Ahmed Hussein Saihood is a faculty member in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the College of Pharmacy -University of Baghdad. He showed exceptional leadership potential with his participation and completion of the Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program (IYLEP) in 2018. He received his master’s degree in Clinical Pharmacy in 2020 from the same institution. He has three prior publications in scopus-indexed journals. Through his seminars and workshops, he showed a special interest in psychopharmacology, clinical practice, and patient-centered care.
MSc in clinical pharmacy.
Head of clinical pharmacy lab (2023-2024) Instructor in the hospital training team (2020-) Member of the continuing education unit (2001-2022);
Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program (2018), World Learning Biostatistics course (2020), University of Baghdad Training of Trainers (ToT) Course (2022), University of Baghdad
My research work thus far revolved around the role of pharmacists in general and of clinical pharmacists specifically. I have researched healthcare professionals' attitudes toward pharmacists; I have evaluated pharmacists knowledge regarding specific drug indications, and we are currently exploring the independent prescribing practice in Iraq.
Background: In recent years, the prevalence of obesity has climbed sharply. Still, only a few safe and effective medications are approved as weight-loss drugs. Objective: This study aims to assess the knowledge and practice of community pharmacists in Iraq regarding the use of Liraglutide and Semaglutide as weight-loss medications. Method: A cross-sectional survey was implemented using a validated questionnaire and a convenient sample of Iraqi community pharmacists from different governorates. The questionnaire was created after conducting a literature review of the most important articles about liraglutide and semaglutide. The questionnaire consists of three sections. The first part was used to collect demographic information. The
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In Iraq, there is a limited research work exploring the clinical pharmacists' role from the point of view of other healthcare professionals. To investigate physicians' assessment of clinical pharmacy services at Baghdad hospitals, and compare junior physicians with senior physicians' point of view. The study was conducted in twelve governmental hospitals in Baghdad, Iraq. Data was collected from a sample of two hundred physicians, and through a validated, self-administered questionnaire, which comprised twenty statements in addition to a non-personal information form that precedes the questionnaire The study findings reveal a somewhat positive point of view towards clinical pharmacists' performance in Baghdad h
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Curcumin is a yellow pigment produced from the rhizomes of the Curcuma longa plant and a primary chemo preventive component of turmeric is used as a spice and food coloring ingredient. Curcumin has a large number of pharmacological activities, such as anticancer, anti-diabetic, antioxidant, anti-infectious, and anti-inflammatory properties.Investigation of the geno-protective effect of curcumin on methotrexate induces chromosomal aberrations of spleen and bone marrow cells. In this study, 32 mice were used and divided into four groups (eight mice at each group) as follows: Group1 (negative control): Dimethyl sulfoxide was given intraperitoneally to mice every day for ten days.Group2 (positive control): Mice were received a single do
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