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Safeer Khan

Lecturer
Research Interests: Cachexia Syndrome; Health Economics; Clinical Pharmacokinetics; Pharmacovigilance
Office Location: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry Block, Govt. College University, Lahore

Biography

Mr. Safeer Khan is a registered pharmacist in both Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, with more than ten years of experience spanning academia, research, and pharmacy services. His research centers on evidence based therapeutics, with a particular emphasis on cachexia syndrome. He has contributed significantly to the academic community through 17 research and review articles published in international journals. His work reflects a strong commitment to improving modern healthcare through evidence based outcomes.

Education

  • MS/MPhil in Pharmacy Practice, COMSATS University (Abbottabad, Pakistan) 2016
  • Masters in Pharm-D, Hazara University (Manshera, Pakistan) 2013

Experience

From To Designation Firm/Institution
Nov 2021 Mar 2023 Lecturer Forman Christian College (A Chartered University), Lahore, Pakistan
Jul 2015 Jul 2021 Pharmacist Al-Hassan Group Of Polyclinics And Pharmacies, Al-qunfudhah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Journal Papers

  • Qadeer Ahmad, Shumaila Mehdi, Bushra Shaukat, Rida Siqqique, Muhammad Talha Asif, Abdul Malik, Safeer Khan, Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui, Naveed Ahmed Khan, Malik Hassan Mehmood (2026). "Multi-Stimuli Responsive Nanoparticles: Next-Generation Platforms for Smart Drug Delivery." OpenNano (Elsevier) , Vol. 29 , pp. 1-30. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onano.2026.100296
  • Benjamin De Vlam, Safeer Khan, Guy Hans (2025). "A systematic review of health economic studies on endotracheal tubes in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia." Medicine , Vol. 104 (32) , pp. e43877. DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000043877 | Impact Factor: 1.4
  • Majid Khan, Muhammad Usman Amin, Ashraf Ullah Khan, Sabi Ur Rehman, Safeer Khan (2025). "Investigation of insulinotropic mechanism of paracetamol: In silico followed by in vivo approaches for repurposing." Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry , Vol. 107 (7) , pp. 1547-1565. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02772248.2025.2532751 | Impact Factor: 1.4
  • Safeer Khan, Muhammad Nasir Kalam, Maryam Khalid, Malik Hassan Mehmood, Usman Rashid Malik & Syed Muhammad Ali (2025). "Pharmacokinetic Implications of Pathophysiological Changes in Cachexia Syndrome: A Scoping Review." European Journal of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics , Vol. 50 , pp. 461–477. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13318-025-00967-y | Impact Factor: 2.6
  • Salman Alhawshani, Safeer Khan (2024). "A literature review on the impact of concierge medicine services on individual healthcare." Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care , Vol. 13 (6) , pp. 2183-2186. DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1685_23 | Impact Factor: 1
  • Safeer Khan, Safeer Ahmad Javid, Sabi Ur Rehman, Yasmeen Akhtar, Muhammad Amir Khan (2024). "A systematic review of cost-effectiveness analyses examining treatments for cachexia syndrome." Nutrition and Cancer , Vol. 76 (7) , pp. 584-595. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01635581.2024.2353939 | Impact Factor: 2.7
  • Safeer Khan, Nauman Qamar, Sabi Ur Rehman (2024). "Chronotherapy synchronization strategies in borderline personality disorders." Annales Médico-psychologiques, revue psychiatrique , Vol. In Press . DOI: 10.1016/j.amp.2023.09.015 | Impact Factor: 0.5
  • Ishfaq Nabeel Ashiq, Safeer Khan, Adil Yousaf (2024). "Comparative diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography scan versus magnetic resonance imaging in the emergency department for the evaluation of dizziness: a systematic review." Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging , Vol. 34 (3) , pp. 488-495. DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1778726 | Impact Factor: 1
  • Nabeel Ashiq, Fouzia Munir, Safeer Khan, Adil Yousaf, Malik Hassan Mahmood (2024). "Noble element coatings on endotracheal tubes for ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials in emergency care settings." Medicine , Vol. 103 (38) , pp. e39750. DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000039750 | Impact Factor: 1.4
  • Safeer Khan, Danish Ali, Sabi Ur Rehman (2023). "A case report of unexplained persistent conjugated hyperbilirubinemia with normal liver transaminases over 23 years: remember Dubin-Johnson syndrome!." Journal of Rare Diseases , Vol. 2 (1) , pp. 1-6. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s44162-023-00014-x
  • Sabi Ur Rehman, Laiba Arshad, Saman Ali, Shazma Massey, Safeer Khan, Abdul Samad and Fazal-Ur-Rehman (2023). "Unlocking the medicinal potential of Sarcococca saligna: Green synthesis of silver and gold nanoparticles for enhanced antibacterial and antifungal applications." Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research , Vol. 36 (4) , pp. 297-403. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjar/2023/36.4.327.334
  • Safeer Khan, Nauman Qamar & Ihsan Ullah (2021). "Health economic evaluation of different treatment strategies for peripheral entrapment mononeuropathies: A systematic review." Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research , Vol. 21 (5) , pp. 943-952. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14737167.2021.1919088 | Impact Factor: 2
  • Safeer Khan, Shafi Ullah Khan (2020). "Adverse drug event of hypokalaemia-induced cardiotoxicity secondary to the use of laxatives: A systematic review of case reports." Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics , Vol. 45 , pp. 927–936. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpt.13204 | Impact Factor: 2
  • Safeer Khan, Wajahat Mahmood (2019). "Evaluation of the effect of atenolol induced depression in cardiac output on its own excretion through urine analysis." Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research: IJPR , Vol. 18 (1) , pp. e126158. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22037/ijpr.2019.2335 | Impact Factor: 1.8
  • Safeer Khan, Anum Shahzadi (2018). "Clinical pharmacokinetics of drugs in cardiopulmonary associated cachexia without hepatorenal pathology: A systematic review." Drug Metabolism Reviews , Vol. 51 (1) , pp. 1-11. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/03602532.2018.1508226 | Impact Factor: 5.6
  • Safeer Khan Khattak, Saif Ullah Mehsud, Irfan Zafar Haider, Musarrat Rauf Burki (2012). "A pharmacoeconomic study in two tertiary care hospitals in Abbottabad." Journal of Ayub Medical College Abbottabad-Pakistan , Vol. 24 (2) , pp. 147-149. DOI: https://jamc.ayubmed.edu.pk/index.php/jamc/article/view/2219

Projects

Title Role Funded by Amount Year Status
Therapeutic Efficacy of Nutritional Supplementation in Cachexia Associated With Chronic Pulmonary Disease Principal Investigator NOW Foods, Bloomingdale, Illinois 60108, USA 500000.00 2026 Ongoing
Clinical Pharmacokinetics of Bedaquiline in Patients with Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Associated Cachexia Syndrome Principal Investigator Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC), GCU, Lahore 268000.00 2025 Ongoing