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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).
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
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).
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
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.
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.
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.
ToxTutor is a self-paced tutorial covering key principles of toxicology for users of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) chemical and toxicology databases.