K. (Katja) Taxis, Prof

Current research projects

Ecotoxicity of drugs:

PREWAPHARM, Prevent water pollution by pharmaceuticals. (2025-2028). Experts from the healthcare and water sectors across seven countries develop coordinated strategies, innovative solutions and sustainable actions to reduce pharmaceutical emissions at their source. Funded by INTERREG. Includes PhD projects of Kim Kleefman, Joost Udo and Jesse Tuinhof. https://prewapharm.nweurope.eu/

Innovative interventions to improving patient-centered care

Co-deprescribe project. Effects of Communication training to involve Older people in decisions to DEPRESCRIBE cardiometabolic medication: a cluster-randomized trial in primary care. In collaboration with Prof Petra Denig, UMCG. funded by ZonMW. see also: https://www.discardt.nl/ PhD project of Peter Stuijt.

PhD project: Drug related problems in Dutch community pharmacies. Ellen van Loon. This includes the evaluation of the annual medication consultation (in Dutch het jaargesprek, see https://www.hetjaargesprek.nl/).

Developing the role of the pharmacist to care for patients with diabetes in Indonesia. PhD projects: Indriastuti Cahyaningsih and Nora Wulandari. Optimizing the use of Acid suppressing agents. PhD project of Dhani Wijaja

Data science in pharmacy; PhD project of Amal Asiri.

Teaching projects:

The effects of innovations in teaching on perceived self-efficacy and competencies of students. Collaboration with Poznan University of Medical Sciences. PhD project of Julia Liwarska, main supervisor Associate Professor Dr Magdalena Waszyk-Nowaczyk. https://farmstos-en.ump.edu.pl/Staff

International circle of Pharmacy Game users: https://pharmacygame.education/

Development of a teaching module: Pharmacists reduce medicine wastage in water. Onderwijsmodule: Apothekers minderen medicijnresten (AMM) (2022-23). Funded by SNN.

Recently completed projects:

Happy Patient project (2021-2024) funded by the European Commission; workpackage on the role of the community pharmacist in prudent use of antibiotics. For more information including all tools developed for practice, see www.happypatient.eu 

Patient Centered Communication in Community Pharmacy (PC3P project), funded by EIT Health (2021) in collaboration with Nivel, led by University of Copenhagen.

Discardt project, PhD project of Stijn Crutzen; funded by the KNMP. For all tools developed as part of the project see: https://www.discardt.nl/

The impact of of cumulative exposure to anticholinergic and sedating medication on frail older individuals: research about the Drug Burden Index (DBI), (2016-17), Stoffels-Hornstra Foundation. 99 000 Euro.

Discontinuing inappropriate medication in nursing home residents (DIM-NHR study), (2013-16)  ZonMw projectnumber 80-83600-98-10176. 353,122 Euro. http://www.zonmw.nl/(...)-study/samenvatting/

The drug burden index, a selection tool. Funded by the Dutch Royal Pharmaceutical Society (KNMP); 95,000 Euro. (2014-2015). This was part of the PhD project of Heleen van der Meer: http://www.rug.nl/staff/h.g.van.der.meer/

Completed PhD thesis:

George Tsey Sabblah. March 2025. Exploring Patients’ Role in Medication Safety in Africa

Maarten Lambert. January 2025. The Context of Antibiotic Use in Primary Care and the Role of the Community Pharmacist

Adrienne Chan. January 2024. International diversity in psychotropic medication use: a pharmacoepidemiological perspective

Indre Trečiokienė. March 2024. Managing High Blood Pressure: Investigating the role of healthcare professionals and drug utilization

Fajri Gafar. November 2022. Optimization of tuberculosis treatment in children and adolescents: epidemiological and pharmacological approaches

Marle Gemmeke. May 2022. The role of the community pharmacist in fall prevention. University of Utrecht. https://www.publicatie-online.nl/(...)arle-Gemmeke_PDF.pdf

Alma Mulac. April 2022. University of Oslo. Medication errors in hospitals. Exploring medication safety through incident reports and observation of practice.

Stijn Crutzen. November 2021. University of Groningen. Targeted and Tailored Pharmacist-led Medication Reviews: Addressing deprescribing and hypoglycaemia in older people and people with type 2 diabetes.

Inge van Berlo- van de Laar. November 2021. University of Groningen. The clinical pharmacist improves pharmacotherapy in hospital patients: Medication reviews - Metformin toxicity - Binding interactions

Elfriede Sianturi. February 2020. University of Groningen. Exploring strategies to optimize pharmacotherapy with antiretrovirals in Papuans living with HIV

Linda van Eikenhorst. September 2020. University of Groningen. Medication management in patients with diabetes: Exploring the role of the pharmacist.

Sylvi Irawati. October 2020. University of Groningen. Challenges in the use of preventive cardiovascular medications in Indonesia and the Netherlands

Karin Larmené-Beld. November 2020. University of Groningen. Ready to administer parenteral medication produced by the hospital pharmacy: cost, labeling and quality

Heleen van der Meer. March 2019. University of Groningen. Deprescribing in older people: development and evaluation of complex healthcare interventions

Rianne Weersink. November 2019. University of Groningen. Medication safety in patients with cirrhosis

Leàn Rolfes. March 2018. University of Groningen. Patient participation in pharmacovigilance

Thao Nguyen. March 2018. University of Groningen. Medication use for acute coronary syndrome in Vietnam

Willem van der Veen. December 2018. University of Groningen. Information technology and medication safety.

Derbew Fikadu Berhe. December 2017. University of Groningen. Challenges in using cardiovascular medications in Sub-Saharan Africa

Huong Thao Nguyen. November 2014. University of Groningen. Medication safety in Vietnamese hospitals: A focus on medication errors and safety culture

Irene Lako. March 2013. University of Groningen. Depressive symptoms in patients with schizophrenia: count symptoms that count

Susanne Schorr. January 2010. University of Groningen. Drug safety in patients with psychotic disorders.