AMH is quick and easy to use, with chapters arranged according to organ system and therapeutic use, and a user-friendly index - look up disease, drug class, generic or brand name of medicine. Substantial cross referencing assists navigation.
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The AMH Aged Care Companion aims to assist health care workers to ensure that older people gain the optimum benefit from their medication and avoid unnecessary suffering caused by inappropriate medication use. It contains information on the management of more than 70 conditions common in the aged, with an emphasis on issues relevant to older people using medicines. Importantly, topics offer non-drug treatment advice to help address the polypharmacy confronting those with multiple co-morbidities. Many of the topics direct the reader to additional resources, useful tools and standards of care.
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The AMH Children’s Dosing Companion is used to complement the AMH where a complete review of a drug’s contraindications, precautions, adverse effects and drug interactions can be found. Generic drug names are used to arrange drug monographs. A brief introduction may offer general advice on the drug that applies to the dosing information that follows. Dosing is specified by indication, with doses usually expressed for specific age ranges or, occasionally, by weight.
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The Clinicians Health Channel (CHC) is an online information portal funded by the Victorian state government that aims to improve quality and safety in healthcare by providing access to high quality, evidence-based resources.
AMH Online can be used on desktops, laptops, tablets and smartphones with internet access with the format adjusting automatically to suit different screen sizes.
A suite of databases offering drug and toxicology oriented information. Use the main search box to search all the databases at once, search for topics like interactions, drug identification, and toxicology using the tabs or compare drugs side-by-side; search for drug interactions; and find patient information.
DRUGDEX – peer reviewed, evidence-based drug information including investigational and nonprescription drugs, designed to deliver unbiased drug information for those who prescribe, order, dispense, or administer medications
POISINDEX – ingredient information on commercial, pharmaceutical, and biological substances. Each substance is linked to one or more management documents providing information on clinical effects, range of toxicity, and treatment protocols for exposures involving the substances
TRISSELS in IV Compatibility - properties of more than 850 parenteral drugs and solutions to support safe and efficient treatment of patients.
The Clinicians Health Channel (CHC) is an online information portal funded by the Victorian state government that aims to improve quality and safety in healthcare by providing access to high quality, evidence-based resources.
The following existing Micromedex mobile apps are now available within one app:
There are also these additional features:
To access the AIDH when offsite, you must have previously registered with the Clinicians Health Channel. Type the AIDH address (above) into your device's browser, then enter your CHC account username and password to login.
The Australian Injectable Drugs Handbook 7th edition is device responsive and can be used on most devices with an internet connection and a web browser (smartphone, tablet and desktop).
These are compact 1-page guidelines designed to detail the risk assessment and initial management of many common poisonings and envenomations.
The Australian Resuscitation Council produces Guidelines to meet its objectives in fostering uniformity and simplicity in resuscitation techniques and terminology. Guidelines are produced after consideration of all available scientific and published material and are only issued after acceptance by all member organisations. This does not imply, however, that methods other then those recommended are ineffective.
Clinical Practice Guidelines for Ambulance Victorian Paramedics / Ambulance Victoria
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