Resources
PublicationsBranch Resources
Other Useful Resources
Policy Directives and Guidelines
Information Bulletins
NSW Therapeutic Assessment Group (TAG) Pain Guidelines
Application Forms
Lists of Licence Holders
NSW Poisons Lists
Publications
- ADHD - Trends in prescribing stimulant medication for the treatment of ADHD in adults
- ADHD - Trends in prescribing stimulant medication for the treatment of ADHD in children and adolescents in NSW
- Information for Medical Practitioners and Pharmacists on the Treatment of Heroin Dependence
- Pharmacy Labourforce Profile NSW, 2007
- Products to help you Quit Smoking
Branch Resources
Guides to Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Legislation
- Private Hospitals & Day Care Centres (TG 115)
- General sellers of poisons (TG 9A)
- Medical practitioners and Dentists (TG 12)
- Pharmacists (TG 79)
- Poisons Licence Holders (TG 9)
- Supply of Schedule 3 substances (TG 151)
Other Guides
- ADHD - Criteria for the diagnosis and management in children and adolescents (TG 181)
- Prescribed restricted substances (Schedule 4D) (TG 14)
- Drugs of Addiction (Schedule Eight) (TG 13)
- Drugs of Addiction - Requirements for an authority to prescribe under Section 28 of the Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act (TG 212)
- Alternatives to injectible S8 drugs
- Chronic non-cancer pain - Guidelines for the management of patients (TG 202)
- Flunitrazepam - Guidelines for prescribing (TG 204)
- Methadone and Buprenorphine - Guidelines for Community Pharmacists to supply under the NSW Opioid Treatment Program (TG 201)
- Non-handwritten prescriptions - Criteria for the issuing (TG 184)
- Recording the supply of substances on prescription - Approved systems (TG 50)
- Wholesalers - Guideline for the supply of substances in Schedule 2, 3 or 4 of the Poisons List (TG 191)
- Schedule 7 poisons - Summary of requirements for authority to obtain, use or supply (TG 207)
Other Useful Resources
Policy Directives and Guidelines
- Community-Based Health Services & Residential Facilities - Medication Handling Guidelines - PD2005_105
- Methotrexate - Safe Use of Oral Methotrexate - PD2005_624
- New South Wales Opioid Treatment Program - Clinical guidelines for methadone and buprenorphine treatment of opioid dependence
- Opioid Dependent Persons Admitted to Hospitals in NSW - Management - PD2006_49
- Public Hospitals - Medication Handling In New South Wales Public Hospitals - PD2007_077
Information Bulletins
- Nursing Homes - 'Guide to Handling of Medications in NSW' Information Bulletin 2003/10
- Off-Label Use of Medicines and Use of medicines obtaines under the Commonwealth Personal Importation Scheme in NSW Public Hospitals Information Bulletin 2004/15
- Withdrawal of Drug Authorities - Current Listing (Note: Access is available via the NSW Health Intranet 'Publications' for staff working in the NSW public health system)
NSW Therapeutic Assessment Group (TAG) Pain Guidelines
- Chronic or Recurrent Pain - Guidelines for General Practitioners
- Chronic Pain - Patient Information
- Low Back Pain - Guidelines for General Practitioners
- Low Back Pain Patient Information
- Migraine - Guidelines for General Practitioners
- Migraine - Patient Information
Application Forms
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Application For Authority to Prescribe a Drug of Addiction
- Application for authority to prescribe a drug of addiction (Form 1)
- Application for authority to prescribe dexamphetamine or methylphenidate for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder for a child or adolescent (Form 1A)
- Application to prescribe doses of stimulant medication greater than those specified in the routine prescribing criteria (TG181)
- Application for authority to prescribe dexamphetamine or methylphenidate for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in adults (Form 1/AA)
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Licence Applications
- Supply Drugs of Addiction: for private hospitals, nursing homes, day procedure centres or a clinic for the treatment of drug dependence
- Supply of Drugs of Addiction: by wholesale
- Sell substances specified in Schedule two of the Poisons List
- Supply by wholesale - Poisons and / or Restricted Substances for Therapeutic Use
- Manufacture and Supply Drugs of Addiction
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Methadone/Buprenorphine Pharmacy Incentive Scheme Monthly Return
Lists of Licence Holders
These lists are updated periodically on the web but changes occur more frequently. If a wholesaler, private hospital, nursing home or day procedure centre does not appear on the appropriate list please contact Pharmaceutical Services Branch on (02) 9879 3214 to check if they are licensed
NSW Poisons Lists