Staff Directory
Academic Qualifications
- Ph.D in Pharmacy (Pharmacy Practice) - Doctor of Philosophy, International Islamic University Malaysia
- Master in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmacy Practice) - Masters Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia
- Bachelor of Pharmacy - Bachelor Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia
Nor Elina Binti Alias (Dr.)
Assistant Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus
KULLIYYAH OF PHARMACY
Other's position:
Head of Department, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy
norelina@iium.edu.my
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Area of Specialisation
- Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Pharmacy ~ Other Pharmacy n.e.c.
Teaching Responsibilities
| ANTI CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY | 2015/2016 |
| BODY SYSTEM & THERAPEUTICS I : CARDIOVASCULAR & HAEMATOLOGY | 2024/2025 |
| BODY SYSTEM & THERAPEUTICS II : RESPIRATORY & URINARY SYSTEM | 2024/2025 |
| BODY SYSTEM & THERAPEUTICS III: MSK & SENSORY ORGANS | 2025/2026 |
| BODY SYSTEM & THERAPEUTICS VI : CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM | 2021/2022 |
| CLINICAL PHARMACOKINETICS | 2016/2017 |
| COMMUNITY PHARMACY POSTING | 2024/2025 2023/2024 |
| COMMUNITY PHARMACY PRACTICE | 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2017/2018 2016/2017 |
| COMMUNITY POSTING | 2024/2025 2023/2024 2015/2016 |
| FINAL YEAR RESEARCH PROJECT | 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 |
| FUNDAMENTALS OF PHARMACY PRACTICE | 2025/2026 |
| HOSPITAL PHARMACY PRACTICE | 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 |
| HOSPITAL ATTACHMENT | 2015/2016 |
| HOSPITAL PHARMACY ATTACHMENT | 2024/2025 |
| HOSPITAL PHARMACY PRACTICE | 2016/2017 2015/2016 |
| INNOVATIONS IN PHARMACY PRACTICE | 2016/2017 2015/2016 |
| INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACY PRACTICE | 2016/2017 2015/2016 |
| PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS ATTACHMENT | 2024/2025 2023/2024 |
| Pharmacy Practice III | 2010/2011 |
| Pharmacy Practice IV | 2010/2011 |
| PT I : CVS, HAEMATOLOGY & RESPIRATORY DISORDERS | 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 |
| PT II : GIT, HEPATOBILIARY, GUT & MSK | 2015/2016 |
| PT III : ENDOCRINE, CNS, PSYCHIATRY & OTHER DISEASES | 2015/2016 |
| PT IV : INTERN MED, PSYCH, PAED, SURGERY AND O&G DISORDERS | 2016/2017 2015/2016 |
| RESEARCH IN PHARMACY (BIOSTATISTICS & PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY) | 2017/2018 |
| RESEARCH PROJECT-LITERATURE SEARCH | 2015/2016 |
| USRAH IN ACTION 1 | 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 |
| USRAH IN ACTION 2 | 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 |
Supervision
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Concurrent Use Of Opioid And Benzodiazepine In Patients With Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: Prevalence, Trends, And Its Related Clinical Outcomes.
Ph.D
In Progress
Co-supervisor
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Evaluation Of All-Cause Mortality And Other Adverse Effects Associated With Tramadol And Other Analgesics In Pain Patients: A Retrospective Database Study.
Ph.D
In Progress
Co-supervisor
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Evaluation And Review Of Antibiotic Prescription And Associated Clinical And Economic Impacts In Post-Icu Patients With Hospital-Acquired And Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (Hap And Vap) At Sultan Ahmad Shah Medical Centre (Sasmec)@Iium, Kuantan, Pahang
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Master
In Progress
Co-supervisor
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Research Projects
Completed
| 2017 - 2019 | Patient level of Tramadol Utilization: Prevalence, Patterns and Clinical Outcomes |
| 2011 - | The impact of Home Medication Review (HMR) in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, living in rural areas of Kuantan, Pahang |
On-Going
| 2025 - Present | EVALUATION OF ANTIBIOTICS PRESCRIPTION AND REVIEW IN PATIENTS WITH HOSPITAL ACQUIRED AND VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA (HAP & VAP) POST-ICU DISCHARGE TO GENERAL WARDS AT SASMEC@IIUM KUANTAN, PAHANG |
| 2025 - Present | The SuccessSouls Project@KOMITED Malaysia |
| 2025 - Present | SMART Digital: Projek Pemerkasaan Literasi Digital Dalam Kalangan Komuniti Felda Bukit Sagu, Kuantan, Pahang |
| 2025 - Present | KEMBARA SIHAT@POS SINDERUT: PROJEK PEMERKASAAN PELAJAR ORANG ASLI SK SENDERUT MELALUI PEMINDAHAN ILMU BERKENAAN KESEDARAN KESIHATAN DAN LITERASI UBAT-UBATAN DEMI KEHIDUPAN SEJAHTERA. |
| 2024 - Present | Networking Initiative for Digital Health System Development to Empower Rural Population in Malaysia on The Quality Use of Medicine |
| 2024 - Present | NETWORKING INITIATIVE FOR DIGITAL HEALTH SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT TO EMPOWER RURAL POPULATION IN MALAYSIA ON THE QUALITY USE OF MEDICINE |
| 2023 - Present | Transferring of Knowledge and Empowering Members of Girl Guides Association Malaysia, Kuala Lipis District with Knowledge on Medicines Use, Storage and Disposals. |
Publications
Articles
| 2025 | Impak Sihat: a telehealth system development and feasibility evaluation to empower rural population in Malaysia on the quality use of medicines. PLOS Digital Health, 4 (8) pp. 1-16 |
| 2019 | Sex differences in high opioid dose escalation among Malaysian patients with long term opioid therapy. Journal of Pain Research, () pp. 1-21 |
| 2018 | Trends and patterns of analgesic prescribing in Malaysian public hospitals from 2010 to 2016 : Tramadol predominately used. Journal of Pain Research, 11 () pp. 1959-1966 |
| 2018 | Trends and patterns of analgesic utilization in Malaysia from 2010 to 2016: preference for tramadol. Pharmacoepidemiology And Drug Safety, 27 (Supp. 2) pp. 328 |
Conference or Workshop Items
| 2025 | RWD 227: Daily doses and duration of gabapentin and pregabalin use for pain management among opioid users below and above 65 years old: trends and patterns. In: ISPOR Real-World Evidence Summit 2025, |
| 2019 | High opioid dose escalation to 100 and 200 mg per day in patients with long term opioid therapy: Sex difference. In: 8th Congress of the Association of South-East Asian Pain Societies (ASEAPS) 2019, |
| 2019 | Prescription-level of tramadol utilisation at a tertiary hospital setting in Malaysia: changing trends over a 7-year follow-up period. In: International Conference on Pharmaceutical Research and Pharmacy Practice cum 14th IIUM-MPS Pharmacy Scientific Conference (ICPRP 2019), |
| 2018 | Trends and patterns of analgesic utilization in Malaysia from 2010 to 2016: preference for tramadol. In: 34th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology & Therapeutic Risk Management, |