Medicines

List of approved medicines (LAM)

• Search the list of approved medicines
• Changes to the list of approved medicines
• Individual patient approval
• About the list of approved medicines

Monitored medicines

• Queensland Opioid Treatment Program
• Prescribing monitored medicines
• Monitored medicine data upload requirements

Industry licensing and legislation

Details about regulatory requirements in areas like private health, medicines, drugs and poisons, health research, food safety and radiation.

Medication safety

• Prescribing guidelines for electrolyte disturbances in adults

Compliance monitoring and enforcement of medicines offences

• Regulatory approach to medicines offences
• Specific strategies for monitored and high-risk medicine offences
• Administrative action under the Medicines and Poisons Act 2019

Commonwealth funding of medicines

Access to Commonwealth-subsidised medicines for public hospital patients.

Reporting medicines matters to the chief executive

People dealing with medicines must report particular matters to the chief executive, including reporting lost or stolen medicine.

QScript

QScript is a clinical tool providing real-time monitored medicines prescription information for prescribers and pharmacists to support safer clinical decision-making.

Managing a poisoned patient

Resources to help clinicians with managing a poisoned patient.

Prescribing medicinal cannabis

Clinical guidance on how to prescribe medicinal cannabis for suitable patients.

Co-payment waiver for HIV medication

Guidance on prescribing, dispensing and accessing HIV medication under the co-payment waiver.