Mona Farouk Mahmoud Arafa

Mona Farouk Arafa, Associate professor, Pharmaceutics Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabuk University, Tabuk, Saudi

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Day	Course	Time
		From	To
الأحد	Academic advising	10:00	12:00
الإثنين	Pharmaceutics 2	08:00	10:00
الإثنين	pharmaceutical field training	10:00	14:30
الأربعاء	Biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics	08:00	10:00
الأربعاء	Biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics	08:00	10:00
الأربعاء	Biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics	10:00	12:00
الخميس	Office hour	09:00	11:30

El Maghraby, GM, Arafa, MF, Osman, MA (2014) Microemulsion for simultaneous transdermal delivery of benzocaine and indomethacin: in vitro and in vivo evaluation Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2014 40(12): 1637–1644
El-Gizawy, SA, Osman, MA, Arafa MF, El Maghraby, GM (2015) Aerosil as a novel co-crystal co-former for improving the dissolution rate of hydrochlorothiazide Int J Pharm478:773–778
Arafa, MF, El-Gizawy, SA, Osman, MA, El Maghraby, GM (2016) Sucralose as co-crystal co-former for hydrochlorothiazide: development of oral disintegrating tablets, Drug Dev Ind Pharm 42:1225-1233
Arafa, MF, El-Gizawy, SA, Osman, MA, El Maghraby, GM (2018) Xylitol as a potential co-crystal co-former for enhancing dissolution rate of felodipine: preparation and evaluation of sublingual tablets, Pharm Dev Tech 23 (5): 454–463
Arafa, MF, El-Gizawy, SA, Osman, MA, El Maghraby, GM (2017) Co-crystallization for enhanced dissolution rate of nateglinide: In vitro and in vivo evaluation, Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology 38: 9-17
Eid, RK, Ashour, DS, Essa, EA, El Maghraby, GM, 5- Arafa, MF Chitosan coated nanostructured lipid carriers for enhanced in vivo efficacy of albendazole against Trichinella spiralis Carbohydrates polymers, 232, 115826, 2020
El Maghraby, GM, Arafa, MF Liposomes for enhanced cellular uptake of anticancer agents Current drug delivery 2019, 17 (10): 861-873
Marei, HF, Arafa, MF, Essa, EA, El Maghraby, GM Lidocaine as eutectic forming drug for enhanced transdermal delivery of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology 2021 Feb 161:102338
Elmehy, DA, Saad, MA, El Maghraby, GM, Arafa, MF, Soliman, NA, Elkaliny, HH, Elgendy, DI Niosomal versus nano-crystalline ivermectin against different stages of Trichinella spiralis infection in mice Parasitology Research 2021 May 4:1-8
Arafa, MF, Alshaikh, RA, Abdelquader, MM, El Maghraby, GM Co-processing of Atorvastatin and Ezetimibe for Enhanced Dissolution Rate: In Vitro and In Vivo Correlation AAPS PharmSciTech 2021 Feb22(2):1-1
Bali, DE, Arafa, MF, Gamaleldin, NM, El Maghraby, GM Nanographene oxide for enhanced dissolution rate and antibacterial activity of cefdinir Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology 2021 Apr 162:102411
Eid, RK, Arafa, MF, Ashour, DS, Essa, EA, Zoghroban, HS, Issa, YA, Nomeir, HM, Abo Safia, HS, El Maghraby, GM Eudragit coated microemulsion for enhanced efficacy of spiramycin against toxoplasmic encephalitis Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology 2022, Volume 69, 103137
Fayed, ND, Arafa, MF, Essa, EA, El Maghraby, GM Lopinavir-menthol co-crystals for enhanced dissolution rate and intestinal absorption Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology 2022 Jul 11:103587
Dorgham, EM, El Maghraby, GM, Essa, EA, Arafa, MF Melting point depression for enhanced dissolution rate of eslicarbazepine acetate Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy https://doiorg/101080/0363904520222162074
Abd El Wahab, LM, Essa, EA, El Maghraby, GM, Arafa, MF The Development and Evaluation of Phase Transition Microemulsion for Ocular Delivery of Acetazolamide for Glaucoma Treatment AAPS PharmSciTech (2023) 24:1
Eid, RK, Arafa, MF, Ashour, DS, Essa, EA, El-Wakil, ES, Younis, SS and El Maghraby, GM, 2023 Surfactant vesicles for enhanced antitoxoplasmic effect of norfloxacin: in vitro and in vivo evaluations International Journal of Pharmaceutics, p122912
Ramadan, SE, El-Gizawy, SA, Osman, MA and Arafa, MF, 2023 Application of Design of Experiment in the Optimization of Apixaban-Loaded Solid Lipid Nanoparticles: In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation AAPS PharmSciTech, 24(6), p167
Marei, HF, Maghraby, GME and Arafa, MF, 2023 Eutectic phase transition during tablet manufacture: Effect of melting point of eutectic forming drug Pharmaceutical Development and Technology, pp1-44
Essa, E, Amin, M, Sultan, A, Arafa, M, El Maghraby, G and McConville, C, 2023 Hot melt extrusion for enhanced dissolution and intestinal absorption of hydrochlorothiazide Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 88, p104895
Abdelrahman, H, Essa, E, El Maghraby, G, Arafa, M F 2022 Modulating nimodipine crystallinity for enhancing dissolution: development of geriatric-friendly dosage form Pharmaceutical Sciences, 28(4), 603-615
Abdelrahman, H, Essa, E, El Maghraby, G, Arafa, M 2023 L-Proline as Co-Crystal Forming Amino Acid for Enhanced Dissolution Rate of Lamotrigine: Development of Oral Dispersible Tablet Indonesian Journal of Pharmacy/Majalah Farmasi Indonesia, 34(4)
Eid RK, Arafa MF, El Maghraby GM Water in nigella oil microemulsion for enhanced oral bioavailability of linagliptin Drug Delivery and Translational Research (2024)
Said, A R, Arafa, M F, El-Dakroury, W A, Alshehri, S, & El Maghraby, G M (2024) Bilosomes and Niosomes for Enhanced Intestinal Absorption and In Vivo Efficacy of Cytarabine in Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Pharmaceuticals, 17(12), 1572‏
Marei, Hadir F, Mona F Arafa, and Gamal M El Maghraby "Temperature-dependent phase transition microemulsions for enhanced transdermal delivery of finasteride and silodosin" Scientific Reports 151 (2025): 8928‏
Gamal M El Maghraby, Mona F Arafa and Ebtessam A Essa, 2018 Vesicular nanostructures for transdermal delivery In: Inamuddin, Abdullah M Asiri, Ali Mohammad (Eds), Applications of Nanocomposite Materials in Drug Delivery Elsiver, PP 469-490
Gamal M El Maghraby, Mona F Arafa and Ebtessam A Essa, 2018 Phase transition microemulsions as drug delivery systems In: Inamuddin, Abdullah M Asiri, Ali Mohammad (Eds), Applications of Nanocomposite Materials in Drug Delivery Elsiver, PP 787-800
Gamal M El Maghraby, Mona F Arafa Alginate-chitosan combinations in controlled drug delivery natural polysaccharides in drug delivery and biomedical applications, 339-361, 2019
El Maghraby, GM and Arafa, MF, 2023 Skin ceramides based systems in transdermal drug delivery and skin care In Green Sustainable Process for Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Science (pp 35-54) Elsevier
El Maghraby, GM, Arafa, MF and Sultan, AA, 2023 Self-emulsifying systems for drug delivery: advances and challenges Advanced and Modern Approaches for Drug Delivery, pp33-75

Project Name	Project Description
development of lipid based nanocarriers utilizing natural oils with wound healing potential as drug carriers for wound healing applications	s-2024-0152 funded by university of Tabuk, KSA, 2024
Polycaprolactone nanocapsules loaded with fusidic acid for enhanced antibacterial activity and wound healing properties	S-2024-0177 funded by university of Tabuk, KSA, 2024

College

Faculty of Pharmacy

General specialization

Pharmacy

Exact Specialty

Clinical pharmacy

Academic degree (rank)

Doctorate

Nationality

Egyptian

Job Title

Assistant Professor 277-52

Last Modified Date:2025/10/01 - 08:00 AM09/Rabi’ Al-Thani/1447 - 11:00Saudi Arabia Time

Day	Course	Time
الأحد	Academic advising	10:00	12:00
الإثنين	Pharmaceutics 2	08:00	10:00
الإثنين	pharmaceutical field training	10:00	14:30
الأربعاء	Biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics	08:00	10:00
الأربعاء	Biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics	08:00	10:00
الأربعاء	Biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics	10:00	12:00
الخميس	Office hour	09:00	11:30

El Maghraby, GM, Arafa, MF, Osman, MA (2014) Microemulsion for simultaneous transdermal delivery of benzocaine and indomethacin: in vitro and in vivo evaluation Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2014 40(12): 1637–1644
El-Gizawy, SA, Osman, MA, Arafa MF, El Maghraby, GM (2015) Aerosil as a novel co-crystal co-former for improving the dissolution rate of hydrochlorothiazide Int J Pharm478:773–778
Arafa, MF, El-Gizawy, SA, Osman, MA, El Maghraby, GM (2016) Sucralose as co-crystal co-former for hydrochlorothiazide: development of oral disintegrating tablets, Drug Dev Ind Pharm 42:1225-1233
Arafa, MF, El-Gizawy, SA, Osman, MA, El Maghraby, GM (2018) Xylitol as a potential co-crystal co-former for enhancing dissolution rate of felodipine: preparation and evaluation of sublingual tablets, Pharm Dev Tech 23 (5): 454–463
Arafa, MF, El-Gizawy, SA, Osman, MA, El Maghraby, GM (2017) Co-crystallization for enhanced dissolution rate of nateglinide: In vitro and in vivo evaluation, Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology 38: 9-17
Eid, RK, Ashour, DS, Essa, EA, El Maghraby, GM, 5- Arafa, MF Chitosan coated nanostructured lipid carriers for enhanced in vivo efficacy of albendazole against Trichinella spiralis Carbohydrates polymers, 232, 115826, 2020
El Maghraby, GM, Arafa, MF Liposomes for enhanced cellular uptake of anticancer agents Current drug delivery 2019, 17 (10): 861-873
Marei, HF, Arafa, MF, Essa, EA, El Maghraby, GM Lidocaine as eutectic forming drug for enhanced transdermal delivery of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology 2021 Feb 161:102338
Elmehy, DA, Saad, MA, El Maghraby, GM, Arafa, MF, Soliman, NA, Elkaliny, HH, Elgendy, DI Niosomal versus nano-crystalline ivermectin against different stages of Trichinella spiralis infection in mice Parasitology Research 2021 May 4:1-8
Arafa, MF, Alshaikh, RA, Abdelquader, MM, El Maghraby, GM Co-processing of Atorvastatin and Ezetimibe for Enhanced Dissolution Rate: In Vitro and In Vivo Correlation AAPS PharmSciTech 2021 Feb22(2):1-1
Bali, DE, Arafa, MF, Gamaleldin, NM, El Maghraby, GM Nanographene oxide for enhanced dissolution rate and antibacterial activity of cefdinir Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology 2021 Apr 162:102411
Eid, RK, Arafa, MF, Ashour, DS, Essa, EA, Zoghroban, HS, Issa, YA, Nomeir, HM, Abo Safia, HS, El Maghraby, GM Eudragit coated microemulsion for enhanced efficacy of spiramycin against toxoplasmic encephalitis Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology 2022, Volume 69, 103137
Fayed, ND, Arafa, MF, Essa, EA, El Maghraby, GM Lopinavir-menthol co-crystals for enhanced dissolution rate and intestinal absorption Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology 2022 Jul 11:103587
Dorgham, EM, El Maghraby, GM, Essa, EA, Arafa, MF Melting point depression for enhanced dissolution rate of eslicarbazepine acetate Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy https://doiorg/101080/0363904520222162074
Abd El Wahab, LM, Essa, EA, El Maghraby, GM, Arafa, MF The Development and Evaluation of Phase Transition Microemulsion for Ocular Delivery of Acetazolamide for Glaucoma Treatment AAPS PharmSciTech (2023) 24:1
Eid, RK, Arafa, MF, Ashour, DS, Essa, EA, El-Wakil, ES, Younis, SS and El Maghraby, GM, 2023 Surfactant vesicles for enhanced antitoxoplasmic effect of norfloxacin: in vitro and in vivo evaluations International Journal of Pharmaceutics, p122912
Ramadan, SE, El-Gizawy, SA, Osman, MA and Arafa, MF, 2023 Application of Design of Experiment in the Optimization of Apixaban-Loaded Solid Lipid Nanoparticles: In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation AAPS PharmSciTech, 24(6), p167
Marei, HF, Maghraby, GME and Arafa, MF, 2023 Eutectic phase transition during tablet manufacture: Effect of melting point of eutectic forming drug Pharmaceutical Development and Technology, pp1-44
Essa, E, Amin, M, Sultan, A, Arafa, M, El Maghraby, G and McConville, C, 2023 Hot melt extrusion for enhanced dissolution and intestinal absorption of hydrochlorothiazide Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 88, p104895
Abdelrahman, H, Essa, E, El Maghraby, G, Arafa, M F 2022 Modulating nimodipine crystallinity for enhancing dissolution: development of geriatric-friendly dosage form Pharmaceutical Sciences, 28(4), 603-615
Abdelrahman, H, Essa, E, El Maghraby, G, Arafa, M 2023 L-Proline as Co-Crystal Forming Amino Acid for Enhanced Dissolution Rate of Lamotrigine: Development of Oral Dispersible Tablet Indonesian Journal of Pharmacy/Majalah Farmasi Indonesia, 34(4)
Eid RK, Arafa MF, El Maghraby GM Water in nigella oil microemulsion for enhanced oral bioavailability of linagliptin Drug Delivery and Translational Research (2024)
Said, A R, Arafa, M F, El-Dakroury, W A, Alshehri, S, & El Maghraby, G M (2024) Bilosomes and Niosomes for Enhanced Intestinal Absorption and In Vivo Efficacy of Cytarabine in Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Pharmaceuticals, 17(12), 1572‏
Marei, Hadir F, Mona F Arafa, and Gamal M El Maghraby "Temperature-dependent phase transition microemulsions for enhanced transdermal delivery of finasteride and silodosin" Scientific Reports 151 (2025): 8928‏
Gamal M El Maghraby, Mona F Arafa and Ebtessam A Essa, 2018 Vesicular nanostructures for transdermal delivery In: Inamuddin, Abdullah M Asiri, Ali Mohammad (Eds), Applications of Nanocomposite Materials in Drug Delivery Elsiver, PP 469-490
Gamal M El Maghraby, Mona F Arafa and Ebtessam A Essa, 2018 Phase transition microemulsions as drug delivery systems In: Inamuddin, Abdullah M Asiri, Ali Mohammad (Eds), Applications of Nanocomposite Materials in Drug Delivery Elsiver, PP 787-800
Gamal M El Maghraby, Mona F Arafa Alginate-chitosan combinations in controlled drug delivery natural polysaccharides in drug delivery and biomedical applications, 339-361, 2019
El Maghraby, GM and Arafa, MF, 2023 Skin ceramides based systems in transdermal drug delivery and skin care In Green Sustainable Process for Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Science (pp 35-54) Elsevier
El Maghraby, GM, Arafa, MF and Sultan, AA, 2023 Self-emulsifying systems for drug delivery: advances and challenges Advanced and Modern Approaches for Drug Delivery, pp33-75

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