Library Guides: Pharmacy and Pharmacology: Websites

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Professional organisations

ASCEPT
Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists
PSA - Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
NPS MedicineWise
Independent, evidence-based and not-for-profit, NPS MedicineWise provides practical tools and information about medicines, health conditions and medical tests in the Australian context
PGA - The Pharmacy Guild of Australia
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia is the national peak body representing community pharmacy
TGA
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is part of the Australian Government Department of Health, and is responsible for regulating therapeutic goods including medicines, medical devices, blood and blood products
ASPET (The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics )
ASPET is a 5,000 member scientific society whose members conduct basic and clinical pharmacological research and work for academia, government, large pharmaceutical companies, small biotech companies, and non-profit organizations.

Websites

Qld's Legislation, standards and extended practice authorities
The Medicines and Poisons Act 2019 (MPA) and Therapeutic Goods Act 2019 (TG Act (Qld)) and the supporting regulations come into effect from 27 September 2021. The Acts and regulations, as well as departmental standards and extended practice authorities supporting the legislation are available for download.
Poisons Standard October 2021
The Poisons Standard is a Legislative Instrument for the purposes of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. The Poisons Standard consists of decisions regarding the classification of medicines and poisons into Schedules for inclusion in the relevant legislation of the States and Territories.
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The Poisons Standard also includes model provisions about containers and labels, a list of products recommended to be exempt from these provisions, and recommendations about other controls on drugs and poisons. The Poisons Standard October 2021 (SUSMP No. 34) is the current edition. This supersedes the Poisons Standard June 2021 (SUSMP No. 33). The Poisons Standard October 2021 incorporates numerous changes to the Poisons Standard June 2021.
Drug Watch
Drugwatch.com is a comprehensive resource about dangerous side effects and complications from commonly prescribed drugs and oft-used medical devices
IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology
An expert-driven guide to pharmacological targets and the substances that act on them. Created by The British Pharmacological Society (BPS) and the International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (IUPHAR).
National Health (paperless prescribing, dispensing and claiming trial) Special Arrangement 2014 (No. PB71 of 2014)
This instrument establishes a trial which authorises the use of electronic medication orders in place of PBS prescriptions at specified hospitals.
PBS - Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
Australian Government Department of Health - contains information on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme including details of the medicines subsidised by the Australian Government as well as information for consumers, carers, health professionals and the pharmaceutical industry
PharmGKB - The Pharmacogenetics Knowledgebase
PharmGKB is a comprehensive resource that curates knowledge about the impact of genetic variation on drug response for clinicians and researchers
RxList
Professional level drug information. The advanced search function permits searches on side effects, drug interactions, patient information etc.
ToxTutor
ToxTutor is a self-paced tutorial covering key principles of toxicology for users of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) chemical and toxicology databases.

Guidelines and policies

National Competency Standards Framework for Pharmacists in Australia
Describe the skills, attitudes and other attributes (including values and beliefs) to practice effectively as a pharmacist.
Antimicrobial prescribing guidelines | Metro South Health
Guidelines for empiric therapy for common and serious bacterial infections in adults (Queensland Health employees can log in with their QH account, other users need to register for an account).