Drug Guidelines

This page contains links to various Drug Guidelines:

PDF Guidelines

• WATAG New Oral Anticoagulant (NOAC) Prescribing Guidelines
• Requirements for the prescribing of Schedule 4 and Schedule 8 Medicines in Western Australia

SCGH Pharmacy Dept (Intranet only)

• General drug prescribing guidelines (via SCGH Pharmacy Dept intranet only)
• SCGH Drug Formulary System (DFS) Allows you to search for a drug to find its location in the hospital, and to view information about its use such as restrictions and administration guidelines
• SCGH Drug Administration Guidelines Here is a current list of the drug administration guidelines approved by the Drug Therapeutics Committee
• SCGH After Hours Pharmacy Services
• Therapeutic Guidelines
• MIMS Online

AMH Children’s Dosing Companion (AMH CDC) This was developed at a national level with input from the major paediatric sites across Australia with the intention of providing a consistent medication dosing reference for paediatric patients across all Australian paediatric health sites. Initially published in 2013, with continual updates of the online version. The AMH CDC is now the preferred reference for paediatric doses.

Here is some information on how to download the AMH CDC website link to your smartphone