Women and Newborn Health Service
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King Edward Memorial Hospital
Pharmacy
Obstetric Drug Information Service
Drugs and Breastfeeding - FAQs on drugs and breastfeeding. Compatibility of breastfeeding with commonly used medications, such as medications for pain, hayfever, cough, cold and flu, anti-infectives and head lice
Medicines Used to Relieve Pain
Location and Hours of Service
| Location | King Edward Memorial Hospital The pharmacy is located on the lower ground floor, B Block. This is where prescriptions are dispensed. |
| Map | Please see our map of KEMH |
Hours of Service (outpatient) |
8:30am - 5:00pm Monday to Friday |
| Cost | Please be informed that all outpatient prescriptions dispensed will require a pharmacy co-payment as instructed by the Health Department of WA. |
| Contact | Patrick Yapp |
| Phone | (08) 9340 2722 |
| Fax | (08) 9340 2713 |
| patrick.yapp@health.wa.gov.au |
About Us
The Pharmacy Department provides a comprehensive pharmaceutical service to the King Edward Memorial Hospital, and associated organisations including: Aboriginal Medical Service (Derbal Yerigan), Breast scanning, WA Sexual Assault Referral Centre and WA Community Midwife Centre.
Functions of the Department include:
- The purchase, storage and distribution of pharmaceuticals and chemicals
- Clinical pharmacy services to all inpatients and clinical areas
- Dispensing for inpatients and outpatients
- The dispensing of sterile preparations, intravenous admixtures and non-sterile production (including repackaging)
- The provision of a drug information service on drug therapy in obstetrics, gynaecology, pregnancy and lactation
- Participation in
- Research projects
- Clinical Trials and provision of research support for all areas of the Hospitals
- Quality Improvement procedures appropriate to each activity
- Provision of formal drug education program to the hospitals, tertiary education centres and the general community
- Provision of training programs to staff
- Provision of training programs to pharmacy students
Obstetric Drug Information Service
For expert, current practice information on:
- Drug use during pregnancy
- Drug effects on the foetus & neonate
- Neonatal drug therapy & infant doses
- Drug use during breastfeeding: FAQs on drugs and breastfeeding. Topics include: Should a mother continue to breastfeed if she is taking medication? Methods of minimising drug transfer to the infant and Compatibility of breastfeeding with commonly used medications. For more information contact us:
Phone: (08) 9340 2723
8:30am – 5:00pm Monday to Friday
Drugs and Breastfeeding
FAQs on drugs and breastfeeding - Compatibility of breastfeeding with commonly used medications, such as medications for pain, hayfever, cough, cold and flu, anti-infectives and head lice.
