Dr. Muhammad  Ahmed
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Dr. Muhammad Ahmed

Associate Professor
Umm Al Qura University, Saudi Arabia


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Pharmacology from Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan

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Biography

Dr. Muhammad Ahmed is currently working as Assistant Professor Umm Al Qura University, Saudi Arabia. He has completed his Ph.D. in Pharmacology from same University. His main area of interest related to Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Biomedical Sciences. His area of expertise includes Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Hepatoprotective Activity, Neuropharmacology Toxicology, and Antidiabetic Activity. Previously he was appointed as Research Associate, Assistant Professor at Faculty of eastern Medicine Hamdard University Karachi. He is member of Pakistan Pharmacological Society, Board of Studies, Faculty of Pharmacy Hamdard University Karachi, Pakistan, member of Research Committee, Faculty of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University Makkah Al Mukarramah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He supervised 3 students projects. He has published 18 research articles in journals, 14 presentations, and 1 patent contributed as author/co-author.

Area of Interest:

Pharmacology and Toxicology
100%
Cardiovascular Pharmacology
62%
Neuropharmacology
90%
Toxicology
75%
Antidiabetic Activity
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
0
Articles
0
Abstracts
0

Selected Publications

  1. Azmat, A., M. Ahmed, S. Haider, D.J. Haleem and N. Zafar et al., 2012. Enhanced memory processes under the influence of herbal drug somina and its effect on brain serotonin. Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol., 6: 2458-2463.
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  2. Saleem, R., R. Rani, M. Ahmed, F. Sadaf and S.I. Ahmad et al., 2008. Effect of Cream Containing Melia azedarach Flowers on Skin Diseases in Children. Phytomed., 15: 231-236.
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  3. Azmat, A., M. Ahmed, N. Zafar and S.I. Ahmad, 2008. Neuropharmacological profile of somina (Herbal drug) in mice and rats. Pak. J. Pharmacol., 25: 53-58.
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  4. Sadaf, F., R. Saleem, M. Ahmed, S.I. Ahmad and Navaid-ul-Zafar, 2006. Healing potential of cream containing extract of Sphaeranthus indicus on dermal wounds in Guinea pigs. J. Ethnopharmacol., 107: 161-163.
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  5. Azmat, A., K.Z. Ahmed, M. Ahmed and B. Tariq, 2006. Antinociceptive effects of Poly Herbal Oil Extract (PHOE). Pak. J. Pharmacol., 23: 1-7.
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  6. Saleem, R., M. Ahmad, A. Azmat, S.I. Ahmad, Z. Faizi, L. Abidi and S. Faizi, 2005. Hypotensive activity, toxicology and histopathology of opuntioside-I and methanolic extract of Opuntia dillenii. Biol. Pharm. Bull., 28: 1844-1851.
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  7. Saleem, R., M. Ahmad, A. Naz, H. Siddiqui and S.I. Ahmad et al., 2004. Hypertensive and Toxicological Study of Citric Acid and Other Constituents from Tagetes patula Roots. Arch. Pharmacal Res., 27: 1037-1042.
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  8. Ahmed, M., A. Azmat, M. Abdul Azeem, N. Zafar and S.I. Ahmad, 2004. Dose-response curve of somina (Herbal Preparation): A study on frog heart. Pak. J. Pharmacol., 21: 19-22.
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  9. Saleem, R., S.I. Ahmad, M. Ahmad, Z. Faizi, S. Rehman, M. Ali and S. Faizi, 2003. Hypotensive activity and toxicology of constituents from Bombax ceiba stem bark. Biol. Pharm. Bull., 26: 41-46.
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  10. Saleem, R., S. Faizi, B.S. Siddiqui, M. Ahmed and S.A. Hussain et al., 2001. Hypotensive Effect of Chemical Constituents from Aloe barbadensis. Planta Med., 67: 757-760.
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  11. Saleem, R., M. Ahmed, S.A Hussain, A.M. Qazi and S.I. Ahmad et al., 1999. Hypotensive, hypoglycaemic and toxicological studies on the flavonol C-glycoside Shamimin from Bombax ceiba. Planta Med., 65: 331-334.
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