12/26/2025
From Smoking Cessation to Diabetes Care: Babul’s Pharmacist-Led Research Shapes Patient Outcomes
In this article with Pharmacy Times, Dr. Nazia Somani Babul highlights how research can directly improve patient care. Nazia Somani Babul, PharmD, BCACP, a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the UIC Retzky College of Pharmacy and a clinical pharmacist at UI Health Specialty Care Building Pharmacy, CommunityHealth, West Town, speaks about her research journey and its impact on patient care. Her work centers on underserved and low-income populations, particularly patients at CommunityHealth and UI Health, with studies demonstrating improved smoking cessation rates when patients were provided access to ni****ne replacement therapy alongside counseling.
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Nazia Somani Babul, PharmD, BCACP, often serves as a primary or coinvestigator and collaborates with pharmacists, students, and residents.