By Professor Jonathan Brett

Journal articles

Stocker SL; Carland JE; Reuter SE; Stacy AE; Schaffer AL; Stefani M; Lau C; Kirubakaran R; Yang JJ; Shen CFJ; Roberts DM; Marriott DJE; Day RO; Brett J, 2021, 'Evaluation of a Pilot Vancomycin Precision Dosing Advisory Service on Target Exposure Attainment Using an Interrupted Time Series Analysis', Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 109, pp. 212 - 221, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cpt.2113

Schaffer AL; Busingye D; Chidwick K; Brett J; Blogg S, 2021, 'Pregabalin prescribing patterns in Australian general practice, 2012–2018: a cross-sectional study', Bjgp Open, 5, pp. 1 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen20X101120

Uster DW; Stocker SL; Carland JE; Brett J; Marriott DJE; Day RO; Wicha SG, 2021, 'A Model Averaging/Selection Approach Improves the Predictive Performance of Model-Informed Precision Dosing: Vancomycin as a Case Study (vol 109, pg 175, 2021)', CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS, 110, pp. 1401 - 1401, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cpt.2353

Wylie CE; Daniels B; Brett J; Pearson SA; Buckley NA, 2020, 'A national study on prescribed medicine use in Australia on a typical day', Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 29, pp. 1046 - 1053, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pds.5093

Black E; Govindasamy L; Auld R; McArdle K; Sharpe C; Dawson A; Vazquez S; Brett J; Friend C; Shaw V; Tyner S; McDonald C; Koop D; Tall G; Welsby D; Habig K; Madeddu D; Cretikos M, 2020, 'Toxicological analysis of serious drug-related harm among electronic dance music festival attendees in New South Wales, Australia: A consecutive case series', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 213, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108070

Gisev N; Brett J; Peacock A, 2020, 'Extra-medical use of antipsychotics: what can be learnt from experiences with other prescription medicines?', Addiction, 115, pp. 1203 - 1205, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.14823

Zheng D; Brett J; Daniels B; Buckley NA; Pearson SA; Schaffer AL, 2020, 'Potentially inappropriate benzodiazepine use in Australian adults: A population-based study (2014–2017)', Drug and Alcohol Review, 39, pp. 575 - 582, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13086

Brett J; Anthony C; Day R, 2020, 'Off-label quetiapine prescribing in general hospital inpatients', Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jppr.1608

Stefani M; Roberts DM; Brett J, 2020, 'High-dose insulin euglycemic therapy to treat cardiomyopathy associated with massive venlafaxine overdose', Clinical Toxicology, 58, pp. 299 - 300, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15563650.2019.1638930

Chiu T; Brett J; Pearson S; Schaffer A, 2020, 'Patterns of pregabalin initiation and discontinuation after its subsidy in Australia', British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 86, pp. 1882 - 1887, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bcp.14276

Brett J; Wylie C; Brown J, 2020, 'A case of significant hypotension following a human ingestion of veterinary pimobendan', Clinical Toxicology, 58, pp. 146 - 148, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15563650.2019.1613550

Coleman L; Brett J; Daniels B; Pearson S; Falster M, 2020, 'Medicine reviews: do they reduce benzodiazepine use in older Australians?', Public Health Research & Practice, 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.17061/phrp30452015

Sandaradura I; Brett J; Milliken S, 2019, 'A study of piperacillin pharmacokinetics during febrile neutropenia', Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Chalmers K; Badgery-Parker T; Pearson SA; Brett J; Scott I; Elshaug AG, 2019, 'Measuring 21 low-value health care procedures in Australian private health insurance claims data (2010 – 2014)', BMJ

Brett J; Wylie C; Raubenheimer J; Isbister G; Buckley N, 2019, 'The relative lethal toxicity of pharmaceutical and illicit substances; A 16-year study of the Greater Newcastle Hunter Area, Australia', British journal of clinical

Brett J; Zoega H; Buckley NA; Daniels BJ; Elshaug AG; Pearson SA, 2018, 'Choosing wisely? Quantifying the extent of three low value psychotropic prescribing practices in Australia', BMC Health Services Research, 18, pp. 1009, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3811-5

Brett J; Maust DT; Bouck Z; Ignacio RV; Mecredy G; Kerr EA; Bhatia S; Elshaug AG; Pearson SA, 2018, 'Benzodiazepine Use in Older Adults in the United States, Ontario, and Australia from 2010 to 2016', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 66, pp. 1180 - 1185, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgs.15292

Karanges EA; Buckley NA; Brett J; Blanch B; Litchfield M; Degenhardt L; Pearson SA, 2018, 'Trends in opioid utilisation in Australia, 2006-2015: Insights from multiple metrics', Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 27, pp. 504 - 512, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pds.4369

Brett J; Schaffer A; Dobbins T; Buckley NA; Pearson SA, 2018, 'The impact of permissive and restrictive pharmaceutical policies on quetiapine dispensing: Evaluating a policy pendulum using interrupted time series analysis', Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 27, pp. 439 - 446, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pds.4408

Chalmers K; Badgery-Parker T; Pearson SA; Brett J; Scott IA; Elshaug AG, 2018, 'Developing indicators for measuring low-value care: Mapping Choosing Wisely recommendations to hospital data', BMC Research Notes, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-018-3270-4

Badgery-Parker T; Pearson SA; Chalmers K; Brett J; Scott IA; Dunn S; Onley N; Elshaug AG, 2018, 'Low-value care in Australian public hospitals: Prevalence and trends over time', BMJ Quality and Safety, 28, pp. 205 - 214, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2018-008338

Brett J; Daniels B; Karanges EA; Buckley NA; Schneider C; Nassir A; McLachlan AJ; Pearson SA, 2017, 'Psychotropic polypharmacy in Australia, 2006 to 2015: a descriptive cohort study', British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 83, pp. 2581 - 2588, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bcp.13369

Brett J; Karanges EA; Daniels B; Buckley NA; Schneider C; Nassir A; Zoega H; McLachlan AJ; Pearson SA, 2017, 'Psychotropic medication use in Australia, 2007 to 2015: Changes in annual incidence, prevalence and treatment exposure', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 51, pp. 990 - 999, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867417721018

Brett J; Dawson A; Ivers R; Lawrence L; Barclay S; Conigrave K, 2017, 'Healing at home: Developing a model for ambulatory alcohol "detox" in an Aboriginal community controlled health service', International Journal of Indigenous Health, 12, pp. 24 - 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.18357/ijih121201716906

Brett J; Elshaug AG; Bhatia RS; Chalmers K; Badgery-Parker T; Pearson SA, 2017, 'A methodological protocol for selecting and quantifying low-value prescribing practices in routinely collected data: An Australian case study', Implementation Science, 12, pp. 58, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13012-017-0585-9

McNamara K, 2016, 'Benzodiazepines', AUSTRALIAN PRESCRIBER, 39, pp. 33 - 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.18773/austprescr.2016.016

Brett J, 2015, 'Comments: Letters to the editor: Concerns about quetiapine', Australian Prescriber, 38, pp. 189 - 190

Brett J; Murnion B, 2015, 'Management of benzodiazepine misuse and dependence', Australian Prescriber, 38, pp. 152 - 155, http://dx.doi.org/10.18773/austprescr.2015.055

Brett J; Murnion B, 2015, 'Pregabalin to treat ciguatera fish poisoning', Clinical Toxicology, 53, pp. 588, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/15563650.2015.1052499

Brett J, 2015, 'Concerns about quetiapine', Australian Prescriber, 38, pp. 95 - 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.18773/austprescr.2015.032

Brett J, 2015, 'Concerns about quetiapine', AUSTRALIAN PRESCRIBER, 38, pp. 189 - +

Montebello ME; Brett B, 2015, 'Misuse and associated harms of quetiapine and other atypical antipsychotics', Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences, pp. 1 - 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/7854_2015_424

Brett J; Dawson AH; Brown JA, 2014, 'Clenbuterol toxicity: A NSW Poisons Information Centre experience', Medical Journal of Australia, 200, pp. 219 - 221, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja13.10982

Baysari M; Brett J; Lam V; Milder T; Killen L; Chau AMT; McMullan B; Harkness J; Marriot D; Day R, 2013, 'Pneumonia Severity Scores and Prescribing Antibiotics for Community-Acquired Pneumonia at an Australian Hospital', Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 43, pp. 97 - 101

Brett J; Chong O; Graham GG; Ray J; Marriott D; Williams KM; Day RO, 2013, 'Antifungal Use and Therapeutic Monitoring of Plasma Concentrations of Itraconazole in Heart and Lung Transplantation Patients.', Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, 35, pp. 133 - 136, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/FTD.0b013e318275fe69

Wong C; Kumar SS; Graham GG; Begg EJ; Chin P; Brett J; Ray J; Marriott D; Williams KM; Day RO, 2013, 'Comparing dose prediction software used to manage gentamicin dosing', Internal Medicine Journal, 43, pp. 519 - 525, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.12067

Brett J, 2012, 'Why have prison needle exchange programmes not yet been rolled out in the UK?', BMJ Online, 345, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e6211

Baysari MT; Tang T; Brett J; Day RO, 2012, 'Implementation of revised aminoglycoside guidelines: Australian hospitals 'left in the lurch'', Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 42, pp. 178 - 179

Lipworth WL; Kerridge IH; Brett J; Day RO, 2011, 'How clinical and resaerch failures lead to suboptimal prescribing: the example of chronic gout', British Medical Journal, 343, pp. 1 - 3

Lipworth WL; Kerridge I; Brett J; Day R, 2011, 'How clinical and research failures lead to suboptimal prescribing: the example of chronic gout.', British Medical Journal, 343, pp. d7459, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.d7459

Day R, 2000, 'In Reply', The Australian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, 30, pp. 120 - 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jppr2000303120a

Conference Papers

Cairns R; Ali Z; Raubenheimer J; Noghrehchi F; Chitty K; Brown J; Dawson A; Isbister G; Chiew A; Brett J; Buckley N, 2023, 'A longitudinal data linkage of patients with acute poisoning, evnenomation and adverse drug reactions in New South Wales, Australia, 2011-2020: the PAVLOVA Cohort', in TOXICOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Clifford S; Yuen WS; Miller M; Douglass CH; Piatkowski T; Peacock A; Hill P; Lim MSC; Brett J; Dietze PM; Wright CJC, 2023, 'Alcohol consumption and harms at a northern Australian music festival', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, pp. S55 - S56

Piatkowski T; Wardle F; Peacock A; Hill P; Clifford S; Miller M; Dietze PM; Douglass CH; Brett J; Lim MSC; Wright CJC, 2023, 'Drug checking up north: Would festival patrons in the Northern Territory use this harm reduction service?', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, pp. S143 - S144

Ryan T; Do A; Auld R; Brown JA; Jiranantakan T; Brett J; Harper CE; Irwin M, 2021, 'A HARMLESS FANTASY? INCREASING GHB-RELATED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PRESENTATIONS IN NEW SOUTH WALES', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, pp. S32 - S33, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000715073200084&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Black E; Monds L; Chan B; Brett J; Acheson LS; Hutton J; Penm J; Demirkol A; Lintzeris N, 2021, 'THE ONE STUDY (OVERDOSE AND TAKE-HOME NALOXONE IN EMERGENCY SETTINGS): A PILOT STUDY EXAMINING FEASIBILITY OF DELIVERING BRIEF INTERVENTIONS ADDRESSING OVERDOSE PREVENTION WITH 'TAKE-HOME NALOXONE' SUPPLY IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SETTINGS', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, pp. S47 - S47, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000715073200123&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Conference Posters

van der Helder S, 2024, 'Exploring the perceived usefulness of integration support after naturalistic psychedelic experiences in people concerned about their substance use: a survey', Wesley Conference Centre, Sydney NSW, presented at 2024 NDARC Annual Research Symposium, Wesley Conference Centre, Sydney NSW, 20 September 2024

Conference Presentations

Tran D; Varney B; Jones N; Bharat C; Brett J; Oei J; Pearson SA; Degenhardt L; Havard A, 2024, 'Trends in the use of opioid agonist treatment for opioid dependence in pregnancy', presented at 2024 NDARC Annual Research Symposium, Wesley Conference Centre, Sydney NSW, 20 September 2024, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cph4ZrfKiMw&t=1850s

Varney B; Bharat C; Brett J; Degenhardt L; Jones N; Oei J; Pearson SA; Havard A; Tran DT, 2024, 'Use of opioid agonist therapy in pregnancy: Timing of initiation and treatment retention', presented at 2024 NDARC Annual Research Symposium, Wesley Conference Centre, Sydney NSW, 20 September 2024, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cph4ZrfKiMw&t=2664s

Acheson L; Ezard N; Lintzeris N; Dunlop A; Brett J; Rodgers C; Gill A; Christmass M; McKetin R; Farrell M; Shoptaw S; Siefried K, 2022, 'Lisdexamfetamine for the treatment of acute methamphetamine withdrawal: A pilot safety and feasibility trial', presented at The 2022 APSAD Scientific Alcohol and Drugs Conference, Darwin, Australia, 09 October 2022 - 12 October 2022, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/dar.13537

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