The pharmacy department's Medicines Information service aims to be the primary reference point for all drug-related queries within the hospital. Call us on extension 55208 to assist you in solving any prescription or drug-related problems.

To enable us to provide accurate and consistent information, we need to be informed of drug practices within the hospital. Let us know if you have developed any protocols, policies or patient information leaflets that involve drug usage and administration. Likewise, we welcome any input on new or unusual applications of drugs.

• Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAM) Guidelines
• Costs of drugs used at RCH *
• Drug Location Guide, RCH Imprests - for after-hours supply *
• Drug Transfer Log for ward-to-ward movement of drugs
• Drug of Addiction Discrepancy Report Form
• Medication Policy, RCH *
• MIMS online
• Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Table *

Drug Restrictions

• General Medicine Department DUC resources page
• List of DUC and SAS Restricted Drugs, RCH *
• Drug Usage Committee (DUC)
  • Contact people and numbers *
  • Drug Usage Committee approval form
  • New Drug Submission Form*
  • Guidelines for Hospital Pharmaceutical Representatives *
  • DUC Approval Database (requires password)*
• Special Access Scheme (SAS) *
  • SAS Consent Form *
  • Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)
• How to apply to become an authorised prescriber - Section 19(5)*

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

• How to prescribe using the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) at RCH
• Drugs listed on the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits
• Prescription dispensing on discharge and for out-patients

Consumer information

• Consumer Medicines Information (CMI)
• How to give medications to children
• Teach children how to swallow tablets and capsules
• Amethocaine 4% Gel (AnGel) CMI *
• Victorian Poisons Information Centre

FAQs on some drugs

• Aminoglycoside Dosing and Monitoring *
• Are you prescribing Botox? *
• Arginine intravenous infusion protocol* 
• Complementary and Alternative Medicines
• Esomeprazole Information Sheet *
• Gentamicin protocol for neonatal ward (Butterfly)*
• Granisetron Information Sheet *
• Guidelines for Amphotericin B Therapy *
• Lugol's iodine
• Melatonin Supply *
• Meningococcal Prophylaxis *
• Potassium chloride infusions *
• Sodium benzoate intravenous protocol* 
• Tobramycin monitoring in CF patients
• Tramadol Information Sheet *
• Vancomycin and heparin locks for dialysis unit *

Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs)

• Reporting an Adverse Drug Reaction
• Meloxicam-induced acute liver failure. Plover C, Yeung S(Poster presentation, presented at the 27th SHPA Federal Conference, Brisbane. November 2005)
• Lamotrigine induced rash. A case of accidental re-exposure.Yeung S, Plover C, Titchen T(Poster presentation, presented at the SHPA Clinical Conference, Sydney. October 2004)
• Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis - a case of anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome. Zambetis S, Ng C (E-poster presentation, presented at the 26th SHPA Federal Conference, Canberra. November 2003)
• Opioid-induced Pruritus

* only available to RCH Intranet users