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School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia

  • Qualification

    PhD (Pharm Practice)(Monash university), MPharm (Pharm Practice)(UNIKL-RCMP), BPharm (Hons)(USM)

  • Senior Lecturer

    Discipline of Clinical Pharmacy

  • Room

    J02 Room 101A

  • Contact

    +604-6577888 Ext. 2234

  • Email

    cmalini@usm.my

Author ID

Christina Malini Christopher, Dr

Dr. Christina holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons), a Master of Pharmacy from Universiti Kuala Lumpur (Royal College of Medicine Perak), and a Doctorate from Monash University. With 16 years of experience as a practicing pharmacist in both primary and tertiary healthcare settings within the Ministry of Health Malaysia (Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia), she has developed a comprehensive understanding of pharmaceutical care delivery within our healthcare system.

Research Interest 

  1. Geriatric pharmaceutical care
  2. Pharmacy Practice
  3. Global Health
  4. Opiate addiction therapy
  5. Quality of Life
  1. Qualitative research
  1. Christopher, C. M., Kc, B., Blebil, A., Alex, D., Ibrahim, M. I. M., Ismail, N., & Alrasheedy, A. A. (2021, November). Clinical and Humanistic Outcomes of Community Pharmacy-Based Healthcare Interventions Regarding Medication Use in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. In Healthcare (Vol. 9, No. 11, p. 1577). Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute.
  2. Christopher, C, KC, B, Shrestha, S, et al. Medication use problems among older adults at a primary care: A narrative of literature review. Aging Med. 2022; 5: 126– 137. doi:10.1002/agm2.12203
  3. Christopher CM, Blebil AQ, Bhuvan KC, et al. Medication use problems and factors affecting older adults in primary healthcare. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. 2023.
  4. Christopher, C. M., Blebil, A. Q., Bhuvan, K. C., Alex, D., Ibrahim, M. I. M., Rajakumar, S., & Ismail, N. (2023). Medication Use Questionnaire for Older Adults in Malaysia: Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Reliability. Value in Health Regional Issues, 35, 34-41.
  5. Christopher CM, Loong MCW, Blebil AQ, et al. Helping older adults with their medication use problems: A qualitative study on perspectives and challenges of primary health care providers. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 2023;111:105007
  6. Bhuvan, K. C., Alrasheedy, A. A., Leggat, P. A., Ibrahim, M. I. M., Christopher, C. M., Sapkota, B., & Shrestha, S. (2022). Types and outcomes of pharmacist-managed travel health services: A systematic review. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 102494.
  7. Shrestha, S., Shrestha, R., Ahmed, A., Sapkota, B., Khatiwada, A. P., Christopher, C. M., ... & Paudyal, V. (2022). Impact of pharmacist services on economic, clinical, and humanistic outcome (ECHO) of South Asian patients: a systematic review. Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, 15(1), 37.
  8. Malini, C., SHAMSUDIN, A. F., & Wahab, N. A. A. (2018). Effectiveness of methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) and life style improvement among opiate dependent patients registered. Jurnal Sains Kesihatan Malaysia (Malaysian Journal of Health Sciences), 17(1).
  9. Christopher CM, Blebil AQ, Bhuvan K, et al. Assessing feasibility of conducting medication review with follow-up among older adults at community pharmacy: a pilot randomised controlled trial. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy. 2024:1-11.
  10. Kc B, Alrasheedy AA, Mohamed Ibrahim MI, et al. Combatting opioid misuse, overuse and abuse: a systematic review of pharmacists' services and outcomes. Pain Management. 2024;14(9):519-529.
  1. FAR 193/3 Social and Public Health Pharmacy
  2. FAR 352/4 Clinical Pharmacy Practice
  3. FAR 460/2 Traditional and Complementary Medicine
  4. FAR 465/2 Pharmacy Aseptic Services
  5. FAR 467/2 Applied Therapeutic 1
  1. Member of Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society
    Member ISPOR
  2. Malaysian Healthy Ageing Society-Member
  3. Journal manuscript reviewer
    • Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice
    • BMC Geriatrics
    • Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy
    • Critical Public Health
    • Plos One
    • BMC Complementary medicine
  4. ISPOR 2024 Conference Abstracts Reviewer
  5. Malaysian Pharmaceutical Service R&D Conference Abstract reviewer 2024
  1. Excellence Service Award from Public Service Department, Malaysia (2017)