Mačeková Zuzana, Pharm.D., PhD
Research/art/teacher profile
Date of last update: 15.09.2026
I. Basic information
| I.1 Surname |
Mačeková |
|---|---|
| I.2 Given name |
Zuzana |
| I.3 Degrees |
Pharm.D., PhD |
| I.4 Year of birth |
1984 |
| I.5 Name of the workplace |
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Department of Pharmacy and Social Pharmacy |
| I.6 Address of the workplace |
Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovak Republic |
| I.7 Position |
lecturer |
| I.8 E-mail address | zuzana.macekova@uvlf.sk |
| I.9 University staff register / partner university profile | https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/28332 |
| I.11 ORCID iD | 0000-0001-7700-063X |
II. Higher education and further qualification growth
| Institution | Year | Study field and programme | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second degree higher education | Faculty of Pharmacy Comenius University Bratislava | 2008 | Pharmacy |
| Third degree higher education | Faculty of Pharmacy Comenius University Bratislava | 2023 | Pharmacy |
III. Current and previous employment
| Occupation | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
Hospital Pharmacist/Clinical Pharmacist | University hospital L. Pasteura Kosice | 2024 – to date |
assistant lecturer | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Kosice | 2023 – to date |
Hospital Pharmacist/Clinical Pharmacist | Nemocnica AGEL, Hospital Pharmacy, Košice-Šaca | 2018 – 2023 |
IV. Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills
| Activity | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
Certified First Aid Course - Emergency Life Support for Pharmacists | Košice, Slovak Republic | 2026 |
Erasmus+ mobility | Babel Academy of English, Dublin, Ireland | 2026 |
Principles of biochemistry for the clinical pharmacist, pharmacotherapy of changes in the internal environment | Institut postgraduálního vzdělávání ve zdravotníctví, Praha, Czech Republik | 2025 |
Fundamentals of University Pedagogy course | Prešovská univerzita v Prešove, Prešov, Slovak Republik | 2024 |
Hepatopathy in the context of renocardial syndrome | Univerzitní centrum klinické farmacie pro specializační a kontinuální vzdelávání | 2024 |
Certificate of Montreal Cognitive Assessment | MoCA Test Inc., Profesor Ziad Nasreddine MD; https://www.mocatest.org/training-certification/ | 2023 |
First Aid course | Medison s r. o., Košice | 2023 |
Summer school of statistic analysis | SC&C Partner, spol. s r.o., on-line form | 2022 |
Certificate of Montreal Cognitive Assessment | MoCA Test Inc., Profesor Ziad Nasreddine MD; https://www.mocatest.org/training-certification/ | 2021 |
specialisation studies -Healthcare management and Funding | Slovak Medical University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic | 2019 |
Neuropsychological and clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease | Institut postgraduálního vzdělávání ve zdravotníctví, Praha, Czech Republik | 2018 |
Specialist traineeship for clinical pharmacists | Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Hospital on Homolce, Praha, Czech Republik | 2017 |
Specialist traineeship for clinical pharmacists | Detská fakultná nemocnica s poliklinikou, Bratislava, Slovak Republik | 2016 |
Specialist traineeship for clinical pharmacists | Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Nitra, Slovak Republik | 2016 |
specialisation studies - Clinical Pharmacy | Slovak Medical University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic | 2016 |
Odborná stáž pre klinických farmaceutov | National Toxicological Information Centre, Bratislava, Slovak Republik | 2015 |
Specialist traineeship for clinical pharmacists | National Cancer Institute, Bratislava, Slovak Republik | 2015 |
specialisation studies - Pharmacy | Slovak Medical University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic | 2012 |
Specialist internship - Monitoring of cyclosporine level in patients after kidney transplantation | Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital L. Pasteura, Kosice, Slovak Republik | 2010 |
Student training in clinical pharmacology | Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital L. Pasteura, Kosice, Slovak Republik | 2007 |
V. Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university
Academic year: 2026/2027
V.1. Overview of taught profile courses
| Profile course | Study programme | Degree | Study field |
|---|---|---|---|
Clinical pharmacology and pharmacotherapy | Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
V.2. Responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of study programmes
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V.3. Responsibility for the development and quality of habilitation and inauguration fields
No records yet.
V.4. Overview of supervised theses
| Bachelor | Master | Doctoral | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Currently supervised theses | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Defended theses | 0 | 6 | 0 |
V.5. Overview of other taught courses
| Course | Study programme | Degree | Study field |
|---|---|---|---|
Dispenzing minimum standards of selected drug classes | Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Pharmaceutical care | Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Pharmaceutical practical training | Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Pharmacy | Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Pharmacy | Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Food supplements (Nutraceuticals) | Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Operation of the pharmacy | Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Social pharmacy | Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Social pharmacy | Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Pharmaceutical care | Pharmacy – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Clinical pharmacology and pharmacotherapy | Pharmacy – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Pharmacy | Pharmacy – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Operation of the pharmacy | Pharmacy – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Social pharmacy | Pharmacy – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
VI. Overview of research/artistic/other outputs
The last six completed calendar years: 2020–2025. The current year is excluded.
VI.1. Overview of research/artistic/other outputs and citations
| Total | Over the last six years | |
|---|---|---|
| VI.1.1 Number of research/artistic/other outputs | 64 | 38 |
| VI.1.2 Number of outputs registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 12 | 9 |
| VI.1.3 Number of citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs | 22 | 11 |
| VI.1.4 Number of citations registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 17 | 9 |
| VI.1.5 Number of invited lectures at international and national level | — | — |
VI.2. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | MAČEKOVÁ, Zuzana - FAZEKAŠ, Tomáš - STANKO, Peter - VYHNÁLEK, Martin - DRAGAŠEK, Jozef - KRIVOŠOVÁ, Michaela - KŘENEK, Peter - SNOPKOVÁ, Miroslava - KLIMAS, Ján. Cognitive screening within advanced pharmaceutical care in elderly patients with suspected metabolic syndrome. In: International Journal of Gerontology. 2022. ISSN 1873-9598, Vol. 16, no. 4 (2022), p. 355-360. (2022: 0.3 - IF, 23 - H-index, 0.7 - IF 5y, 0.159 - SJR, Q4 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q, 0.145 - ABDC). |
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| 2. | MAČEKOVÁ, Zuzana - KRIVOŠOVÁ, Michaela - FAZEKAŠ, Tomáš - SNOPKOVÁ, Miroslava - KLIMAS, Ján. Short cognitive screening in elderlies as a part of advanced pharmaceutical care in Slovak community pharmacies - The pilot study KOGNIMET-SK. In: European Pharmaceutical Journal. 2022. ISSN 2453-6725, Roč. 69, č. 1 (2022), s. 37-42. (8 - H-index, 0.117 - SJR, Q4 - SJR Best Q). |
| 3. | MAČEKOVÁ, Zuzana - FAZEKAŠ, Tomáš - KRIVOŠOVÁ, Michaela - DRAGAŠEK, Jozef - ŽUFKOVÁ, Viera - KLIMAS, Ján - SNOPKOVÁ, Miroslava. Identification of a link between suspected metabolic syndrome and cognitive impairment within pharmaceutical care in adults over 75 years of age. In: Healthcare. 2023. ISSN 2227-9032, Vol. 11, no. 5 (2023), art. no. 718, p. [1-11]. (2023: 2.4 - IF, 2.5 - IF 5y, 0.606 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.533 - ABDC). |
| 4. | MAČEKOVÁ, Zuzana - KRIVOŠOVÁ, Michaela - VIOLA, Reka - ŽUFKOVÁ, Viera - KLIMAS, Ján - SNOPKOVÁ, Miroslava. Advanced pharmaceutical services in community pharmacies. In: Pharmacy practice. 2025. ISSN 1885-642X, Vol. 23, no. 1 (2025), art. no. 3073, p. [1-17]. (2025: 0.7 - IF, 42 - H-index, 1.8 - IF 5y, 0.305 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q, 0.383 - ABDC). |
| 5. | MAČEKOVÁ, Zuzana - KRIVOŠOVÁ, Michaela - HUDÁKOVÁ, Nikola - DRAGAŠEK, Jozef - HAJDUK, Michal - ŽUFKOVÁ, Viera - KLIMAS, Ján - SNOPKOVÁ, Miroslava. Study protocol for identification of patients with risk of cognitive impairment in advanced pharmaceutical care in a community pharmacy. In: Frontiers in public health. 2025. ISSN 2296-2565, Vol. 13, no. (2025), art. no. 1606381, p. [1-10]. (2025: 4.1 - IF, 138 - H-index, 4.3 - IF 5y, 1.103 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.925 - ABDC). |
VI.3. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
| 1. | MAČEKOVÁ, Zuzana - FAZEKAŠ, Tomáš - KRIVOŠOVÁ, Michaela - DRAGAŠEK, Jozef - ŽUFKOVÁ, Viera - KLIMAS, Ján - SNOPKOVÁ, Miroslava. Identification of a link between suspected metabolic syndrome and cognitive impairment within pharmaceutical care in adults over 75 years of age. In: Healthcare. 2023. ISSN 2227-9032, Vol. 11, no. 5 (2023), art. no. 718, p. [1-11]. (2023: 2.4 - IF, 2.5 - IF 5y, 0.606 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.533 - ABDC). |
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| 2. | MAČEKOVÁ, Zuzana - KRIVOŠOVÁ, Michaela - VIOLA, Reka - ŽUFKOVÁ, Viera - KLIMAS, Ján - SNOPKOVÁ, Miroslava. Advanced pharmaceutical services in community pharmacies. In: Pharmacy practice. 2025. ISSN 1885-642X, Vol. 23, no. 1 (2025), art. no. 3073, p. [1-17]. (2025: 0.7 - IF, 42 - H-index, 1.8 - IF 5y, 0.305 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q, 0.383 - ABDC). |
| 3. | MAČEKOVÁ, Zuzana - KRIVOŠOVÁ, Michaela - HUDÁKOVÁ, Nikola - DRAGAŠEK, Jozef - HAJDUK, Michal - ŽUFKOVÁ, Viera - KLIMAS, Ján - SNOPKOVÁ, Miroslava. Study protocol for identification of patients with risk of cognitive impairment in advanced pharmaceutical care in a community pharmacy. In: Frontiers in public health. 2025. ISSN 2296-2565, Vol. 13, no. (2025), art. no. 1606381, p. [1-10]. (2025: 4.1 - IF, 138 - H-index, 4.3 - IF 5y, 1.103 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.925 - ABDC). |
| 4. | MAČEKOVÁ, Zuzana - HUDÁKOVÁ, Nikola - FAZEKAŠ, Tomáš - SNOPKOVÁ, Miroslava - DRAGAŠEK, Jozef - ŽUFKOVÁ, Viera - KLIMAS, Ján. Risk of mild cognitive impairment and its relation to anticholinergics revealed within screening in a community pharmacy. In: Bratislavské lekárske listy. 2026. ISSN 0006-9248, Roč. 127, č. 1 (2026), s. 301-310. (2024: 1.1 - IF, 42 - H-index, 1.4 - IF 5y, 0.458 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.279 - ABDC). |
| 5. | MAČEKOVÁ, Zuzana - FAZEKAŠ, Tomáš - STANKO, Peter - VYHNÁLEK, Martin - DRAGAŠEK, Jozef - KRIVOŠOVÁ, Michaela - KŘENEK, Peter - SNOPKOVÁ, Miroslava - KLIMAS, Ján. Cognitive screening within advanced pharmaceutical care in elderly patients with suspected metabolic syndrome. In: International Journal of Gerontology. 2022. ISSN 1873-9598, Vol. 16, no. 4 (2022), p. 355-360. (2022: 0.3 - IF, 23 - H-index, 0.7 - IF 5y, 0.159 - SJR, Q4 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q, 0.145 - ABDC). |
VI.4. The most significant citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | MAČEKOVÁ, Zuzana - FAZEKAŠ, Tomáš - STANKO, Peter - VYHNÁLEK, Martin - DRAGAŠEK, Jozef - KRIVOŠOVÁ, Michaela - KŘENEK, Peter - SNOPKOVÁ, Miroslava - KLIMAS, Ján. Cognitive screening within advanced pharmaceutical care in elderly patients with suspected metabolic syndrome. In: International Journal of Gerontology. 2022. ISSN 1873-9598, Vol. 16, no. 4 (2022), p. 355-360. (2022: 0.3 - IF, 23 - H-index, 0.7 - IF 5y, 0.159 - SJR, Q4 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q, 0.145 - ABDC). [1] KOLÁŘ, Jozef - GREGA, Dominik - SMEJKALOVÁ, Lenka - ŠUTOROVÁ, Martina - AMBRUS, Tünde. Polypharmacy: Prevention and management. In Klinicka Farmakologie a Farmacie, 2024-01-01, 38, 2, pp. 76-82. ISSN 12127973. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.36290/far.2024.013. |
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| 2. | MAČEKOVÁ, Zuzana - KRIVOŠOVÁ, Michaela - FAZEKAŠ, Tomáš - SNOPKOVÁ, Miroslava - KLIMAS, Ján. Short cognitive screening in elderlies as a part of advanced pharmaceutical care in Slovak community pharmacies - The pilot study KOGNIMET-SK. In: European Pharmaceutical Journal. 2022. ISSN 2453-6725, Roč. 69, č. 1 (2022), s. 37-42. (8 - H-index, 0.117 - SJR, Q4 - SJR Best Q). [1] KOLÁŘ, Jozef - GREGA, Dominik - SMEJKALOVÁ, Lenka - ŠUTOROVÁ, Martina - AMBRUS, Tünde. Polypharmacy: Prevention and management. In Klinicka Farmakologie a Farmacie, 2024-01-01, 38, 2, pp. 76-82. ISSN 12127973. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.36290/far.2024.013. |
| 3. | MAČEKOVÁ, Zuzana - FAZEKAŠ, Tomáš - KRIVOŠOVÁ, Michaela - DRAGAŠEK, Jozef - ŽUFKOVÁ, Viera - KLIMAS, Ján - SNOPKOVÁ, Miroslava. Identification of a link between suspected metabolic syndrome and cognitive impairment within pharmaceutical care in adults over 75 years of age. In: Healthcare. 2023. ISSN 2227-9032, Vol. 11, no. 5 (2023), art. no. 718, p. [1-11]. (2023: 2.4 - IF, 2.5 - IF 5y, 0.606 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.533 - ABDC). [1] ZHANG, Yani - YAO, Jie - LI, Wanni - WANG, Hua. Global research trends and hotspots in pharmaceutical care: a bibliometric analysis and visualisation using CiteSpace and VOSviewer. In European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy. ISSN 2047-9956, 2024, vol. 31, no. 6. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1136/ejhpharm-2022-003617. |
| 4. | KRIVOŠOVÁ, Michaela - HUŤKA, Peter - KUŠNIEROVÁ, Sára - MAČEKOVÁ, Zuzana - MAGGIONI, Laura - MARCATILI, Matteo - CLERICI, Massimo - MOKRÝ, Juraj. Perspective on the role of pharmacogenetic testing in mental health care in Slovakia. In: Bratislavské lekárske listy. 2024. ISSN 0006-9248, Roč. 125, č. 11 (2024), s. 701-705. (2024: 1.1 - IF, 1.4 - IF 5y, 0.458 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.285 - ABDC). [1] TONHAJZEROVA, Ingrid - VISNOVCOVA, Zuzana - FERENCOVA, Nikola - KOVACOVA, Veronika - FARSKY, Ivan - ONDREJKA, Igor. Esketamine treatment: advances in personalized clinical monitoring. In BRATISLAVA MEDICAL JOURNAL, 2025, vol., no., pp. ISSN 0006-9248. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1007/s44411-025-00181-x. |
| 5. | MAČEKOVÁ, Zuzana - KRIVOŠOVÁ, Michaela - VIOLA, Reka - ŽUFKOVÁ, Viera - KLIMAS, Ján - SNOPKOVÁ, Miroslava. Advanced pharmaceutical services in community pharmacies. In: Pharmacy practice. 2025. ISSN 1885-642X, Vol. 23, no. 1 (2025), art. no. 3073, p. [1-17]. (2025: 0.7 - IF, 42 - H-index, 1.8 - IF 5y, 0.305 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q, 0.383 - ABDC). [1] AMIN, Muhammad Qowiyul - ADHA, Tasya Hardina - WIDAYANTI, Anna Wahyuni. PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS AND UTILIZATION OF COMMUNITY PHARMACIES AND PHARMACISTS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY IN INDONESIA. In ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF HEALTH MANAGEMENT, 2025, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.24083/apjhm.v20i2.3605. |
VI.5. Participation in conducting or leading the most important projects over the last six years
| 1. | Cultural and educational grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 002UVLF-4/2024 – 3D printing - Innovative preparation of medicines. Project period: 2024–2026. |
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| 2. | Other source of funding SLek/01/2025 – KOGNIMET-SK 2. Project period: 2025–2026. |
| 3. | Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0097/24 – Digitálna zdravotná gramotnosť starších dospelých ako nástroj podpory aktívneho starnutia. Project period: 2024–2026. |
| 4. | Other source of funding SLek/01/2024 – KOGNIMET-SK 2. Project period: 2024–2025. |
VII. Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities
| Position / activity | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
Member of State Examination Committee for The Dissertation Thesis Defense in Clinical Pharmacy | Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University Bratislava | 2026 – to date |
Member of State Examination Committee for The Dissertation Examination in Clinical Pharmacy | Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University Bratislava | 2026 – to date |
Member of The Examination Committee for Specialisation Exams | Slovak Medical University, Bratislava | 2025 – to date |
Member of The Examination Committee for Specialisation Exams | Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University Bratislava | 2025 – to date |
Lecturer at the University of the Third Age, Pharmacy Program | Technical University of Košice, Košice | 2024 – to date |
Vice-President of the local chamber of pharmacy | Slovak Chamber of Pharmacists | 2022 – to date |
working group member for metabolic diseases | Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic | 2022 – to date |
Member of the editorial board | Lekárnické listy, Slovenská lekárnická komora | 2018 – to date |
working group member for clinical pharmacy | Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic | 2018 – to date |
The scientific secretary | Spolok košických farmaceutov, Košice | 2016 – to date |
member | Slovak Medical Association - Section Clinical Pharmacy | 2008 – to date |
Member and delegat of Slovak Chamber of Pharmacists | Slovak Chamber of Pharmacists, Bratislava | 2008 – to date |
VIII. Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study
| Institution | Address | Mobility scheme, employment contract, other | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
Erasmus+ mobility | Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University, Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy | Observation of learning methods in Pharmaceutical care and Clinical Pharmacy. Strategies for evaluation of at-risk medication, case-report solving in Drug Information Centre. | 2025 – 2025 |
Specialised internship focused on screening for cognitive disorders | University Hospital Motol, Department of Neurology, 2nd Faculty of Medicine and in Centre for Cognitive Disorders, University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic | The internship focused on the implementation of cognitive screening and the correct interpretation of cognitive function assessment. Subsequently, learning complex methodology of diagnosis of cognitive disorders. Assessment of cognitive features in specific patients, monitoring the pathology of changes in cognition using imaging methods in relation to current chronic comorbidities. Case analysis of patients with cardiovascular and metabolic diseases in relation to changes in cognitive status of patients. | 2019 – 2019 |
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Hospital on Homolce, Praha, Czech Republik | Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Hospital on Homolce, Praha, Czech Republic | Advanced practical skills in clinical pharmacy, optimization of patient pharmacotherapy and models for solving pharmacotherapeutic problems in patients hospitalized in the department of anesthesiology and intensive care medicine and other departments according to the schedule. | 2017 – 2017 |
IX. Other relevant facts
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2020 - EuroDURG Conference, Szeged – Poster Prize Nomination (section of Diabetes a cardiovascular diseases) from 2025 - Supervisor of the Specialisation Study Programme in the Pharmacy Specialisation Field |