Prescription stimulant drug trends in Ontario, Canada, 2015-24: population based repeated cross sectional study
Myran DT, MacDonald-Spracklin R, Busa G, Talarico R, Doan N, Camci N, McDonald A, Finkelstein Y. BMJ Med. 2026; 5(1):e002416.
Publications
Association between neighbourhood-level antibiotic utilization and the rate of Community-Associated C. difficile (CA-CDI) infection: an ecological study
Hakin K, Daneman N, Hernandez A, Langford BJ, Leung V, Schwartz KL, Brown KA. Clin Infect Dis. 2026; Oct 19 [Epub ahead of print].
Trends in dispensing of opioids and benzodiazepines among older adults admitted for an acute hip fracture between 2008 and 2024 in Ontario, Canada
Ali A, Tadrous M, Eje C, Rashidian L, Senthinathan A, Chu C, Kuluski K, Guilcher SJT. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2026; Oct 9 [Epub ahead of print].
Intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke across kidney function
Bota SE, Dixon S, Kapral MK, Hackam D, Sood MM, Sontrop JM, Garg AX. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2026; Oct 1 [Epub ahead of print].
Trends in population attributable risk of Clostridioides difficile infection associated with common outpatient antibiotics in Ontario, Canada, 2017-2024
Wong MK, Daneman N, Langford BJ, Leung V, Schwartz KL, Brown KA. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2026; Oct 1 [Epub ahead of print].
Receipt of extended-release opioids after total hip or knee arthroplasty and subsequent persistent postoperative opioid use and health system utilization: a population-based comparative effectiveness analysis
Tierney SL, Malone JL, McGinn RN, Talarico R, McIsaac DI. Anesthesiology. 2026; Sep 29 [Epub ahead of print].
Epilepsy after antipsychotic prescription in survivors of traumatic brain injury: a population-based cohort study
Ferraris A, Szmulewicz AG, Adhikari NKJ, Burry L, Hernández A, Wunsch H, Scales DC, Angriman F. Crit Care Med. 2026; Sep 21 [Epub ahead of print].
Treatment outcomes after initiating buprenorphine/naloxone or methadone for opioid use disorder among First Nation Peoples in Ontario, Canada
Rebić N, Bragg S, McCormack D, Hamzat B, deGonzague B, Holton A, Mecredy G, Campbell T, Antoniou T, McGregor L, Bertram J, Pine K, Corbiere Y, Gomes T. Int J Drug Policy. 2026; 157(Pt A): 105513. Epub 2026 Sep 19.
Characterizing trends and patterns in benzodiazepine-related toxicity deaths in Ontario: a descriptive cross-sectional study
Campbell T, Ledlie S, Leece P, Yang J, Hamzat B, Kolla G, Bozinoff N, Boyd R, Franklyn M, Smoke A, Shearer D, Gomes T. PLoS One. 2026; 21(9): e0355210.
Exploring high priority potentially inappropriate prescribing cascades in older adults: population level retrospective cohort study
Rochon PA, Austin PC, Gurwitz JH, Wu W, Matai L, Zhang T, Li Z, Savage RD, Gruneir A, Li J, O’Mahony D, Petrovic M, Cherubini A, Onder G, Sternberg SA, McCarthy LM, Dalton K, Reppas-Rindlisbacher CE, Stall NM, Normand ST, Giannakeas V. BMJ. 2026; 394:e100499.