Dr. Rabeea Sharif

Biography

Dr. Rabeea Sharif is a Lecturer at the Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, Pakistan. She holds a Pharm-D (Doctor of Pharmacy) from Gomal University and a PhD in Pharmacy Practice from the University of Peshawar, with her doctoral research focused on the clinical evaluation of pharmacotherapy and its predictors in ambulatory patients at tertiary care hospitals in Peshawar.

She brings together academic and clinical expertise, having served as a Clinical Pharmacist at the Peshawar Institute of Cardiology, where she conducted daily ward rounds, evaluated patient therapy, and managed medication therapy problems in collaboration with the healthcare team. Earlier in her career, she worked as a Pharmacist at Northwest General Hospital & Research Centre, where she supervised pharmacy staff, managed drug inventory, and contributed to the hospital's drug information and poison control centre.

Dr. Sharif's research interests center on pharmacy practice, clinical and hospital pharmacy, and pharmacoepidemiology, with particular focus on off-label and unlicensed drug use, drug utilization studies, and drug-drug interaction assessment in ambulatory and intensive care settings. She has authored several peer-reviewed publications in these areas, including studies on pediatric off-label drug use and drug-drug interactions in cardiac intensive care units.

In her academic role, she is committed to bridging theoretical pharmacy education with real-world clinical application, emphasizing curriculum development, student mentorship, and research supervision to prepare pharmacy professionals for evolving healthcare roles. She has also served as both internal and external examiner for student coursework and research projects.

Research Interests

Pharmacy Practice, Clinical & Hospital Pharmacy, Pharmacoepidemiology

Publications

• Pharmacoepidemiological assessment of off-label drug use in pediatric ambulatory departments at four tertiary care hospital in Pakistan — Rabeea Sharif, Muhammad Aamir, Faisal Shakeel, Shah Faisal, Jamshaid Ali Khan , Journal (2020)
• Drug utilization in neonatal setting of Pakistan: focus on unlicensed and off label drug prescribing — Muhammad Aamir, Jamshaid Ali Khan, Faisal Shakeel, Rabeea Shareef, Nazia Shah , journal (2018)
• Identification of clinically significant drug-drug interactions in cardiac intensive care units of two tertiary care hospitals in Peshawar, Pakistan — Faisal Shakeel, Jamshaid Ali Khan, Muhammad Aamir, Rabeea Shareef, Nazia Shah , Journal (2016)