Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Hematology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Oncology
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Scopus Publications
Binder and disintegrant performance of native and thermally modified dioscorea cayenensis starches in paracetamol tablet formulations Usaini Dauda, Garba Khalid, Hassan Musa, Partap Bhatia, Mohammed Hassan, et al. Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research, 2019 The versatility of starch as pharmaceutical excipient is gaining attention in the development of natural polymers for application in tablet formulations. In this study, we reported the binder and disintegrant properties of native and modified starches extracted from Dioscorea cayenensis . The extracted starch was modified by pregelatinization (PGS1) and ethanol dehydrated pregelatinization (PGS2) and was employed as binder and disintegrant in paracetamol tablet formulations via wet granulation. Two-way analysis of variance indicated significant differences between tablet properties, measured in terms of hardness, friability and disintegration time, with respect to the starch type and concentration. Multiple comparison computed using Bonferroni post-hoc analysis indicated higher values of tablet hardness in PGS2 than PGS1 and unmodified starch (UMS) ( p <0.01). UMS had the highest friability implying poor mechanical quality (Friability >3%). At 2-7% concentrations, PGS1, PGS2 and UMS demonstrated acceptable United State Pharmacopoeial disintegration time profiles for uncoated tablets. Overall results demonstrated an improved quality of the modified starches compared to the UMS with the potential application of PSG1 as binder and disintegrant in different ratios for immediate release tablet formulation. PSG2 was shown to make a good binder when sustained-release of API is required.
Evaluation of acid hydrolysed starch derived from Digitaria iburua as binder Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, 2014
Preparation and characterization of dialdehyde starch and its' cross-linking with copper (II) ion Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research, 2013
Evaluation of finger millet (Eleusine coracana) starch as a binder in high dose tablets Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, 2011
Formulation and evaluation of ascorbic acid tablets by direct compression using microcrystalline starch as a direct compression excipient International Journal of Health Research, 2011
Assessment of physicochemical properties of metronidazole tablets marketed in Zaria, Nigeria International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2011
Evaluaton of barley hordeum vulgare starch as tablet disintegrant International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2011
Studies on some physicochemical properties of native and modified starches from digitaria iburua and Zea mays International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2011
Evaluation of the glidant property of Fonio starch Research Journal of Applied Sciences Engineering and Technology, 2010
Evaluation of the powder and compaction properties of microcrystalline starch (MCS) derived from cassava (Manihot Esculenta Crantz) starch by enzymatic hydrolysis Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Health Care, 2010
Pattern of Reported Infections Among Paediatric Patients with Sickle Cell Disease: A Single-Centre Cohort Study in Nigeria MA Idris, L Ruggieri, HR Ahmad, A Hassan, IN Ibrahim, JA Faruk, ... Hemato 7 (2), 11 , 2026 2026
Understanding Caregiver Knowledge to Improve Home-Based Management of Sickle Cell Disease in Zaria, Nigeria MH Faleye, H Lawal, O Ajamufua, NM Adebiyi, JA Faruk, ZM Hassan, ... Hemato 7 (1), 7 , 2026 2026
Awareness and Acceptability of Prenatal Diagnosis of Sickle Cell Disease among Mothers of Affected Children in a Northern Nigerian Teaching Hospital RM Aliyu, SI Sada, NM Adebiyi, AJ Randawa, I Abdulkadir, HR Ahmad Open Research Europe 5, 278 , 2026 2026 Citations: 1
Prevalence and Associated Clinical Factors with Hepatitis B, C, and HIV Infections among Sickle Cell Disease Patients: Evidence from a Tertiary Hospital in Northern Nigeria MM Abdulrasheed, RM Akuse, S Awwalu, A Ibrahim, MA Bugaje, ... WESTERN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES 6 (4), 276-280 , 2025 2025
Genetic determinants of total haemoglobin level in individuals with sickle cell disease N Chow, B Inyang, T Adeyemo, O Nnodu, H Ahmad, K Gardner, S Fatumo, ... BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY 207, S113-S113 , 2025 2025
RETROSPECTIVE CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY: Spectrum of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases in a Rheumatology Clinic in Nigeria: A Report of the First 5000 Patients: West Afr J Med … OO Adelowo, A Ibrahim, E Airenakho, O Ojo, H Ahmad, O Onwualu, ... West Africa Journal of Medicine 42 (7), 590-596 , 2025 2025
Renal Resistivity Index and its Relationship with other Markers ofRenal damage in Sickle Cell Disease Patients in a Nigerian TertiaryHospital MM Abdulrasheed, RM Akuse, S Awwalu, R Yusuf, AU Ibrahim, SB Lawal, ... Western Journal of Medical and Biomedical Sciences 6 (2), 92-97 , 2025 2025
Awareness, acceptability and factors associated with newborn screening for sickle cell disease among pregnant women in a Northern Nigerian Tertiary Hospital RM Aliyu, NM Adebiyi, YT Ibrahim, I Halilu, AD Waziri, I Abdulkadir, ... Frontiers in Hematology 4, 1717662 , 2025 2025
Risk factors for sensorineural hearing loss in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease A Solomon, NA Shofoluwe, H Ahmad, A Isa, SI Yunusa, HA Manir Iranian journal of otorhinolaryngology 37 (3), 123 , 2025 2025 Citations: 2
Design and Implementation of a Sickle Cell Disease Electronic Registry in Resource Limited Setting in Nigeria—A Pilot Study MA Idris, L Ruggieri, HR Ahmad, A Hassan, IN Ibrahim, FJ Adullahi, ... Hemato 5 (3), 340-349 , 2024 2024 Citations: 2
Paediatric Association of Nigeria guidelines on the management of acute chest syndrome in children with sickle cell disease (2023) A Samuel, A Stephen, A Hafsat, A Jose, DA Ijeoma, D Osagie, E Ekanem, ... Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics 51 (1), 37-54 , 2024 2024 Citations: 3
The genetic dissection of fetal haemoglobin persistence in sickle cell disease in Nigeria OO Ojewunmi, TA Adeyemo, AI Oyetunji, B Inyang, A Akinrindoye, ... Human molecular genetics 33 (10), 919-929 , 2024 2024 Citations: 17
Quality of Life as a Predictor of Childhood Cancer Treatment Abandonment JF Abdullahi, SU Abdullahi, Y Abubakar, MN Adebiyi, HR Ahmad Journal of Medical and Basic Scientific Research 4 (3-4) , 2023 2023
Prevalence and pattern of sensorineural hearing loss among children and adolescents with sickle cell disease in a tertiary health facility, Northwest Nigeria A Solomon, SN Adebola, I Abdulkadir, H Ahmad, MI Babatunde, ... Annals of African Medical Research 6 , 2023 2023 Citations: 1
Intellectual disability is a very common co-morbid condition among children with previously untreated epilepsy in northern Nigeria E Trevathan, M Umar, AT Abdullahi, AO Kalu, HB Salihu, H Yakubu, ... EPILEPSIA 64, 535-536 , 2023 2023
Epilepsy diagnostic accuracy by epilepsy-trained community health workers compared to community physicians: results from the BRIDGE non-inferiority cluster randomized clinical … AT Abdullahi, U Sabo, H Ahmad, F Nuhu, H Adamu, L Habiba, A Ibrahim, ... Epilepsia 64, 102-103 , 2023 2023
Clinico-demographic characteristics, morbidity and mortality patterns of sickle cell disease in a tertiary institution JA Faruk, MN Adebiyi, HR Ahmad Sahel Medical Journal 25 (2), 52-56 , 2022 2022 Citations: 3
Epilepsy education via Hausa-language radio broadcasts: a key component of Bridging the Childhood Epilepsy Treatment Gap in Africa (BRIDGE) project AS Salihu, A Taura, H Ahmad, F Nuhu, I Sodangi, H Adamu, U Sabo, ... EPILEPSIA 62, 180-181 , 2021 2021
Bridging the childhood epilepsy treatment Gap in Africa (BRIDGE): A cluster randomized clinical trial of task-shifted epilepsy care A Taura, H Ahmad, F Nuhu, U Sabo, H Adamu, I Sodangi, M Aliyu, ... EPILEPSIA 62, 23-24 , 2021 2021
The Childhood Epilepsy Treatment Gap in Northern Nigeria E Trevathan, A Taura, H Ahmad, F Nuhu, AS Salihu, H Adamu, UA Sabo, ... ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY 90, S127-S127 , 2021 2021
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Pattern and outcomes of childhood malignancies at Ahmadu bello university teaching hospital, Zaria HR Ahmad, JA Faruk, M Abdullahi, AA Olorunkooba, H Ishaku, ... Sub-Saharan African Journal of Medicine 3 (3), 127-131 , 2016 2016.0 Citations: 24
Hematological parameters of children with sickle cell anemia in steady and crisis states in Zaria, Nigeria Y Abubakar, HR Ahmad, JA Faruk Annals of Tropical Pathology 10 (2), 122-125 , 2019 2019.0 Citations: 18
The genetic dissection of fetal haemoglobin persistence in sickle cell disease in Nigeria OO Ojewunmi, TA Adeyemo, AI Oyetunji, B Inyang, A Akinrindoye, ... Human molecular genetics 33 (10), 919-929 , 2024 2024.0 Citations: 17
Evaluation of the cognitive effect of newborn resuscitation training on health-care workers in selected states in Northern Nigeria LW Umar, HRI Ahmad, A Isah, HW Idris, L Hassan, FL Abdullahi, I Hassan, ... Annals of African medicine 17 (1), 33-39 , 2018 2018.0 Citations: 10
Typhoid fever in children presenting to paediatric medical wards of Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Zaria: A 13-month review LW Umar, H Adelaiye, M Adebiyi, GO Adeoye, HR Ahmad, F Giwa Nigerian journal of paediatrics 40 (3), 211-216 , 2013 2013.0 Citations: 6
The use of hydroxycarbamide in children with sickle cell anemia HR Ahmad, JA Faruk, AM Sobowale, A Solomon, AN Mustapha, ... Sahel Medical Journal 21 (4), 189-193 , 2018 2018.0 Citations: 4
Carcinoma of the colon in a child HR Ahmad, JA Faruk, TT Sholadoye, AJ Mohammed, HO Aliyu, SM Mado, ... JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY AND SUPPORTIVE ONCOLOGY 16 (3), E152-E155 , 2018 2018.0 Citations: 4
Assessment of tuberculin reactivity of BCG-vaccinated infants in Zaria, Nigeria MJ Gambo, UM Lawan, HR Ahmad, WN Ogala Nigerian Journal of Basic and Clinical Sciences 11 (2), 104-109 , 2014 2014.0 Citations: 4
Paediatric Association of Nigeria guidelines on the management of acute chest syndrome in children with sickle cell disease (2023) A Samuel, A Stephen, A Hafsat, A Jose, DA Ijeoma, D Osagie, E Ekanem, ... Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics 51 (1), 37-54 , 2024 2024.0 Citations: 3
Clinico-demographic characteristics, morbidity and mortality patterns of sickle cell disease in a tertiary institution JA Faruk, MN Adebiyi, HR Ahmad Sahel Medical Journal 25 (2), 52-56 , 2022 2022.0 Citations: 3
Risk factors for sensorineural hearing loss in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease A Solomon, NA Shofoluwe, H Ahmad, A Isa, SI Yunusa, HA Manir Iranian journal of otorhinolaryngology 37 (3), 123 , 2025 2025.0 Citations: 2
Design and Implementation of a Sickle Cell Disease Electronic Registry in Resource Limited Setting in Nigeria—A Pilot Study MA Idris, L Ruggieri, HR Ahmad, A Hassan, IN Ibrahim, FJ Adullahi, ... Hemato 5 (3), 340-349 , 2024 2024.0 Citations: 2
Giant congenital melanocytic nevi: case report and review of literature Y Abubakar, HR Ahmad, JA Faruk Sub-Saharan African Journal of Medicine 5 (4), 138-141 , 2018 2018.0 Citations: 2
Relevance and limitations of annual risk of tuberculosis infection (ARTI) in the assessment and evaluation of TB activities: A baseline study of resource poor country WN Ogala, HR Ahmad, HA Aikhionbare Biotropic Research International Journal 3 (1) , 2012 2012.0 Citations: 2
Awareness and Acceptability of Prenatal Diagnosis of Sickle Cell Disease among Mothers of Affected Children in a Northern Nigerian Teaching Hospital RM Aliyu, SI Sada, NM Adebiyi, AJ Randawa, I Abdulkadir, HR Ahmad Open Research Europe 5, 278 , 2026 2026.0 Citations: 1
Prevalence and pattern of sensorineural hearing loss among children and adolescents with sickle cell disease in a tertiary health facility, Northwest Nigeria A Solomon, SN Adebola, I Abdulkadir, H Ahmad, MI Babatunde, ... Annals of African Medical Research 6 , 2023 2023.0 Citations: 1
Childhood leukemia outcomes in a low-resource tertiary care setting JA Faruk, NM Adebiyi, HR Ahmad The Egyptian Journal of Haematology 46 (3), 170-174 , 2021 2021.0 Citations: 1
The management of stroke in sickle cell anemia: A single site experience in a low-income setting JA Faruk, HR Ahmad, GO Ogunrinde, NH Usman Sub-Saharan African Journal of Medicine 4 (1), 3-8 , 2017 2017.0 Citations: 1
Sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma in an adolescent with sickle cell anaemia HR Ahmad, JA Faruk, MA Bugaje, A Solomon, MOA Samaila, RM Akuse Case Reports in Oncological Medicine 2017 (1), 2129450 , 2017 2017.0 Citations: 1
Childhood Cancer Treatment Uptake and Outcomes in two Paediatric Oncology Units in North-Western Nigeria SU Abdullahi, JA Faruk, N Yakubu Abubakar, M Adebiyi, HR Ahmad Citations: 1
