- Faculty
- Faculty Faculty of Sciences and Engineering
- Research Interest
- Clinical and Hospital Pharmacy Clinical and Basic research of Pharmacology Clinical and Hospital Microbiology Public Health
- Academic Background
- Ph. D. ; Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata-700032, India M. Pharm, University of Science and Technology, Chittagong (USTC). B. Pharm (Hons.), University of Science & Technology, Chittagong (USTC)
- Awards & Achievements
- Dr. Farhana Rizwan has been appointed as Member Secretary of the National Expert Committee on Price List Update of Essential Medicines by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Bangladesh
- Selected Publications
- Publication in International & National Journal Conference & Seminars Books & Book Chapter Research Grants Mamunur Rahman, Farhana Rizwan, and Fahima Islam (2026). Bridging the adverse drug reaction reporting gap to strengthen pharmacovigilance systems in low- and middle-income countries. Letter to the editor, World Health Organization. EMHJ – Vol. 32 No. 5 – 2026. Korban Ali, S. M. Rakibul Hossain, Md Raihan Sarkar, Mr. Safaet Alam, Juhaer Anjum, K. M. Yasif Kayes Sikdar, Farhana Rizwan (2025). An investigational analysis of the prescription pattern and prescription errors at a tertiary care hospital in the Dhaka Megacity of Bangladesh During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study. MJMHS VOL.22 NO. 5 - September 2026 (Accepted, December 2025). Farhana Rizwan* , Farjana Khatun , Mamunur Rahman , Halima Tus Sadia , Forhad Monjur (2025). Understanding Urban Bangladeshi Women's Perspectives on Menstruation and Menstrual Products: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Cureus 17(9): e93152. doi:10.7759/cureus.93152 Farhana Rizwan* , Saquiba Yesmine, Harun Ur Rashid, Forhad Monjur, Mamunur Rahman,Tapan Kumar Chatterjee (2025). Effects of Stevia on Inflammatory Markers, Renal and Hematological Parameters in Patients With Stage I-III Chronic Kidney Disease: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial in Bangladesh. Cureus. 17(7): e88152. PMCID: PMC12357525 ; DOI: 10.7759/cureus.88152 S. Paul , T. M. Uddin , M. A. Samadd, M. Abdurrahim , M. S. Hossain , M. R. Sarkar5*, S. R. Rony, and F. Rizwan (2024) . In vitro assessment of immediate release Dapagliflozin tablets for type 2 diabetes mellitus treatment. Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. 59(3), 139-148. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3329/bjsir.v59i3.73411 . Nazifa Tabassum , Basrat Jahan Deea , Farhana Rizwan, Sufia Islam (2024). Behavioral Alterations Caused by Pain and Inflammation in Rodent Models. Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journa l . 27(2):201-206. DOI: 10.3329/bpj.v27i2.75189 Farhana Rizwan*, Forhad Monjur, Mamunur Rahman, Samiha Tamanna, Noor Muhammad Khan, Muhammad Rafiqul Islam, Samira Alam, Lamia Mariyam (2023). Burnout risks in Bangladeshi Physicians: A multicenter, cross-sectional study. Heliyon 9(12), e22386. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22386 . ( Impact Factor: 4) Sufia Islam, Nazia Hoque, Nishat Nasrin, Mehnaz Hossain, Farhana Rizwan , Kushal Biswas, Muhammad Asaduzzaman, Sabera Rahman, David W. Hoskin, Saki Sultana, and Christian Lehmann (2022). "Iron Overload and Breast Cancer: Iron Chelation as a Potential Therapeutic Approach, Life 12 (7), 963. https://doi.org/10.3390/life12070963 . (Impact Factor: 3.2) Farhana Rizwan, Harun Ur Rashid, Saquiba Yesmine, Forhad Monjur, Tapan Kumar Chatterjee∗ (2022) . POTENTIAL BENEFICIAL EFFECTS OF STEVIOSIDE IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD) PATIENTS (STAGE-I TO STAGE-III): A PROSPECTIVE CLINICAL TRIAL IN A TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN BANGLADESH. Kidney International Reports; 7(2): Supplements, S177-S178. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2022.01.415 . (Impact Factor: 6.00) Farhana Rizwan, Saquiba Yesmine , Ishtiaque Ahmed Chowdhury , Sultana Gulshana Banu, Tapan Kumar Chatterjee∗ (2020). Dataset concerning effects of stevia ( Stevia rebaudiana bertoni), amlodipine, losartan, and valsartan on water consumption, blood glucose and heart tissue in gentamycin-induced nephrotoxicity in the rat model. Data in Brief; 31(2020); 105965. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.105965 Farhana Rizwan , Saquiba Yesmine, Sultana Gulshan Banu, Ishtiak Ahmed Chowdhury, Rajibul Hasan, Tapan Kumar Chatterjee⁎ (2019). Renoprotective effects of stevia ( Stevia rebaudia na Bertoni), amlodipine, valsartan, and losartan in gentamycin-induced nephrotoxicity in the rat model: Biochemical, hematological and histological approaches. Toxicology Reports; 6; 683-691; (Impact Factor: 0.807); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxrep.2019.07.003 Farhana Rizwan , Harun Ur Rashid, Saquiba Yesmine, Forhad Monjur, Tapan Kumar Chatterjee∗ (2018). Preliminary analysis of the effect of St
- Professional Experience
- Associate Professor ( October 7, 2020 - till date) at Department of Pharmacy, East West University Assistant Professor (July 29, 2013 – October 6, 2020) at Department of Pharmacy, East West University Senior Lecturer (August 16, 2009 – July 28, 2013) at Department of Pharmacy, East West University Lecturer (January 17, 2006 – August 15, 2009) at Department of Pharmacy, East West University Lecturer (November 4, 2004 – January 16, 2006) at Department of Pharmacy, Bangladesh University
- Affiliation Professional Membership
- Member of Young Nephrologist Committee. Member of International Society of Nephrology (ISN). The reviewer of the Journal of Functional Foods. Elsevier Publishing House. Member of The Japanese Pharmacological Society (JPS). Member of Rotary International. PHF (Paul Harris Fellowship) owner. Management Team member of Human Aid Bangladesh (Non-profit organization).