Dr Zixuan Wang PhD, MSc, BMedSci, AFHEA

Dr Zixuan Wang

School of Pharmacy
Assistant Professor

Contact details

Address
Institute of Clinical Sciences
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Dr Zixuan Wang is an Assistant Professor in Pharmacoepidemiology, who joined the School of Pharmacy in the Institute of Clinical Sciences in June 2024. She is a medicine background epidemiologist with expertise in epidemiological methodologies and medication research with Real-World Data in large healthcare databases. Her research interest includes but not limited to pregnancy, paediatrics, psychiatry and cardiovascular pharmacoepidemiology. She is involved in the Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) undergraduate degree programme.

Qualifications

  • PhD in Pharmacoepidemiology
  • MSc in Eating Disorders and Clinical Nutrition
  • BMedSci in Clinical Medicine

Biography

Dr Zixuan Wang completed her PhD study in School of Pharmacy at University College London and Research Fellowship in London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine on Pharmacoepidemiology. With a research interest in medication safety and effectiveness, she has conducted and published various population-based studies in highly regarded peer-reviewed journals such as JAMA and Lancet family of journals, in the area of pregnancy, paediatrics, psychiatry, cardiovascular and cancer.

Teaching

Postgraduate supervision

Dr Zixuan Wang is seeking highly organised and motivated PhD candidates for research in the area of pharmacoepidemiology, in particular the following area:

  • Medication safety in pregnancy
  • Polypharmacy/Comorbidities
  • Mental Health in women and children
Zixuan is also interested in supervising interdisciplinary research with environmental epidemiology, such as air pollution and climate change.

Research

  • Medication safety in pregnancy
  • Polypharmacy / Comorbidities
  • Mental Health in women and children
  • Air pollution / climate change and drug prescription

Other activities

Memberships:

  • International Society of Pharmacoepidemiology
  • International Society of Pharmacovigilance
  • Asia Pharmacoepidemiology Network

Publications

Highlight publications

Wang, Z, Chan, AYL, Coghill, D, Ip, P, Lau, WCY, Simonoff, E, Brauer, R, Wei, L, Wong, ICK & Man, KKC 2021, 'Association Between Prenatal Exposure to Antipsychotics and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Preterm Birth, and Small for Gestational Age', JAMA internal medicine, vol. 181, no. 10, pp. 1332-1340. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.4571

Wang, Z, Chan, AYL, Ho, PWH, Wong, KHTW, Brauer, R, Besag, FMC, Ip, P, Howard, LM, Lau, WCY, Taxis, K, Wei, L, Wong, ICK & Man, KKC 2022, 'Prenatal exposure to antidepressants or antipsychotics and the risk of seizure in children', World Psychiatry, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 322-323. https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.20948

Ju, C, Wei, L, Man, KKC, Wang, Z, Ma, T-T, Chan, AYL, Brauer, R, Chui, CSL, Chan, EW, Jani, YH, Hsia, Y, Wong, ICK & Lau, WCY 2022, 'Global, regional, and national trends in opioid analgesic consumption from 2015 to 2019: a longitudinal study', The Lancet Public Health, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. e335-e346. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2468-2667(22)00013-5

Brauer, R, Alfageh, B, Blais, JE, Chan, EW, Chui, CSL, Hayes, JF, Man, KKC, Lau, WCY, Yan, VKC, Beykloo, MY, Wang, Z, Wei, L & Wong, ICK 2021, 'Psychotropic medicine consumption in 65 countries and regions, 2008–19: a longitudinal study', The Lancet Psychiatry, vol. 8, no. 12, pp. 1071-1082. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2215-0366(21)00292-3

Recent publications

Article

Wang, Z, Yuen, ASC, Wong, KHTW, Chan, AYL, Coghill, D, Simonoff, E, Lau, WCY, Wong, ICK, Park, S & Man, KKC 2024, 'Association between prenatal antipsychotic exposure and the risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, vol. 160, 105635. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105635

Ma, T, Wang, Z, Qin, X, Ju, C, Lau, WCY, Man, KKC, Castle, D, Chang, WC, Chan, AYL, Cheung, ECL, Chui, CSL & Wong, ICK 2023, 'Global trends in the consumption of benzodiazepines and Z-drugs in 67 countries and regions from 2008 to 2018: a sales data analysis', Sleep, vol. 46, no. 10, zsad124. https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsad124

Wang, Z, Man, KKC, Ma, T, Howard, LM, Wei, L, Wong, ICK & Brauer, R 2021, 'Association between antipsychotic use in pregnancy and the risk of gestational diabetes: Population-based cohort studies from the United Kingdom and Hong Kong and an updated meta-analysis', Schizophrenia Research, vol. 229, pp. 55-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2020.11.021

Ma, T-T, Wong, ICK, Whittlesea, C, Man, KKC, Lau, W, Wang, Z, Brauer, R, MacDonald, TM, Mackenzie, IS & Wei, L 2021, 'Impact of multiple cardiovascular medications on mortality after an incidence of ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack', BMC medicine, vol. 19, 24. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-01900-1

Wang, Z, Brauer, R, Man, KKC, Alfageh, B, Mongkhon, P & Wong, ICK 2021, 'Prenatal exposure to antipsychotic agents and the risk of congenital malformations in children: A systematic review and meta‐analysis', British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, vol. 87, no. 11, pp. 4101-4123. https://doi.org/10.1111/bcp.14839

Reutfors, J, Cesta, CE, Cohen, JM, Bateman, BT, Brauer, R, Einarsdóttir, K, Engeland, A, Furu, K, Gissler, M, Havard, A, Hernandez-Diaz, S, Huybrechts, KF, Karlstad, Ø, Leinonen, MK, Li, J, Man, KKC, Pazzagli, L, Schaffer, A, Schink, T, Wang, Z, Yu, Y, Zoega, H & Bröms, G 2020, 'Antipsychotic drug use in pregnancy: A multinational study from ten countries.', Schizophrenia Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2020.03.048

Wang, Z, Wong, ICK, Man, KKC, Alfageh, B, Mongkhon, P & Brauer, R 2020, 'The use of antipsychotic agents during pregnancy and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Psychological Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1017/s003329171900401x

Ma, T, Wong, ICK, Man, KKC, Chen, Y, Crake, T, Ozkor, MA, Ding, L, Wang, Z, Zhang, L & Wei, L 2019, 'Effect of evidence-based therapy for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease: Systematic review and meta-analysis', PLoS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210988

Alfageh, B, Wang, Z, Mongkhon, P, Besag, FMC, Alhawassi, TM, Brauer, R & Wong, ICK 2019, 'Safety and Tolerability of Antipsychotic Medication in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', Paediatric Drugs. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40272-019-00333-x

Wang, Z, Ho, PWH, Choy, MTH, Wong, ICK, Brauer, R & Man, KKC 2018, 'Advances in Epidemiological Methods and Utilisation of Large Databases: A Methodological Review of Observational Studies on Central Nervous System Drug Use in Pregnancy and Central Nervous System Outcomes in Children', Drug Safety. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40264-018-0755-y

Comment/debate

Wang, Z, Wong, ICK & Man, KKC 2022, 'Prenatal Exposure to Antipsychotics—Handle With Caution—Reply', JAMA internal medicine, vol. 182, no. 3, pp. 355-356. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.7573

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