Dr Jonathan Brett

Dr Jonathan Brett

Senior Research Fellow

MBBS (hons) GCertClinTox FRACP FAChAM PhD

Medicine & Health
School of Population Health

I am a senior staff specialist in clinical pharmacology, toxicology and addiction medicine at St. Vincent's Hospital and a clinical toxicologist with the NSW Poisons Centre. I am a conjoint Associate Professor at St. Vincent's Clinical School and a Senior Research Fellow with the Medicines and Health Intelligence Unit at the School of Population Health, UNSW. My research areas span neuropsychopharmacology, drugs of abuse and medicines use in pregnancy. I have a PhD in pharmacoepidemiology and have expertise in large scale observational studies using linked data, clinical trials of psychedelic assisted psychotherapy and clinical service evaluation. My vision is to optimise the use of medicines in priority populations as well as to identify new treatments and models of care for people with difficult to treat mental health and drug and alcohol concerns. 

Phone
+61283822304
Location
Medicines and Health Intelligence, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney St Vincent’s Clinical School, UNSW Medicine, UNSW Sydney Department of Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology Therapeutics Centre, Level 2 Xavier Building St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney 390 Victoria Street DARLINGHURST NSW 2010 AUSTRALIA
  • Book Chapters | 2024
    Brett, J; Zoega, H, 2024, 'Drug utilization research on selected psychotropics', in , Wiley, pp. 363 - 372, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781119911685.ch35
    Book Chapters | 2014
    Roberts DM; Brett J, 2014, 'Clinical management of acute OP pesticide poisoning', in Basic and Clinical Toxicology of Organophosphorus Compounds, pp. 141 - 175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5625-3_6
  • Journal articles | 2024
    Acheson L; Gordon C; McKetin R; Brett J; Christmass M; Rodgers C; Lintzeris N; Dunlop A; Farrell M; Shoptaw S; Ezard N; Siefried K, 2024, 'OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE SLEEP DURING LISDEXAMFETAMINE TREATMENT OF ACUTE METHAMPHETAMINE WITHDRAWAL: NEW MEASUREMENT PARADIGM', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 260, pp. 110067 - 110067, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.110067
    Journal articles | 2024
    Acheson LS; Clay S; McKetin R; Lintzeris N; Dunlop A; Brett J; Christmass M; Rodgers C; Shoptaw S; Farrell M; Ezard N; Siefried KJ, 2024, 'Participant experiences in a pilot study for methamphetamine withdrawal treatment: Implications for retention', International Journal of Drug Policy, 126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104383
    Journal articles | 2024
    Acheson LS; Gordon C; Mcketin R; Brett J; Christmass M; Rodgers C; Lintzeris N; Dunlop A; Farrell M; Shoptaw S; Ezard N; Siefried KJ, 2024, 'Measuring Objective and Subjective Sleep during Lisdexamfetamine Treatment of Acute Methamphetamine Withdrawal: A Feasibility Study', European Addiction Research, 30, pp. 121 - 125, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000536328
    Journal articles | 2024
    Cairns R; Noghrehchi F; Raubenheimer JE; Chitty KM; Isbister GK; Chiew AL; Brett J; Dawson AH; Brown JA; Buckley NA, 2024, 'Poisoning and envenomation linkage to evaluate outcomes and clinical variation in Australia (PAVLOVA): a longitudinal data-linkage cohort of acute poisonings, envenomations, and adverse drug reactions in New South Wales, Australia, 2011–2020', Clinical Toxicology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15563650.2024.2398119
    Journal articles | 2024
    Camacho X; Schaffer AL; Brett J; Pratt N; Buckley NA; Henry D; Pearson SA, 2024, 'Quality use of publicly subsidised tapentadol in Australia: a population-based analysis', Internal Medicine Journal, 54, pp. 941 - 950, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.16335
    Journal articles | 2024
    Carland JE; Carland DJ; Brett J; Stocker SL; Roberts DM; Day RO; Laba TL, 2024, 'Economic evaluations of therapeutic drug monitoring interventions in acute hospital-based settings: A systematic review', British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 90, pp. 2038 - 2066, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bcp.16164
    Journal articles | 2024
    Carroll A; Bayes A; Montebello M; Brett J; Arunogiri S; Saunders JB; Loo CK, 2024, 'Drug dependence and prescribing ketamine for treatment-resistant depression in Australia and New Zealand', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 58, pp. 831 - 838, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674241242315
    Journal articles | 2024
    Harris O; Siefried KJ; Chiew A; Jamshidi N; Chung DT; Moore N; Nic Ionmhain U; Roberts DM; Ezard N; Brett J, 2024, 'Trends in reported GHB-related presentations to Sydney emergency departments between 2012 and 2021', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 36, pp. 604 - 608, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.14402
    Journal articles | 2024
    Koch FC; Olivier J; Brett J; Buckley NA; Gisev N; Pearson S; Daniels B, 2024, 'The impact of tightened prescribing restrictions for PBS-subsidised opioid medicines and the introduction of half-pack sizes, Australia, 2020–21: an interrupted time series analysis', Medical Journal of Australia, 220, pp. 315 - 322, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52257
    Journal articles | 2024
    Page R; Jauncey M; Brett J; Wood W; Roxburgh A, 2024, 'The role of on-site drug analysis within supervised injecting facilities: A case presentation of an adverse event highlighting need', Drug and Alcohol Review, 43, pp. 1592 - 1596, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13909
    Journal articles | 2024
    Schulz M; Coleshill MJ; Day RO; Wright DFB; Brett J; Briggs NE; Aung E, 2024, 'Estimation of adherence to urate-lowering therapy in people living with gout using Australia's Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and patient-reported dosing', British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 90, pp. 1322 - 1332, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bcp.16016
    Journal articles | 2024
    Solaja I; Haldane K; Mason N; Weiss B; Xu X; Xu M; Nikolin S; Jayasena T; Millard M; Brett J; Bayes A; Loo CK; Martin DM, 2024, 'Who are you after psychedelics? A systematic review and a meta-analysis of the magnitude of long-term effects of serotonergic psychedelics on cognition/creativity, emotional processing and personality', Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 158, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105570
    Journal articles | 2024
    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
    Journal articles | 2024
    Wardle F; Piatkowski T; Clifford S; Peacock A; Dietze P; Lim M; Douglass C; Hill P; Moore S; Miller M; Brett J; Wright CJC, 2024, 'Safe beats down under: investigating the support of drug checking at a regional festival in the Northern Territory, Australia', Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2024.2330938
    Journal articles | 2024
    Wilkes R; Roberts DM; Liknaitzky P; Brett J, 2024, 'The psychedelic call: analysis of Australian Poisons Information Centre calls associated with classic psychedelics', Clinical Toxicology, 62, pp. 242 - 247, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15563650.2024.2346612
    Journal articles | 2024
    Zhou F; Khushi M; Brett J; Uddin S, 2024, 'Graph neural network-based subgraph analysis for predicting adverse drug events', Computers in Biology and Medicine, 183, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2024.109282
    Journal articles | 2023
    Brett J; Bahceci D; Lipworth W; Liknaitzky P; Day RO; Rodgers A, 2023, 'Can old drugs learn new tricks? Achieving registration and public subsidy listing for off-patent medicines with novel therapeutic applications', Internal Medicine Journal, 53, pp. 1284 - 1287, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.16159
    Journal articles | 2023
    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
    Journal articles | 2023
    Brett J; Knock E; Korthuis PT; Liknaitzky P; Murnane KS; Nicholas CR; Patterson JC; Stauffer CS, 2023, 'Exploring psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy in the treatment of methamphetamine use disorder', Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1123424
    Journal articles | 2023
    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
    Journal articles | 2023
    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
    Journal articles | 2023
    Carland JE; Stacy AE; Schaffer AL; Day RO; Brett J; Reuter SE; Stocker SL, 2023, 'Blood, dose recommendation reports and phone calls: Experiences of a therapeutic drug monitoring advisory service for vancomycin', British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 89, pp. 1896 - 1902, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bcp.15668
    Journal articles | 2023
    Freeman G; Siefried KJ; Roberts DM; Rodgers C; Nic Ionmhain U; Ramanathan J; Ezard N; Brett J, 2023, 'Phenobarbital to manage severe gamma-hydroxybutyrate withdrawal: A case series', Drug and Alcohol Review, 42, pp. 27 - 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13556
    Journal articles | 2023
    Freestone J; Ezard N; Bourne A; Brett J; Roberts DM; Hammoud M; Nedanoski A; Prestage G; Siefried KJ, 2023, 'Understandings, attitudes, practices and responses to GHB overdose among GHB consumers', Harm Reduction Journal, 20, pp. 121, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12954-023-00857-z
    Journal articles | 2023
    Siefried KJ; Freeman G; Roberts DM; Lindsey R; Rodgers C; Ezard N; Brett J, 2023, 'Inpatient GHB withdrawal management in an inner-city hospital in Sydney, Australia: a retrospective medical record review', Psychopharmacology, 240, pp. 127 - 135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00213-022-06283-6
    Journal articles | 2023
    Yang JJ; Brett J; Sordo A; Reuter SE; Stocker SL; Day RO; Roberts DM; Carland JE, 2023, 'The Influence of a Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Service on Vancomycin-Associated Nephrotoxicity', Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 64, pp. 19 - 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcph.2363
    Journal articles | 2022
    Acheson LS; Ezard N; Lintzeris N; Dunlop A; Brett J; Rodgers C; Gill A; Christmass M; McKetin R; Farrell M; Shoptaw S; Siefried KJ, 2022, 'Lisdexamfetamine for the treatment of acute methamphetamine withdrawal: A pilot feasibility and safety trial', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 241, pp. 109692, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109692
    Journal articles | 2022
    Acheson LS; Ezard N; Lintzeris N; Dunlop A; Brett J; Rodgers C; Gill A; Christmass M; McKetin R; Farrell M; Shoptaw S; Siefried KJ, 2022, 'Trial protocol of an open label pilot study of lisdexamfetamine for the treatment of acute methamphetamine withdrawal', PLoS ONE, 17, pp. e0275371, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275371
    Journal articles | 2022
    Black E; Monds LA; Chan B; Brett J; Hutton JE; Acheson L; Penm J; Harding S; Strumpman D; Demirkol A; Lintzeris N, 2022, 'Overdose and take-home naloxone in emergency settings: A pilot study examining feasibility of delivering brief interventions addressing overdose prevention with ‘take-home naloxone’ in emergency departments', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 34, pp. 509 - 518, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13925
    Journal articles | 2022
    Brett J; Siefried KJ; Healey A; Harrod ME; Franklin E; Barratt MJ; Masters J; Nguyen L; Adiraju S; Gerber C, 2022, 'Wastewater analysis for psychoactive substances at music festivals across New South Wales, Australia in 2019–2020', Clinical Toxicology, 60, pp. 440 - 445, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15563650.2021.1979233
    Journal articles | 2022
    Camacho X; Schaffer A; Buckley N; Pratt N; Brett J; Henry D; Pearson S-A, 2022, 'Trends in dispensing and utilisation of sustained-release tapentadol in Australia.', International Journal of Population Data Science, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v7i3.1978
    Journal articles | 2022
    Chiew AL; Raubenheimer JE; Berling I; Buckley NA; Becker T; Chan B; Brett J, 2022, 'Just ‘nanging’ around – harmful nitrous oxide use: a retrospective case series and review of Internet searches, social media posts and the coroner's database', Internal Medicine Journal, 52, pp. 1724 - 1732, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.15391
    Journal articles | 2022
    Healey A; Siefried KJ; Harrod ME; Franklin E; Peacock A; Barratt MJ; Brett J, 2022, 'Correlates of higher-risk drug-related behaviours at music festivals in New South Wales, Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 41, pp. 320 - 329, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13404
    Journal articles | 2022
    Murnion B; Schaffer A; Cairns R; Brett J, 2022, 'Gabapentinoids: repeating mistakes of the past?', Addiction, 117, pp. 2969 - 2971, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15970
    Journal articles | 2022
    Page R; Healey A; Siefried KJ; Harrod ME; Franklin E; Peacock A; Barratt MJ; Brett J; Peacock A, 2022, 'Barriers to help-seeking among music festival attendees in New South Wales, Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 41, pp. 1322 - 1330, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13479
    Journal articles | 2022
    Schaffer AL; Chia J; Brett J; Pearson S; Falster MO, 2022, 'A nationwide study of multimedicine use in people treated with cardiovascular medicines in Australia', Pharmacotherapy The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy, 42, pp. 828 - 836, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/phar.2735
    Journal articles | 2022
    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
    Journal articles | 2021
    Braithwaite HE; Darley DR; Brett J; Day RO; Carland JE, 2021, 'Identifying the association between tacrolimus exposure and toxicity in heart and lung transplant recipients: A systematic review', Transplantation Reviews, 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trre.2021.100610
    Journal articles | 2021
    Brett J; Pearson SA; Daniels B; Wylie CE; Buckley NA, 2021, 'A cross sectional study of psychotropic medicine use in Australia in 2018: A focus on polypharmacy', British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 87, pp. 1369 - 1377, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bcp.14527
    Journal articles | 2021
    Busingye D; Daniels B; Brett J; Pollack A; Belcher J; Chidwick K; Blogg S, 2021, 'Patterns of real-world opioid prescribing in Australian general practice (2013-18)', Australian Journal of Primary Health, 27, pp. 416 - 424, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/PY20270
    Journal articles | 2021
    Cunio CB; Uster DW; Carland JE; Buscher H; Liu Z; Brett J; Stefani M; Jones GRD; Day RO; Wicha SG; Stocker SL, 2021, 'Towards precision dosing of vancomycin in critically ill patients: an evaluation of the predictive performance of pharmacometric models in ICU patients', Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 27, pp. 783.e7 - 783.e14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2020.07.005
    Journal articles | 2021
    Schaffer AL; Busingye D; Chidwick K; Brett J; Blogg S, 2021, 'Pregabalin prescribing patterns in Australian general practice, 2012–2018: a cross-sectional study', BJGP Open, 5, pp. 1 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen20X101120
    Journal articles | 2021
    Stocker SL; Carland JE; Reuter SE; Stacy AE; Schaffer AL; Stefani M; Lau C; Kirubakaran R; Yang JJ; Shen CFJ; Roberts DM; Marriott DJE; Day RO; Brett J, 2021, 'Evaluation of a Pilot Vancomycin Precision Dosing Advisory Service on Target Exposure Attainment Using an Interrupted Time Series Analysis', Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 109, pp. 212 - 221, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cpt.2113
    Journal articles | 2021
    Uster DW; Stocker SL; Carland JE; Brett J; Marriott DJE; Day RO; Wicha SG, 2021, 'A Model Averaging/Selection Approach Improves the Predictive Performance of Model-Informed Precision Dosing: Vancomycin as a Case Study (vol 109, pg 175, 2021)', CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS, 110, pp. 1401 - 1401, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cpt.2353
    Journal articles | 2021
    Uster DW; Stocker SL; Carland JE; Brett J; Marriott DJE; Day RO; Wicha SG, 2021, 'A Model Averaging/Selection Approach Improves the Predictive Performance of Model-Informed Precision Dosing: Vancomycin as a Case Study', Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 109, pp. 175 - 183, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cpt.2065
    Journal articles | 2020
    Black E; Govindasamy L; Auld R; McArdle K; Sharpe C; Dawson A; Vazquez S; Brett J; Friend C; Shaw V; Tyner S; McDonald C; Koop D; Tall G; Welsby D; Habig K; Madeddu D; Cretikos M, 2020, 'Toxicological analysis of serious drug-related harm among electronic dance music festival attendees in New South Wales, Australia: A consecutive case series', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 213, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108070
    Journal articles | 2020
    Brett J; Anthony C; Day R, 2020, 'Off-label quetiapine prescribing in general hospital inpatients', Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jppr.1608
    Journal articles | 2020
    Brett J; Wylie C; Brown J, 2020, 'A case of significant hypotension following a human ingestion of veterinary pimobendan', Clinical Toxicology, 58, pp. 146 - 148, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15563650.2019.1613550
    Journal articles | 2020
    Chiu T; Brett J; Pearson S; Schaffer A, 2020, 'Patterns of pregabalin initiation and discontinuation after its subsidy in Australia', British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 86, pp. 1882 - 1887, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bcp.14276
    Journal articles | 2020
    Coleman L; Brett J; Daniels B; Pearson S; Falster M, 2020, 'Medicine reviews: do they reduce benzodiazepine use in older Australians?', Public Health Research & Practice, 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.17061/phrp30452015
    Journal articles | 2020
    Gisev N; Brett J; Peacock A, 2020, 'Extra-medical use of antipsychotics: what can be learnt from experiences with other prescription medicines?', Addiction, 115, pp. 1203 - 1205, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.14823
    Journal articles | 2020
    Stefani M; Roberts DM; Brett J, 2020, 'High-dose insulin euglycemic therapy to treat cardiomyopathy associated with massive venlafaxine overdose', Clinical Toxicology, 58, pp. 299 - 300, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15563650.2019.1638930
    Journal articles | 2020
    Wylie CE; Daniels B; Brett J; Pearson SA; Buckley NA, 2020, 'A national study on prescribed medicine use in Australia on a typical day', Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 29, pp. 1046 - 1053, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pds.5093
    Journal articles | 2020
    Zheng D; Brett J; Daniels B; Buckley NA; Pearson SA; Schaffer AL, 2020, 'Potentially inappropriate benzodiazepine use in Australian adults: A population-based study (2014–2017)', Drug and Alcohol Review, 39, pp. 575 - 582, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13086
    Journal articles | 2019
    Brett J; Wylie C; Raubenheimer J; Isbister G; Buckley N, 2019, 'The relative lethal toxicity of pharmaceutical and illicit substances; A 16-year study of the Greater Newcastle Hunter Area, Australia', British journal of clinical
    Journal articles | 2019
    Chalmers K; Badgery-Parker T; Pearson SA; Brett J; Scott I; Elshaug AG, 2019, 'Measuring 21 low-value health care procedures in Australian private health insurance claims data (2010 – 2014)', BMJ
    Journal articles | 2019
    Sandaradura I; Brett J; Milliken S, 2019, 'A study of piperacillin pharmacokinetics during febrile neutropenia', Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy
    Journal articles | 2018
    Badgery-Parker T; Pearson SA; Chalmers K; Brett J; Scott IA; Dunn S; Onley N; Elshaug AG, 2018, 'Low-value care in Australian public hospitals: Prevalence and trends over time', BMJ Quality and Safety, 28, pp. 205 - 214, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2018-008338
    Journal articles | 2018
    Brett J; Maust DT; Bouck Z; Ignacio RV; Mecredy G; Kerr EA; Bhatia S; Elshaug AG; Pearson SA, 2018, 'Benzodiazepine Use in Older Adults in the United States, Ontario, and Australia from 2010 to 2016', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 66, pp. 1180 - 1185, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgs.15292
    Journal articles | 2018
    Brett J; Schaffer A; Dobbins T; Buckley NA; Pearson SA, 2018, 'The impact of permissive and restrictive pharmaceutical policies on quetiapine dispensing: Evaluating a policy pendulum using interrupted time series analysis', Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 27, pp. 439 - 446, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pds.4408
    Journal articles | 2018
    Brett J; Zoega H; Buckley NA; Daniels BJ; Elshaug AG; Pearson SA, 2018, 'Choosing wisely? Quantifying the extent of three low value psychotropic prescribing practices in Australia', BMC Health Services Research, 18, pp. 1009, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3811-5
    Journal articles | 2018
    Chalmers K; Badgery-Parker T; Pearson SA; Brett J; Scott IA; Elshaug AG, 2018, 'Developing indicators for measuring low-value care: Mapping Choosing Wisely recommendations to hospital data', BMC Research Notes, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-018-3270-4
    Journal articles | 2018
    Karanges EA; Buckley NA; Brett J; Blanch B; Litchfield M; Degenhardt L; Pearson SA, 2018, 'Trends in opioid utilisation in Australia, 2006-2015: Insights from multiple metrics', Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 27, pp. 504 - 512, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pds.4369
    Journal articles | 2017
    Brett J; Daniels B; Karanges EA; Buckley NA; Schneider C; Nassir A; McLachlan AJ; Pearson SA, 2017, 'Psychotropic polypharmacy in Australia, 2006 to 2015: a descriptive cohort study', British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 83, pp. 2581 - 2588, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bcp.13369
    Journal articles | 2017
    Brett J; Dawson A; Ivers R; Lawrence L; Barclay S; Conigrave K, 2017, 'Healing at home: Developing a model for ambulatory alcohol "detox" in an Aboriginal community controlled health service', International Journal of Indigenous Health, 12, pp. 24 - 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.18357/ijih121201716906
    Journal articles | 2017
    Brett J; Elshaug AG; Bhatia RS; Chalmers K; Badgery-Parker T; Pearson SA, 2017, 'A methodological protocol for selecting and quantifying low-value prescribing practices in routinely collected data: An Australian case study', Implementation Science, 12, pp. 58, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13012-017-0585-9
    Journal articles | 2017
    Brett J; Karanges EA; Daniels B; Buckley NA; Schneider C; Nassir A; Zoega H; McLachlan AJ; Pearson SA, 2017, 'Psychotropic medication use in Australia, 2007 to 2015: Changes in annual incidence, prevalence and treatment exposure', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 51, pp. 990 - 999, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867417721018
    Journal articles | 2016
    McNamara K, 2016, 'Benzodiazepines', AUSTRALIAN PRESCRIBER, 39, pp. 33 - 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.18773/austprescr.2016.016
    Journal articles | 2015
    Brett J; Murnion B, 2015, 'Management of benzodiazepine misuse and dependence', Australian Prescriber, 38, pp. 152 - 155, http://dx.doi.org/10.18773/austprescr.2015.055
    Journal articles | 2015
    Brett J; Murnion B, 2015, 'Pregabalin to treat ciguatera fish poisoning', Clinical Toxicology, 53, pp. 588, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/15563650.2015.1052499
    Journal articles | 2015
    Brett J, 2015, 'Comments: Letters to the editor: Concerns about quetiapine', Australian Prescriber, 38, pp. 189 - 190
    Journal articles | 2015
    Brett J, 2015, 'Concerns about quetiapine', Australian Prescriber, 38, pp. 95 - 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.18773/austprescr.2015.032
    Journal articles | 2015
    Montebello ME; Brett B, 2015, 'Misuse and associated harms of quetiapine and other atypical antipsychotics', Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences, pp. 1 - 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/7854_2015_424
    Journal articles | 2014
    Brett J; Dawson AH; Brown JA, 2014, 'Clenbuterol toxicity: A NSW Poisons Information Centre experience', Medical Journal of Australia, 200, pp. 219 - 221, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja13.10982
    Journal articles | 2013
    Baysari M; Brett J; Lam V; Milder T; Killen L; Chau AMT; McMullan B; Harkness J; Marriot D; Day R, 2013, 'Pneumonia Severity Scores and Prescribing Antibiotics for Community-Acquired Pneumonia at an Australian Hospital', Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 43, pp. 97 - 101
    Journal articles | 2013
    Brett J; Chong O; Graham GG; Ray J; Marriott D; Williams KM; Day RO, 2013, 'Antifungal Use and Therapeutic Monitoring of Plasma Concentrations of Itraconazole in Heart and Lung Transplantation Patients.', Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, 35, pp. 133 - 136, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/FTD.0b013e318275fe69
    Journal articles | 2013
    Wong C; Kumar SS; Graham GG; Begg EJ; Chin P; Brett J; Ray J; Marriott D; Williams KM; Day RO, 2013, 'Comparing dose prediction software used to manage gentamicin dosing', Internal Medicine Journal, 43, pp. 519 - 525, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.12067
    Journal articles | 2012
    Baysari MT; Tang T; Brett J; Day RO, 2012, 'Implementation of revised aminoglycoside guidelines: Australian hospitals 'left in the lurch'', Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 42, pp. 178 - 179
    Journal articles | 2012
    Brett J, 2012, 'Why have prison needle exchange programmes not yet been rolled out in the UK?', BMJ (Online), 345, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e6211
    Journal articles | 2011
    Lipworth WL; Kerridge I; Brett J; Day R, 2011, 'How clinical and research failures lead to suboptimal prescribing: the example of chronic gout.', British Medical Journal, 343, pp. d7459, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.d7459
    Journal articles | 2011
    Lipworth WL; Kerridge IH; Brett J; Day RO, 2011, 'How clinical and resaerch failures lead to suboptimal prescribing: the example of chronic gout', British Medical Journal, 343, pp. 1 - 3
    Journal articles | 2000
    Day R, 2000, 'In Reply', The Australian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, 30, pp. 120 - 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jppr2000303120a
  • Conference Papers | 2024
    Acheson L; Gordon C; McKetin R; Brett J; Christmass M; Rodgers C; Lintzeris N; Dunlop A; Farrell M; Shoptaw S; Ezard N; Siefried K, 2024, 'OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE SLEEP DURING LISDEXAMFETAMINE TREATMENT OF ACUTE METHAMPHETAMINE WITHDRAWAL: NEW MEASUREMENT PARADIGM', in Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Elsevier BV, pp. 110067 - 110067, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.110067
    Conference Presentations | 2024
    Tran D; Varney B; Jones N; Bharat C; Brett J; Oei J; Pearson SA; Degenhardt L; Havard A, 2024, 'Trends in the use of opioid agonist treatment for opioid dependence in pregnancy', presented at 2024 NDARC Annual Research Symposium, Wesley Conference Centre, Sydney NSW, 20 September 2024, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cph4ZrfKiMw&t=1850s
    Conference Presentations | 2024
    Varney B; Bharat C; Brett J; Degenhardt L; Jones N; Oei J; Pearson SA; Havard A; Tran DT, 2024, 'Use of opioid agonist therapy in pregnancy: Timing of initiation and treatment retention', presented at 2024 NDARC Annual Research Symposium, Wesley Conference Centre, Sydney NSW, 20 September 2024, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cph4ZrfKiMw&t=2664s
    Conference Presentations | 2022
    Acheson L; Ezard N; Lintzeris N; Dunlop A; Brett J; Rodgers C; Gill A; Christmass M; McKetin R; Farrell M; Shoptaw S; Siefried K, 2022, 'Lisdexamfetamine for the treatment of acute methamphetamine withdrawal: A pilot safety and feasibility trial', presented at The 2022 APSAD Scientific Alcohol and Drugs Conference, Darwin, Australia, 09 October 2022 - 12 October 2022, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/dar.13537
    Conference Abstracts | 2022
    Acheson LS; Gordon C; Ezard N; Lintzeris N; Dunlop AJ; Brett J; Rodgers C; Gill A; Christmass M; McKetin R; Farrell M; Shoptaw S; Siefried KJ, 2022, 'An exploratory analysis of actigraphy and sleep diaries in a methamphetamine withdrawal clinical trial', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 41, pp. S23 - S24, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000862018700042&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Abstracts | 2022
    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
    Conference Abstracts | 2022
    Freestone J; Ezard N; Brett J; Roberts DM; Murray J; Prestage G; Hammoud M; Siefried KJ, 2022, '"Sometimes I have a duty of care not to call 000": Reported practices, attitudes and factors influencing consumer responses to GHB overdose', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 41, pp. S64 - S64, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000862018700111&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Abstracts | 2022
    Knock E; Ezard N; Day R; Siefried KJ; Liknaitzky P; Ross M; Albert S; Brett J, 2022, 'A study protocol for the PsiMA trial: Psilocybin assisted psychotherapy for methamphetamine use disorder', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 41, pp. S82 - S82, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000862018700142&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Abstracts | 2022
    Schaffer AL; Brett J; Buckley NA; Pearson SA, 2022, 'Trajectories of pregabalin use and their association with longitudinal changes in opioid and benzodiazepine use', in Pain, Wolters Kluwer, United States, Vol. 163, pp. E614 - E621, United States, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002433
    Conference Papers | 2021
    Black E; Monds L; Chan B; Brett J; Acheson LS; Hutton J; Penm J; Demirkol A; Lintzeris N, 2021, 'THE ONE STUDY (OVERDOSE AND TAKE-HOME NALOXONE IN EMERGENCY SETTINGS): A PILOT STUDY EXAMINING FEASIBILITY OF DELIVERING BRIEF INTERVENTIONS ADDRESSING OVERDOSE PREVENTION WITH 'TAKE-HOME NALOXONE' SUPPLY IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SETTINGS', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, pp. S47 - S47, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000715073200123&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Presentations | 2021
    Page RMS; Healey A; Siefried K; Harrod M; Franklin E; Barratt M; Peacock A; Brett J; Peacock A, 2021, 'Barriers to seeking help among music festival attendees in New South Wales, Australia', presented at The APSAD Scientific Drug and Alcohol Conference, Virtual, 07 November 2021 - 10 November 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13384
    Conference Papers | 2021
    Ryan T; Do A; Auld R; Brown JA; Jiranantakan T; Brett J; Harper CE; Irwin M, 2021, 'A HARMLESS FANTASY? INCREASING GHB-RELATED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PRESENTATIONS IN NEW SOUTH WALES', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, pp. S32 - S33, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000715073200084&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Presentations | 2021
    Siefried K; Arunogiri S; Brett J; McKetin R; Acheson LS; Knock E; Farrell M; Dunlop A; Lintzeris N; Ezard N, 2021, 'The future of pharmacotherapy clinical trials in Australia: the OLAM trial; the MOXY trial; the PSIMA trial; the TINA trial', presented at The APSAD Scientific Drug and Alcohol Conference, Virtual, 07 November 2021 - 10 November 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13384
    Conference Presentations | 2021
    Siefried K; McKetin R; Bedi G; Brett J; Arunogiri S; Dunlop A; Lintzeris N; Ezard N, 2021, 'Symposium: An update on pharmacotherapy trials for substance use disorder - methamphetamine type and withdrawal in Australia', presented at The APSAD Scientific Drug and Alcohol Conference, 07 November 2021 - 10 November 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13384
    Conference Abstracts | 2020
    Chiew AL; Becker T; Chan BS; Brett J, 2020, 'Just "nanging" around: case series of neurological sequelae from chronic nitrous oxide abuse', in CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, Vol. 58, pp. 568 - 568, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000531053300149&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Abstracts | 2019
    Daniels B; Wylie C; Pearson S-A; Brett J; Buckley N, 2019, 'A day in the life: Prescription medicine use in Australia', in PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY, WILEY, Vol. 28, pp. 545 - 545, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000481785604064&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Reports | 2013
    Lukins TR; Pett SL; Brett J, 2013, Is it worth the weight?

NHMRC Investigator Grant: Opioid safety in pregnancy 

IHIF Grant: Pharmacogenomics in mental health

IHIF Grant: Take home naloxone in Emergency Departments

Gustav Nossal Award for top ranking NH&MRC Clinical Research Postgraduate Scholarship applicant nationally – 2015.
NSW Aboriginal Health Award for integrated planning and service delivery – 2014.
Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Network (AH&MRC) project of the year award – 2014.
Registrar of the year award: St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney - 2012
Final Year Medal – Goyder Scholarship for Clinical Excellence in Medicine and Surgery- 2005

Pharmacoepidemiology: Opioid and psychotropics quality and safety of prescribing and safety in pregnancy (NHMRC Investiagtor Grant)

Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy and micro-dosing: Methamphetamine use disorder, depression (Black Dog and NCCRED Grants)

Drugs of abuse, drug overdose response and prevention 

Toxicoepidemiology: The relative toxicity of drugs taken in overdose

Pharmacogenomics: The role of pharmacogenomics in mental health

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring: The implementation of a TDM service at St. Vincent's Hospital, antimicrobial TDM, tacrolimus toxicity in transplant medicine. 

My Research Supervision

Honors/ILP x 10

PhD x2