Dr Rachael Inglis

Lecturer

School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science

College of Health

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.

Date Position Institution name
2019 - ongoing Lecturer The University of Adelaide

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

Year Citation
2025 Zechner, J., Britza, S. M., Farrington, R., Byard, R. W., & Musgrave, I. F. (2025). The effects of co-administering the flavonoids quercetin and biochanin A on simvastatin toxicity in HepG2 cultures. Pharmacological Research - Natural Products, 7, 100209.
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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.
DOI Scopus18 WoS15 Europe PMC6
2022 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.
DOI Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC3
2022 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.
DOI Scopus8
2022 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.
DOI Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC1
2022 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.
DOI Europe PMC1
2020 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.
DOI Scopus12 WoS8 Europe PMC4
2019 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.
DOI Scopus26 WoS23 Europe PMC10
2019 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.
DOI Scopus21 WoS18 Europe PMC10
2019 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.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
2019 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.
DOI Scopus10 WoS8 Europe PMC4
2018 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.
DOI Scopus17 WoS13
2018 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.
DOI Scopus11 WoS8 Europe PMC3
2016 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.
DOI Scopus38 WoS36 Europe PMC19

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.

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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