Dr Shukry Zawahir
NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre
Faculty of Medicine and Health (FMH)
Dr. Shukry Zawahir is a research fellow with a distinguished background in pharmacy practice and public health, with a particular focus on infectious disease prevention and control. A central aspect of Dr. Shukry's work involves addressing the global threat of antimicrobial resistance in resource-constrained community settings. He plays a crucial role in conducting Phase II and III clinical trials aimed at developing innovative treatment regimens for tuberculosis infection and prevention.
1. Pharmacy practice
2. Pharmacoepidemiology
3.Global communicable disease control
1. Six weeks of daily rifapentine vs. A comparator arm of 12-16 week rifamycin-based treatment of latent M. Tuberculosis infection: Assessment of safety, tolerability and effectiveness (ASTERoiD trial). A multinational Phase III clinical trial.
2. Assessing the impact of rifamycin-based tuberculosis preventative treatment on quality of life using mixed methods – A multinational sub-study within the ASTERoiD trial.
3. Phase II C clinical trial of novel, short-course regimens for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis: CRUSH-TB (Combination Regimens for Shortening TB Treatment).
4. Antimicrobial resistance and One-health intervention project in Vietnam.
5. Prescribing appropriateness criteria for older Sri Lankan adults.
6. Empowering Community Pharmacists in Advancing Tuberculosis Care Cascade: A Pilot Feasibility Study in Vietnam.
7. Evaluating effectiveness of multifaceted intervention on detection of leprosy among private healthcare providers: a quasi-experimental study in Indonesia.
| Project title | Research student |
|---|---|
| Prescribing appropriateness criteria for older Sri Lankan adults | Maneesha Prasadi GODAKANDA ARACHCHIGE |
Publications
Book Chapters
- Zawahir, S., Niyangoda, D., Lakmali, N. (2016). Pharmacy Practice in Sri Lanka. In Ahmed Ibrahim Fathelrahman, Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim, Albert I. Wertheimer (Eds.), Pharmacy Practice in Developing Countries - Achievements and Challenges, (pp. 79-95). United Kingdom: Elsevier. [More Information]
Journals
- Parambath, S., Sorrell, T., Ramon-Pardo, P., Fusire, T., Gigante, V., Sati, H., Morrissey, C., Alffenaar, J., Beardsley, J., Dao, A., Kim, H., Zawahir, M., et al (2024). Candida albicans—A systematic review to inform the World Health Organization Fungal Priority Pathogens List. Medical Mycology, 62(6), myae045. [More Information]
- Pham, G., Dang, T., Nguyen, T., Zawahir, M., Le, H., Negin, J., Huckel Schneider, C., Fox, G. (2024). Health system barriers to the implementation of the national action plan to combat antimicrobial resistance in Vietnam: a scoping review. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 13(1:12), 1-14. [More Information]
- Jayasinghe, M., Srilal, T., Subasinghe, S., Zawahir, M. (2023). Identification of Confusing Medicine Proprietary Names: Toward Safe Medicine Use—A Cross-Sectional Study in Sri Lanka. Therapeutic Innovation and Regulatory Science, 57(6), 1248-1259. [More Information]
2024
- Parambath, S., Sorrell, T., Ramon-Pardo, P., Fusire, T., Gigante, V., Sati, H., Morrissey, C., Alffenaar, J., Beardsley, J., Dao, A., Kim, H., Zawahir, M., et al (2024). Candida albicans—A systematic review to inform the World Health Organization Fungal Priority Pathogens List. Medical Mycology, 62(6), myae045. [More Information]
- Pham, G., Dang, T., Nguyen, T., Zawahir, M., Le, H., Negin, J., Huckel Schneider, C., Fox, G. (2024). Health system barriers to the implementation of the national action plan to combat antimicrobial resistance in Vietnam: a scoping review. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 13(1:12), 1-14. [More Information]
2023
- Jayasinghe, M., Srilal, T., Subasinghe, S., Zawahir, M. (2023). Identification of Confusing Medicine Proprietary Names: Toward Safe Medicine Use—A Cross-Sectional Study in Sri Lanka. Therapeutic Innovation and Regulatory Science, 57(6), 1248-1259. [More Information]
- Beardsley, J., Chambers, J., Lam, T., Zawahir, M., Le, H., Nguyen, T., Walsh, M., Thuy Van, P., Cam Van, N., Hoang, T., Fox, G., et al (2023). Mapping access to drug outlets in Vietnam: distribution of drug outlets and the sociodemographic characteristics of the communities they serve. The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific, 30. [More Information]
2022
- Zawahir, M., Le, H., Nguyen, T., Beardsley, J., Dang, A., Bernays, S., Viney, K., Cao, T., Drabarek, D., Tran, H., Marais, B., Negin, J., Marks, G., Fox, G., et al (2022). Inappropriate supply of antibiotics for common viral infections by community pharmacies in Vietnam: A standardised patient survey. The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific, 23, 100447. [More Information]
2021
- Zawahir, M., Lekamwasam, S., Aslani, P. (2021). Factors related to antibiotic supply without a prescription for common infections: A cross-sectional national survey in sri lanka. Antibiotics, 10(6), 647. [More Information]
- Zawahir, M., Lekamwasam, S., Halvorsen, K., Rose, G., Aslani, P. (2021). Self-medication Behavior with antibiotics: a national cross-sectional survey in Sri Lanka. Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy, 19(10), 1341-1352. [More Information]
- Zawahir, M., Le, H., Nguyen, T., Beardsley, J., Duc, A., Bernays, S., Viney, K., Hung, T., McKinn, S., Tran, H., Velen, K., Marais, B., Negin, J., Marks, G., Fox, G., et al (2021). Standardised patient study to assess tuberculosis case detection within the private pharmacy sector in Vietnam. BMJ Global Health, 6(10), 1-11. [More Information]
2019
- Zawahir, M., Lekamwasam, S., Aslani, P. (2019). A cross-sectional national survey of community pharmacy staff: Knowledge and antibiotic provision. PloS One, 14(4), 1-15. [More Information]
- Zawahir, M., Lekamwasam, S., Aslani, P. (2019). Antibiotic dispensing practice in Sri Lankan community pharmacies: A simulated client study. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 15(5), 584-590. [More Information]
- Zawahir, M., Lekamwasam, S., Aslani, P. (2019). Community pharmacy staff's response to symptoms of common infections: a pseudo-patient study. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 8(1), 1-10. [More Information]
2017
- Zawahir, M., Chathuranga, U., Dargan, P., Abdulghni, M., Dawson, A. (2017). Activated charcoal significantly reduces the amount of colchicine released from Gloriosa superba in simulated gastric and intestinal media. Clinical Toxicology, 55(8), 914-918. [More Information]
- Morrissey, H., Zawahir, M., Hettihewa, S., Ball, P. (2017). Clinical pharmacy in Galle Sri Lanka, collaboration and friendship. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, 10(Special Issue August), 1-4. [More Information]
2016
- Zawahir, S., Niyangoda, D., Lakmali, N. (2016). Pharmacy Practice in Sri Lanka. In Ahmed Ibrahim Fathelrahman, Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim, Albert I. Wertheimer (Eds.), Pharmacy Practice in Developing Countries - Achievements and Challenges, (pp. 79-95). United Kingdom: Elsevier. [More Information]
2013
- Zawahir, S., Omar, M., Awang, R., Yong, H., Borland, R., Sirirassamee, B., Fong, G., Hammond, D. (2013). Effectiveness of antismoking media messages and education among adolescents in Malaysia and Thailand: findings from the international tobacco control southeast Asia project. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 15(2), 482-491. [More Information]
Selected Grants
2023
- Initiating a journey towards transforming community pharmacists to improve care in patients with tuberculosis symptoms, Zawahir M, Sydney Vietnam Institute/SSEAC/SVI Seed Funding Grant