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Be up to date with the AMH 2026
The 2026 version of the AMH will be released mid-January; here are some changes that may interest you:
- new drugs, eg edaravone for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, foslevodopa with foscarbidopa for Parkinson’s disease, maribavir for CMV infection
- updated information on acute coronary syndromes and asthma management, reflecting the latest Australian guidance
- recommended vaccines for children updated, with pneumococcal 20-valent vaccine replacing other pneumococcal vaccines
- terminology updates, eg aldosterone antagonists changed to mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists, hormone replacement therapy to menopausal hormone therapy
- removed recently discontinued drugs, eg fosinopril, quinapril, betaxolol
See the Summary of key changes for all new and deleted drugs.
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AMH Children's Dosing Companion 2025 - Book and Online Release
The AMH Children’s Dosing Companion 2025 has been released. This update includes new monographs and dose changes. Specific changes of interest include:
- updated vancomycin doses for selected infections and revised points on therapeutic drug monitoring
- new monographs, eg flecainide, phosphate, tapentadol
- updated dosing advice for amoxicillin with clavulanic acid and cefalexin
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.
AMH Aged Care Companion Online – May 2025 Updates
The May 2025 Online content has been released. This update includes new information and a number of changes relevant to the use of medicines in older people.
Some updated topics that may be of interest include:
- atrial fibrillation, community-acquired pneumonia, immunisation, inhaler devices, open-angle glaucoma, oral anticoagulation, orthostatic (postural) hypotension, osteoporosis, prostatitis, and urinary tract infections.
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.
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.