Research on pharmaceutical analysis, quality of antibiotics. Finding solutions to deal with the substandard, falsified and counterfeit medicine issues in developing countries.

Establishment of pharmacy services. Hospital Formulary, Clinical ward rounds, Drug Information Service, Antidote bank, 24 h pharmacist, prescription and administration monitoring, prescribing protocols, training of health care team members on safe and proper handling of pharmaceuticals, infection control practices. Compounding, aseptic dispensing and TPN services. Access to essential and clinically important medicines. Availability of medicines for rare diseases in children. Establishing health care team concept and development of sustainable systems for pharmacy services and professional development. A retail pharmacy access model for the availability of cost effective and quality medicines. Pharmacy apprenticeship, residency and training programs.

Research and advocacy in health and pharmaceuticals. Key projects including prevalence study for Iodine deficiency in 27 villages of Depalpur, Punjab (funded by UNICEF), and study of liberalisation policies of drug pricing in Pakistan over two decades (Project by Network for Consumer Protection, Pakistan, published in Drug Bulletin).