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Biography
Amanda Quek is a registered pharmacist and a PhD candidate with a distinguished academic background. She earned her Bachelor of Pharmacy with First Class Honours from the University of Sydney in 2021 and is pursuing her PhD at the University of Western Australia. Her research focuses on enhancing the integration of deprescribing interventions into routine clinical practice, aiming to optimize the quality use of medicines, particularly in geriatric care. She has extensive experience in patient-facing roles within community pharmacy, and her research interests include drug prescribing practices and improving medication management.
Research interests
Deprescribing, Geriatric care, Quality use of medicines
Roles and responsibilities
- UWA School of Allied Health Research Committee (2023-current)
- UWA School of Allied Health HDR Representative (2023-current)
- Seminar Coordinator, School of Allied Health
- Research Assistant, School of Allied Health
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
GradCertAppPharmPrac, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
Award Date: 1 Dec 2021
BPharm (Hons), University of Sydney
Award Date: 1 Jan 2021
Industry keywords
- Ageing
- Medicine and Pharma
- Health
Research expertise keywords
- Deprescribing
- Quality use of medicines
- Geriatric medicine
- Medicine
- Pharmacy
- Interdisciplinary
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Clinical Tips: Deprescribing
Quek, A., Lee, K. & Page, A. T., 1 Mar 2025, Australian Journal of Pharmacy.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article in specialist publication
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Missed medicine doses: How pharmacists can help
Page, A. T. & Quek, A., Jan 2025, Australian Pharmacist.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article in specialist publication › peer-review
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Deprescribing Essential CPD
Kouladjian O’Donnell, L., Page, A. T. & Quek, A., 2024, Australian Pharmacist.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article in specialist publication › peer-review
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The effect of deprescribing interventions on mortality and health outcomes in older people: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis
Quek, A., Page, A. T., Lee, K., Lee, G., Hawthorne, D., Clifford, R., Potter, K. & Etherton-Beer, C., Oct 2024, In: British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 90, 10, p. 2409-2482 74 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Deprescribing considerations for older people in general practice
Quek, A., Page, A. T., Potter, K. & Etherton-Beer, C., Apr 2023, In: Australian Journal of General Practice. 52, 4, p. 173-180 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access6 Citations (Scopus)