Marit Waaseth

Marit Waaseth serves as Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacoepidemiology at the Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway. Her research focuses on optimizing medication use and evaluating drug effects in real-world healthcare settings, particularly for vulnerable populations including elderly patients with dementia and pediatric cohorts.

Her primary research domains encompass:

• Pharmacoepidemiological studies of medication adherence and safety
• Clinical pharmacy interventions in emergency and hospital settings
• Dementia care medication management and dietary supplement use
• Antibiotic utilization patterns in children
• Pharmacovigilance regarding statin and antidepressant associations with cancer risk

Recent publications demonstrate a methodological emphasis on time-motion studies to quantify healthcare efficiency, systematic reviews of pharmacy intervention outcomes, and innovative narrative-based educational approaches. Her work consistently involves interdisciplinary collaboration across Norwegian health institutions including University Hospital of North Norway (UNN), Oslo Metropolitan University, and University of Bergen.

No scientific awards, fellowships, or medals were documented in the source materials.

Professor Waaseth actively contributes to multiple research projects including the ongoing Tromsø Study medication adherence investigation. Previously, she completed significant projects examining statin exposure and cancer risk associations, seasonal antibiotic use patterns in Norwegian children (2004-2017), and SSRI antidepressant relationships with cancer development.

She operates within UiT's Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacoepidemiology research group, maintaining strong national partnerships with healthcare providers and academic institutions to advance evidence-based medication practices.