New medicines
Saturday, May 31, 2025 |
9:35 AM - 10:35 AM |
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Synopsis
In this session, we will bring you up to speed with some new medicines recently registered in Australia. An overview of these medicines including evidence for use, indications, contraindications, dose, and adverse effects will be discussed.
Learning objectives:
1. Identify medicines that have been recently approved for use in Australia
2. Discuss the indications, mechanism of action, evidence of efficacy and the safety of recently approved medicines
Competency standards: 1.4, 1.5, 3.5
Speaker
Mr Angus Thompson
Consulting Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmacy Consultant/clinical Editor, Lecturer
Independent, Primary Health Tasmania, University Of Tasmania
New medicines
Biography
Angus Thompson is a Consulting Clinical Pharmacist conducting Home Medicines Reviews in Southern Tasmania. Alongside this role, Angus is a Pharmacist Consultant/Clinical Editor for Primary Health Tasmania, a Lecturer at the University of Tasmania, a Subject Matter Expert for the Australian Pharmacy Council and an Expert Reviewer for the National Prescribing Curriculum Program
Angus trained in the UK, starting his career in Hospital Pharmacy before moving into a Primary Care role as a Prescribing Advisor and General Practice pharmacist. Since relocating to Tasmania in 2008, Angus has worked in Community and Hospital Pharmacy, on various Quality use of Medicines projects, and contributed to many educational events for pharmacists and other health professionals.
