Pharmacy flood
January 13, 2011
AROUND 120 South-East
Queensland pharmacies are closed
today as a result of flooding,
according to the Pharmacy Guild of
Australia.
Commenting on the situation,
national Guild President Kos
Sclavos said that “it is important for
people to continue to take their
medicines”.
As such, the Guild is advising
patients who run out of medication
and whose local or regular pharmacy
is closed, to go to the nearest
pharmacy to have their script filled.
For patients whose script is lost or
destroyed, the Guild is advising that
they try and get a new one from
their doctor, and if that is not
possible, that patients should take
their identification and entitlement
cards to the nearest open pharmacy.
“A pharmacist may dispense
medicines without a prescription in
an emergency,” the Guild said.
Patients who have lost their
Medicare, DVA or Centrelink cards,
are also being advised to seek their
nearest pharmacy and have the
pharmacist call the PBS enquiry
Helpline to retrieve their details.
The Guild is also welcoming calls
from people with questions on how
to access their medicines via its
(02) 6270 1888 contact number.
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