Be up to date with the 2023 AMH Book or Online

Changes in the July 2022 release (print and online) include new monographs for:

• 6 neuromuscular blocking agents and the reversal drug, sugammadex
• ranibizumab for retinopathy of prematurity
• remdesivir to treat COVID-19 in children >3 kg
• secukinumab for moderate-to-severe psoriasis
• evolocumab for familial hypercholesterolaemia
• calcipotriol with betamethasone, nicotine replacement therapy in adolescents, and ruxolitinib.

Dosing and administration instructions have been added for a new formulation of budesonide that dissolves in the mouth for eosinophilic oesophagitis. There’s also new advice about the best time to take oral levonorgestrel as an emergency contraceptive.

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.

The 2022 AMH Aged Care Companion is available now in Book or Online.

The AMH Aged Care Companion is our trusted, practical reference for health care professionals who work with older people.

The selected topics included in this companion reflect some of the most common illnesses and problems requiring drug treatment that confront the aged.

With every update, there are many changes to ensure the information remains current and relevant to the use of medicines in older people.

The April 2022 update includes added content and a number of changes. Some that may be of interest include:

• updated topics including benign prostatic hyperplasia, heart failure, immunisation, influenza, osteoarthritis, pain assessment, skin infections

Many small but important 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.