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Mei Zhang

Research Associate Professor

MB MMed PhD

Email mei.zhang@cdhb.health.nz

Associate Professor Mei Zhang is a Research Associate Professor employed by Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch and by Toxicology, Canterbury Health Laboratories.

Originally trained as a medical doctor in China, Mei has completed a PhD from the School of Pharmacy, University of Otago entitled Chiral Studies of the metabolism of formoterol and salmeterol in humans.

Mei develops assays for drug analysis from biological matrices that are being investigated in various departmental research projects and is continuing research in drug isomerisation.

Publications

Zhang, M., Moore, G., Chin, P. K. L., & Doogue, M. (2023). An efficient HILIC-MS/MS method for monitoring metformin in human plasma. Proceedings of the Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists (ASCEPT) Annual Scientific Meeting: Transformational Pharmacology and Toxicology. P510. Retrieved from https://www.asceptasm.com Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Spangehl, M. J., Clarke, H. D., Moore, G. A., Zhang, M., Probst, N. E., & Young, S. W. (2022). Higher tissue concentrations of Vancomycin achieved with low dose intraosseous injection versus intravenous despite limited tourniquet duration in primary TKA: A randomized trial. Journal of Arthroplasty, 37, 857-863. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2022.01.057 Journal - Research Article

Everts, R. J., Gardiner, S. J., Zhang, M., Begg, R., Chambers, S. T., Turnidge, J., & Begg, E. J. (2021). Probenecid effects on cephalexin pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in healthy volunteers. Journal of Infection, 83, 182-189. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2021.05.037 Journal - Research Article

Drennan, P. G., Green, J. K., Gardiner, S. J., Metcalf, S. C. L., Kirkpatrick, C. M. J., Everts, R. J., Zhang, M., & Chambers, S. T. (2021). Population pharmacokinetics of free flucloxacillin in patients treated with oral flucloxacillin plus probenecid. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 87, 4684-4693. doi: 10.1111/bcp.14887 Journal - Research Article

McNeill, R. P., Zhang, M., Epton, M. J., & Doogue, M. P. (2021). Drub metabolism in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A phenotyping cocktail study. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 87, 4397-4407. doi: 10.1111/bcp.14862 Journal - Research Article

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