Lotanna Ezeja
Degree Program: Ph.D., Health Outcomes Research and Policy
Anticipated Graduation: 2027
Advisor: Dr. Jingjing Qian
Email: lve0004@auburn.edu
Bio
Education:
- B.S., Pharmacy - University of Nigeria, 2018
- M.S., Statistics - Auburn University, Active
Lotanna Ezeja is a Ph.D. student pursuing the Health Outcomes Research and Policy option at the Harrison College of Pharmacy. Before joining the Ph.D. program in Fall 2023, he worked as a Clinical Pharmacist in Nigeria for three years.
His research focuses on generating robust real-world evidence (RWE) to enhance the effectiveness and safety of drugs, improve patient outcomes, and inform healthcare decision-making. I focus on evaluating the effectiveness and safety of drugs, using advanced analytical approaches to understand how drugs perform in routine clinical practice, identify potential risks, and support evidence-based practice.
Active Research Projects
- Cancer treatment-related risk factors for stroke among patients with lung cancer: a systematic review
- Effect of interventions on breast cancer preventive medication treatment uptake: a systematic review
- Post-marketing safety of homeopathic products in the United States
- Safety in administration errors of RSV vaccines in the United States
Publications
- Qian J, Xue X, Ezeja L, Boxx Z, Jackson CW. Post-marketing safety of antiseizure medications: Focus on serious adverse effects including drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS). Seizure. 2025 Feb;125:37-43. doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2025.01.002.
- Ezeja L, Qian J. Post-marketing safety of Lantus and its interchangeable biosimilar Semglee in the United States: A disproportionality analysis using the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) database. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2025 Aug;27(8):4480-4489. doi: 10.1111/dom.16491.
- Egbuemike, C.C., Aina, A.B, Ezeja, L., Enenche, D.N., HPR39 Health Insurance Use Among Young Pharmacists in Nigeria. Value in Health, 2025. 28(6): p. S201.
- Ezeala, O.M., McCormick, N.P., Ezeja, L., Jaradat, S.K., Durham, S.H., Westrick, S.C. From Trust to Choice: A Cross-Sectional Survey of How Patient Trust in Pharmacists Shapes Willingness and Vaccination Decision Control Preferences. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2025, 22, 1525. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22101525
