I joined the University of Strathclyde as a part-time academic in 2005; previously I worked full-time as a pharmacist in the NHS.

My research interests line in the area of clinical pharmacokinetics and particularly in the use of Bayesian and population pharmacokinetic methods to design drug dosage regimens for individual patients and patient populations.

The influence of genotype on warfarin maintenance dose predictions produced using a Bayesian dose individualization toolSaffian Shamin M., Duffull Stephen B., Roberts Rebecca L., Tait Robert C., Black Leanne, Lund Kirstin A., Thomson Alison H., Wright Daniel F. B.Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Vol 38, pp. 677-683, (2016)http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/FTD.0000000000000347 Therapeutic drug monitoring in the past 40 years of the JACReeves David , Lovering Andrew, Thomson AlisonJournal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Vol 71, pp. 3330-3332, (2016)http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkw408 Amikacin use and therapeutic drug monitoring in adults : do dose regimens and drug exposures affect either outcome or adverse events? A systematic reviewJenkins Abi, Thomson Alison H., Brown Nicholas M., Semple Yvonne, Sluman Christine , MacGowan Alasdair, Lovering Andrew M., Wiffen Phil J.Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Vol 71, pp. 2754-2759, (2016)http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkw250 Timing of the first vancomycin maintenance dose in an acute hospital setting - room for improvement?Carruthers Andrew, Thomson Alison H., Semple Yvonne, Rodger RachaelJournal of Medicines Optimisation Vol 2, pp. 51-55, (2016) Aminoglycosides : old friend... new foe?Simmonds N.J., Thomson A.H.Journal of Cystic Fibrosis Vol 15, pp. 411-412, (2016)http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1016/j.jcf.2016.05.011 Research is ‘a step into the unknown’: an exploration of pharmacists’ perceptions of factors impacting on research participation in the NHS.Lowrie Richard, Morrison Graeme, Lees Rosalind, Grant Christopher H, Johnson Chris, MacLean Fiona, Semple Yvonne, Thomson Alison, Harrison Heather, Mullen Alexander B, Lannigan Norman, Macdonald SaraBMJ Open Vol 5, pp. e009180, (2015)http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009180