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  1. Psoriasis and risk of 26 cancers: pooled population-based cohort studies from Denmark, England, Israel and Taiwan

    Article • British Journal of Dermatology, October 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  2. Factors Associated with Suboptimal Adherence to Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in Patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma—A Retrospective Cohort Study

    Article • Pharmacoepidemiology, October 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  3. Primary endocrine therapy versus surgery plus endocrine therapy for early-stage breast cancer in older women without frailty: a cost-effectiveness and value of implementation analysis

    Article • Health Economics Review, September 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Yubo Wang, Dr Li-Chia Chen

  4. Survival and Radiotherapy-Related Adverse Events in Patients Receiving Radiotherapy and Concurrent Metformin: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials and Cohort Studies

    Article • Pharmaceuticals, September 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  5. Perceptions of patients and health care professionals on postoperative pain management: Key factors influencing persistent opioid use

    Article • British Journal of Health Psychology, September 2025, Wiley

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  6. Examining variations in the prevalence of hazardous opioid prescribing across general practices in England: a cross-sectional study

    Article • BMJ Quality & Safety, August 2025, BMJ

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  7. Mobile health applications for supporting self-management of oral systemic anticancer therapy in haematological malignancies: A systematic review of acceptability and efficacy

    Article • Digital Health, May 2025, SAGE Publications

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  8. The Efficacy of Digital Interventions on Adherence to Oral Systemic Anticancer Therapy Among Patients With Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Article • JMIR Cancer, April 2025, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  9. The Effect of the Concurrent Use of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors or Receptor Blockers on Toxicity and Outcomes in Patients Treated with Radiotherapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Article • Pharmaceuticals, January 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  10. A Systematic Review of Potential Opioid Prescribing Safety Indicators

    Article • Pharmacoepidemiology, January 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  11. Structured medication reviews: progress since 2020 and opportunities for improvement

    Article • British Journal of General Practice, December 2024, Royal College of General Practitioners

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  12. Interventions to reduce opioid use for patients with chronic non-cancer pain in primary care settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • PLOS One, October 2024, PLOS

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  13. Decoding behaviour change techniques in opioid deprescribing strategies following major surgery: a systematic review of interventions to reduce postoperative opioid use

    Article • BMJ Quality & Safety, July 2024, BMJ

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  14. Interventions to reduce opioid use for patients with chronic non-cancer pain in primary care settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • March 2024, openRxiv

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  15. Survival Outcomes in Older Women with Oestrogen-Receptor-Positive Early-Stage Breast Cancer: Primary Endocrine Therapy vs. Surgery by Comorbidity and Frailty Levels

    Article • Cancers, February 2024, MDPI AG

    Mr Yubo Wang, Dr Li-Chia Chen

  16. Development of prescribing indicators related to opioid-related harm in patients with chronic pain in primary care—a modified e-Delphi study

    Article • BMC Medicine, January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  17. Prevalence and determinants of chronic pain and persistent opioid use after surgery: A review of systematic reviews

    Article • British Journal of Pain, October 2023, SAGE Publications

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  18. Longitudinal Trajectory of Opioid Prescribing and its Associated Serious Adverse Events: A Population‐Wide Cohort Study in Taiwan

    Article • Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, October 2023, Wiley

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  19. Risk of serious infection and infection mortality in patients with psoriasis: A nationwide cohort study using the Taiwan National Health Insurance claims database

    Article • Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, August 2023, Wiley

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  20. The impact of China's zero markup drug policy on drug costs for managing Parkinson's disease and its complications: an interrupted time series analysis

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, May 2023, Frontiers

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  21. Feasibility and validity of using healthcare databases to conduct cross‐national comparative studies of opioid use, its determinants and consequences

    Article • Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, May 2023, Wiley

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  22. Examining non-linearity in the association between age and reported opioid use in different socioeconomic strata: cohort study using Health Survey for England waves from 1997 to 2014

    Article • BMJ Open, March 2023, BMJ

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  23. The impact of age on health utility values for older women with early-stage breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-regression

    Article • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, December 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Yubo Wang, Dr Li-Chia Chen

  24. Cohort Description: Preventing an Opioid Epidemic in Norway – Focusing on Treatment of Chronic Pain (POINT) – A National Registry-Based Study

    Article • Clinical Epidemiology, December 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Li-Chia Chen, Dr Li-Chia Chen

  25. Incidence, Prevalence, and Mortality of People with Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis in Taiwan: A Nationwide Cohort Study

    Article • Acta Dermato-Venereologica, November 2022, Acta Dermato-Venereologica

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  26. Regional variation in longitudinal trajectories of primary care opioids prescribing across Health Boards in Scotland: a population-based study

    Article • Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology, July 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Amanj Kurdi, Dr Li-Chia Chen

  27. Systematic review of the evidence sources applied to cost-effectiveness analyses for older women with primary breast cancer

    Article • Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, March 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Yubo Wang, Dr Li-Chia Chen

  28. Evaluating the direct medical cost, drug utilization and expenditure for managing Parkinson’s disease: a costing study at a medical center in China

    Article • Annals of Translational Medicine, March 2022, AME Publishing Company

    Mr Yubo Wang, Dr Li-Chia Chen

  29. Investigating the effectiveness of adjuvant therapy for patients with hormone receptor-positive ductal carcinoma in situ

    Article • PLOS One, January 2022, PLOS

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  30. Association between opioid-related deaths and prescribed opioid dose and psychotropic medicines in England: a case-crossover study

    Article • British Journal of Anaesthesia, November 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  31. Monitoring and Improving Adherence to Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: A Systematic Review

    Article • Patient Preference and Adherence, November 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  32. Association between opioid‐related deaths and persistent opioid prescribing in primary care in England: A nested case‐control study

    Article • British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, September 2021, Wiley

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  33. Filled prescriptions for opioids among children and adolescents – A nationwide study from 2010 to 2018

    Article • Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, August 2021, Wiley

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  34. Investigating the prescribing trajectory and geographical drug utilisation patterns of gabapentinoids in primary care in England: An ecological study

    Article • British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, May 2021, Wiley

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  35. Increasing tramadol utilisation under strict regulatory control of opioid prescribing – A cross-sectional study in Taiwan from 2002 through 2016

    Article • Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, February 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  36. Association of socioeconomic deprivation with opioid prescribing in primary care in England: a spatial analysis

    Article • Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, December 2020, BMJ

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  37. Acceptability of pharmacist-led interventions to resolve drug-related problems in patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia

    Article • Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice, October 2020, SAGE Publications

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  38. Lessons from the failure of implementing the ‘Better Care Better Value’ prescribing indicator for renin–angiotensin system drugs in England: a qualitative study of general practitioners’ perceptions using behavioural change framework

    Article • BMJ Open, June 2020, BMJ

    Amanj Kurdi, Dr Li-Chia Chen

  39. Supporting patients with long‐term conditions in the community: Evaluation of the Greater Manchester Community Pharmacy Care Plan Service

    Article • Health & Social Care in the Community, April 2020, Wiley

    Dr Li-Chia Chen, Dr Sally Jacobs

  40. Awareness of Antibiotic Use and Resistance in Jordanian Community

    Article • Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, January 2020, SAGE Publications

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  41. Efficacy of a medication management service in improving adherence to tyrosine kinase inhibitors and clinical outcomes of patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia: a randomised controlled trial

    Article • Supportive Care in Cancer, November 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  42. Implementation of an innovative surgical pharmacy service to improve patient outcomes—Twelve‐month outcomes of the Enhanced Surgical Medicines Optimization Service

    Article • Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, September 2019, Wiley

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  43. Supporting the provision of pharmacy medication reviews to marginalised (medically underserved) groups: a before/after questionnaire study investigating the impact of a patient–professional co-produced digital educational intervention

    Article • BMJ Open, September 2019, BMJ

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  44. Clinical and economic implications of therapeutic switching of angiotensin receptor blockers to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors

    Article • Journal of Hypertension, June 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Amanj Kurdi, Dr Li-Chia Chen

  45. Prescription opioids: Regional variation and socioeconomic status – evidence from primary care in England

    Article • International Journal of Drug Policy, February 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  46. Abstract

    Article • Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, August 2018, Wiley

    Amanj Kurdi, Dr Prasad S Nishtala, Dr Li-Chia Chen

  47. Survivor perspectives on the role of the community pharmacist in breast cancer services

    Article • Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, August 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  48. Development of REACT � an on-line decision support tool for personalized cancer symptom checking in the community

    Article • February 2018, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  49. Development of REACT � an on-line decision support tool for personalized cancer symptom checking in the community (Preprint)

    Article • JMIR Cancer, February 2018, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  50. A 15-year overview of increasing tramadol utilisation and associated mortality and the impact of tramadol classification in the United Kingdom

    Article • Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, September 2017, Wiley

    Roger Knaggs, Dr Li-Chia Chen

  51. Exploring factors associated with patients’ adherence to antihypertensive drugs among people with primary hypertension in the United Kingdom

    Article • Journal of Hypertension, September 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Li-Chia Chen, Dr Li-Chia Chen, Amanj Kurdi

  52. Medication-related issues associated with adherence to long-term tyrosine kinase inhibitors for controlling chronic myeloid leukemia: a qualitative study

    Article • Patient Preference and Adherence, June 2017, Dove Medical Press

    Associate Professor Siew Siang Chua, Dr Li-Chia Chen, Bee Kim Tan, Dr Li-Chia Chen

  53. Supporting underserved patients with their medicines: a study protocol for a patient/professional coproduced education intervention for community pharmacy staff to improve the provision and delivery of Medicine Use Reviews (MURs)

    Article • BMJ Open, December 2016, BMJ

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  54. A competing risk analysis of sequential complication development in Asian type 2 diabetes mellitus patients

    Article • Scientific Reports, October 2015, Nature

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  55. The impact of the ‘Better Care Better Value’ prescribing policy on the utilisation of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers for treating hypertension in the UK primary care setting: longitudinal quasi-experimental d...

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, June 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Li-Chia Chen, Amanj Kurdi

  56. Risks of nonadherence to hormone therapy in Asian women with breast cancer

    Article • The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, June 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  57. Acupuncture or Low Frequency Infrared Treatment for Low Back Pain in Chinese Patients: A Discrete Choice Experiment

    Article • PLOS One, May 2015, PLOS

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  58. A competing risk analysis of hormone therapy interruption in Asian women with breast cancer

    Article • Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, December 2014, Wiley

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  59. Changes in trends and pattern of strong opioid prescribing in primary care

    Article • European Journal of Pain, April 2014, Wiley

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  60. Interruption and Non-Adherence to Long-Term Adjuvant Hormone Therapy Is Associated with Adverse Survival Outcome of Breast Cancer Women - An Asian Population-Based Study

    Article • PLOS One, February 2014, PLOS

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  61. Is It Feasible to Apply Preference-Based Quality-of-Life Measures on Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia?

    Article • Journal of Leukemia, January 2014, OMICS Publishing Group

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  62. Adherence to inhaled corticosteroids by asthmatic patients: measurement and modelling

    Article • International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, December 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  63. Imatinib adherence associated clinical outcomes of chronic myeloid leukaemia treatment in Taiwan

    Article • International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, November 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  64. Disease acceptance and adherence to imatinib in Taiwanese chronic myeloid leukaemia outpatients

    Article • International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, October 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  65. A Systematic Review of Utility Values for Chemotherapy-Related Adverse Events

    Article • PharmacoEconomics, March 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  66. Long-term efficacy and safety of exemestane in the treatment of breast cancer

    Article • Patient Preference and Adherence, March 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  67. How Does Out-of-Pocket Payment Affect Choices When Accessing Health Care?—A Qualitative Study on Hypertensive Outpatients in Southern Taiwan

    Article • Value in Health Regional Issues, May 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  68. Implementation of innovative pharmacogenetic tests into practice in Taiwan: an institutional perspective

    Article • Drug Development Research, December 2010, Wiley

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  69. The impact of nonreferral outpatient co-payment on medical care utilization and expenditures in Taiwan

    Article • Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, September 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  70. Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy and Safety of Zolmitriptan in the Acute Treatment of Migraine

    Article • Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain, December 2007, Wiley

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  71. Topical pimecrolimus for eczema

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, October 2007, Wiley

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  72. Meta-Analysis Examining the Efficacy and Safety of Almotriptan in the Acute Treatment of Migraine

    Article • Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain, September 2007, Wiley

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  73. Do economic evaluations have a role in decision-making in Medicine Management Committees? A qualitative study

    Article • June 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  74. Risk of myocardial infarction associated with selective COX-2 inhibitors: Meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

    Article • Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, January 2007, Wiley

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  75. Do selective COX-2 inhibitors increase the risk of cerebrovascular events? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

    Article • Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, December 2006, Wiley

    Dr Li-Chia Chen

  76. Systematic review of the analgesic efficacy and tolerability of COX-2 inhibitors in post-operative pain control

    Article • Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, June 2004, Wiley

    Dr Li-Chia Chen