Nour Ahmad Al-Sawalha

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nour ahmad al-sawalha

• Department of Clinical Pharmacy - Faculty Member

• Vice dean - Vice Dean

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Department of Clinical Pharmacy
nasawalha@just.edu.jo

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Ph.D. of Pharmacy from University of Houston, 2013
Msc. of Pharmacy from Jordan University of Science and Technology, 2009
Bsc. of Doctor of Pharmacy from Jordan University of Science and Technology, 2007

Publications

Al-Sawalha N, Pokkunuri I, Omoluabi O, Kim H, Thanawala VJ, Hernandez A, Bond RA, Knoll BJ, "Epinephrine Activation of the B2-Adrenoceptor Is Required for IL-13-Induced Mucin Production in Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells.," PLoS One, vol. 10, no. 7, pp. 0-0, 2015
Almomani BA, Al-Sawalha NA, Samrah SM, Gamble JM, Al Momani MA., "Asthma insights from Jordan: cross-sectional observational study.," J Asthma, vol. NA, no. NA, pp. 1-7, 2016
Forkuo GS, Thanawala VJ, Al-Sawalha N, Bond RA, Walker JK. , "Reply: Adverse effects of long-acting beta-agonists on airway hyperresponsiveness.," Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol., vol. 49, no. 3, pp. 502-502, 2013
Thanawala VJ, Forkuo GS, Al-Sawalha N, Azzegagh Z, Nguyen LP, Eriksen JL, Tuvim MJ, Lowder TW, Dickey BF, Knoll BJ, Walker JK & Bond RA, "?2-Adrenoceptor agonists are required for development of the asthma phenotype in a murine model.," Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. , vol. 48, no. 2, pp. 220-229, 2013
Aburahma SK, Khader YS, Alzoubi K, Sawalha N. , "Complementary and alternative medicine use in a pediatric neurology clinic.," Complement Ther Clin Pract, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 117-120, 2010
Mhaidat NM, Alali FQ, Matalqah SM, Matalka II, Jaradat SA, Al-Sawalha NA, Thorne RF. , "Inhibition of MEK sensitizes paclitaxel-induced apoptosis of human colorectal cancer cells by downregulation of GRP78," Anticancer Drugs, vol. 20, no. 7, pp. 601-606, 2009
Forkuo GS, Kim H, Thanawala VJ, Al-Sawalha N, Valdez D, Joshi R, Parra S, Pera T, Gonnella PA, Knoll BJ, Walker JK, Penn RB, Bond RA., "PDE4 Inhibitors Attenuate the Asthma Phenotype Produced by ?2-adrenoceptor Agonists in PNMT-KO Mice.," Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol., vol. NA, no. NA, pp. 0-0, 2016
Almomani BA, Al-Sawalha NA, Samrah SM, Gamble JM, Al Momani MA., "Asthma insights from Jordan: cross-sectional observational study. ," J Asthma, vol. 53, no. 4, pp. 349-355, 2016
Forkuo GS, Kim H, Thanawala VJ, Al-Sawalha N, Valdez D, Joshi R, Parra S, Pera T, Gonnella PA, Knoll BJ, Walker JK, Penn RB, Bond RA. , "Phosphodiesterase 4 Inhibitors Attenuate the Asthma Phenotype Produced by ?2-Adrenoceptor Agonists in Phenylethanolamine N-Methyltransferase-Knockout Mice. ," Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol, vol. 55, no. 2, pp. 234-242, 2016
Al-Sawalha NA, Tahaineh L, Sawalha A, Almomani BA, "Medication Use in Breastfeeding Women: A National Study. ," Breastfeed Med, vol. 11, no. , pp. 386-391, 2016
Al-Sawalha NA, Knoll BJ., " Statins in Asthma: A Closer Look into the Pharmacological Mechanism of Action," Pharmacology, vol. 98, no. 5-6, pp. 279-283, 2016
Al-Keilani MS, Almomani BA, Al-Sawalha NA, Shhabat BA., " Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose among Patients with Diabetes in Jordan: Perception, Adherence, and Influential Factors.," Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, vol. 126, no. , pp. 79-85, 2017
Al-Sawalha NA, Migdadi AM, Alzoubi KH, Khabour OF, Qinna NA., "Effect of waterpipe tobacco smoking on airway inflammation in murine model of asthma," Inhalation Toxicology, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 46-52, 2017
Al-Sawalha NA, Sawalha A, Tahaineh L, Almomani BA, Maha Al-Keilani., "Healthcare providers? attitude and knowledge regarding medication use in breastfeeding women: a Jordanian national questionnaire study," J Obstet Gynaecol, vol. 14, no. , pp. 1-5, 2017
Al-Keilani M, Al-Sawalha NA. , "The potential of phenylbutyrate as adjuvant chemotherapy: an overview of cellular and molecular anticancer mechanisms," Chem Res Toxicol, vol. 30, no. 10, pp. 1767-1777, 2017
Al-Sawalha N, Al-Bo'ul H, Alzoubi K, Khabour O, Thanawala V., "Effect of prenatal waterpipe tobacco smoke on airway inflammation in murine model of asthma of adult offspring mice. ," Inhalation Toxicology, vol. 29, no. 8, pp. 366-373, 2017
Long P. Nguyen, Nour A. Al-Sawalha, Sergio Parra, Indira Pokkunuri, Ozozoma Omoluabi, Adedoyin A.Okulate, Elizabeth Windham Li, Matthew Hazen, Jose M. Gonzalez-Granado, Craig J. Daly, JohnC.McGrath, Michael J. Tuvim, Brian J. Knoll ,Burton F. Dickey, and Richard A. Bond. , "?2-Adrenoceptor signaling in airway epithelial cells promotes eosinophilic inflammation, mucous metaplasia, and airway contractility," Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 114, no. 43, pp. 9163-9171, 2017
Al-Sawalha N, Alzoubi K, Khabour O, Alyacoub W, Almahmmod Y, Eissenberg T., "Effect of prenatal exposure to waterpipe tobacco smoke on learning and memory of adult offspring rats," Nicotine Tobacco Reseach, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 508-514, 2018
Khabour OF, Alzoubi KH, Al-Sawalha N, Ahmad MB, Shihadeh A, Eissenberg T., "The effect of chronic exposure to waterpipe tobacco smoke on airway inflammation in mice," Life Sciences, vol. 200, no. , pp. 110-114, 2018
Almomani BA, Mokhemer E, Al-Sawalha NA, Momany SM., " A novel approach of using educational pharmaceutical pictogram for improving inhaler techniques in patients with asthma," Respir Med., vol. 143, no. , pp. 103-108, 2018
Al-Hindi AI, Khabour OF, Alzoubi KH, Al-Sawalha NA. , "The attitude of blood donors towards the use of their samples and information in biomedical research," J Blood Med, vol. 9, no. , pp. 145-151,
Al-Sawalha NA, Almahmmod YM, Alzoubi KH, Khabour OF, Alyacoub WN, "Influence of prenatal waterpipe tobacco smoke exposure on reproductive hormones and oxidative stress of adult male offspring rats," Andrologia, vol. 51, no. 8, pp. 13318-0, 2019
Al-Sawalha NA, AlSari RR, Khabour OF, Alzoubi KH., "Influence of prenatal waterpipe tobacco smoke exposure on renal biomarkers in adult offspring rats," Inhal Toxicol, vol. 31, no. 5, pp. 171-179, 2019
Almomani BA, Al-Eitan LN, Al-Sawalha NA, Samrah SM, Al-Quasmi MN. , "Association of genetic variants with level of asthma control in the Arab population," J Asthma Allergy, vol. 12, no. , pp. 35-42, 2019
Al-Sawalha NA, Alzoubi KH, Khabour OF, Alyacoub W, Almahmood Y., "Effect of waterpipe tobacco smoke exposure during lactation on learning and memory of offspring rats: Role of oxidative stress," Life Sciences, vol. 227, no. , pp. 58-63, 2019
Al-Sawalha NA, Alshogran OY, Awawdeh MS, Almomani BA., " The effects of l-Carnosine on development of metabolic syndrome in rats," Life Sciences, vol. 237, no. , pp. 116905-0, 2019
Almomani BA, Al-Eitan LN, Al-Sawalha NA, Samrah SM, Al-Quasmi MN, "Almomani BA, Al-Eitan LN, Al-Sawalha NA, Samrah SM, Al-Quasmi MN. Association of genetic variants with level of asthma control in Arab population," Journal of Asthma and Allergy, vol. 12, no. , pp. 35-42, 2019
"The impact of electronic cigarette aerosol exposure on spatial memory formation: Modulation by orally administered vitamin E", Neurotoxicology

Aiman Abdulatef Qasem Ahmed Yaseen, Karem Hasan Mohammad Al-Zoubi, Nour Ahmad Faleh Al-Sawalha, Omar Falah Saeed Khabour, Anan Sadeq Fares Jarab

07/11/2024
"Alpha Calcitonin Gene-related Peptide, Neuropeptide Y, and Substance P as Biomarkers for Diagnosis and Disease Activity and Severity in Multiple Sclerosis", CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets

Maha Said Abd-Alqader Al-Keilani, Basima Abdalla Husein Almomani, Saied Ali Abdelhameed Jaradat, Nour Ahmad Faleh Al-Sawalha, Majdi Al Qawasmeh

03/04/2023
"Sumc (Rhus coriaria L.) fruit ameliorates paracetamol-induced hepatotoxicity", Food Bioscience

Tamam Mohammad Murshed El-Elimat, Bayan Kamel Rasheed Altal, Nour Ahmad Faleh Al-Sawalha, Mohammad Hussein Ali Alsaggar, Shreen Deeb Mahmoud Nusair, Reema Abdullah Rasheed Al-Qiam, Ahmed Hesham Ahmed Al Sharie

20/02/2023
"Clinical Outcomes and Direct Medical Expenditures Associated With Intensive Care Unit Admission for Inpatients With COVID-19 in Jordan: A Retrospective Cohort Study", Value in Health Regional Issues

Shoroq Mahmoud Mohammad Altawalbeh, Osama Yousef Abdel Rahman Alshogran, Nour Ahmad Faleh Al-Sawalha

20/09/2022
"The effect of beetroot juice on airway inflammation in a murine model of asthma", Journal of Food Biochemistry

Tamam Mohammad Murshed El-Elimat, Abdullah Rezq Ahmed Al-Khawlani, Nour Ahmad Faleh Al-Sawalha, Ahmed Hesham Ahmed Al Sharie

17/08/2022
"A Prospective Non-Randomized Open-Label Comparative Study of The Effects of Matcha Tea on Overweight and Obese Individuals: A Pilot Observational Study", Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Tamam Mohammad Murshed El-Elimat, Wala'A Mahmoud Mohammad Qasem, Nour Ahmad Faleh Al-Sawalha, Ramzi Tariq Abdoh Munaiem, Ahmed Hesham Ahmed Al Sharie

03/08/2022
"E-cigarettes use among university students in Jordan: Perception and related knowledge", Plos One

Nour Ahmad Faleh Al-Sawalha, Basima Abdalla Husein Almomani, Samah Fawzi Ali Al-Shatnawi

21/12/2021
"Effect of E-cigarettes aerosol exposure during lactation in rats: Hormonal and biochemical aspects", ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY

Nour Ahmad Faleh Al-Sawalha, Omar Falah Saeed Khabour, Karem Hasan Mohammad Al-Zoubi

20/10/2021
"Significance of serum VIP and PACAP in multiple sclerosis: an exploratory case-control study.", Neurological sciences

Maha Said Abd-Alqader Al-Keilani, Basima Abdalla Husein Almomani, Nour Ahmad Faleh Al-Sawalha, Majdi Al Qawasmeh, Saied Ali Abdelhameed Jaradat

18/10/2021
"The knowledge of community pharmacists about appropriate dosing of antibiotics among paediatrics: A national study from Jordan", International Journal of Clinical Practice

Nour Naser Yousef Keewan, Nour Ahmad Faleh Al-Sawalha, Basima Abdalla Husein Almomani

21/07/2021
"The effect of electronic cigarettes exposure on learning and memory functions: behavioral and molecular analysis", Inhalation Toxicology

Karem Hasan Mohammad Al-Zoubi, Rahaf Muntasir Ibrahim Batran, Nour Ahmad Faleh Al-Sawalha, Omar Falah Saeed Khabour

07/07/2021
"Knowledge and perceptions of synthetic cannabinoids among university students in Jordan", PLOS ONE

Mahmoud Mahmoud Ali Abu Alsamen, Tamam Mohammad Murshed El-Elimat, Basima Abdalla Husein Almomani, Nour Ahmad Faleh Al-Sawalha

09/06/2021
"Acceptance and attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines: A cross-sectional study from Jordan", PLOS ONE

Tamam Mohammad Murshed El-Elimat, Basima Abdalla Husein Almomani, Nour Ahmad Faleh Al-Sawalha

23/04/2021
"Attitudes and Knowledge of the Harmful Effects of Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking among university students: A study from Jordan", Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Nour Ahmad Faleh Al-Sawalha, Basima Abdalla Husein Almomani, Samah Fawzi Ali Al-Shatnawi

07/04/2021
"Effect of E-Cigarette aerosol exposure on airway inflammation in a murine model of asthma", Inhalation Toxicology

Huda Riyad Abed Al- Aziz Taha, Nour Ahmad Faleh Al-Sawalha, Karem Hasan Mohammad Al-Zoubi, Omar Falah Saeed Khabour

20/11/2020
"Maternal waterpipe tobacco smoke exposure during lactation induces hormonal and biochemical changes in rat dams and offspring", BASIC & CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY & TOXICOLOGY

Nour Ahmad Faleh Al-Sawalha, Hassanh Taha Mohmed Qoqazh, Karem Hasan Mohammad Al-Zoubi, Omar Falah Saeed Khabour

11/09/2020
"Waterpipe Tobacco Smoke Exposure during Lactation?Susceptibility of Reproductive Hormones and Oxidative Stress Parameters in Male Progeny Rats", Reproductive Sciences

Nour Ahmad Faleh Al-Sawalha, Karem Hasan Mohammad Al-Zoubi, Omar Falah Saeed Khabour

29/07/2020
"The difference in knowledge and concerns between healthcare professionals and patients about genetic-related issues: A questionnaire-based study", PLOS ONE

Basima Abdalla Husein Almomani, Nour Ahmad Faleh Al-Sawalha, Maha Said Abd-Alqader Al-Keilani, Hatem Abdullah Hatem Aman

06/06/2020
"Effect of waterpipe tobacco smoke exposure on the development of metabolic syndrome in adult male rats", Plos One

Nour Ahmad Faleh Al-Sawalha, Yehia Muhammad Sajad Al Mahmood, Mofleh Saleh Mofleh Awawdeh, Karem Hasan Mohammad Al-Zoubi, Omar Falah Saeed Khabour

26/05/2020
"Effect of electronic cigarette aerosol exposure during gestation and lactation on learning and memory of adult male offspring rats", Physiology & Behavior

Nour Ahmad Faleh Al-Sawalha, Karem Hasan Mohammad Al-Zoubi, Omar Falah Saeed Khabour

03/04/2020
"Knowledge and views about genetics: a public-based cross-sectional study", European Journal of Human Genetics

Basima Abdalla Husein Almomani, Maha Said Abd-Alqader Al-Keilani, Nour Ahmad Faleh Al-Sawalha

13/10/2019
"The effects of l-Carnosine on development of metabolic syndrome in rats", Life Sciences

Nour Ahmad Faleh Al-Sawalha, Osama Yousef Abdel Rahman Alshogran, Mofleh Saleh Mofleh Awawdeh, Basima Abdalla Husein Almomani

22/09/2019
"Influence of prenatal waterpipe tobacco smoke exposure on renal biomarkers in adult offspring rats", Inhalation Toxicology

Nour Ahmad Faleh Al-Sawalha, Riham Redwan Alsari, Omar Falah Saeed Khabour, Karem Hasan Mohammad Al-Zoubi

13/05/2019
"Influence of prenatal waterpipe tobacco smoke exposure on reproductive hormones and oxidative stress of adult male offspring rats", Andrologia

Nour Ahmad Faleh Al-Sawalha, Yehia Muhammad Sajad Al Mahmood, Karem Hasan Mohammad Al-Zoubi, Omar Falah Saeed Khabour

28/04/2019
"Effect of waterpipe tobacco smoke exposure during lactation on learning and memory of offspring rats: Role of oxidative stress.", Life Sciences

Nour Ahmad Faleh Al-Sawalha, Karem Hasan Mohammad Al-Zoubi, Omar Falah Saeed Khabour, Yehia Muhammad Sajad Al Mahmood

18/04/2019
"Effect of Prenatal Waterpipe Tobacco Smoke Exposure on Cardiac Biomarkers in Adult Offspring Rats", Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Nour Ahmad Faleh Al-Sawalha, Marya Salah Abed Al-Jalil Al-Filali, Karem Hasan Mohammad Al-Zoubi, Omar Falah Saeed Khabour

09/04/2019
"A novel approach of using educational pharmaceutical pictogram for improving inhaler techniques in patients with asthma", Respiratory Medicine

Basima Abdalla Husein Almomani, Enas Mokhemer Saleh Yehya, Nour Ahmad Faleh Al-Sawalha, Suleiman Mohammad Suleiman Momany

05/09/2018
"The effect of chronic exposure to waterpipe tobacco smoke on airway inflammation in mice", Life Sciences

Omar Falah Saeed Khabour, Karem Hasan Mohammad Al-Zoubi, Nour Ahmad Faleh Al-Sawalha, Mohammad Ahmad Sulaiman Bani Ahmad

15/03/2018
"Effect of prenatal waterpipe tobacco smoke on airway inflammation in murine model of asthma of adult offspring mice", Inhalation Toxicology

Nour Ahmad Faleh Al-Sawalha, Hanadi Faris Ahmad Al_Boul, Karem Hasan Mohammad Al-Zoubi, Omar Falah Saeed Khabour

21/09/2017
"Potential of phenylbutyrate as adjuvant chemotherapy: an overview of cellular and molecular anticancer mechanisms", Chemical Research in Toxicology

Maha Said Abd-Alqader Al-Keilani, Nour Ahmad Faleh Al-Sawalha

20/09/2017
"?2-Adrenoceptor signaling in airway epithelial cells promotes eosinophilic inflammation, mucous metaplasia, and airway contractility ", Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Nour Ahmad Faleh Al-Sawalha

12/09/2017
"Effect of prenatal exposure to waterpipe tobacco smoke on learning and memory of adult offspring rats", Nicotine & Tobacco Research

Nour Ahmad Faleh Al-Sawalha, Karem Hasan Mohammad Al-Zoubi, Omar Falah Saeed Khabour, Yehia Muhammad Sajad Al Mahmood

13/06/2017
"Healthcare providers ? attitude and knowledge regarding medication use in breastfeeding women: a Jordanian national questionnaire study", Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Nour Ahmad Faleh Al-Sawalha, Linda Mohammed Hussein Tahaineh, Basima Abdalla Husein Almomani, Maha Said Abd-Alqader Al-Keilani

22/05/2017
"Self-monitoring of blood glucose among patients with diabetes in Jordan: Perception, adherence, and influential factors", Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Maha Said Abd-Alqader Al-Keilani, Basima Abdalla Husein Almomani, Nour Ahmad Faleh Al-Sawalha, Batool Ali Mohammad Shhabat

10/01/2017
"Effect of waterpipe tobacco smoking on airway inflammation in murine model of asthma", inhalation Toxicology

Nour Ahmad Faleh Al-Sawalha, Ala'A Mohammad Oqla Mugdadi, Karem Hasan Mohammad Al-Zoubi, Omar Falah Saeed Khabour

05/01/2017

Vice Dean, Vice dean, Sep 2024 - Present
Vice Dean, Vice dean, Sep 2023 - Sep 2024
Acting Head of Department, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Sep 2022 - Sep 2023
Acting Head of Department, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Sep 2021 - Sep 2022
Faculty Member, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Oct 2013 - Present

ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY
BIOMARKERS IN CLINICAL RESEARCH
CLINICAL CASES
CLINICAL PRACTICE 1
CLINICAL PRACTICE 2
CLINICAL SEMINAR (1 ) (FOR PHD STUDENTS)
CLINICAL SEMINAR (2) (FOR PHD STUDENTS)
CLINICAL SEMINAR (FOR PHARM.D STUDENTS)
CLINICAL TRAINING : PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH (FOR PHARM.D STUDENTS)
CLINICAL TRAINING :HOSPITAL PHARMACY (FOR PHARM.D STUDENTS)
CLINICAL TRAINING: AMBULATORY CARE
CLINICAL TRAINING: CRITICAL CARE (FOR PHARM.D STUDENTS)
CLINICAL TRAINING: DRUG INFORMATION (FOR PHARM.D STUDENTS)
COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN PHARMACY
COMMUNITY PHARMACY (FOR PHARM.D STUDENTS)
Clinical Cases 2 (for Pharm D students)
Clinical Cases 3 (for Pharm D) students)
Clinical Cases 4 (for Pharm D)students)
Clinical Seminar (for Pharm D students)
Clinical Training: Drug Information
DRUG INFORMATION
DRUG INFORMATION RESOURCES
Early Practice Experience (for Pharm D students)
INTRODUCTION TO THERAPEUTICS (FOR PHARMD STUDENTS)
Introduction to Therapeutics (for Pharm D students)
PHARMACOLOGY (1)
PHARMACOLOGY (3)
PHARMACOLOGY 1
PHARMACOLOGY 2
PHARMACY PRACTICE LAB
PRACTICUM
RESEARCH ETHICS
SEMINAR
THERAPEUTICS-COMPREHENSIVE (FOR PHARM.D STUDENTS)
THERAPEUTICS-RESPIRATORY AND GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEMS (FOR PHARM.D STUDENTS)
Therapeutics- Respiratory and Gastrointestinal Systems (for Pharm D students)

Professional Memberships

Jordan pharmaceutical association, , 2007
American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 1, 2011
American Association for the Advancement of Science, , 2012
The Rho Chi Society, an academic honor society in Pharmacy, University of Houston, TX, USA, , 2012
British Pharmacology Society, , 2012
American Society of Integrative Pathology, , 2012