Dr Sujita Narayan
Sydney School of Public Health
Faculty of Medicine and Health
Dr Sujita Narayan is an Academic Fellow at the Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney. She is an early career researcher, with over 10 years’ experience in examining the quality use of medicines in older adults. Prior to pursuing her research interests, Sujita trained as a pharmacist at the Fiji School of Medicine and has practiced in hospital and community settings, including resource limited settings. She specialised in the management of people living with HIV in her role as the STI/HIV Regional Pharmacist for 13 countries in the Pacific, and was involved in pooled procurement of antiretroviral medicines, clinical care and contributing to the upgrade of standard treatment guidelines in reducing transmission of sexually transmitted infections from parent to child. She completed her Master of Pharmacy Practice from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. Following this she pursued her PhD examining the pharmacoepidemiological approaches to examine preventive medicines and multimorbidity in older people at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Her seminal research during this time was the development and validation of the Medicines Comorbidity Index (MCI), a medicine-based index, specifically for older people, to quantify multimorbidity and predict outcomes of hospitalisation and mortality. In her role as a Postdoctoral Fellow, Sujita continued her research interests in vulnerable subgroup populations such as people with dementia, older people approaching end-of-life and those with life limiting illnesses. Her current research focuses on quality use of commonly prescribed pain medicines in older adults.
Sujita’s main research interests are patient safety and quality use of medicines in older people.
Her previous research explored the trends in the utilisation of preventive and potentially inappropriate medicines in the older population, factors associated with adverse health outcomes and reducing unnecessary or harmful medicines as older adults approach end-of-life. She has special interests in medicine use in people with dementia.
Her current work focuses on the utilisation, safety, and efficacy of commonly prescribed pain medicines in older adults
I have co-supervised 3 Bachelor of Pharmacy 4th year Honours students (2019 – 2021; all completed). These students presented their research at international conferences (Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association Conference (APSA) and Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists (ASCEPT). I have supported all students to publish, with some publications as primary authors, evidenced by 4 publications (Goradia. S and Tay. HP). Currently, I supervise 4 Masters School of Public Health Capstone students.
| Project title | Research student |
|---|---|
| Pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies for the management of musculoskeletal conditions. | Lisa VIZZA |
Publications
Book Chapters
- Nishtala, P., Narayan, S. (2019). Application of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacovigilance Studies. In Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar (Eds.), Application of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacovigilance Studies, (pp. 445-450). United Kingdom: Academic Press.
Journals
- Abdel Shaheed, C., Hayes, C., Maher, C., Ballantyne, J., Underwood, M., McLachlan, A., Martin, J., Narayan, S., Sidhom, M. (2023). Opioid analgesics for nociceptive cancer pain: A comprehensive review. CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. [More Information]
- Penm, J., Narayan, S., Alffenaar, J., Johnson, J., Mirkov, S., Page, A., Pont, L., Patanwala, A. (2022). A benchmarking scoping review of research output from hospital pharmacy departments in Australia. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 52(4), 275-282. [More Information]
- Abu Sardaneh, A., Goradia, S., Narayan, S., Penm, J., McLachlan, A., Patanwala, A. (2022). Dose equivalence between metaraminol and norepinephrine in critical care. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 88(1), 303-310. [More Information]
Conferences
- Narayan, S., Yu Ho, K., Penm, J., Mintzes, B., Mirzaei, A., Schneider, C., Patanwala, A. (2019). Missing data reporting in clinical pharmacy research. ASCEPT-PAGANZ, Queenstown, New Zealand: Not applicable.
- Narayan, S., Nishtala, P. (2016). A Medicines Comorbidity Index for Older People. Pacific Voices XIII.
- Narayan, S., Nishtala, P. (2016). A Medicines Comorbidity Index for older people. School of Pharmacy Research Day.
2023
- Abdel Shaheed, C., Hayes, C., Maher, C., Ballantyne, J., Underwood, M., McLachlan, A., Martin, J., Narayan, S., Sidhom, M. (2023). Opioid analgesics for nociceptive cancer pain: A comprehensive review. CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. [More Information]
2022
- Penm, J., Narayan, S., Alffenaar, J., Johnson, J., Mirkov, S., Page, A., Pont, L., Patanwala, A. (2022). A benchmarking scoping review of research output from hospital pharmacy departments in Australia. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 52(4), 275-282. [More Information]
- Abu Sardaneh, A., Goradia, S., Narayan, S., Penm, J., McLachlan, A., Patanwala, A. (2022). Dose equivalence between metaraminol and norepinephrine in critical care. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 88(1), 303-310. [More Information]
- Abu Sardaneh, A., Narayan, S., Penm, J., Oliver, M., Gattas, D., McLachlan, A., Patanwala, A. (2022). Efficacy and safety of metaraminol in critically ill patients with shock: a systematic review. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 52(2), 83-93. [More Information]
2021
- Wang, X., Tay, H., Narayan, S., Penm, J., Patanwala, A. (2021). Comparison of opioid prescribing upon hospital discharge in patients receiving tapentadol versus oxycodone following orthopaedic surgery. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 43(6), 1602-1608. [More Information]
- Wang, X., Narayan, S., Penm, J., Johnstone, C., Patanwala, A. (2021). Gastrointestinal Adverse Events in Hospitalized Patients Following Orthopedic Surgery: Tapentadol Immediate Release Versus Oxycodone Immediate Release. Pain Physician, 24(3), E309-E315. [More Information]
- Wang, X., Narayan, S., Penm, J., Johnstone, C., Patanwala, A. (2021). Gastrointestinal adverse events in hospitalized patients following orthopedic surgery: Tapentadol immediate release versus oxycodone immediate release. Pain Physician, 24(3), E309-E315.
2020
- De Oliveira Costa, J., Schaffer, A., Medland, N., Litchfield, M., Narayan, S., Guy, R., McManus, H., Pearson, S. (2020). Adherence to Antiretroviral Regimens in Australia: A Nationwide Cohort Study. AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 34(2), 81-91. [More Information]
- Capra, S., Narayan, S., Parratt, K., Patanwala, A. (2020). Cannabinoids for drug-resistant seizures in a critically ill patient—Case report and literature review. Journal Of Clinical Pharmacy And Therapeutics, 45(3), 570-572. [More Information]
- Narayan, S., Castelino, R., Hammond, N., Patanwala, A. (2020). Effect of mannitol plus hypertonic saline combination versus hypertonic saline monotherapy on acute kidney injury after traumatic brain injury. Journal of Critical Care, 57, 220-224. [More Information]
2019
- Narayan, S., Pearson, S., Litchfield, M., Le Couteur, D., Buckley, N., McLachlan, A., Zoega, H. (2019). Anticholinergic medicines use among older adults before and after initiating dementia medicines. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 85(9), 1957-1963. [More Information]
- Zheng, D., Narayan, S., Zoega, H., Litchfield, M., Buckley, N., Pearson, S., Schaffer, A. (2019). Anticipating the effects of restricting high-dose preparations of strong opioids in Australia: A population-based analysis to inform the current policy debate. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 28(4), 521-527. [More Information]
- Nishtala, P., Narayan, S. (2019). Application of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacovigilance Studies. In Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar (Eds.), Application of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacovigilance Studies, (pp. 445-450). United Kingdom: Academic Press.
2018
- Narayan, S., Hilmer, S., Nishtala, P. (2018). A population-level study examining discontinuation of statins in older people with dementia. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 74(3), 379-381. [More Information]
- Narayan, S., Nishtala, P. (2018). Population-based study examining the utilization of preventive medicines by older people in the last year of life. Geriatrics and Gerontology International, 18(6), 892-898. [More Information]
- Bala, S., Narayan, S., Nishtala, P. (2018). Potentially inappropriate medications in community-dwelling older adults undertaken as a comprehensive geriatric risk assessment. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 74(5), 645-653. [More Information]
2017
- Nishtala, P., Ndukwe, H., Chyou, T., Salahudeen, M., Narayan, S. (2017). An overview of pharmacoepidemiology in New Zealand: Medical databases, registries and research achievements. New Zealand Medical Journal, 130(1449), 52-61.
- Narayan, S., Nishtala, P. (2017). Antihypertensive medicines utilization: A decade-long nationwide study of octogenarians, nonagenarians and centenarians. Geriatrics and Gerontology International, 17(7), 1109-1117. [More Information]
- Narayan, S., Nishtala, P. (2017). Decade-long temporal trends in the utilization of preventive medicines by centenarians. Journal Of Clinical Pharmacy And Therapeutics, 42, 165-169. [More Information]
2016
- Narayan, S., Nishtala, P. (2016). A Medicines Comorbidity Index for Older People. Pacific Voices XIII.
- Narayan, S., Nishtala, P. (2016). A Medicines Comorbidity Index for older people. School of Pharmacy Research Day.
- Narayan, S., Nishtala, P. (2016). Antihypertensive medicines utilisation: A decade-long nationwide study of octogenarians, nonagenarians and centenarians. Otago Spotlight Series, Cardiovascular Disease., Wellington, New Zealand.
2015
- Narayan, S., Nishtala, P. (2015). Associations of Potentially Inappropriate Medicine Use with Fall-Related Hospitalisations and Primary Care Visits in Older New Zealanders: A Population-Level Study Using the Updated 2012 Beers Criteria. Drugs - Real World Outcomes, 2(2), 137-141. [More Information]
- Narayan, S., Nishtala, P. (2015). Prevalence of potentially inappropriate medicine use in older New Zealanders: A population-level study using the updated 2012 Beers criteria. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 21(4), 633-641. [More Information]
- Narayan, S. (2015). Preventive medicines and multimorbidity. 3 Minute Thesis.
2014
- Nishtala, P., Narayan, S., Wang, T., Hilmer, S. (2014). Associations of drug burden index with falls, general practitioner visits, and mortality in older people. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 23(7), 753-758. [More Information]
2013
- Narayan, S., Hilmer, S., Horsburgh, S., Nishtala, P. (2013). Anticholinergic component of the drug burden index and the anticholinergic drug scale as measures of anticholinergic exposure in older people in New Zealand: a population-level study. Drugs and Aging, 30(11), 927-934. [More Information]
- Narayan, S., Nishtala, P. (2013). Use of high-risk medicines in older New Zealanders: A population-level study. Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.
