Boost your CPD points and test your knowledge on recent updates to medicines and clinical and practice guidelines.
After completing the Annual Gold Questionnaire 2024, pharmacists should be able to:
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The key details
- There are 25 questions, all are compulsory.
- Each question has ONE correct answer and FOUR distractors.
- See list of suggested references for those you may need to refer to when completing
the questionnaire. - Please submit answers at my.psa.org.au/s/education-catalogue selecting ‘Annual Gold Questionnaire’ under ‘Select a Type or Delivery Method’.
- Answers MUST be submitted online by 30 September 2025.
- The pass mark is 75%, or 19 correct responses out of 25 questions.
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AGQ 2024 Contributors
Alexandra Bradshaw BPharm (Hons), MPS
Affiliate Associate Professor Juanita Breen PhD, MSc, BPharm, MPS, GradDipCommPracPharm
Caitlin Davies BPharm, AACPA, MPS
Han-Fang Hsiao-Telford BPharm (Hons), BPharmSci, MPS
Lily Pham BPharm, MPhil, GradCertEdStud (Higher Ed), FHEA, MPS, MSHP
Alyssa Pisano BPharm (Hons)
Karla Wright BPharm (Hons), AACPA, GradDipClinPharm, MACP JP(Qual), MPS
Suggested References
To answer these questions, you may need to refer to the following references:
- Arthritis Australia – https://arthritisaustralia.com.au/
- Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) anaphylaxis resources – www.allergy.org.au/hp/anaphylaxis
- Australasian Menopause Society – www.menopause.org.au/
- Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care – www.safetyandquality.gov.au/
- Australian Immunisation Handbook – https://immunisationhandbook.health.gov.au/
- Australian Government Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission – www.agedcarequality.gov.au/
- Australian Government Australian Digital Health Agency – www.digitalhealth.gov.au/
- Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care – www.health.gov.au/
- Australian Government My Aged Care – www.myagedcare.gov.au/
- Australian Medicines Handbook (AMH) 2024 – https://amhonline.amh.net.au/auth
- Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary and Handbook (APF) – https://apf.psa.org.au/
- Australian Pharmacist – psa-ph.osky.dev/
- Dementia Support Australia – www.dementia.com.au
- Don’t Rush to Crush 4th edition – https://shpa.org.au/publications-resources/drtc
- eMIMS – www.emims.com.au/Australia
- Kidney Health Australia: CKD Management in Primary Care handbook – https://kidney.org.au/health-professionals/ckd-management-handbook
- Lung Foundation Australia: The COPD-X Plan – https://copdx.org.au/
- Lung Foundation Australia – https://lungfoundation.com.au/
- MedAdvisor: Project Stop – https://projectstop.mymedadvisor.com/
- Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences: Centre for Medicine Use and Safety – www.monash.edu/mips/themes/medicine-safety
- NSW Health Safety Notices – www.health.nsw.gov.au/sabs/Pages/default.aspx
- NSW Therapeutic Advisory Group – www.nswtag.org.au/
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) – www.pbs.gov.au
- Pharmaceutical Society of Australia – www.psa.org.au/
- Sleep Health Foundation – www.sleephealthfoundation.org.au/
- The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne Fact Sheets – www.rch.org.au/kidsinfo/
- The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne Clinical Practice Guidelines – www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/
- The Poisons Standard – www.tga.gov.au/how-we-regulate/ingredients-and-scheduling-medicines-and-chemicals/poisons-standard-and-scheduling-medicines-and-chemicals/poisons-standard-susmp
- The Royal Women’s Hospital Fact sheets – www.thewomens.org.au/health-information/fact-sheets
- The Royal Women’s Hospital Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Medicines Guide – https://thewomenspbmg.org.au/
- Therapeutic Goods Administration – www.tga.gov.au/
- Therapeutic Guidelines – www.tg.org.au/
- Therapeutic Guidelines Antibiotic prescribing in primary care – www.tg.org.au/news/antibiotic-summary-table/
- World Health Organization – www.who.int/
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