Pharmaceutical Policy

Publications authored by CHSPR faculty and staff from 2009 to the present are listed here. Older peer-reviewed publications are usually available from individual journals and can be searched for using PubMed. Older reports published by CHSPR (from 1973) are available from the UBC Library cIRcle database. If you cannot find a specific publication, please contact us.


Valle Soto L, Manges A, Gadermann A, Thamboo A, Sutherland JM. Systemic Corticosteroid Dispensing Patterns Among Patients with Sinonasal Polyps: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2026 Jan-Dec;55:19160216261466629. doi: 10.1177/19160216261466629. Epub 2026 Jul 22. Read more

Aghayan M, Shillito J, Jakobi JM, Jessri M, Liu-Ambrose T, Purcell SA. Characterizing the role of menopausal status and hormone therapy on modifiable health behaviors and their association with body composition, physical function, and metabolic health. Menopause. 2026 Jun 23. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000002831. Online ahead of print. Read more

Bond M, Beresford A, Noonan V, Rotem-Kohavi N, Kwon B, Wong ST, Liu G, Sutherland JM. Implications of Polypharmacy to Clinical Practice for Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Population-Based Approach in British Columbia, Canada. 2026 May 31;7(1):1-10. doi: 10.1089/neur.2025.0149. Read more

Valle Soto L. Systemic corticosteroid dispensing patterns and associated adverse outcomes among patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (T). University of British Columbia; 2026. Read more

Zhou LW, Dasgupta D, Shoamanesh A, Menon BK, Sutherland J. Temporal Trends in the Use of Direct Oral Anticoagulants Prior to Stroke Admission. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2026 Jan 24:108574. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2026.108574. Online ahead of print. Read more

Weymann D, Krebs E, Pollard S, Mcphail M, Bosdet I, Yip S, Weppler AM, Karsan A, Anderson H, Bubela T, Law MR, Kesselheim A, Regier DA. Patient and population impacts of multi-gene panel and pembrolizumab coverage in metastatic melanoma. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2025 Nov 8:djaf307. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djaf307. Online ahead of print. Read more

Nethery E, Xu C, Chan CSY, Helmer-Smith M, Stucchi A, Mooney D, Zusman EZ, Dunn S, Pammett R, Norman WV, Guarna G, Law MR, Schummers L. Mifepristone Access Through Community Pharmacies When Regulated as a Routine Prescription Medication. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Nov 3;8(11):e2542096. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.42096. Read more

Garrison SR, Bakal JA, Kolber MR, Korownyk CS, Green LA, Kirkwood JEM, McAlister FA, Padwal RS, Lewanczuk R, Hill MD, Singer AG, Katz A, Kelmer MD, Gayayan A, Campbell FN, Vucenovic A, Archibald NR, Yeung JMS, Youngson ERE, McGrail K, O'Neill BG, Greiver M, Manca DP, Wang T, Manns BJ, Mangin DA, MacLean C, McCormack J, Wong ST, Norris C, Allan GM. Interaction Between Chronotype and the Timing of Antihypertensive Medication on Cardiovascular Events and Death. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Oct 9:e044278. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.125.044278. Online ahead of print. Read more

Greiver M, Dahrouge S, Manca DP, Singer AG, Jean-Xavier C, Kosowan L, Pathiraja H, Grandy M, Lussier MT, Aubrey-Bassler K, O'Brien T, Authier M, Dev R, Garies S. Structured Process Informed by Data, Evidence and Research (SPIDER) framework: Eight legs of success for running projects in primary care practices. Can Fam Physician. 2025 Sep;71(9):572-573. doi: 10.46747/cfp.7109572. Read more

Schummers L, Cheng L, Odendaal M, Rodriguez-Llorian E, Kuo IF, Norman WV, Black A, Stucchi A, Helmer-Smith M, Nethery E, Downey A, Guindon GE, McGrail K, Brennand EA, Lee S, Metcalfe A, Bryan S, Darling EK, Bertazzon S, Poliquin V, Nickel NC, Clement F, Law MR. Effect of universal no-cost coverage on use of long-acting reversible contraception and all prescription contraception: population based, controlled, interrupted time series analysis. BMJ. 2025 Jul 28;390:e083874. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2024-083874. Read more

Rogers M. The impact of virtual care on drug prescribing practices : a global scoping review and empirical analysis of British Columbia (T). University of British Columbia; 2025. Read more

Garrison SR, Bakal JA, Kolber MR, Korownyk CS, Green LA, Kirkwood JEM, McAlister FA, Padwal RS, Lewanczuk R, Hill MD, Singer AG, Katz A, Kelmer MD, Gayayan A, Campbell FN, Vucenovic A, Archibald NR, Yeung JMS, Youngson ERE, McGrail K, O'Neill BG, Greiver M, Manca DP, Kraut RY, Wang T, Manns BJ, Mangin DA, MacLean C, McCormack J, Wong ST, Norris C, Allan GM. Antihypertensive Medication Timing and Cardiovascular Events and Death: The BedMed Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2025 May 12. doi: 10.1001/jama.2025.4390. Online ahead of print. Read more

Panagiotoglou D, Peterson S, Lavergne MR, Gomes T, Chadha R, Hawley P, McCracken R. The effects of a provincial opioid prescribing standard on prescribing for pain in adults: an interrupted time-series analysis. CMAJ. 2025 May 11;197(18):E497-E505. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.250167. Read more

Singal D, Dahl L, Brownell M, Dormuth C, Bolton JM, Enns JE, Hanlon-Dearman A, Katz A, Katz LY, Kelly LE, Leong C, McGrail K, Nickel NC, Ruth C, Dahl M, Kim J, Chateau D. Use of prescription opioids and other psychotropic drugs during pregnancy and their impact on the mother and developing child: protocol for a cohort study using linked administrative data from Manitoba and British Columbia, Canada. BMJ Open. 2025 May 2;15(5):e097657. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-097657. Read more

Schummers L, Law MR, McGrail K, Darling EK, Zusman EZ, Dunn S, Kaczorowski J, Gayowsky A, Gozdyra P, Norman WV. Changes in local access to mifepristone dispensed by community pharmacies for medication abortion in Ontario: a population-based repeated cross-sectional study. CMAJ. 2025 Apr 6;197(13):E345-E354. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.241505. Read more

Sharma K, Cheng L, Dormuth CR, McGrail KM, De Vera MA, Clement F, McCracken RK, Mamdani M, Law MR. The impact of eliminating out-of-pocket payments for medicines on low-income households: a controlled interrupted time series analysis using linked administrative data from British Columbia. Health Policy. 2025 Feb 17;155:105270. doi: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2025.105270. Online ahead of print. Read more

Vijh R, Waheed Z, Peterson S, Bunka M, Pang N, Edwards L, Ghanbarian S, Wong G, Cressman S, Riches L, Austin J, Bryan S, Hoens A, McGrail K. Relationship between pharmacotherapy for major depressive disorder and healthcare utilisation in British Columbia, Canada: a retrospective population-based cohort. BMJ Open. 2024 Dec 20;14(12):e078287. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078287. Read more

Rebić N, Cheng L, Law MR, Cragg JJ, Brotto LA, De Vera MA. Predictors of cost-related medication nonadherence in Canada: a repeated cross-sectional analysis of the Canadian Community Health Survey. CMAJ. 2024 Nov 24;196(40):E1331-E1340. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.241024. Read more

Wickham ME, McGrail KM, Law MR, Cragg A, Hohl CM. Re-Exposure to Culprit Medication Following Adverse Drug Event Diagnosis in Canadian Emergency Department Patients: A Cohort Study. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2024 Sep;33(9):e70012. doi: 10.1002/pds.70012. Read more

Johnson KM, Cheng L, Yin Y, Carter R, Chow S, Brigham E, Law MR. The Impact of Eliminating Out-of-Pocket Payments on Asthma Medication Use. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2024 Aug 6. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202402-130OC. Online ahead of print. Read more