Qiwen Fang @Cheevnn

Our paper found #specialist outpatient clinic (#SOPC) service disruption like #COVID was associated with increased risk of #mortality and #CVD among #DM patients. Findings support #primarycare clinics are essential in public health crises. …ubs.pericles-prod.literatumonline.com/doi/10.1111/do…

Read our paper on 18 Countries and HK Opioid Prescribing Trend from 2001 to 2019. Very big differences between countries and US is going down. link.springer.com/10.1007/s40263…

"Emulating Six Cardiovascular Outcome Trials of Antidiabetic Drugs in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes: Analyses Based on Real‐World Databases from Korea and Taiwan", has been published by our international team! Read ascpt.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cp…

Our #EJPC paper found that the Risk Assessment and Management Programme for #Hypertension (RAMP-HT) supplementing usual care associated with reduced relative risk of #CVD and all-cause #mortality in HT patients compared to those receiving usual care only. academic.oup.com/eurjpc/article…

My lab’s latest @TheLancet Psychiatry study showing increased infections following clozapine use; excellent work by my student @YuqiHu_ and the rest of my team, with special thanks to psychiatry, family medicine, & pharmacy colleagues & collaborators 🥂 thelancet.com/journals/lanps…

Our 10-Year Retrospective Cohort Studies in UK and HK finds that younger age of #hypertension onset is associated with higher risks for #cardiovascular events and #mortality. Paper published on Journal of Primary Care & Community Health @SageJournals. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/21…

The #validated #Cantonese-Chinese #translation of the Pharmacy Services #Questionnaire #PSQ is a reliable #instrument to assess services #satisfaction by community pharmacies. See full article published in @editorjoppp tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Our multinational network cohort study shows that extensive multi-organ involvement of post-COVID-19 condition over the short-term period and the subside in risk for most complications over the medium- and long-term. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01…

For elderly Asia patients with acute myeloid leukaemia, venetoclax combination with hypomethylating agents showed superior overall survival and less transfusion needs than hypomethylating agents alone, especially the >=75 years group. @CSMPR_HKUPharm journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20…

Our latest longitudinal study on trends in #benzodiazepines and #Z-drug prescribing in Hong Kong has just been published with @ElsevierConnect in @LancetRH_WPac. We found increasing trends from 2014 to 2023, with a notable increase in young adults. @Esther_CSMPRHKU

Register now for the Newcomer Track for the 17th Asian Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology (#ACPE2025) from 21-23 November. Present original research with expert mentorship, receive feedback and network with international leaders. Register by 13 June: hkumed.hk/af8e9e

Letter written with Dr Angel Wong on bias in a study of PCSK9 inhibitors. Read it in European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy academic.oup.com/ehjcvp/advance… @hkumed @HkuPharm @CSMPR_HKUPharm #epidemiology #lipids #pharmacotherapy #cardiology

Our study, the largest conducted to date examining various classes of antihypertensive drugs and dementia risk. We found a lower risk of all-cause dementia with ARBs compared to ACE inhibitors. Hong Kong, UK, Sweden, and Australia data included. doi.org/10.1093/ageing…

Country Income, Gini Index, Disease Burden and Universal Health Coverage, which one you would expect as the driving factor for the access of WHO essential cancer medicine? Read our fresh online paper on Lancet Oncology.sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @hkumed @HkuPharm @CSMPR_HKUPharm

Our new study comparing #VectorARIMA & #TemporalFusionTransformers for #forecasting population-wide #depression incidence in HK, tackling structural breaks from pandemics & socio-economic crises. jmir.org/2025/1/e67156. Published in @jmirpub Journal of Medical Internet Research.

Our study used cohort and case-crossover design to investigate the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding associated with combined use of oral anticoagulants and proton pump inhibitors using UK and HK data. Findings published in @Nature_NPJ nature.com/articles/s4432…

Our latest work observed comparable survival benefit but significant lower health resource utilization associated with novel hormonal agents when comparing to docetaxel for the management of prostate cancer. Published at ⁦@iScience_CP⁩ Cell Press. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Delighted to share this new paper led by my PhD student @clairewei0830, investigating rates and rate ratio of multimorbidity incidence after SARS- or influenza-related admissions. Findings now available in @Nature_NPJ Prim Care Respir Med by @PCRSUK nature.com/articles/s4153…

Our @LancetLongevity study finds that #Statin therapy is beneficial for #hypercholesterolemic patients with chronic #kidney disease aged 75+ against #CVD and all-cause #mortality, without posing an increased risk of major adverse events. thelancet.com/journals/lanhl…

Our recent research letter found increasing use of biosimilars in Hong Kong in the last 12 years; while oral tsDMARDs remain the highest retention among patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Great team work from colleagues PhD and MBBS students at HKUMed. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/17…