Anton Pottegård is a Professor at the University of Southern Denmark and Head of Research at Hospital Pharmacy Funen (Odense University Hospital). His work combines registry-based pharmacoepidemiological research with clinical investigations into deprescribing practices. Affiliation: University of Southern Denmark Secondary Role: Head of Research, Odense University Hospital Research interests focus on pharmacoepidemiology and clinical pharmacy , particularly real-world drug safety and deprescribing in geriatric care. His methodology emphasizes Danish healthcare registries for longitudinal analyses of medication patterns and adverse outcomes. Notable contributions include epidemiological analyses of opioid utilization , migraine treatments , and GLP-1 receptor agonists . He has developed frameworks for pharmacoepidemiological methodology and drug safety surveillance , co-authored over 300 publications, and led the REDO project on reducing opioid use in osteoarthritis. Additional activities include media commentary on TBE vaccination and tick-borne diseases , with 613 press/media appearances reflecting public health engagement. Supervised work includes 7 doctoral candidates and cross-national collaborations.
