ProfessorAndrew McLachlan
Head of School and Dean, Sydney Pharmacy School
Faculty of Medicine and Health
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- Head of School and Dean, Sydney Pharmacy SchoolFaculty of Medicine and Health
RESEARCH INTERESTs
Professor McLachlan’s research covers the following areas:
- The impact of ageing on clinical pahrmacology of medicines
- Ethnic differences in drug response.
- Herb-drug interactions.
- Therapeutic drug monitoring as a tool for optimised drug therapy.
- Optimal treatment of low back pain.
- Quality use of medicines.
FUNDED RESEARCH
- GRANTPROSPER: A pilot, pragmatic, registry-embedded, multi-centre, double-blind, randomised controlled trial of oral oxycodone versus sublingual buprenorphine for postoperative pain control after pelvic exenterationDepartment of Health and Aged Care (Federal)1 Apr 2025 - 30 Sep 2027People funded by this grant:
- De Carvalho Machado G,
- White K,
- Penm J,
- Johnstone C,
- Lin C-WC
- GRANTADAPT-ED: An adaptive trial of emergency department interventions for back painMedical Research Future Fund1 Mar 2024 - 28 Feb 2030People funded by this grant:
- Machado G,
- Billot L,
- Buchbinder R,
- Clerc-Hawke A,
- Day R
- GRANTSAGE: Safer AnalGEsiaDepartment of Health and Aged Care (Federal)1 Mar 2024 - 28 Feb 2030People funded by this grant:
- Stanaway FF,
- Thompson R,
- Blyth F,
- De Carvalho Machado G,
- McLachlan A
- GRANTDREAM: An adaptive placebo-controlled trial of duloxetine for the treatment of chronic sciaticaNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Feb 2024People funded by this grant:
- Underwood M,
- Maher C,
- Ivers R,
- Day R,
- Finnerup NB
- GRANTCOMFORT: Clinical Observation, Management, and Function Of low back pain Relief TherapiesNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Apr 2022People funded by this grant:
- Stanaway FF,
- Thompson R,
- Kelly PJ,
- Abdel Shaheed C,
- McLachlan A
- GRANTTrial of glucocorticoids in acute sciatica - OASISNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jul 2019People funded by this grant:
- Lin C-WC,
- McLachlan A,
- Abdel Shaheed C,
- Li Q,
- Latimer J
- GRANTMEMOIR: A multi-site placebo-controlled trial of memantine and graded motor imagery for complex regional pain syndromeDepartment of Health and Aged Care (Federal)1 Apr 2019 - 31 Mar 2025People funded by this grant:
- McLachlan A,
- Wand BM,
- Gustin SM,
- Lamb S,
- McAuley J
- GRANTMEMOIR: A multi-national randomised factorial placebo-controlled trial with embedded mechanism evaluation of memantine and graded motor imagery for complex regional pain syndromeNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2019People funded by this grant:
- McLachlan A
- GRANTNovel inhalation formulation of bacteriophages against superbugs causing respiratory infectionsNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2020People funded by this grant:
- McLachlan A,
- Morgan K,
- Chan H-KK,
- Morales S
- GRANTCognitive ageing in cancer populations: a cohort study extension in colorectal cancer survivorsDVC Research1 Jul 2015People funded by this grant:
- Johnston I,
- Waite L,
- McLachlan A,
- Vardy J,
- Lagopoulos J
- GRANTFrom "BIG DATA" to evidence: Post-market surveillance of psychotropic medicines in AustraliaDVC Research1 Jul 2015People funded by this grant:
- Lintzeris N,
- Schneider C,
- Karanges E,
- Abbott M,
- McGregor I
- GRANTPatient-centred eHealth approach to improving outcomes for gout sufferersNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Apr 2015 - 31 Dec 2020People funded by this grant:
- Laba T-L,
- McLachlan A
- GRANTNational Health and Medical Research Council1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2018People funded by this grant:
- Lin CC,
- Billot L,
- McLachlan A,
- Koes B,
- Maher C
- GRANTCentre of Research Excellence in Medicines and AgeingNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2014People funded by this grant:
- Buckley NA,
- Dobbins T,
- Le Couteur D,
- Henry D,
- McLachlan A
- GRANTEVOS FL Auto cell imaging systemNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2014People funded by this grant:
- Jessup W,
- Walters K,
- McLachlan A,
- Zhou H,
- Kennerson M
- GRANTPhase 1 clinical trial: Inhaled rifapentine for rapid treatment of tuberculosisRebecca L Cooper Medical Research Foundation1 Jan 2014People funded by this grant:
- Parumasivam T,
- Chan JGY,
- Chan H-KK,
- McLachlan A
- GRANTA randomised controlled trial of deprescribing to optimise medical therapy for frail older people: the Opti-Med studyNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2013 - 31 Dec 2018People funded by this grant:
- McLachlan A,
- Comans T,
- Potter K,
- Etherton-Beer C,
- Hilmer S
- GRANTNational Health and Medical Research Council1 Jan 2013 - 31 Dec 2018People funded by this grant:
- McLachlan A,
- Etherton-Beer C,
- Dobbins T,
- Henry D,
- Couteur DL
- GRANTPatterns of care and health outcomes: Opportunities for epidemiology and health services research using whole of population, cross-jurisdictional linkage of routinely collected dataNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2013People funded by this grant:
- Le Couteur D,
- Buckley N,
- Buckley NA,
- O'Connell D,
- Armstrong B
- GRANTTeaching AcademicConcord Hospital1 Jan 2013People funded by this grant:
- McLachlan A
- GRANTNational Health and Medical Research Council1 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2016People funded by this grant:
- Banks E,
- Gnjidic D,
- Joshy G,
- Mclachlan A,
- Couteur DL
