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Contact Details

Phone
64 3 364 0746
Email
mei.zhang@otago.ac.nz
Position
Research Associate Professor
Department
Department of Medicine (Christchurch)
Qualifications
MB(Hefei) MMed(Beijing) PhD(Otago)
Research summary
Clinical Pharmacology

Research

Research Associate Professor Mei Zhang is employed by Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch and by Toxicology, Canterbury Health Laboratories.

Originally trained as a medical doctor in China, Mei has completed a PhD from the School of Pharmacy, University of Otago entitled 'Chiral Studies of the metabolism of formoterol and salmeterol in humans'.

Mei develops assays for drug analysis from biological matrices that are being investigated in various departmental research projects and is continuing research in drug isomerisation.

Publications

Alamri, Y., Sundermann, M., O'Mahony, A., Hiskett, I., Zhang, M., Neal, C., & Chin, P. (2025). Rivaroxaban plasma concentrations cannot be predicted from coagulation assays: Real-life experience from a tertiary hospital in New Zealand. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, 47(6), e150-e156. doi: 10.1097/ftd.0000000000001361 Journal - Research Article

Kew, B. M., Doogue, M. P., McNeill, R., Zhang, M., Rucklidge, J. J., Frampton, C. M., Mulder, R. T., & Beaglehole, B. (2025). Investigation of a broad-spectrum micronutrient formulation as a possible precipitant of pharmacokinetic micronutrient-drug interactions. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 91(7), 1987-1995. doi: 10.1002/bcp.70014 Journal - Research Article

Zhang, M., Moore, G., Chin, P. K. L., & Doogue, M. (2023). An efficient HILIC-MS/MS method for monitoring metformin in human plasma. Proceedings of the Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists (ASCEPT) Annual Scientific Meeting: Transformational Pharmacology and Toxicology. P510. Retrieved from https://www.asceptasm.com Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Spangehl, M. J., Clarke, H. D., Moore, G. A., Zhang, M., Probst, N. E., & Young, S. W. (2022). Higher tissue concentrations of Vancomycin achieved with low dose intraosseous injection versus intravenous despite limited tourniquet duration in primary TKA: A randomized trial. Journal of Arthroplasty, 37, 857-863. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2022.01.057 Journal - Research Article

Everts, R. J., Gardiner, S. J., Zhang, M., Begg, R., Chambers, S. T., Turnidge, J., & Begg, E. J. (2021). Probenecid effects on cephalexin pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in healthy volunteers. Journal of Infection, 83, 182-189. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2021.05.037 Journal - Research Article

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