Dr Arjun Poudel
Honorary Fellow/Lecturer
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Book Chapter
Poudel, Arjun and Nissen, Lisa M. (2018). Rational and responsible medicines use. Social and administrative aspects of pharmacy in low-and middle-income countries: present challenges and future solutions. (pp. 263-277) edited by Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim, Albert I. Wertheimer and Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-811228-1.00016-9
Journal Articles
Shrestha, Rajeev, Hayes, Bruce, Poudel, Arjun and Munday, Daniel (2024). Availability and Affordability of Essential Palliative Care Medicines in Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 68 (1), 61-68. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.03.026
Adhikari, A., Poudel, A. and Dangal, G. (2024). Incarcerated Uterine Prolapse: A Result of Neglect. Kathmandu University medical journal (KUMJ), 22 (85), 117-119.
Shrestha, Shakti, Poudel, Arjun, Steadman, Kathryn J. and Nissen, Lisa M. (2023). Deprescribing Tool for Older PeoPle with Limited‐life Expectancy (De‐TOPPLE) version 1: development and validation using a modified Delphi technique. Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, 134 (1), 15-27. doi: 10.1111/bcpt.13907
Shrestha, Shakti, Poudel, Arjun, Forough, Ayda S., Steadman, Kathryn J. and Nissen, Lisa M. (2023). A systematic review on methods for developing and validating deprescribing tools for older adults with limited life expectancy. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 31 (1), 3-14. doi: 10.1093/ijpp/riac094
Parajuli, Daya Ram, Khanal, Saval, Wechkunanukul, Kannikar Hannah, Ghimire, Saurav and Poudel, Arjun (2022). Pharmacy practice in emergency response during the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons from Australia. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 18 (8), 3453-3462. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2021.08.013
Shrestha, Shakti, Poudel, Arjun, Reeve, Emily, Linsky, Amy M., Steadman, Kathryn J. and Nissen, Lisa M. (2022). Development and validation of a tool to understand health care professionals' attitudes towards deprescribing (HATD) in older adults with limited life expectancy. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 18 (9), 3596-3601. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2022.03.002
Paudel, Nabina, Shrestha, Shakti, Marasine, Nirmal Raj, Khanal, Pitambar, Aryal, Sushant, Erku, Daniel and Poudel, Arjun (2022). Impact of hospital pharmacist-delivered individualised pharmaceutical service intervention on clinical and patient-reported outcomes in patients with hypertension: a randomised controlled trial. European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, 30 (6) 002512, ejhpharm-2020. doi: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2020-002512
Marasine, Nirmal Raj, Shrestha, Shakti, Sankhi, Sabina, Paudel, Nabina, Gautam, Ashish and Poudel, Arjun (2021). Antibiotic utilization, sensitivity, and cost in the medical intensive care unit of a tertiary care teaching hospital in Nepal. Sage Open Medicine, 9, 205031212110437. doi: 10.1177/20503121211043710
Patounas, Marea, Lau, Esther T., Chan, Vincent, Rigby, Deborah, Kyle, Gregory J., Khatri, Jyoti, Poudel, Arjun and Nissen, Lisa M. (2021). Home medicines reviews: a national survey of Australian accredited pharmacists’ health service time investment. Pharmacy Practice, 19 (3) 2376, 2376. doi: 10.18549/pharmpract.2021.3.2376
Shrestha, Shakti, Poudel, Arjun, Steadman, Kathryn J. and Nissen, Lisa M. (2021). Deprescribing tool for use in older Australians with life-limiting illnesses and limited life expectancy: a modified-Delphi study protocol. BMJ Open, 11 (4) e043766, 1-5. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043766
Shrestha, Shakti, Poudel, Arjun, Cardona, Magnolia, Steadman, Kathryn J. and Nissen, Lisa M. (2021). Impact of deprescribing dual-purpose medications on patient-related outcomes for older adults near end-of-life: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety, 12 204209862110523, 204209862110523. doi: 10.1177/20420986211052343
Shrestha, Shakti, Giri, Roshan, Sapkota, Hari Prasad, Danai, Siddhartha Sharma, Saleem, Ahsan, Devkota, Shreeshab, Shrestha, Sagar, Adhikari, Bhojraj and Poudel, Arjun (2021). Attitudes of ambulatory care older Nepalese patients towards deprescribing and predictors of their willingness to deprescribe. Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety, 12, 204209862110193. doi: 10.1177/20420986211019309
Poudel, Ramesh Sharma, Shrestha, Shakti and Poudel, Arjun (2020). Immense price variation of branded generic medicines in low-income countries: the need for an inclusive price control policy. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 16 (9), 1326-1327. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.05.002
Poudel, Arjun, Kc, Bhuvan, Shrestha, Shakti and Nissen, Lisa (2019). Access to palliative care: discrepancy among low-income and high-income countries. Journal of Global Health, 9 (2) 020309, 020309. doi: 10.7189/jogh.09.020309
Poudel, Arjun, Berry, Robyn, McCarthy, Alexandra, Walpole, Euan, Yates, Patsy and Nissen, Lisa (2019). Medication use in older, terminally ill cancer patients: Are all medications appropriate? A longitudinal audit. Palliative Medicine, 33 (9), 1232-1235. doi: 10.1177/0269216319860701
Poudel, Arjun, Lau, Esther T. L., Deldot, Megan, Campbell, Chris, Waite, Nancy M. and Nissen, Lisa M. (2019). Pharmacist role in vaccination: evidence and challenges. Vaccine, 37 (40), 5939-5945. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.08.060
Shrestha, Shakti, Poudel, Arjun, Steadman, Kathryn and Nissen, Lisa (2019). Outcomes of deprescribing interventions in older patients with life‐limiting illness and limited life expectancy: a systematic review. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 86 (10) bcp.14113, 1931-1945. doi: 10.1111/bcp.14113
Poudel, Arjun, Peel, Nancye M., Mitchell, Charles A., Gray, Leonard C., Hubbard, Ruth E. and Nissen, Lisa M. (2019). Prospective review to evaluate the impact of medication changes recommended by consultant geriatricians. Internal Medicine Journal, 49 (7), 935-935. doi: 10.1111/imj.14352
Shrestha, Shakti, Poudel, Ramesh Sharma, Pradhan, Saroj, Adhikari, Aashutosh, Giri, Arjun and Poudel, Arjun (2019). Factors predicting home medication management practices among chronically ill older population of selected districts of Nepal. BMC Geriatrics, 19 (1) 55, 55. doi: 10.1186/s12877-019-1081-7
Khadgi, Jyotshna and Poudel, Arjun (2018). Uterine prolapse: a hidden tragedy of women in rural Nepal. International Urogynecology Journal, 29 (11), 1575-1578. doi: 10.1007/s00192-018-3764-6
Poudel, Arjun, Mohamed Ibrahim, Mohamed Izham B., Mishra, Pranaya and Palaian, Subish (2018). Evaluation of the registration status of fixed-dose drug combinations in Nepal. Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, 9 (1), 41-46. doi: 10.1111/jphs.12205
Poudel, Arjun, Mohamed Ibrahim, Mohamed Izham, Mishra, Pranaya and Palaian, Subish (2017). Assessment of the availability and rationality of unregistered fixed dose drug combinations in Nepal: a multicenter cross-sectional study. Global Health Research and Policy, 2 (1) 14. doi: 10.1186/s41256-017-0033-z
Poudel, Arjun, Mohamed Ibrahim, Mohamed Izham, Mishra, Pranaya and Palaian, Subish (2017). Assessment of utilization pattern of fixed dose drug combinations in primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare centers in Nepal: A cross-sectional study. BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology, 18 (1) 69. doi: 10.1186/s40360-017-0176-z
Poudel, Arjun, Yates, Patsy, Rowett, Debra and Nissen, Lisa M. (2017). Use of preventive medication in patients with limited life expectancy: a systematic review. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 53 (6), 1097-1110.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.12.350
Poudel, Arjun, Alam, Kadeir, Palaian, Subish and Ibrahim, Mohamed Izham Mohamed (2016). Herbal fixed dose combinations in Nepal: Growing concerns in a developing country. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 10 (10), FM01-FM03. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/20519.8686
Poudel, Arjun, Ballokova, Anna, Hubbard, Ruth E., Gray, Leonard C., Mitchell, Charles A., Nissen, Lisa M. and Scott, Ian A. (2016). Algorithm of medication review in frail older people: focus on minimizing the use of high-risk medications. Geriatrics and Gerontology International, 16 (9), 1002-1013. doi: 10.1111/ggi.12589
Poudel, Arjun, Peel, Nancye M., Nissen, Lisa M., Mitchell, Charles A., Gray, Leonard C. and Hubbard, Ruth E. (2016). Adverse outcomes in relation to polypharmacy in robust and frail older hospital patients. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 17 (8), 767.e9-767.e13. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2016.05.017
Poudel, Arjun and Nissen, Lisa M. (2016). Telepharmacy: a pharmacist's perspective on the clinical benefits and challenges. Integrated Pharmacy Research and Practice, 5, 75-82. doi: 10.2147/IPRP.S101685
Tan, Joseph L., Eastment, Jacques G., Poudel, Arjun and Hubbard, Ruth E. (2015). Age-related changes in hepatic function: an update on implications for drug therapy. Drugs and Aging, 32 (12), 999-1008. doi: 10.1007/s40266-015-0318-1
Poudel, Arjun, Peel, Nancye M., Mitchell, Charles A., Gray, Leonard C., Nissen, Lisa M. and Hubbard, Ruth E. (2015). Geriatrician interventions on medication prescribing for frail older people in residential aged care facilities. Clinical Interventions in Aging, 10 (5), 1043-1051. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S84402
Hubbard, Ruth E., Peel, Nancye M., Scott, Ian A., Martin, Jennifer H., Smith, Alesha, Pillans, Peter I., Poudel, Arjun and Gray, Leonard C. (2015). Polypharmacy among inpatients aged 70 years or older in Australia. Medical Journal of Australia, 202 (7), 373-378. doi: 10.5694/mja13.00172
Poudel, Arjun, Peel, Nancye M., Nissen, Lisa, Mitchell, Charles, Gray, Len C. and Hubbard, Ruth E. (2014). Potentially inappropriate prescribing in older patients discharged from acute care hospitals to residential aged care facilities. Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 48 (11), 1425-1433. doi: 10.1177/1060028014548568
Poudel, A., Peel, N. M., Mitchell, C., Nissen, L. M. and Hubbard, R. E. (2014). A systematic review of prescribing criteria to evaluate appropriateness of medications in frail older people. Reviews in Clinical Gerontology, 24 (4), 304-318. doi: 10.1017/S0959259814000161
Hopcroft, P., Peel, N. M., Poudel, A., Scott, I. A., Gray, L. C. and Hubbard, R. E. (2014). Prescribing for older people discharged from the acute sector to residential aged-care facilities. Internal Medicine Journal, 44 (10), 1034-1037. doi: 10.1111/imj.12553
Poudel, A., Hubbard, R. E., Nissen, L. and Mitchell, C. (2013). Letter to the editor: Are prescribing indicators essentially representing the frail older population?. Journal of Frailty and Aging, 2 (4), 217-1. doi: 10.14283/jfa.2013.32
Poudel, A., Hubbard, R. E., Nissen, L. and Mitchell, C. (2013). Frailty: a key indicator to minimize inappropriate medication in older people. QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, 106 (10) hct146, 969-975. doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hct146
Bhuvan, K. C., Poudel, Arjun and Mohamed Ibrahim, Mohamed Izham B. (2012). Health priorities of the Nepal Government: Where are the essential medicines?. Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, 3 (2), 125-126. doi: 10.1111/j.1759-8893.2012.00084.x
Palaian, Subish, Poudel, Arjun, Alam, Kadir, Mohamed Ibrahim, Mohamed Izham and Mishra, Pranaya (2011). Initiation of social pharmacy research in Nepal: our experiences. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 33 (4), 591-596. doi: 10.1007/s11096-011-9512-3
Alam, Kadir, Poudel, Arjun and Palaian, Subish (2010). Fixed dose combination antimicrobials practices in Nepal - review of literature. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 4 (5), 3255-3260.
Poudel, A., Subish, P., Mishra, P., Mohamed Izham, M. I. and Jayasekera, J. (2010). Prevalence of fixed dose drug combinations in nepal: A preliminary study. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 4 (2), 2246-2252.
Khanal, Saval, Poudel, Arjun, Sharan, Krishna and Palaian, Subish (2010). Oncology pharmacy practice in a teaching hospital in Nepal. Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice, 16 (2), 75-79. doi: 10.1177/1078155209337662
Dwari, Binayak Chandra, Palaian, Subish, Poudel, Arjun and Prabhu, Smitha (2009). Clinical profile and management pattern of melasma patients in Western Nepal: A hospital based study. Internet Journal of Dermatology, 7 (1).
Palaian, Subish, Poudel, Arjun and Ibrahim, Mohamed I. M. (2009). Pharmacovigilance sessions for undergraduate pharmacy students in Malaysia. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 39 (4), 329-330.
Poudel, Arjun, Khanal, Saval, Alam, Kadir and Palaian, Subish (2009). Perception Of Nepalese Community Pharmacists Towards Patient Counseling And Continuing Pharmacy Education Program: A Multicentric Study. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 3 (2), 1408-1413.
Subish, Palaian, Khanal, Saval, Alam, Kadir and Paudel, Arjun (2009). Introducing pharmacovigilance to postgraduate pharmacy students in Nepal. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 73 (6).
Subish, Palaian, Mohamed Izham, M. I., Mishra, P., Alam, K., Poudel, A. and Khanal, S. (2008). ADR reporting by community pharmacists in Nepal. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 38 (4), 331-332.
Poudel, A., Palaian, S., Shankar, P. R., Jayasekera, J. and Izham, M. I. M. (2008). Irrational fixed dose combinations in Nepal: need for intervention. Kathmandu University Medical Journal, 6 no.3 (23), 399-405.
Conference Papers
Poudel, A., Peel, N. M., Nissen, L., Mitchell, C., Gray, L. C. and Hubbard, R. E. (2014). Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing in Older People Discharged to Residential Aged Care Facilities. NEW YORK: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2014.07.118
Poudel, A., Peel, N. M., Nissen, L., Mitchell, C., Gray, L. C. and Hubbard, R. E. (2014). The impact of frailty and polypharmacy on adverse outcomes in older inpatients. Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society, Orlando Fl, 15-17 May 2014. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.. doi: 10.1111/jgs.12870
Poudel, A., Nissen, L., Mitchell, C., Peel, N. M., Gray, L. C. and Hubbard, R. E. (2014). Potentially inappropriate prescribing in older patients admitted to acute care hospitals and discharged to residential aged care facilities. Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society, Orlando Fl, 15-17 May 2014. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.. doi: 10.1111/jgs.12870
Khanal, Saval, Poudel, Arjun, Sharan, Krishna and Palaian, Subish (2009). Pharmacists' Intervention in Oncology Ward: A Study from Nepal. CHICHESTER: JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD.
Poudel, A., Ibrahim, M. I. M., Mishra, P. and Palaian, S. (2009). Prevalence of Fixed-Dose Combinations in Nepal: A Preliminary Study. 9th ISoP Annual Meeting on From Pharmacovigilance to Risk Management, Reims France, Oct 06-09, 2009. NORTHCOTE: ADIS INT LTD.
Thesis
Poudel, Arjun (2015). Optimising prescribing in frail older people. PhD Thesis, School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2015.975