Therapeutic Guidelines

28/11/2025

Did you hear yesterday's news that ObesiD is coming? ObesiD is an innovative dosing in obesity resource brought to you by Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) and powered by Therapeutic Guidelines. 🤝💜

Register your interest (https://bit.ly/4pzrWKa) or pop by booth number 57 at to hear more about it!

27/11/2025

Big news from the Medicines Management conference this morning! Therapeutic Guidelines and Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) are now partners!

The partnership will deliver ObesiD, a brand-new clinical resource developed by AdPha and powered by Therapeutic Guidelines' technology platform. The new resource will provide easy access to concise guidance on the principles of dosing in patients with obesity, calculators, and evidence-based dosing advice for more than 70 medicines. ObesiD will be available on desktop and mobile apps from March 2026.

Register your interest to be among the first to get access: https://bit.ly/4pzrWKa

19/11/2025

The theme of World AMR Awareness Week 2025 is Act Now: Protect Our Present, Secure Our Future.

Did you know? Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) happens when bacteria, fungi, viruses, or parasites can withstand the effects of antimicrobial drugs. That means infections become harder, and sometimes impossible, to treat.

Why does this matter? If we don’t act now, the medicines we rely on today might not work tomorrow.

To learn more, see the Antibiotic Guidelines: https://bit.ly/4o5wTcD

12/11/2025

Diagnosing pneumonia in a patient recently discharged from hospital? You might need to treat them for hospital-acquired pneumonia.

The definition of hospital-acquired pneumonia now includes:
🏥 patients hospitalised in acute care for longer than 48 hours
AND
🏡 patients discharged within the last 7 days (if they were in acute care for longer than 48 hours)

Stay sharp, stay updated! Check out the updates to the Antibiotic guidelines: https://bit.ly/4hVNMDt

05/11/2025

Did you know behavioural and symptoms of are often temporary and can usually be prevented and treated with nonpharmacological management?

Based on patient assessment, create an individualised behavioural management plan considering the patient’s preferences and goals of care. If the patient is unable to participate in the planning, review their advance care management plan and consult with their substitute decision-maker.

Get more info in our Psychotropic guidelines: https://bit.ly/493rNdg

28/10/2025

200 episodes of the Australian Prescriber Podcast! 👏 Catch up on today's episode as podcast host Justin Coleman chats with Dr Lee Fong about the latest updates to Therapeutic Guidelines: Oral and Dental.

🎧 Listen now: https://bit.ly/47oRqCK

27/10/2025

🚨 Update to CAP advice 🚨

For critically ill adults with high-severity community-acquired ( ), intravenous hydrocortisone is now recommended within 24 hours of diagnosis if they need high-flow oxygen or mechanical ventilation (invasive or noninvasive). It's also indicated if there's a concurrent condition, like a COPD exacerbation.

This is a significant step in managing high-severity CAP to improve patient outcomes. 💉🩺

Get the latest in the guidelines: https://bit.ly/4mpPD6l

23/10/2025

Our eight wonderful calculators have been re-implemented with a sleek interface and smarter functionality. You can now switch between calculators without losing data and easily convert between empirical and metric units.

Get calculating — your clinical decisions just got a whole lot sharper! https://bit.ly/4o13kK3

16/10/2025

✨ Optimise patient care with our new mobile app experience designed to deliver expert advice and support practitioners in fast -paced work environments. ✨

Major features include:
✅ Streamlined, mobile-friendly navigation and intuitive menus
✅ Mobile-first content display for optimal viewing on any device
✅ Offline content synchronisation to ensure access anytime, anywhere
✅ One-handed operation optimisation for improved usability
✅ Dynamic content resizing for better readability across screen sizes
✅A new look and design for 8 calculators, offering a more efficient and modern experience

Whether you're on the ward, in clinic, or on the move, the new app is designed to support you—wherever you are.

Get our quick tips to help you optimise patient care: https://bit.ly/4o13kK3

16/10/2025

Delirium can cause the patient and their family, carers or significant others distress but there are tools to identify and manage delirium in adults and .

Diagnosing in adults begins with seeking information about changes in the patient’s cognition and behaviour from a reliable source—if this is not the patient (eg the patient has dementia), ask their significant other or carer. Get more advice in the Psychotropic guidelines: https://bit.ly/43jbEMN

13/10/2025

The October issue of Australian Prescriber is here 🙌
The issue provides insights on medications for children and teens, choosing oral anticoagulants for AF and VTE, updates, tips, and more.
📖 Explore the issue: https://bit.ly/42xwO9I

🔔 Don't forget to claim CPD for your reading!

💊 The October issue of Australian Prescriber is out now➡️ https://bit.ly/42xwO9I
This release covers medications for ADHD in children and adolescents, how to select and use oral anticoagulants for AF and VTE, updates on gestational diabetes, sun protection advice and more!

07/10/2025

GPs, if you thought you could only claim CPD hours on new Australian Prescriber releases, think again! RACGP CPD hours can now be claimed retrospectively for any 2025 Australian Prescriber articles or podcast episodes.

Get tracking now➡️ https://bit.ly/48PzSSu

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