Dr.Bala
Clinical Pharmacy Research Consultation
Associate Professor Dr. Balamurugan Tangiisuran
BPharm, MPharm (Clin Pharm), PhD
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Universitit Sains Malaysia, 11800 Pulau Pinang
E-mail: b.tangiisuran@gmail.com
Tel: + 604 653 2579
Registered Pharmacist (Malaysia) Registration Number: 4193
Work experience
Provisional Hospital Pharmacist
2003 - 2004
Hospital Seberang Jaya.
Retail Pharmacist
2003 - 2004
Farmasi Limau Manis, Ashraru Medical Pvt. Ltd. Penang.
Senior Lecturer DS51
April 2010 - December 2013
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Pharmacy Lecturer DUF 51
Jan 2014 - Sept 2019
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
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Program Chairman (Discipline of Clinical Pharmacy) and Acting Program Chairman (Discipline of Social & Administrative Pharmacy)
1 January 2016 (3 years appointment)
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
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Fellow of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Drug Information
4 January 2016 – 3 January 2019
Malaysia National Poison Centre.
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Secondment to the National Poison Centre as the Coordinator of the Drug and Poison Information Service
1 September 2017 - 31 June 2020
Malaysia National Poison Centre.
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Director
29 November 2020 - 31 December 2021
National Poison Centre
Universiti Sains Malaysia.
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Associate Professor
1 October 2019 - PRESENT
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Universiti Sains Malaysia.
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Academic Qualifications
External Positions
Visiting Senior Lecturer
2013 - 2015
Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, King’s College London, 150 Stamford Street London SE1 9NH, United Kingdom.
Visiting Lecturer
1. March - July 2013
2. March - July 2012
3. December 2010 - May 2011
Fakulti Farmasi, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kampus Puncak Alam, 42300 Bandar Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
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Member of Ethics Committee
April 2014 - Current
Joint Ethics Committee of School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, USM – Hospital Lam Wah Ee on Clinical Studies
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External Examiner
March 2015 (3 years appointment)
Faculty of Pharmacy, AIMST University. Semeling, 08100 Bedong, Kedah Darul Aman.
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Specialisation
Geriatric Medicine
Cardiology Pharmacy
Health Service Research
Skills
PHOTOSHOP
PREZI
SPSS
ARTICULATE STUDIO
WEBPAGES
2010 - present
2010 - present
1999 - 2003 : Universiti Sains Malaysia - Bachelor in Pharmacy (B.Pharm)
2004 - 2005 : Universiti Sains Malaysia - Master in Clinical Pharmacy (M.Pharm. Clin. Pharm).
2006 - 2010 : Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex. UK - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
"Predicting adverse drug reactions in older hospitalised patients"
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Professional Memberships​
2021 – Present : Vice Principal, Malaysia Academy of Pharmacy
2017 – Present. : Elected Council Member of the Malaysia Academy of Pharmacy
2019 – 2020 : Elected Executive Committee Member of the Academic and Administrative Staff Association USM (PKAUSM)
2017 – Present : Life Member of the Asia Pacific Association of Medical Toxicology (ID: 00345)
2017 – Present : Member of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) (ID: 36194)
2015 - 2018 : Elected Executive Committee Member of the Academic and Administrative Staff Association USM (PKAUSM)
2015 – 2017 : Member of the Malaysia Academy of Pharmacy
2012 – 2015 : Associate Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, UK
2011 – Present : Life member of the Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society (No: 4193)
2007 – 2008 : Member of the United Kingdom Clinical Pharmacist Association (UKCPA), UK
2011 – Present : Member of the Alumni Society of Universiti Sains Malaysia
1999 – 2003 : Member of the Pharmaceutical Science Society, USM
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