.
8.
Duties assigned to invigilate B.A and B.Com. Examinations.
9.
10.
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
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14th International Pharmacy Conference and Exhibition held in Karachi in April 5-7,
2007.
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3rd National Conference on Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baragali Summer Campus
(Peshawar) July 8-12 (2003).
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International Pharmaceutical Conference and Exhibitions organized by Pakistan
Pharmacist Association held in Lahore, March 20-23 (2003).
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International Pharmaceutical Congress and Exhibitions 1998 silver Jubilee year of PPA,
organized by Pakistan Pharmacist Association held in Lahore, March 20-23 (1998).
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Second International Conference on Pharmaceutical Sciences held in Karachi (1997)
organized by Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi.
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First International Conference on Pharmaceutical Sciences organized by Faculty of
Pharmacy, University of Karachi (1991).
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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).
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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
M.Phil
2003
2.
Mr. Saeed Siddiqui
M.Phil
2004
3.
Mr.Mohiuddin Ansari
M.Phil
2006
4.
Mr. Abdul Hafeez
M.Phil
Thesis
completed
5.
Mr. Saif-ur-Rehman
Study on the formulation
factors affecting disintegration
and dissolution of Tizanidine
HCl Tablets.
Study on Text-Parameters
Affecting Dissolution Rate of
Ibuprofen.
Effect on dissolution rate by
changing quality parameters of
Metronfdazole Tablets.
Studies on the sustained
release Dosage Form of
Ketoprofen.
The effect of accelerated
M.Pharm
2003
6.
Mr. Najam-us-Saqib
7.
Mr.Tajamul Hussain
8.
Mr. Iqbaluddin
9.
Mr. Riaz Awan
10.
Syed Imran Ali
11.
Mr. Jahangir Khan
12.
Syed Muhammal1
Rizwan
13.
Mr. Haq Nawaz Khan
14.
Ms. Fakhsheena Anjum
conditions on the quality
parameters of different brands
of Cefotaxime sodium
Quality comparison of raw
material of a drug imported
from different sources.
Effect of disintegranting agent
on tablets (Mefanamic Acid).
Effect of binders on the
dissolution rate of Cetrizine
Tablets.
Evaluation of Microbial
Contamination of Raw
Materials used in
Pharmaceuticals.
Comparative study on
dissolution of different
formulations of Mefenamic
acid tablets.
Pharmaceutical Analysis of
different brands of diclofenic
sodium Sr. tablets available in
the local Market.
Quality compression of pellets
use in different
Pharmaceutical Industry in
Pakistan collected from
different suppliers of India.
Comparative Study of
Different Brands of Cetirizine
Hydrochloride Tablet
Studies on Release of
Dexamethazone from
Different Ointment Bases
M.Pharm
2003
M.Pharm
2004
M.Pharm
2004
M.Pharm
2005
M.Pharm
2005
M.Pharm
2006
M.Pharm
2007
M.Pharm
2006
More than 10 students are also enrolled for M.Pharm, M.Phil/Ph.D. Programmes.
2008
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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 BaseCatalysed Hydrolysis of Benzocine", Ibid 2(1), 25-33.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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
13. 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.
14. Nighat Razvi and Anwar Ejaz Beg (2001),"Catalytic Behaviour of Tweens (Polysorbates)
on a local Anesthetic Drug." Pak. J. Pharmcol. 18(2): 7-12.
15. 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.
16. 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.