August 2014

From the Desk of the Managing Editor


Off label use of medicines.


“Off label” prescribing is the term used; when a medicine is used in ways other than those specified in the TGA approved Product information.  This differs from an unlicensed or unregistered medicine which is a medicine or dosage form of a medicine that has not been evaluated nor approved for use in Australia and hence not entered on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods...(more)
A review of some of the most important safety related changes, new indications and formulations changes we have made to the MIMS Product Information this month. Click on the below to access:


Important New Products

Safety Related Changes
New Indications
Deleted Products
Full Prescribing Update
Clarification to previous article

“Royal Children's Hospital to deploy Closed Loop Medication Management”
- MIMS Matters, Edition Winter 2014
 
The Winter Edition of our newsletter “MIMS Matters” featured an article highlighting that The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) Parkville (Melbourne) has commenced a project that will see the replacement of the current paper medical records and a number of departmental systems...(more)
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