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Medicines

Medication Services Queensland is improving the quality, safety and effectiveness of medication management in Queensland through the provision of patient-centred services.

Objectives

Ensure a sufficient supply of suitably trained health practitioners.
Engage district health services in adopting strategies that will provide a safe and effective medication management system.
In collaboration with stakeholders, implement policies and procedures that ensure the adoption of best practice in medication management.
Provide an effective, efficient, and timely pharmaceutical manufacturing and supply, and a dental materials supply service to all Queensland hospitals and clinics.
Provide policy advice to the Minister, Director General and Queensland Health officials on medication management.

Values

We care for people - we positively support and demonstrate consideration for people.
We value and develop leadership - we provide leadership and contribute to CaSS services by doing the right things at the right time.
We show respect - we show consideration and understanding for the feelings and rights of others.
We act with integrity - we behave consistently in a manner that is appropriate to our positions and professions.

Key documents

Dabigatran - Guidelines for Managing Patients on Dabigatran (Pradaxa) Who Present to Hospital (PDF 359KB)
High Cost/Highly Specialised Drugs (HSD) Program - Policy Document and Section 100 Forms
List of Approved Medicines (LAM) (Previously Standard Drug List (SDL) for Queensland Hospitals)
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Schedule (Australian Department of Health and Ageing)
Supply of Enteral Nutrition Products to Outpatients Through Queensland Health Services (PDF 94KB)
Warfarin - Guidelines for management of Warfarin in the community (PDF297KB)

See also For Professionals > Health Professionals > Pharmaceutical and Medicines

Useful sites

Medicines-related sites

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Contact us

Phone	+61 7 3131 6500
Fax	+61 7 3131 6683
Post	GPO Box 126 RBWH PO Hertson Qld 4001 Australia
Location	Level 1, Lobby 4 Citilink Building 2 153 Campbell Street Bowen Hills Qld Australia
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Why is this medicine (not) on the LAM?

To find out why medicines appear or don't appear on the LAM, contact QHMAC-Secretariat@health.qld.gov.au. If you have access to the Queensland Health intranet refer to the Queensland Health Medicines Advisory Committee.

Last Updated: 13 August 2012
Last Reviewed: 05 July 2010

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