Pharmacy services at Fiona Stanley and Fremantle hospitals aim to provide patients with high quality pharmacy services which promote safe, high quality and evidence-based use of medicines across the hospital.

Our services include:

• dispensing medications for both outpatients and inpatients being discharged
• providing a clinical pharmacy service to all ward areas, including the reconciliation of each patient’s medication history on admission and discharge
• purchasing and distribution of medication across both sites.

We also assist with queries relating to:

• new drugs
• drug choice
• dosage according to indication and pathology, such as kidney function
• monitoring medications for efficacy (their ability to produce the desired beneficial effect)
• side effects and drug interactions (when one medicine changes how another medicine works)
• contraindications (when a medication should not be used because it may be harmful)
• drug compatibility
• administration information.