This section provides quick access to information relevant to pharmacists.
Prescriptions
- Approved by the Minister The Victorian Minister for Health can approve prescribing and dispensing lists for certain registered health practitioners...
- Drugs of dependence and drug-dependent persons Legislative requirements for prescribing drugs of dependence and treating drug-dependent persons...
- Information for clinicians Health professionals have a key role in preventing and managing heat-related illness...
- Joining the health workforce Health professionals working with the public health workforce in Victoria will be provided with opportunities to further develop their health careers...
- Fee schedule Fees for drugs and poisons licences and permits are revised every year. There are different fees for new applications, renewals and amendments...
Drugs and poisons
- Approved by the Minister The Victorian Minister for Health can approve prescribing and dispensing lists for certain registered health practitioners...
- Drugs of dependence and drug-dependent persons Legislative requirements for prescribing drugs of dependence and treating drug-dependent persons...
- Information for clinicians Health professionals have a key role in preventing and managing heat-related illness...
- Joining the health workforce Health professionals working with the public health workforce in Victoria will be provided with opportunities to further develop their health careers...
- Fee schedule Fees for drugs and poisons licences and permits are revised every year. There are different fees for new applications, renewals and amendments...
Health workforce
- Joining the health workforce Health professionals working with the public health workforce in Victoria will be provided with opportunities to further develop their health careers...
Immunisation
- Pharmacist immunisers Pharmacist Immunisers are registered pharmacists that have completed a recognised 'Immuniser program of study'.
- Immunisation resources order form Order free printed copies of immunisation pamphlets, posters, cards, stickers and magnets.
- Vaccine error management Learn how to avoid vaccine administration errors and establish practices that can identify, report and manage vaccine errors.
Reviewed 25 October 2023
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- Medicines and Poisons Regulation
- Patient Schedule 8 treatment permits
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- Frequently Asked Questions - Medicines and Poisons Regulation
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- Immunisation
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) immunisation
- Seasonal influenza vaccine
- Immunisation schedule and vaccine eligibility criteria
- Ordering vaccine
- Immunisers in Victoria
- Immunisation provider information
- Cold chain management
- Adverse events following immunisation reporting
- Vaccine error management
- Vaccination for infants and children
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- Vaccination for special-risk groups
- Immunisation resources order form
- Victorian coverage rates for Victoria
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- Infectious diseases guidelines & advice
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- Tobacco reforms
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- About Victoria's mental health services
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- Alcohol and other drug treatment services
- Overview of Victoria's alcohol and drug treatment system
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- Alcohol and other drug service standards and guidelines
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- Specialist Family Violence Advisor capacity building program in mental health and alcohol and other drug services - Victoria
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- Drug alerts
- 25C-NBOMe and 4-FA sold as '2C-B'
- Novel stimulants sold as MDMA, cocaine or speed
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- High potency benzodiazepine tablets
- MDMA adulterated with PMMA
- 25B-NBOH sold as powdered 'LSD'
- Green 'UPS' pills containing N-ethylpentylone (no MDMA)
- N-ethylpentylone in cocaine
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