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School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia

  • Qualification

    PhD(USM), MPharm(USM), BPharm(USM), RPh

  • Senior Lecturer

    Discipline of Clinical Pharmacy

  • Room

    J01 Room 107

  • Contact

    +604-6534088

  • Email

    faa@usm.my 

Author ID

Fatimatuzzahra' binti Abd. Aziz, Dr.

Dr. Fatimatuzzahra’ has been a dedicated Senior Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacy at the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences since 2008, bringing over a decade and a half of academic and professional experience to her role. As a registered pharmacist, she has developed a robust foundation in various aspects of pharmacy practice and education, which she integrates into her teaching and research.

Her research expertise is broad and multifaceted, with a particular focus on personalized health and medicine, where she explores how individualized treatment strategies can improve patient outcomes. In the field of metabolomics and pharmacometabolomics, Dr. Fatimatuzzahra’ investigates the complex interactions between drugs and metabolic pathways, aiming to uncover biomarkers that can predict drug efficacy and toxicity.

In addition to her work in clinical pharmacy, Dr. Fatimatuzzahra’ has a specialized interest in nephrology pharmacy. She also actively engages in research on traditional and complementary medicine, seeking to bridge the gap between conventional and alternative therapeutic approaches.

Dr. Fatimatuzzahra’ is highly skilled in the use of advanced analytical techniques, with a particular emphasis on Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR). Her expertise in NMR allows her to conduct in-depth analyses of biochemical compounds, which is essential for her research in metabolomics and beyond. Her work not only contributes to the academic community but also has practical implications for improving patient care and treatment outcomes.

Research Interest

  1. Personalized health & medicine,
  2. Metabolomics & pharmacometabolomics
  3. Clinical pharmacy
  4. Traditional and complementary medicine
  5. Analytical instruments: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)

Ongoing Research

  1. Conceptualizing the role of Malay massage therapy prediction model to elucidate the potential biomarkers for male infertility treatment using a pharmacometabonomic approach, FRGS, RM 148 000 (Active)
  2. Assessment of Vitamin D deficiency among undergraduate students in Universiti Sains Malaysia.
  3. Prescribing pattern in Pusat Sejahtera, Universiti Sains Malaysia
  4. Role of vitamin D and Apo lipoprotein B in coronary artery disease risk
  5. Traditional and complementary use in diabetes mellitus patient
  1. Personoalized health & medicine
  2. Metabolomics & pharmacometabolomics
  3. clinical pharmacy
  4. nephrology pharmacy
  5. traditional and complementary medicine
  6. Analytical instruments: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
  1. Kalaithasan A, Tye SC, Fatimatuzzahra’ AA, et al. Prevalence, factors associated and coping strategies of stress among pharmacy students in a public university in Malaysia. Pharm Pharmacol Int J. 2020;8(2):64‒71. DOI: 10.15406/ppij.2020.08.00281
  2. Abd Aziz, F., Ibrahim, B., Murugaiyah, V. & Sarriff, A. (2021). Addressing the standardisation of internal standards and preservative used in human bio fluids for NMR analysis: a method optimization. Drug Metabolism and Personalized Therapy, 20200154. https://doi.org/10.1515/dmdi-2020-0154
  3. Daud, Nur Aizati Athirah & Aziz, Fatimatuzzahra. (2020). Awareness, Attitude and Behaviour Related to the Intake of Dietary Supplements among Malaysian Pregnant Women. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences. 16. 51-55.
  4. Yong CH, Muhammad SA, Aziz FA, Nasir FI, Mustafa MZ, Ibrahim B, Kelly SD, Cannavan A, Seow EK. Detecting adulteration of stingless bee honey using untargeted 1H NMR metabolomics with chemometrics. Food Chem. 2022 Jan 30;368:130808. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.130808. Epub 2021 Aug 9. PMID: 34419793.
  5. YONG CHIN HONG* , SYAHIDAH AKMAL BINTI MUHAMMAD* , FATIMATUZZAHRA' BINTI ABD. AZIZ , NG JING SHENG , FATIN ILYANI BINTI NASIR , M.N.H. ADENAN , SALMAH MOOSA , ZAINON OTHMAN , N.A. ABDULLAH SALIM , ZAWIYAH SHARIFF , FARIDAH ISMAIL , S.D. KELLY , ANDREW CANNAVAN , SEOW ENG KENG, 2021, Detection of adulteration activities in edible bird’s nest using untargeted 1H-NMR metabolomics with chemometrics, Food Control, Feb 2022 (DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2021.108542)
  6. Yong Chin Hong, Syahidah Akmal Binti Muhammad, Fatimatuzzahra' Binti Abd. Aziz, Fatin Ilyani Binti Nasir, Mohd Zulkifli Bin Mustafa, Baharudin Ibrahim, S.D. Kelly, Andrew Cannavan, Seow Eng Keng, 2022, Detecting adulteration of stingless bee honey using untargeted 1H-NMR metabolomics with chemometrics, in (FOOD CHEMISTRY ), 368,1-16, (Impact Factor: -, DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.130808),
  7. SAGIR MUSTAPHA , ONG SIEW CHIN , FATIMATUZZAHRA' BINTI ABD. AZIZ , ABUBAKAR SHA'ABAN , IRENE LOOI , BALAMURUGAN A/L TANGIISURAN , MUSTAPHA MOHAMMED* , HADZLIANA BINTI ZAINAL*, 2021, Trends In Output Of Research In Clinical Prediction Models Of Stroke Outcomes: A Bibliometric Analysis, ASM Science Journal, 16, special issue 2.
  8. Sha'aban A, Zainal H, Khalil NA, Abd Aziz F, Ch'ng ES, Teh CH, Mohammed M, Ibrahim B. Prediction of Low-Dose Aspirin-Induced Gastric Toxicity Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy-Based Pharmacometabolomics in Rats. Molecules. 2022 Mar 25;27(7):2126. doi: 10.3390/molecules27072126. PMID: 35408523; PMCID: PMC9000689.
  9. NG J. & ABDUL AZIZ F. (2022) Prevalence of perceived depressive symptoms and its association with stages of heart failure among outpatients in a public hospital in Malaysia, Malaysian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 20(2): 39–49, https:// doi.org/10.21315/mjps2022.20.2.4
  10. Nur Azimah Mohd Rhazi, Jaya Muneswarao, Fatimatuzzahra’ Abdul Aziz, Baharudin Ibrahim, Azlan Kamalludin & Shahrul Aiman Soelar(2023) Can patients achieve sufficient peak inspiratory flow rate (PIFR) with Turbuhaler® during acute exacerbation of asthma?, Journal of Asthma, DOI: 1080/02770903.2023.2169930
  11. Akkaif MA, Bitar AN, Al-Kaif LAIK, Daud NAA, Sha'aban A, Noor DAM, Abd Aziz F, Cesaro A, Sk Abdul Kader MA, Abdul Wahab MJ, Khaw CS, Ibrahim B. The Management of Myocardial Injury Related to SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis. 2022 Sep 16;9(9):307. doi: 10.3390/jcdd9090307. PMID: 36135452; PMCID: PMC9503627.
  12. Ang Ju Ying, Fatimatuzzahra' Binti Abd. Aziz, Ooi Guat See, Ho Rhu Yann, 2023, The prevalence of online natural health products purchase: A systematic review, in (MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES), 19,250-258, (Impact Factor: -, DOI:10.47836/mjmhs19.2.36),

Undergraduate Teaching

  1. FAR 460/2: Traditional and Complementary Medicine (2018
  2. FAR 467/2: Applied Therapeutics I (2023-
  3. FAR 466/2: Pharmacotherapy of Special Population (2023
  4. FAR 461/2: Hospital Pharmacy (2018-2021)
  5. FAR 459/2: Pharmacogenomics (2020-
  6. FAR 453/3: Applied Therapeutics I (2011-
  7. FAR 342/3: Cardiovascular System and therapy (2011-2012)
  8. FAR 341/4: Respiratory System, Kidney, Blood and Therapy (2009-2012)
  9. FAR 344/4: Central Nervous System and Therapy (2008-2011)
  10. FEL 375/2: Malay Traditional Medicine Medication (2017-2022)
  11. FEL 374/2: Drug and Society (2016-
  12. FEL 479/2: Precision Medicine (2023-
  13. FEL 470/6: Research Exercise (2023-
  14. HFE 224/2: Penghayatan Etika Peradaban (2022-
  15. Medication Therapy Adherence Counseling Clerkship (2018
  16. Traditional and Complementary Clerkship (2018-2023)

Postgraduate Teaching

  1. FCP 552/2: Pharmacotherapeutic II (2016
  2. FCP 564/2: Pediatric Clerkship (2018-
  3. FCP 558/2: Clinical Pharmacy Practice (2023-
  4. FEL 508/8: Research and Dissertation (2020-

Copyright

  1. Baharudin Bin Ibrahim, Fatimatuzzahra' Binti Abd. Aziz, Vikneswaran A/l Murugaiyah, Serum Metabolites to Predict Gentamicin Induced Nephrotoxicity, LY2019006127, 04/10/2019.
  2. Fatimatuzzahra' Binti Abd. Aziz, Baharudin Bin Ibrahim, Ch'ng Ewe Seng, Vikneswaran A/l Murugaiyah, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Urine Fingerprinting For Evaluation Of Gentamicin Induced Nephrotoxicity, LY2020002321, 08/07/2020.
  3. Balamurugan A/l Tangiisuran, Fatimatuzzahra' Binti Abd. Aziz, Nur Izzati Binti Shahabuddin, PREVENTING FALLS & STAYING INDEPENDENT With Community Pharmacist [CFSBooklet], LY2023P03381, 03/08/2023
  4. Nur Hafzan Binti Md Hanafiah, Dzul Azri Bin Mohamed Noor, Fatimatuzzahra' Binti Abd. Aziz, Hadzliana Binti Zainal, Leow Chiuan Yee, Nur Aizati Athirah Binti Daud, Ooi Guat See, Siti Sarah Binti Fazalul Rahiman, MICRO-CREDENTIAL COURSE MAPPING: CERTIFIED TRANING PROGRAMME ON IMMUNISATION FOR PHARMACIST (CTPIP), LY2023P04793, 03/10/2023
  5. Balamurugan A/l Tangiisuran, Fatimatuzzahra' Binti Abd. Aziz, Nur Izzati Binti Shahabuddin, MENCEGAH INSIDEN TERJATUH & KEKAL HIDUP BERDIKARI BERSAMA AHLI FARMASI KOMUNITI - Makcik Siti’s Story [CFSFlip], LY2024P01033, 06/03/2024
  6. Balamurugan A/l Tangiisuran, Fatimatuzzahra' Binti Abd. Aziz, Nur Izzati Binti Shahabuddin, MENCEGAH INSIDEN TERJATUH & KEKAL HIDUP BERDIKARI Bersama Ahli Farmasi Komuniti - Makcik Siti’s Story [CFSBooklet], LY2024P01034, 06/03/2024
  7. Balamurugan A/l Tangiisuran, Fatimatuzzahra' Binti Abd. Aziz, Nur Izzati Binti Shahabuddin, CAREFREE SENIORS, AR2024P01031, 06/03/2024
  8. Balamurugan A/l Tangiisuran, Fatimatuzzahra' Binti Abd. Aziz, Nur Izzati Binti Shahabuddin, PREVENTING FALLS AND STAYING INDEPENDENT WITH COMMUNITY PHARMACIST – Makcik Siti’s Story [CFSFlip], LY2024P01032, 06/03/2024

Trademark

  1. Fatimatuzzahra' Binti Abd. Aziz, Pharmily, TM20210291, 10/08/202204/10/2019.
  1. Silver medal, Invention, Innovation & Design on E-learning, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, International University Carnival on E-Learning, 2017 (International)
  2. Silver Medal, Invention, Innovation & Design on e-Learning (IIDEL), Universiti Islam Antarabangsa, International University Carnival on e-Learning (IUCEL) 2018, 2018 (International)