Aftab Alam

About

Dr. Aftab Alam is a Clinical Pharmacy academician, and researcher, currently serving in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacology at RAK College of Pharmacy, RAK Medical & Health Sciences University, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. He holds a PhD in Clinical Pharmacy from Banasthali Vidyapith, with doctoral research focusing on the comparative evaluation of drug–drug interaction (DDI) detection across electronic drug information resources and artificial intelligence (AI)-based tools. His research interests include medication safety, clinical decision support systems, artificial intelligence in pharmacy practice, digital health, and pharmacoepidemiology.

Dr. Aftab has over 15 years of experience in pharmacy education and clinical training, with expertise in case-based learning, simulation-supported teaching, OSCE design, pharmacotherapy, and practice school supervision in hospital and community pharmacy settings. He has actively contributed to curriculum delivery, quality assurance, and student mentoring.

He has authored and co-authored several peer-reviewed publications in Scopus-indexed journals on topics related to AI in healthcare, drug information resources, medication safety, pharmacotherapy, and clinical pharmacy practice. He has also presented his research at national and international conferences.

Dr. Aftab is committed to advancing pharmacy education through the integration of artificial intelligence, digital health technologies, and evidence-based clinical practice.

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Publications (19)

• Laboratory-based antibiogram of uropathogens from a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan: A five-year retrospective study
  2026
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• Digital access and maternal healthcare inequalities in Pakistan, 2024–2025: a population-based cross-sectional study
  Frontiers in Reproductive Health 2026 DOI: 10.3389/frph.2026.1976275
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• Nutrition, Diets and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases: Evidence-Based Dietary Strategies and Lifestyle Choices for Improved Population Health
  Romanian Journal of Preventive Medicine 2026 DOI: 10.3390/rjpm4040012
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• Developmental Disparities and Associated Factors Among Children Aged 36–59 Months in Four Pakistani Provinces
  Children 2026 DOI: 10.3390/children13101314
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• Real-World Osteoporosis Pharmacotherapy in the UAE: Prescribing Trends, Adherence, and Patient Beliefs
  Healthcare 2026 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare14091201
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• Assessing COVID-19 vaccine side effects among the general population in Jordan: A nationwide perspective
  Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 2026
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• Beyond the Bookshelf: Transforming Drug Information Resources through Digital Innovation
  Aftab Alam, Priyanka Dubey, Shivangi Bhardwaj

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  • Anukriti Saran
  • Radhika Joshi
  • Swapnil Sharma
  • Sarvesh Paliwal
  • Sathvik B. Sridhar
  In Silico Research in Biomedicine 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.insi.2026.100217
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• Formulation and Evaluation of Alginate-Based Hydrogel Membranes Loaded with Colistin for Effective Management of Multidrug-Resistant Wound Infections
  Pharmaceutics 2026 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics18010133
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• Adult-Onset Still’s Disease – Still a Diagnostic Dilemma: A Case Report
  Research Square 2026 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-9557091/v1
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• Assessing COVID-19 vaccine side effects among the general population in Jordan: A nationwide perspective
  Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 2026 DOI: 10.4314/tjpr.v25i1.10
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• Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Conflict-Affected South Waziristan, Pakistan: Epidemiological Patterns and Severe Disease Predictors
  Research Square 2026 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-9526208/v1
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• Drug interaction dilemmas: A database-based comparative evaluation of dual antihypertensive therapy
  Aftab Alam, Priyanka Dubey, Radhika Joshi

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  • Sathvik B. Sridhar
  • Swapnil Sharma
  In Silico Research in Biomedicine 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.insi.2026.100216
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• FROM ALGORITHMS TO EVIDENCE: ASSESSING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CHATBOTS AND DRUG DATABASES FOR DETECTING CARDIO-DIABETIC DRUG INTERACTIONS
  AFTAB ALAM, Anukriti Saran, RADHIKA JOSHI +3 more
  International Journal of Applied Pharmaceutics 2025 DOI: 10.22159/ijap.2025v17i5.54398
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• Decoding prescriptions: A closer look at common errors in clinical practice across community pharmacies of Northern Cyprus
  Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2025 DOI: 10.36721/PJPS.2025.38.4.REG.14103.1
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• From Prescription to Plate: Evaluating Drug-Drug and Drug-Food Interactions in the Prescriptions Dispensed in Community Pharmacies of Northern Cyprus
  Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research 2025 DOI: 10.5530/ijper.20251254
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• The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Pharmacy Practice and Patient Care: Innovations and Implications
  Biomedinformatics 2025 DOI: 10.3390/biomedinformatics5040065
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• Acute Coronary Syndrome – Exploring the Evidences Clinical Pharmacist Driven Cardiac Review
  Indian Journal of Pharmacy Practice 2020 DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.13.4.52
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• Antimicrobial and in vitro antioxidant activity of Salvia officinalis L. against various re-emergent multidrug resistance microbial pathogens
  Annals of Phytomedicine: An International Journal 2019 DOI: 10.21276/ap.2019.8.2.14
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• The Effect of Different Extraction Methods on Antioxidant Capacity and Phytochemical Screening of Syzygium cumini Seeds
  Free Radicals and Antioxidants 2019 DOI: 10.5530/fra.2019.1.9
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