Medicines Related Outcomes projects
Exploration of inherited propensity for codeine misuse and dependence
Principal Investigator: Dr Rhys Ponton Principal Investigator contact email: r.ponton@auckland.ac.nz Collaborators: A/Prof Nuala Helsby, Carina Walters Funding: Health Research Council of New...
Assessment of New Zealand needle exchange provision of equipment and advice to people who inject performance and image enhancing drugs
Needle exchange services are organisations/facilities which provide sterile injecting equipment and advice to people who inject illicit drugs. Historically, needle exchanges have focused on...
i-Mirror: Identifying ModifIable Risk factoRs for hOspital Readmission
Hospital readmissions are common and costly, and significantly influences patient quality of life and increases morbidity. Although some hospital readmissions cannot be avoided, about a third of...
Medicines Information Needs of Individuals Questionnaire (MINI-Q)
Prioritising patient preferences is crucial for high-quality healthcare. Recent decades have seen a focus towards greater patient self-management of health, with corresponding benefits. While a lack...
Qualitative evidence synthesis of novel skin-based in vivo tests (NSTs) for tuberculosis
Approximately 25-27% of the world’s population is estimated to have latent TB infection (LTBI) with a lifetime risk of progression to active infection of 5-10% which is higher in those with...
ADHD medication use and suicide risk
There is a suggestion that use of ADHD medication such as methylphenidate may be linked with increased suicide risk. This is important as there has been increasing use of ADHD medication in New...