PROFILE SUMMARY

Mr. Riaz completed his M.Phil. in the area of Pharmacy Practice from the University of Baluchistan in 2018. He has worked in different positions both in industry and academia including regulatory affairs pharmacist, Quality assurance officer and faculty member at Akson College of Pharmacy, Mirpur University of Science and Technology, Mirpur AJ&K. His research focuses on Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy with more emphasis on understanding and maximizing the impact of medication treatment on patient’s psychosocial aspects and health-related outcomes. Mr. Sohail Riaz is member of International Society of Pharmaco-economics and Outcome Research (ISPOR).

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor	Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST), Islamabad	Since – 2024

RESEARCH AREAS / INTERESTS
1.	Pharmacology and Therapeutics
2.	Clinical Pharmacy
3.	Health Promotion
4.	Social Pharmacy

SR.	JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS	YEAR
1	G. Khan, N. Haq, N. Ahmad, A. Nasim, A. Javaid, M. Saood, R. Yasmin, M. Tahir, S. Riaz, Z. Danish et al., “Public awareness regarding the manufacturer provided information about medicine usage, safety, and adverse drug reactions in balochistan, pakistan,” Frontiers in Pharmacology, vol. 14, p. 1190741, 2023.	2023
2	A. Nasim, N. U. Haq, S. Riaz, S. I. Khan, F. Khuda, M. F. Sipra, B. Tariq, M. Tahir, M. Saood, R. Yasmin et al., “Factors and predictors of health related quality of life of the general population of pakistan,” Frontiers in Public Health, vol. 10, p. 819088, 2022.	2022
3	Q. A. Ijaz, S. Latif, Q.-u.-a. Shoaib, M. Rashid, M. S. Arshad, A. Hussain, N. I. Bukhari, S. Riaz, and N. Abbas, “Preparation and characterization of PH-independent sustained-release tablets containing hot melt extruded solid dispersions of clarithromycin: tablets containing solid dispersions of clarithromycin,” AAPS PharmSciTech, vol. 22, no. 8, pp. 1–12, 2021.	2021
4	S. Riaz, Z. U. Nisa, S. Mushtaq, Q. A. Ijaz, K. Sohail, and A. Khan, “Assessment of disease state awareness among chronic kidney disease patients undergoing hemodialysis in divisional headquarter hospital mirpur, pakistan,” Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 34–38, 2021.	2021
5	Q. A. Ijaz, N. Abbas, S. Latif, A. Hussain, M. S. Arshad, E. Ali, M. Rashid, K. Sohail, S. Riaz, and N. I. Bukhari, “Development of a validated method for simultaneous quantification of clarithromycin and levofloxacin by high-performance liquid chromatography-diode array detector,” Acta Pol Pharm, vol. 77, no. 6, pp. 841–847, 2020.	2020
6	S. Riaz, M. S. Chaudhry, M. W. Ajmal, I. Hamid, Q. A. Ijaz, K. Sohail, and M. Tahir, “Assessment of asthma first aid knowledge among pharmacy graduates: A questionnaire-based study,” Der Pharmacia Lettre, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 1–4, 2020.	2020
7	S. Haider, N. U. Haq, S. Riaz, A. Nasim, M. Saood, and R. Yasmin, “Nurse’s knowledge and awareness regarding cervical cancer and its prevention in different hospitals of quetta, pakistan,” Research in Pharmacy and Health Sciences, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 436–441, 2018.	2018
8	M. Khan, N. U. Haq, S. Riaz, A. Nasim, Y. S. Sadiq, M. S. Zarak, and N. A. Shahwani, “Assessment of health-related quality of life among hypertensive patients of loralai, pakistan,” Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 25–29, 2018.	2018
9	N. Haq, S. Riaz, A. Nasim, and M. Tahir, “The transgender prostitution: Threat to the rise of AIDS in pakistan.” Journal of Infection and Public Health, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 448–448, 2017.	2017
10	S. Riaz, N. Haq, F. Ahmed, A. Nasim, M. Tahir, M. Khan et al., “Reliability and validity of urdu version of the self-efficacy for managing chronic disease 6-item scale for patients with hypertension in quetta, pakistan,” Asian J Res Med Pharm Sci, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 1–8, 2017.	2017
11	H. Shaheen, N. Haq, S. Riaz, A. Naseem, and M. Zarak, “Assessment of medication adherence among non-communicable chronic disease patients in quetta, pakistan: predictors of medication adherence,” Asian Journal of Medicine and Health, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 1–9, 2017.	2017
12	S. Riaz, N. Haq, A. Nasim, Y. Sadiq, and M. Tahir, “Translation and validation of diabetes management self-efficacy questionnaire (DMSES) into urdu language,” International Journal of Biology, Pharmacy and Allied Pharmacy, vol. 6, no. 6, pp. 1244–1254, 2017.	2017
13	N. Haq, Z. Khan, S. Riaz, A. Nasim, R. Shahwani, and M. Tahir, “Prevalence and knowledge of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) among female science students of different public universities of quetta, pakistan,” Imperial Journal of Interdisciplinary Research, vol. 35, no. 6, pp. 385–392, 2017.	2017
14	N. U. Haq, S. Riaz, and A. Nasim, “Pharmacy without pharmacist: Body without soul,” Archives of Pharmacy Practice, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 84–84, 2017.	2017
15	N. U. Haq, S. Riaz, A. Naseem, M. Tahir, and N. Ahmed, “Evaluation of mental health of students related to medical fields in quetta, pakistan: A crossectional study.” Journal of Pakistan Psychiatric Society, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 28–31, 2017.	2017
16	S. Riaz, N. ul Haq, and A. Nasim, “Commentary on impact of stress on students’ mental, physical health and academic achievement at secondary level due to us drone strikes in north waziristan agency,” Isra Medical Journal, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 277–278, 2016.	2016