07 Dec 2022
Postpartum diabetes testing low for women with gestational diabetes
Women with gestational diabetes are seven times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those without, yet over a te...
07 Nov 2022
Med Safety Week
It's Med Safety Week. Watch the video to learn what to do if you experience side effects from your medication.
24 Aug 2021
Type 2 diabetes treatment pathways in New Zealand
A nationwide study by a medical student, Joyce Guo, and researchers from the Pharmacoepidemiology Research Network has f...
13 Aug 2021
Dual treatment increases risk of heart attack – study
People using two different inhalers for common chronic lung diseases are more than 50 per cent more likely to have a hea...
05 Aug 2021
Low adherence to diabetes medication concerning – Otago study
Groups who suffer the highest burden of type 2 diabetes have the lowest level of adherence to effective medication to co...
28 Jul 2021
Researchers receive funding to investigate use and safety of anti-nausea drug in pregnancy
Associate Professor Lianne Parkin and colleagues from the Pharmacoepidemiology Research Network have been awarded $1.2 m...
08 Jun 2021
What helps and hinders metformin adherence and persistence
University of Otago research into what helps and hinders people with type 2 diabetes correctly taking, and continuing to...
19 May 2021
Study tracks antidepressant use during pregnancy
Almost half of New Zealand women who take antidepressants in the months before getting pregnant, stop during their pregn...
09 Feb 2021
The Science of Medicines – a programme for tamariki
NTMHRU, medicine, science, tamariki
27 Jan 2021
Long-acting bronchodilator use by patients with chronic lung disease and risk of acute coronary syndrome in real-world clinical practice
The use of two long-acting bronchodilator inhalers to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) symptoms is ass...
26 Nov 2020
Many Kiwis not taking cholesterol medication consistently
Many Kiwis not taking cholesterol medication consistently
10 Jun 2020
Patterns of prescription medicine dispensing before and during pregnancy in New Zealand, 2005–2015
Lead author, Sarah Donald researches Patterns of prescription medicine dispensing before and during pregnancy in New Zea...
17 Apr 2020
Prescription medicines with potential for foetal harm: how often are they used during pregnancy in New Zealand?
Prescription medicines with potential for foetal harm: how often are they used during pregnancy in New Zealand?
19 Nov 2019
Adherence to metformin in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: results from the first New Zealand-wide study
Adherence to metformin in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: results from the first New Zealand-wide study
15 Nov 2019
Prevention of acute coronary events: are people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease missing out?
Prevention of acute coronary events: are people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease missing out?
11 Jun 2019
PhD candidate receives award
For the second year in a row, Sarah Donald has received a prize in the Dunedin School of Medicine’s postgraduate poster...
06 Nov 2018
First paper published from PhD research
PhD candidate Sarah Donald and her supervisory team have published the first paper from her PhD research.
18 Sep 2018
No increased risk of lung infections among infants using popular anti-reflux medicines
No increased risk of lung infections among infants using popular anti-reflux medicines
31 May 2018
PhD candidate receives award
PhD candidate receives award, Pharmacoepidemiology Research Network, University of Otago, New Zealand
04 May 2018
Prescribing guidelines not always followed for patients on cholesterol-lowering drug
Prescribing guidelines not always followed for patients on cholesterol-lowering drug
19 Dec 2017
Chronic lung disease treatment in New Zealand often not consistent with international guidelines
University of Otago researchers have found that the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in New Zea...
31 Jul 2017
No evidence higher doses of cholesterol-lowering drug increase risk of acute kidney damage
Media Release - No evidence higher doses of cholesterol-lowering drug increase risk of acute kidney damage
15 Jun 2017
Researchers funded to investigate possible adverse effect of a common lung disease treatment
The University of Otago’s Dr Lianne Parkin and colleagues will receive a Health Research Council grant to investigate wh...
04 May 2017
Off-label prescription of proton pump inhibitors to New Zealand infants is common
Off-label use of proton pump inhibitors is common among New Zealand infants, according to new University of Otago resear...
02 Mar 2017
Otago researchers receive new joint pharmaceuticals research funding
Researchers from University of Otago are among the first recipients of two new grants from PHARMAC and the Health Resear...
23 Sep 2016
Disparities in insulin pump use by New Zealanders with type 1 diabetes: Otago research
There are significant demographic and regional disparities in the use of insulin pumps in New Zealand, according to new...