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Dr Esther Lau
Dr

Esther Lau

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Overview

Availability

Dr Esther Lau is:
Available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Research Commercialisation, The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
  • Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice, Queensland University of Technology

Works

Search Professor Esther Lau’s works on UQ eSpace

37 works between 2012 and 2025

1 - 20 of 37 works

2025

Journal Article

Does using oral medication lubricants to swallow whole or crushed tablets alter drug absorption in vivo? A randomised, single-dose crossover bioequivalence study in healthy adults

Malouh, Marwa A., Cichero, Julie A. Y., Reuter, Stephanie E., Weng, Min-Tz, Lau, Esther T. L., Nissen, Lisa M. and Steadman, Kathryn J. (2025). Does using oral medication lubricants to swallow whole or crushed tablets alter drug absorption in vivo? A randomised, single-dose crossover bioequivalence study in healthy adults. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 104 106552, 106552-104. doi: 10.1016/j.jddst.2024.106552

Does using oral medication lubricants to swallow whole or crushed tablets alter drug absorption in vivo? A randomised, single-dose crossover bioequivalence study in healthy adults

2024

Journal Article

Consumer Involvement in the Design and Development of Medication Safety Interventions or Services in Primary Care: A Scoping Review

DelDot, Megan, Lau, Esther, Rayner, Nicole, Spinks, Jean, Kelly, Fiona and Nissen, Lisa (2024). Consumer Involvement in the Design and Development of Medication Safety Interventions or Services in Primary Care: A Scoping Review. Health Expectations, 27 (6) e70092, e70092. doi: 10.1111/hex.70092

Consumer Involvement in the Design and Development of Medication Safety Interventions or Services in Primary Care: A Scoping Review

2024

Journal Article

Evaluating the management of urinary tract infections by community pharmacists in Queensland, Australia

Spinks, Jean M., Lau, Esther T. L., Glass, Beverley D. and Nissen, Lisa M. (2024). Evaluating the management of urinary tract infections by community pharmacists in Queensland, Australia. Pharmacy Practice, 22 (4) 3064, 1-10. doi: 10.18549/PharmPract.2024.4.3064

Evaluating the management of urinary tract infections by community pharmacists in Queensland, Australia

2024

Journal Article

Medication lubricants for oral delivery of drugs: oral processing reduces thickness, changes characteristics, and improves dissolution profile

Malouh, Marwa A., Cichero, Julie A. Y., Sun, Yu, Lau, Esther T. L., Nissen, Lisa M. and Steadman, Kathryn J. (2024). Medication lubricants for oral delivery of drugs: oral processing reduces thickness, changes characteristics, and improves dissolution profile. Pharmaceutics, 16 (3) 417. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics16030417

Medication lubricants for oral delivery of drugs: oral processing reduces thickness, changes characteristics, and improves dissolution profile

2023

Journal Article

The prevalence and perceived effectiveness of using a medication‐swallowing lubricant in aged care facilities across Australia

Malouh, Marwa A., Sefidani Forough, Aida, Cichero, Julie A. Y., Lau, Esther T. L., Nissen, Lisa M. and Steadman, Kathryn J. (2023). The prevalence and perceived effectiveness of using a medication‐swallowing lubricant in aged care facilities across Australia. Aging medicine, 6 (3), 239-244. doi: 10.1002/agm2.12261

The prevalence and perceived effectiveness of using a medication‐swallowing lubricant in aged care facilities across Australia

2023

Journal Article

Development and trial of an instrument to evaluate accredited pharmacists' clinical home medicines review reports in Australia

Patounas, Marea, Lau, Esther T. L., Rigby, Deborah, Chan, Vincent and Nissen, Lisa M. (2023). Development and trial of an instrument to evaluate accredited pharmacists' clinical home medicines review reports in Australia. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 53 (1), 32-38. doi: 10.1002/jppr.1829

Development and trial of an instrument to evaluate accredited pharmacists' clinical home medicines review reports in Australia

2021

Journal Article

Do legislated carbon reduction targets influence pro-environmental behaviours in public hospital pharmacy departments? Using mixed methods to compare Australia and the UK

Singleton, Judith A., Lau, Esther T.-L. and Nissen, Lisa M. (2021). Do legislated carbon reduction targets influence pro-environmental behaviours in public hospital pharmacy departments? Using mixed methods to compare Australia and the UK. PLoS One, 16 (8 August) e0255445. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255445

Do legislated carbon reduction targets influence pro-environmental behaviours in public hospital pharmacy departments? Using mixed methods to compare Australia and the UK

2021

Journal Article

Home medicines reviews: a national survey of Australian accredited pharmacists’ health service time investment

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

Home medicines reviews: a national survey of Australian accredited pharmacists’ health service time investment

2021

Journal Article

Exploring Australian pharmacists' perceptions and attitudes towards dispensing HIV medicines in the community setting

Singleton, Judith A., Lau, Esther T. L. and Nissen, Lisa M. (2021). Exploring Australian pharmacists' perceptions and attitudes towards dispensing HIV medicines in the community setting. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 51 (3), 238-246. doi: 10.1002/jppr.1711

Exploring Australian pharmacists' perceptions and attitudes towards dispensing HIV medicines in the community setting

2020

Journal Article

Still Burning: An Exploration of the Impacts of the 2018/2019 Tasmanian Summer Bushfires on Community Pharmacy Operations in Affected Communities

Singleton, Judith A., Khng, Sherley, McCourt, Elizabeth M., Watson, Kaitlyn E. and Lau, Esther T.L. (2020). Still Burning: An Exploration of the Impacts of the 2018/2019 Tasmanian Summer Bushfires on Community Pharmacy Operations in Affected Communities. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 35 (6), 612-618. doi: 10.1017/S1049023X20001077

Still Burning: An Exploration of the Impacts of the 2018/2019 Tasmanian Summer Bushfires on Community Pharmacy Operations in Affected Communities

2020

Journal Article

Are medication swallowing lubricants suitable for use in dysphagia? Consistency, viscosity, texture, and application of the International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initiative (IDDSI) Framework

Malouh, Marwa A., Cichero, Julie A.Y., Manrique, Yady J., Crino, Lucia, Lau, Esther T. L., Nissen, Lisa M. and Steadman, Kathryn J. (2020). Are medication swallowing lubricants suitable for use in dysphagia? Consistency, viscosity, texture, and application of the International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initiative (IDDSI) Framework. Pharmaceutics, 12 (10) 924, 1-18. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12100924

Are medication swallowing lubricants suitable for use in dysphagia? Consistency, viscosity, texture, and application of the International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initiative (IDDSI) Framework

2020

Journal Article

Factors affecting Australian aged care facility workers in administering oral medication to residents with swallowing difficulties

Sefidani Forough, Aida, Lau, Esther T. L., Steadman, Kathryn J., Kyle, Greg J., Cichero, Julie A. Y., Serrano Santos, Jose Manuel and Nissen, Lisa M. (2020). Factors affecting Australian aged care facility workers in administering oral medication to residents with swallowing difficulties. Research in Nursing and Health, 43 (4) nur.22042, 419-430. doi: 10.1002/nur.22042

Factors affecting Australian aged care facility workers in administering oral medication to residents with swallowing difficulties

2020

Journal Article

Factors that affect health-care workers’ practices of medication administration to aged care residents with swallowing difficulties: an Australia-wide survey study

Sefidani Forough, Aida, Lau, Esther T. L., Steadman, Kathryn J., Kyle, Greg J., Cichero, Julie A. Y., Serrano Santos, Jose Manuel and Nissen, Lisa M. (2020). Factors that affect health-care workers’ practices of medication administration to aged care residents with swallowing difficulties: an Australia-wide survey study. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 40 (1) ajag.12856, e79-e86. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12856

Factors that affect health-care workers’ practices of medication administration to aged care residents with swallowing difficulties: an Australia-wide survey study

2019

Journal Article

Pharmacist role in vaccination: evidence and challenges

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

Pharmacist role in vaccination: evidence and challenges

2019

Journal Article

Counseling interactions between patients living with persistent pain and pharmacists in Australia: are we on the same page?

Lau, Esther T.L., Tan, Shirin H., Antwertinger, Yasmin J., Hall, Tony and Nissen, Lisa M. (2019). Counseling interactions between patients living with persistent pain and pharmacists in Australia: are we on the same page?. Journal of Pain Research, 12, 2441-2455. doi: 10.2147/jpr.s199017

Counseling interactions between patients living with persistent pain and pharmacists in Australia: are we on the same page?

2019

Journal Article

Pharmacist Compliance with Therapeutic Guidelines on Diagnosis and Treatment Provision

Smith, Harriet, Whyte, Stephen, Chan, Ho Fai, Kyle, Gregory, Lau, Esther T. L., Nissen, Lisa M., Torgler, Benno and Dulleck, Uwe (2019). Pharmacist Compliance with Therapeutic Guidelines on Diagnosis and Treatment Provision. JAMA Network Open, 2 (7) e197168. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.7168

Pharmacist Compliance with Therapeutic Guidelines on Diagnosis and Treatment Provision

2019

Journal Article

Baltic amber teething necklaces: could succinic acid leaching from beads provide anti-inflammatory effects?

Nissen, Michael D., Lau, Esther T. L., Cabot, Peter J. and Steadman, Kathryn J. (2019). Baltic amber teething necklaces: could succinic acid leaching from beads provide anti-inflammatory effects?. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 19 (1) 162, 162. doi: 10.1186/s12906-019-2574-9

Baltic amber teething necklaces: could succinic acid leaching from beads provide anti-inflammatory effects?

2019

Book Chapter

Pharmacy Practice in Australia and New Zealand

Poudel, Arjun, Lau, Esther T.L., Kyle, Gregory J. and Nissen, Lisa M. (2019). Pharmacy Practice in Australia and New Zealand. Encyclopedia of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy. (pp. 488-498) Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-812735-3.00729-9

Pharmacy Practice in Australia and New Zealand

2018

Journal Article

Waiter, there is a drug in my soup – using Leximancer® to explore antecedents to pro-environmental behaviours in the hospital pharmacy workplace

Singleton, Judith A., Lau, Esther T.L. and Nissen, Lisa M. (2018). Waiter, there is a drug in my soup – using Leximancer® to explore antecedents to pro-environmental behaviours in the hospital pharmacy workplace. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 26 (4), 341-350. doi: 10.1111/ijpp.12395

Waiter, there is a drug in my soup – using Leximancer® to explore antecedents to pro-environmental behaviours in the hospital pharmacy workplace

2018

Journal Article

Crushing and dispersing medicines

Lau, Esther, Steadman, Kathryn J. and Nissen, Lisa M. (2018). Crushing and dispersing medicines. Australian Pharmacist, 37 (3), 46-50.

Crushing and dispersing medicines

Funding

Past funding

  • 2010 - 2012
    Using plant proteins in controlled release drug delivery
    Queensland Pharmacy Research Trust
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

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Supervision history

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