Rachael Farrington
Lecturer
School of Biomedicine
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Dr Rachael Farrington is a pharmacologist whose research interests lie in the area of complementary and alternative medicines, focusing on the purity of commercialized products that are available on the market, as well as the interactions that may occur with conventional pharmaceuticals and other herbal products.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2019 - ongoing Lecturer The University of Adelaide -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2016 - 2019 The University of Adelaide Australia PhD 2015 - 2015 The University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Health Sciences Honours 2011 - 2014 The University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Health Sciences -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2022 Zechner, J., Britza, S. M., Farrington, R., Byard, R. W., & Musgrave, I. F. (2022). Flavonoid-statin interactions causing myopathy and the possible significance of OATP transport, CYP450 metabolism and mevalonate synthesis.. Life Sci, 291, 8 pages.
Scopus10 WoS3 Europe PMC22022 Britza, S. M., Musgrave, I. F., Farrington, R., & Byard, R. W. (2022). Intestinal epithelial damage due to herbal compounds - an in vitro study.. Drug Chem Toxicol, 46(2), 1-9.
Scopus2 WoS1 Europe PMC12022 Britza, S. M., Farrington, R., Byard, R. W., & Musgrave, I. F. (2022). In vitro demonstration of herbal exacerbation of paracetamol-induced hepatotoxicity. Phytomedicine Plus, 2(2), 1-9.
Scopus42022 Britza, S. M., Farrington, R., Musgrave, I. F., Aboltins, C., & Byard, R. W. (2022). Could herbal soup be a potentially unrecognized cause of hepatotoxicity at autopsy?. Forensic science, medicine, and pathology, 18(4), 403-406.
Scopus4 WoS32022 Britza, S. M., Farrington, R., Musgrave, I. F., & Byard, R. W. (2022). Does Bak Kut Teh really cause hepatotoxicity?. Forensic science, medicine, and pathology, 19(1), 133-134.
Europe PMC12020 Hoban, C. L., Musgrave, I. F., Byard, R. W., Nash, C., Farrington, R., Maker, G., . . . Coghlan, M. (2020). Combined liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and next-generation dna sequencing detection of adulterants and contaminants in analgesic and anti-inflammatory herbal medicines. Pharmaceutical Medicine, 34(1), 49-61.
Scopus11 WoS5 Europe PMC22019 Farrington, R., Musgrave, I. F., & Byard, R. W. (2019). Evidence for the efficacy and safety of herbal weight loss preparations. Journal of integrative medicine, 17(2), 87-92.
Scopus24 WoS19 Europe PMC62019 Crighton, E., Coghlan, M., Farrington, R., Hoban, C., Power, M., Nash, C., . . . Maker, G. (2019). Toxicological screening and DNA sequencing detects contamination and adulteration in regulated herbal medicines and supplements for diet, weight loss and cardiovascular health. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 176, 112834-1-112834-7.
Scopus20 WoS16 Europe PMC52019 Farrington, R., Musgrave, I., Nash, C., Coghlan, M., & Byard, R. (2019). Evaluation of an early twentieth century Afghan herbalist’s preparations. Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology, 15(2), 314-318.
Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC12019 Farrington, R., Musgrave, I., & Byard, R. W. (2019). Potential adverse outcomes of herbal preparation use in childhood. Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, 108(3), 419-422.
Scopus10 WoS6 Europe PMC32018 Hoban, C. L., Musgrave, I. F., Coghlan, M. L., Power, M. W. P., Byard, R. W., Nash, C., . . . Bunce, M. (2018). Adulterants and Contaminants in Psychotropic Herbal Medicines Detected with Mass Spectrometry and Next-Generation DNA Sequencing. Pharmaceutical Medicine, 32(6), 429-444.
Scopus17 WoS102018 Farrington, R., Musgrave, I., Nash, C., & Byard, R. W. (2018). Potential forensic issues in overseas travellers exposed to local herbal products. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 60, 1-2.
Scopus10 WoS8 Europe PMC12016 Musgrave, I., Farrington, R., Hoban, C., & Byard, R. (2016). Caffeine toxicity in forensic practice: possible effects and under-appreciated sources. Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology, 12(3), 299-303.
Scopus31 WoS19 Europe PMC12 -
Conference Papers
Year Citation 2023 Britza, S., Farrington, R., Byard, R., & Musgrave, I. (2023). Psoralen-induced toxicity in metabolically variable cell models altered in presence of purported cytochrome P450 modulators astragaloside IV and atractylenolide I. In BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY Vol. 180 (pp. 1354-1356). Glasgow, SCOTLAND: WILEY. 2023 Britza, S., Farrington, R., Byard, R., & Musgrave, I. (2023). In vitro demonstration of herbal exacerbation of paracetamol-induced hepatotoxicity. In BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY Vol. 180 (pp. 1347-1348). Glasgow, SCOTLAND: WILEY.
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Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2022 - 2023 Co-Supervisor The significance of OATP and CYP450 in statin-flavonoid interactions Master of Philosophy (Medical Science) Master Full Time Mr Joshua Paul Zechner
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