By Dr Malcolm Bjorn Gillies

Journal articles

de Oliveira Costa J; Gillies MB; Schaffer AL; Zoega H; Peiris D; Pearson SA, 2025, 'New use of antidepressants among Australians up to 24 years of age remains high after the COVID-19 pandemic emergency era', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 59, pp. 926 - 930, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674251356404

Brett J; Cesta CE; Gillies MB; Bateman BT; Chan AYL; Cheng MCY; Cho Y; Choi E; Cohen JM; Donald S; Furu K; Gissler M; Gomes T; Havard A; Hernandez-Diaz S; Hsieh MHC; Huybrechts KF; Karlsson P; Kelty E; Lai ECC; Ledlie S; Wang T; Leinonen K; Parkin L; Reutfors J; Shin JY; Su CTT; Varney B; Wong ICK; Man KKC; Zoega H, 2025, 'Global Trends in Analgesic Opioid Use in Pregnancy: A Retrospective Cohort Study', Anesthesiology, 142, pp. 1100 - 1113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000005418

Bruno C; Cesta CE; Hjellvik V; Ulrichsen SP; Bjørk MH; Esen BÖ; Gillies MB; Gissler M; Havard A; Karlstad Ø; Leinonen MK; Nørgaard M; Pearson SA; Reutfors J; Furu K; Cohen JM; Zoega H, 2025, 'Corrigendum to Antipsychotic use during pregnancy and risk of specific neurodevelopmental disorders and learning difficulties in children: a multinational cohort study [eClinicalMedicine 70 (2024) 102531/DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102531] (eClinicalMedicine (2024) 70, (S258953702400110X), (10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102531))', Eclinicalmedicine, 81, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103139

Maston K; Gillies MB; Zoega H; Batterham PJ; Christensen H; Werner-Seidler A, 2025, 'Individual, social, and environmental predictors of insomnia symptom trajectories in a population cohort of Australian adolescents aged 13 to 17 years', Sleep Advances, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sleepadvances/zpaf058

Gillies MB; Chidwick K; Bharat C; Camacho X; Currow D; Gisev N; Degenhardt L; Pearson SA, 2024, 'Long-term prescribed opioid use after hospitalization or emergency department presentation among opioid naïve adults (2014–2020)—A population-based descriptive cohort study', British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 90, pp. 2111 - 2123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bcp.16093

Varney B; Brett J; Zoega H; Gillies MB; Powell M; Bateman BT; Shand AW; Pearson SA; Havard A, 2024, 'Opioid analgesic exposure during the first trimester of pregnancy and the risk of major congenital malformations in infants: a systematic review and meta-analysis†', Anaesthesia, 79, pp. 967 - 977, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/anae.16307

Gerhardy L; Nassar N; Litchfield M; Kennedy D; Smith A; Gillies MB; Pearson SA; Zoega H; Shand A, 2024, 'Prescription retinoid and contraception use in women in Australia: A population-based study', Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 65, pp. 428 - 436, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajd.14294

Zoega H; Falster M; Gillies M; Litchfield M; Camacho X; Bruno C; Daniels B; Donnolley N; Havard A; Schaffer A; Chambers G; Degenhardt L; Dobbins T; Gisev N; Ivers R; Jorm L; Liu B; Vajdic C; Pearson SA, 2024, 'The Medicines Intelligence Data Platform: A Population-Based Data Resource From New South Wales, Australia', Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pds.5887

Gillies MB; Camacho X; Bharat C; Buizen L; Blyth F; Currow D; Wilson A; Degenhardt L; Gisev N; Pearson SA, 2024, 'Oxycodone initiation in Australia (2014–2018): Sociodemographic factors and preceding health service use', British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 90, pp. 1656 - 1666, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bcp.16063

Varney B; Zoega H; Gillies MB; Gisev N; Weston Shand A; Pearson SA; Havard A, 2024, 'Prevalence and Persistence of Prescription Opioid Use Following Hospital Discharge after Childbirth: An Australian Population-Based Cohort Study', Anesthesia and Analgesia, 138, pp. 970 - 979, http://dx.doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000006582

Bruno C; Cesta CE; Hjellvik V; Ulrichsen SP; Bjørk MH; Esen BÖ; Gillies MB; Gissler M; Havard A; Karlstad Ø; Leinonen MK; Nørgaard M; Pearson SA; Reutfors J; Furu K; Cohen JM; Zoega H, 2024, 'Antipsychotic use during pregnancy and risk of specific neurodevelopmental disorders and learning difficulties in children: a multinational cohort study', Eclinicalmedicine, 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102531

Gillies MB; Bharat C; Camacho X; Daniels B; Hall K; Kelly TL; Kelty E; Lin J; Litchfield M; Lopez D; Noghrehchi F; Raubenheimer J; Varney B; Pratt N, 2024, 'Medicine utilization studies in Australian individual-level dispensing data: A blinded, multi-center replicated analysis', Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pds.5776

Brikell I; Yao H; Li L; Astrup A; Gao L; Gillies MB; Xie T; Zhang-James Y; Dalsgaard S; Engeland A; Faraone SV; Haavik J; Hartman C; Ip P; Jakobsdóttir Smári U; Larsson H; Man KK; de Oliveira Costa J; Pearson SA; Hostrup Nielsen NP; Snieder H; Wimberley T; Wong IC; Zhang L; Zoega H; Klungsøyr K; Chang Z, 2024, 'ADHD medication discontinuation and persistence across the lifespan: a retrospective observational study using population-based databases', Lancet Psychiatry, 11, pp. 16 - 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(23)00332-2

Varney B; Zoega H; Bjørn Gillies M; Gisev N; Weston Shand A; Pearson S-A; Havard A, 2024, 'Prevalence and Persistence of Prescription Opioid Use Following Hospital Discharge After Childbirth: An Australian Population-Based Cohort Study', Obstetric Anesthesia Digest, 44, pp. 236 - 237, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.aoa.0001080308.34895.4e

Brett J; Gillies MB; Buckley NA; Pearson SA; Zoega H, 2023, 'Patterns of suboptimal antipsychotic use and misuse in Australia: What can routinely collected data tell us?', British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 89, pp. 3411 - 3420, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bcp.15821

Bruno C; Zoega H; Gillies MB; Havard A; Coghill D; Pearson SA; Brett J, 2023, 'Expanded access to publicly subsidised lisdexamfetamine treatment for adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: An interrupted time-series analysis', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57, pp. 1073 - 1076, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674231170556

Bruno C; Havard A; Gillies MB; Coghill D; Brett J; Guastella AJ; Pearson SA; Zoega H, 2023, 'Patterns of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medicine use in the era of new non-stimulant medicines: A population-based study among Australian children and adults (2013–2020)', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57, pp. 675 - 685, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674221114782

Kusuma K; Larsen M; Quiroz JC; Gillies M; Burnett A; Qian J; Torok M, 2022, 'The performance of machine learning models in predicting suicidal ideation, attempts, and deaths: A meta-analysis and systematic review', Journal of Psychiatric Research, 155, pp. 579 - 588, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.09.050

Vuong T; Gillies M; Larney S; Montebello M; Ritter A, 2022, 'The association between involuntary alcohol treatment and subsequent emergency department visits and hospitalizations: a Bayesian analysis of treated patients and matched controls', Addiction, 117, pp. 1589 - 1597, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15755

Gillies MB; Burgner DP; Ivancic L; Nassar N; Miller JE; Sullivan SG; Todd IMF; Pearson SA; Schaffer AL; Zoega H, 2022, 'Changes in antibiotic prescribing following COVID-19 restrictions: Lessons for post-pandemic antibiotic stewardship', British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 88, pp. 1143 - 1151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bcp.15000

Varney B; Zoega H; Gillies MB; Brett J; Pearson SA; Havard A, 2022, 'Prescription opioid use in Australian women of reproductive age: Implications for unplanned pregnancies', British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 88, pp. 1298 - 1320, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bcp.15074

de Oliveira Costa J; Gillies MB; Schaffer AL; Peiris D; Zoega H; Pearson SA, 2022, 'Changes in antidepressant use in Australia: A nationwide analysis (2015–2021)', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674221079740

Gillies MB; Bowen JR; Patterson JA; Roberts CL; Torvaldsen S, 2018, 'Educational outcomes for children with cerebral palsy: a linked data cohort study', Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 60, pp. 397 - 401, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.13651

Gunnell AS; Hung J; Knuiman MW; Nedkoff L; Gillies M; Geelhoed E; Hobbs MST; Katzenellenbogen JM; Rankin JM; Ortiz M; Briffa TG; Sanfilippo FM, 2016, 'Secondary preventive medication use in a prevalent population-based cohort of acute coronary syndrome survivors', Cardiovascular Therapeutics, 34, pp. 423 - 430, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1755-5922.12212

Gillies M; Ranakusuma A; Hoffmann T; Thorning S; McGuire T; Glasziou P; Del C, 2015, 'Common harms from amoxicillin: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials for any indication', CMAJ, 187, pp. E21 - E31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.140848

Gunnell A; Nedkoff L; Hung J; Knuiman M; Gillies M; Ortiz M; Rankin J; Geelhoed E; Hobbs M; Katzenellenbogen J; Briffa T; Sanfilippo F, 2015, 'Cardioprotective drugs dispensed after admission for myocardial infarction (MI) in a whole population cohort: Western Australian Medication Adherence and Costs in Heart disease study (WAMACH)', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 24, pp. S377 - S378, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2015.06.618

Gillies MB; Williamson M; Merrifield A; Morrell S; Huang N, 2014, 'Surveillance of New Drug Adoption in Australia Using Primary Care EHR Data', PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY, 23, pp. 133 - 133, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000342763600249&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Gunnell AS; Knuiman MW; Geelhoed E; Hobbs MST; Katzenellenbogen JM; Hung J; Rankin JM; Nedkoff L; Briffa TG; Ortiz M; Gillies M; Cordingley A; Messer M; Gardner C; Lopez D; Atkins E; Mai Q; Sanfilippo FM, 2014, 'Long-term use and cost-effectiveness of secondary prevention drugs for heart disease in Western Australian seniors (WAMACH): A study protocol', BMJ Open, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006258

Mulholland S; Gavranich JB; Gillies MB; Chang AB, 2012, 'Antibiotics for community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections secondary to Mycoplasma pneumoniae in children.', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Online, 9, pp. CD004875

Gadzhanova S; Gillies M; Roughead E; Zuo Y, 2011, 'Fixed dose combination diabetes medicines: Usage in the Australian veteran population', Australian Family Physician, 40, pp. 811 - 815

Robertson JG; Moxey AJ; Newby D; Gillies MC; Williamson M; Pearson S, 2011, 'Electronic information and clinical decision support for prescribing: State of play in Australian general practice', Family Practice, 28, pp. 93 - 101, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmq031

Gillies MB, 2009, 'NICE: Alone in Europe but not the world', BMJ Online, 338, pp. 428, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b636

Alonso H; Gillies MB; Cummins PL; Bliznyuk AA; Gready JE, 2005, 'Multiple ligand-binding modes in bacterial R67 dihydrofolate reductase', Journal of Computer Aided Molecular Design, 19, pp. 165 - 187, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10822-005-3693-6

Gillies MB; Matyjaszewski K; Norrby PO; Pintauer T; Poli R; Richard P, 2003, 'A DFT study of R-X bond dissociation enthalpies of relevance to the initiation process of atom transfer radical polymerization', Macromolecules, 36, pp. 8551 - 8559, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ma0351672

Gillies MB; Tønder JE; Tanner D; Norrby PO, 2002, 'Quantum chemical calculations on the Peterson olefination with α-silyl ester enolates', Journal of Organic Chemistry, 67, pp. 7378 - 7388, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jo0262107

de Mol NJ; Gillies MB; Fischer MJE, 2002, 'Experimental and calculated shift in pKa upon binding of phosphotyrosine peptide to the SH2 domain of p56lck', Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 10, pp. 1477 - 1482, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0968-0896(01)00407-2

Moret EE; Van Wijk MC; Kostense AS; Gillies MB, 1999, 'Scoring peptide(mimetic)-protein interactions', Medicinal Chemistry Research, 9, pp. 604 - 620

Conference Papers

Araki M; Zoega H; Gillies MB; Falster M; Peiris D; Larsson H; Costa JDO, 2024, 'Cardiovascular Medicine Use in Adults with ADHD: A Nationwide Study in Australia', in PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY, WILEY, pp. 130 - 131

Gillies MB; Bharat C; Camacho X; Daniels B; Hall K; Kelly T-L; Kelty E; Lin J; Litchfield M; Lopez D; Noghrehchi F; Raubenhimer J; Varney B; Pratt N, 2024, 'Medicine Utilisation Studies in Australian Individual-Level Dispensing data: A blinded, Multi-Centre Replication Experiment', in PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY, WILEY, pp. 241 - 241

Yao H; Xie T; Gillies MB; Hartman C; Chang Z, 2024, 'The Relationships Between ADHD/ADHD Medication and the Persistence of Anti-Hypertensive Medication?', in PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY, WILEY, pp. 515 - 515

Bharat C; Stehlik P; Camacho X; Chidwick K; Daniels B; Gillies MB; Hansford H; Ho JN; Lin J; Lopez D; Kelly T-L; Kelty E; Noghrehchi F; Varney B; Filion KB; Pratt N, 2024, 'The Use and Implementation of Instrumental Variables in Pharmacoepidemiology: A Scoping Review', in PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY, WILEY, pp. 618 - 618

Bruno C; Cesta CE; Hjellvik V; Ulrichsen SP; Bjork M-HH; Esen BO; Gillies MB; Gissler M; Havard A; Karlsson P; Karlstad O; Leinonen MK; Norgaard M; Pearson S-A; Reutfors J; Stigum H; Furu K; Cohen J; Zoega H, 2023, 'Prenatal exposure to antipsychotic medication and neurocognitive impairment among children: A Nordic cohort study', in PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY, WILEY, pp. 616 - 617

Huang N; Hains I; London J; Delaney C; Williamson M; Gillies MB; Marshall C, 2014, 'We've Got Your Clinical Data - What's in It for Clinicians?', in PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, pp. 479 - 479

Conference Posters

Chidwick K, 2024, 'Long-term prescribed opioid use after hospitalisation or emergency department presentation among opioid-naïve adults in New South Wales (NSW), Australia (2014–2020)—a population-based cohort study', Wesley Conference Centre, Sydney NSW, presented at 2024 NDARC Annual Research Symposium, Wesley Conference Centre, Sydney NSW, 20 September 2024

Conference Presentations

Bharat C; Gisev N; Hopkins R; Pearson SA; Gillies M; Dobbins T; Larney S; Blythe F; Degenhardt L, 2024, 'Development of opioid use disorder following treatment with opioid analgesics for non-cancer pain relief: an Australian state-wide nested case-control study', presented at 2024 NDARC Annual Research Symposium, Wesley Conference Centre, Sydney NSW, 20 September 2024, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwVO9ONBuE8&t=5295s

Gillies MB; Galgani F; Tsafnat G; Dunn AG; Huang N; Williamson M, 2013, 'Feasibility of Using Australian GP Prescribing Data for Pharmacovigilance', presented at 29th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology & Therapeutic Risk Management, Montreal, Canada, 25 August 2013 - 28 August 2013

Conference Abstracts

Bruno C; Havard A; Gillies M; Coghill D; Brett J; Guastella A; Pearson S-A; Zoega H, 2022, 'Patterns of ADHD medicine use: A population-based study among Australian children and adults (2013-2020)', in PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY, WILEY, Vol. 31, pp. 71 - 71, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000859084400136&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Preprints

Varney B; Zoega H; Gillies MB; Bruno C; Havard A; Shand AW; Nassar N; Brett J, 2025, Prenatal prescription opioid analgesic exposure and academic performance in third grade children: An Australian population-based cohort study, http://dx.doi.org/10.22541/au.175533129.98373096/v1

Sit A; Bruno C; Araki M; Gillies M; Zoega H, 2024, Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder medication use and cardiometabolic conditions in pregnancy: A population-based cohort study, http://dx.doi.org/10.22541/au.172742419.94824081/v1

Zoega H; Falster M; Gillies M; Litchfield M; Camacho X; Bruno C; Daniels B; Donnolley N; Havard A; Schaffer A; Chambers G; Degenhardt L; Dobbins T; Gisev N; Ivers R; Jorm L; Liu B; Vajdic C; Pearson S-A, 2024, The Medicines Intelligence Data Platform: A population-based data resource from New South Wales, Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2024.04.29.24306520

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