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Medicines

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

Drugs of dependence

Medication safety related information and resources—for clinicians working in the public or private setting.

Access to Commonwealth-subsidised medicines for public hospital patients.

Resources to help clinicians with managing a poisoned patient.

Report lost or stolen medicines to the Department of Health.

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

Information about changes to over the counter medicines containing codeine taking effect 1 February 2018.

Last updated: 28 September 2016