TAG Mail 7th January 2015
TAG MEETINGS
Nil
TAG ACTIVITIES
Wishing you all a Happy New year!
WEBSITE UPDATE
-The Lifesaving Drugs Register for Antivenoms has been updated:
http://www.ciap.health.nsw.gov.au/nswtag/pages/life-saving-drugsregister.html
REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS - AUSTRALIA
**AIHW
- Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in Australian public hospitals 2013–14:
Australian hospital statistics
http://www.aihw.gov.au/publication-detail/?id=60129550044
- Cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic kidney disease: Australian facts:
morbidity—hospital care
http://www.aihw.gov.au/publication-detail/?id=60129550063
- Health expenditure Australia 2012–13: analysis by sector
http://www.aihw.gov.au/publication-detail/?id=60129550083
**NPS-MedicineWise
Antibiotics in infancy linked to childhood obesity
http://www.nps.org.au/publications/health-professional/health-newsevidence/2014/infancy-antibiotics-obesity
**NSW Health
- 2014 Policy Directives & Guidelines
-- Guidelines for the Management of Substance Use During Pregnancy Birth and
the Postnatal Period
-- Infants and Children: Management of Acute Gastroenteritis, Fourth Edition
-- Principles for the Management of Tuberculosis in New South Wales
http://www0.health.nsw.gov.au/policies/date/2014.asp
- Building a sustainable health workforce for rural NSW
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/rural/Pages/building-sustainableworkforce.aspx
**TGA
Orphan drugs added Factor XI Concentrate (human coagulation factor XI)
http://www.tga.gov.au/updates-list-designated-orphan-drugs
REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS – INTERNATIONAL
**CADTH
- Rapid responses
-- Dexmedetomidine for Sedation in the ICU or PICU: A Review of CostEffectiveness and Guidelines
-- Intravenous Administration of Medications in Home Care Settings: Clinical
Evidence and Guidelines
http://www.cadth.ca/en/products/rapid-response
**FDA
- FDA approvals:
-- weight-management drug Saxenda (liraglutide [rDNA origin] injection)
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm427913.
htm
-- Opdivo (nivolumab) for advanced melanoma
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm427716.
htm
-- Rapivab (peramivir) to treat flu infection
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm427755.
htm
-- Lynparza (olaparib) to treat advanced ovarian cancer
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/NewsEvents/ucm130958.htm
-- new antibacterial drug Zerbaxa (ceftolozane/tazobactam)
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm427534.
htm
**NICE
- Evidence Update
-- Hyperphosphataemia in chronic kidney disease, December 2014
http://arms.evidence.nhs.uk/resources/hub/1041123/attachment
- Evidence summary: new medicine
-- Hyperphosphataemia in adults with chronic kidney disease on dialysis:
sucroferric oxyhydroxide [ESNM51]
http://www.nice.org.uk/advice/esnm51
- Quality standards
-- Antibiotics for neonatal infection [QS75]
http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/qs75
-- Acute kidney injury [QS76]
http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/qs76
MEDICATION SAFETY
**ISMP
Tragic error with neuromuscular blocker should prompt risk assessment by all
hospitals
http://www.ismp.org/newsletters/acutecare/showarticle.aspx?id=97
**MHRA
Drug safety update, December 2014 includes: Ivabradine (Procoralan) in the
symptomatic treatment of angina: risk of cardiac side effects—new advice to
minimise risk | Isotretinoin (Roaccutane): reminder of possible risk of
psychiatric disorders—warn patients and family; monitor patients for signs of
depression | Hydroxyethyl starch intravenous infusions to be used only in
patients with acute blood loss and when crystalloids alone are not sufficient
http://www.mhra.gov.uk/Safetyinformation/DrugSafetyUpdate/index.htm
PAPERS OF INTEREST
**Am J Health-Syst Pharm
- Effect of computerized prescriber order entry on pharmacy: Experience of one
health system
http://www.ajhp.org/content/72/2/133.abstract
**Ann Intern Med
- Valganciclovir for the Prevention of Complications of Late Cytomegalovirus
Infection After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: A Randomized
TrialLate CMV Prevention After HCT
http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2088543
- Comparative Effectiveness of Pharmacologic Interventions for Knee
Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysisPharmacologic
Interventions for Knee OA
http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2088548
- Effects of Blood Pressure Reduction in Mild Hypertension: A Systematic Review
and Meta-analysis
http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2085847
**BMJ Qual Saf
Adverse events in patients with return emergency department visits
http://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/early/2014/12/24/bmjqs-2014003194.short?g=w_qs_ahead_tab
**Cochrane Collaboration
- Different durations of corticosteroid therapy for exacerbations of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD006897.pub3/abstract;
jsessionid=B89364C93CAAF59E71F14C84F72F37C4.f04t01
- Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents for anaemia in adults with chronic kidney
disease: a network meta-analysis
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD010590.pub2/abstract
**JAMA Intern Med
- Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease With Vorapaxar: A New Era of
3-Drug Antiplatelet Therapy?
http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1921757
- Risk of Bleeding With Dabigatran in Atrial Fibrillation
http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1921753
- Medication Therapy Management Interventions in Outpatient Settings: A
Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1935933
**MJA
Australia-wide point prevalence survey of the use and appropriateness of
antimicrobial prescribing for children in hospital
https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2014/201/11/australia-wide-pointprevalence-survey-use-and-appropriateness-antimicrobial
**Pediatrics
- Anaerobic Antimicrobial Therapy After Necrotizing Enterocolitis in VLBW
Infants
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/135/1/e117.abstract
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Freestanding Children’s Hospitals
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/135/1/33.abstract
- Off-Label Prescribing in Pediatric Outpatients
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/135/1/49.abstract
CONSULTATIONS
**AHHA
AHHA has now released (brief) surveys on the Pharmacy Competency Framework
and invite “Individual pharmacists” and “Non-pharmacy health organisations and
individuals” to "Shape the future of health" by 30 January 2015
https://ahha.asn.au/pharmacy-competency-framework-consultation
OTHER NEWS
Nil
UPCOMING EVENTS (new additions in bold)
**IIR
4th Annual eMedication Management Conference. 26-27 March, Sydney. Call for
abstracts open
http://www.informa.com.au/conferences/health-care-conference/electronicmedication-management
**CADTH
2015 CADTH Symposium: What Does the Evidence Say? HTA to Support Policy and
Practice. April 12 – 14, 2015, Saskatoon, Canada
http://www.cadth.ca/en/events/cadth-2015-sympos
**IHI/BMJ
- International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare: 21-24 April 2015,
London
http://internationalforum.bmj.com/
- International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare: Asia. New Thinking,
Shared Knowledge, Improved Outcomes. 28-30 September 2015, Hong Kong.
Abstract submissions close 15 December 2014
http://internationalforumasia.bmj.com/