MIMS Annual

The MIMS Annual is the most accurate and comprehensive drug reference system in Australia, used by more than 21,000 healthcare professionals. Fully indexed and classified by therapeutic class, the Annual contains complete, detailed, approved prescribing information on over 4500 prescription and non-prescription drugs and a comprehensive actual-size image reference.

The MIMS Annual includes a complete set of TGA-approved product information, relevant administration instructions, and information on a range of common over-the-counter and complementary therapies.

The product information comprises:

• Composition: a list of components using Australian approved names
• Actions: listed under the headings of microbiology, pharmacology, clinical trials and pharmacokinetics
• Therapeutic indications: curative, symptomatic, palliative, adjunctive, etc.
• Contraindications, warnings and precautions: listed under the headings of impaired renal function, impaired hepatic function, use in the elderly, carcinogenesis, mutagenesis and impairment of fertility, use in pregnancy, use in lactation, use in children, effect on ability to drive or operate machinery, instructions to patients
• Adverse reactions: listed under the headings of common reactions, less common reactions, severe or life-threatening reactions. Reactions are listed by body symptoms within these headings.
• Dosage and administration: includes information about dose, route, frequency and duration for each indication and age group, and for special situations requiring dosage adjustment. In the case of injections, includes relationship to meals preparation and method of administration
• Over dosage information: listed under the headings of symptoms and treatment

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