Be up to date with the 2024 AMH Aged Care Companion

The May 2024 release of the AMH Aged Care Companion is now available in Book or Online. The new version includes content updates and a number of changes, including:

  • a new frailty guide
  • updated topics including chronic cough, coronary heart disease, dyslipidaemia, eyelid problems, heart failure, hypertension, immunisation, open-angle glaucoma, pain management, palliative care issues

Many changes are made in every update of the ACC; these are outlined in the Summary of key changes. You should make checking this summary one of the first things you do with every new release.

AMH Children’s Dosing Companion - January 2024 Online release

The January 2024 release of the AMH Children’s Dosing Companion is available now. Changes include 5 new monographs. Specific changes of interest include:

  • dosing information for the second SGLT2 inhibitor for type 2 diabetes, empagliflozin, in children 10 years and older
  • dosing for sacubitril with valsartan for paediatric heart failure
  • two new monographs for drugs used in pulmonary arterial hypertension, tadalafil and riociguat
  • doses for cystic fibrosis drugs are included down to ages as young as 6 months.

Many small but important changes are made in every update of the CDC; these are outlined in the Summary of key changes. You should make checking this summary one of the first things you do with every new release.

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Australian Medicines Handbook - January 2024 Release

We are constantly improving and updating the AMH; here are some recent changes that may interest you:

  • new drugs, eg finerenone for chronic kidney disease (including potentially clinically important interactions)
  • new indications for Janus kinase inhibitors, eg tofacitinib for juvenile idiopathic arthritis, baricitinib for alopecia areata and upadacitinib for Crohn’s disease
  • revised therapeutic information, eg for the management of migraine
  • new adverse effects for old drugs, eg myasthenia gravis with statins, acute coronary vasospasm with amoxicillin and with cefuroxime
  • discontinued products, eg live zoster vaccine, and related information removed

Many new anticancer drugs have also been added; there is a summary of key changes, including all new and deleted drugs, in every edition.

If you’re new to AMH, make sure you watch our videos.

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Beware - buying electronic AMH products from other sources

Electronic versions of all AMH products are ONLY available for purchase from the AMH website. Any other website advertising the sale of AMH products may contain malicious software that may harm the integrity of your computer.

Likewise, any unauthorised email offer on these products could be spam. If you are unsure of its content, please delete the email and report the incident to us via sales@amh.net.au

To buy AMH print products, please go to the support page of the AMH website and select AMH Stockists found under the heading Where to buy AMH products.