Pharmacy
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The hospital pharmacist is part of the healthcare team and ensures the safe and effective use of medication throughout all areas of the hospital.
The hospital pharmacy team promotes medication safety by:
• ensuring you receive or take the right medications, at the right time and at the right dose through education to you and your family
• communicating with your community pharmacist any changes to your medication regimen.
What medications should I bring to hospital?
• Bring all of your medications with you. Your hospital pharmacist will need to know which medications you are taking including medications bought from your local pharmacy, supermarket, health food store or other source, including herbal and 'alternative' remedies.
Will I be charged for medications?
• You will not be charged for medications supplied to you as an inpatient.
• When you are discharged from the hospital, the doctor may write a prescription for you. This will be dispensed by your hospital pharmacist or can be taken to your preferred community pharmacy.
• Medications dispensed by the hospital pharmacy on discharge will incur the same PBS co-payment as community pharmacies. The amount you pay, even for non-PBS medications, can contribute to your Safety Net threshold.
