DR. FARZANA CHOWDHARY 4-Anand Road, Upper Mall, Lahore-Pakistan. Mobile: 0092-300-4474157 E-mail: drfarzanachowdhary@gmail.com Personal Information: Name : Dr. Farzana Chowdhary Father s Name : Sher Mohammad Chowdhary Nationality : Pakistani Academic Qualifications: 1997 PhD (Pharmaceutical Chemistry) University of the Punjab, Lahore. (Thesis Title: Studies on the Contents of Trace Elements in Indigenous Medicinal Plants & Drug Formulations) 1971 M.Pharm (Pharmaceutics) University of the Punjab, Lahore. 1969 B.Pharm (Pharmacy) University of the Punjab, Lahore. Professional Experience Sep. 2009 to date Director Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore. Page 1 of 8
March 2008 to Sep. 2009 Dean / Director / HOD of Faculty of Pharmacy, GC University, Faisalabad. Aug. 2006 to Sep. 2006 Drugs Controller Sep. 2005 to Aug. 2006 Chief, Drugs Control & Traditional Medicines Division National Institute of Health, Islamabad. Oct. 2000 to March 2005 Drugs Controller Oct. 1998 to Oct. 2000 Acting Drugs Controller Dec. 1994 to Oct. 2000 Chairperson Quality Control Sep. 1978 to Dec. 1994 Deputy Drugs Controller May 1973 to Sep. 1978 Assistant Drugs Controller July 1972 to May 1973 Hospital Pharmacist Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi. GC University, Faisalabad. Academic Achievements Page 2 of 8
Coordinator of Proceedings of International Workshop on Total Quality Management of Drugs December 3-5, 1999, Islamabad. Project Coordinator, Pakistan Drug Updates, Issue 7, August September, 2005. Project Coordinator, Pakistan Drug Updates, Issue 6, October - November, 2004. Project Coordinator, Pakistan Drug Updates, Issue 5, August September, 2003. Project Coordinator, Pakistan Drug Updates, May June, 2002. Project Coordinator, Pakistan Drug Updates, December, 2001. Project Coordinator, WHO Collaborative Project, National Drug Policies Based on Essential Drugs from 1999-2006. Chairperson of the Expert Committee on Clinical Practices (Notification S.R.O. 625 (I) / 2002) Constituted by the Govt. of Pakistan on September 14, 2002. Administrative Work March 2016 Member of Health & OTC Products Committee, Drugs Regulatory Authority of Pakistan July 2013 to date Member of Appellate Board, Drugs Regulatory Authority of Pakistan 2009 to date Director Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore 2008 to 2009 Dean / Director / HOD of Faculty of Pharmacy, GC University, Faisalabad 2000 to May 2012 Member Registration Board 2001 to 2006 Chairperson Examination Body, National Council of Homoeopathy 2002 to 2004 Member Sub-committee of Pharmacy Council of Pakistan Page 3 of 8
For updating/amending the Pharmacy Act 1967 2001 to 2006 Member National Council of Homoeopathy 2000 to 2005 Secretary Central Licensing & Registration Boards, 1998 to 2008 Member of Pharmacy Council of Pakistan s team of experts to evaluate Pharmacy institutions for purpose of accreditation under the Pharmacy Act 1976 1998 to 2005 Member Pharmacy Council of Pakistan 1998 to 2005 National Project Co-ordinator of World Health Organisation (WHO) for the Project: National Drugs Policy based on Essential Drugs including Vaccine Quality and Production 1994 to 2000 Secretary Appellate Board (under Drugs Act 1976), Conferences / Workshops / Seminars ORGANISED Good Manufacturing Practices / Good Laboratory Practices / Good Storage Practices Peshawar 29 & 30 July, 2006 Islamabad 22 & 23 July, 2006 Karachi 11 & 12 July, 2003 Quetta 24 May, 2003 Peshawar 4 & 5 April, 2003 Page 4 of 8
Islamabad 7 & 8 Feb., 2003 Lahore 23 & 24 Dec., 2002 Islamabad 30 & 31 Jan., 2006 Karachi 9 & 10 April, 2001 Lahore 16 & 17 March, 2001 Good Prescribing Practices, Good Clinical Practices, Good Pharmacy Practices, Rational Use of Drugs and Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Children s Hospital, Lahore 24-25 Feb. 2006 Baqai University Hospital, Karachi 28-29 Dec. 2005 PGMI Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar 30-31 Dec. 2003 Nishtar Medical Institute, Multan 22-23 Dec. 2003 Dow Medical College, Karachi 15-16 Dec. 2003 PGMI Lahore 2-3 Dec. 2003 Bolan Medical College, Quetta 14-15 Nov. 2003 JPMC Karachi 24-25 Oct. 2003 King Edward Medical College, Lahore 21-22 Dec. 2001 National Workshop on Good Manufacturing Practices & Quality Assurance in Homoeopathy NIH 25-26 March 2004 7 th International Workshop on Management, Production & Quality Assurance of Drugs Karachi 12-14 Nov. 2001 International Workshop on Total Quality Management of Drugs Islamabad 3-5 Dec. 1999 Page 5 of 8
PARTICIPATED International WHO working Group Meeting on Integration of Traditional Medicine into National Health System in Geneva, Switzerland (12-14 June 2006). Second Regional Workshop on the WTO/TRIPS Agreement and Access to Medicines: Appropriate Policy Reponses in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (28-30 Nov. 2004). WTO Regional Workshop on SPS Measures in Dhaka, Bangladesh (18-20 Oct. 2004). Fourth IFPMA Asian Regulatory conference in Beijing, China (5-7 Apr. 2004). 11 th International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities (ICDRA) in Madrid, Spain (16-19 Feb. 2004). Conference of Nati8onal Competent Authorities on Precursor Control in SAARC Region: challenges and Response in Katmandu, Nepal (28-29 Jul. 2003). WTO Workshop in Colombo, Sri Lanka (17-22 Apr. 2003). TB Drug Management Meeting in Washington, USA (6-8 Jun. 2002). National Precursor Training Workshop on Precursor Control in Dhaka, Bangladesh (12-14 Feb. 2002). Technical Consultation on Accelerating Essential Health Commodity Security Through South to South Collaboration Cochin, India (12-15 Jun. 2001). Fifth Course on Drug Policy Issues for Developing and Transitional Countries in Beirut, Lebanon (29 Oct. 10 Nov. 2000). WHO / FPMA Meeting on Regulator Harmonisation for Clinical Development of New Anti-TB Agents in Geneva, Switzerland (4-5 Sep. 2000). WHO Global Network Training Course in Ottawa, Canada (15-26 Nov. 1999). Meeting of UNDCP Regional Project of Heads of National Drug and Precursor Testing Laboratory in Colombo, Sri Lanka (3 Aug. 1999). Fourth Eastern Mediterranean Drug Regulator Authorities Conference (EM DRAC) in Nicosia, Cyprus (22-24 Apr. 1999). Consultation of Competent Authorities to Review Current Situation With Regard to Precursor Regulation in New Delhi, India (13-15 Apr. 1999). Page 6 of 8
Workshop on Gender Management Systems in the Health Sector in Colombo, Sri Lanka (24-28 Nov. 1997). Seminar on Production / Distribution / Marketing and Quality Control of Anti-TB Drugs in the Region in Katmandu, Nepal (1-4 Jul. 1997). Eighth Meeting of the Management Advisory Committee of the Action Programme on Essential Drugs in Geneva, Switzerland (19-20 Mar. 1996). SAARC Workshop on Infant Milk Substitutes in Kathmandu, Nepal (9-11 Feb. 1996). WHO Sponsored Training Course on Drug Policies and Management in University of Bath, UK (Sep. 1985 March 1986). World Health Organization sponsored Inter-country Meeting on Essential Drugs for Primary Health Care in Amman, Jordan (26 Sep. 2 Oct. 1983). National Numerous conferences, seminars, workshops and meetings attended on various drug / pharmaceuticals / pharmacy / WTO related matters. Contributions Towards Pharmacy Education Member Sub-Committee of Pharmacy Curricula, Pharmacy Council of Pakistan for formulating course outlines of Pharm-D Programme. Meetings attended for curriculum review at Lahore: o 24 April 2004 o 2 & 3 October 2003 o 22 August 2003 o 12-13 May 2003 o 21 March 2003 o 9 Sep. 2002 The meetings funded through WHO project National Drug Policy based on Essential Drugs including Vaccine quality & Production led to the revision of the basic degree curriculum of B.Pharmacy into Pharm-D (also approved by the HEC). Coordinator of the above project. Member Board of Studies, University of the Punjab 2003-04 Page 7 of 8
Member, Inter-University Course Curriculum Committee for developing Pharm-D Curriculum (IUCCC) Assessment of a number of M.Phil thesis in the subject of Pharmacy as an external examiner for Islamic University, Bahawalpur. Teaching Pharmacy students since 2008. RESEARCH PAPERS 1- Tahzeeb-ul-Nisa, Imran Qadir, Hibba-tul-Baseer, Dure-Shehwar, Farzana Chowdhary, Irfan Masood. Awareness about ways of transmission of AIDS and its treatment among university students in Pakistan. Indian Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 4 (1), 33-35, 2011. 2- Farzana Chowdhary, M. Hidayat Rasool. Isolation & Characterization of gynamic acid from indigenous Gymnema Sylvestre. J App Pharm, 3 (60-65), 2010. 3- Farzana Chowdhary, M. Hidayat Rasool. Detection & Measurement of Calcium level in selected Indigenous medicinal plants of families umbelliferae, leguminosae and Boraginaceae. J App Pharm, 2(2), 68-74, 2010. 4- Farzana Chowdhary, Zafar Iqbal, Taous Khan, Muhammad Ashraf. Trace Metals Analysis in Selected Pharmaceutical Multimineral Formulations. J of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Karachi), 18(2), 40-43, 2005. Courses Taught in 2012-13 Physical Pharmacy Community Pharmacy Forensic Pharmacy Level of Course Pharm D Page 8 of 8