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Waitematā DHB Pharmacy Services
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Description
The Inpatient Hospital Pharmacy provides pharmaceutical care to patients in hospital.
Clinical pharmacists visit the hospital wards on a regular basis to provide medicines management and pharmaceutical care to patients.
This involves consultation with patients and their caregivers if necessary. All patients are encouraged to bring their medicines into hospital with them to ensure we are able to tell exactly what medicines are being taken.
The pharmacy team works very closely with the medical and nursing staff to identify and resolve any problems with medication.
Individual patients may receive additional review and medication counselling on request of the medical team or as deemed appropriate by the pharmacist.
Inpatient pharmacies are at both North Shore and Waitakere Hospitals.
North Shore Hospital Pharmacy - Outpatient Pharmacy provides medicines management to patients on discharge from hospital who are provided with a discharge prescription. Those attending Outpatient Clinics and ECC, Community Mental Health clients, and any person in the community may also have their prescription filled and medications discussed.
Pharmacy services include:
- dispensing of prescriptions
- providing access to medicines that are difficult to locate or are unusual
- patient information and counselling
- blister packaging
- breast pump hire
- aseptic preparation of eye drops
- preparation of medications for syringe drivers.
Waitakere Hospital Pharmacy - Outpatient Pharmacy provides medicines management to patients on discharge from hospital who are provided with a discharge prescription. Those attending Outpatient Clinics and ECC, Community Mental Health clients, and any person in the community may also have their prescription filled and medications discussed.
Pharmacy services include:
- dispensing of prescriptions
- providing access to medicines that are difficult to locate or are unusual
- patient information and counselling
- blister packaging
- breast pump hire
Hours
Inpatient Pharmacy, North Shore Hospital
Monday - Friday: 7.30am - 5.00pm
Saturday - Sunday: 8.00am -1.00pm
Public holidays: 8.00am -1.00pm
Outpatient Pharmacy, North Shore Hospital
Monday - Friday: 8.30am - 6.00pm
Saturday: 9.00am - 12.00noon
Inpatient Pharmacy, Waitakere Hospital
Monday - Friday: 7.30am - 5.00pm
Outpatients Pharmacy, Waitakere Hospital
Monday - Friday: 9.00am - 6.00pm
Weekends and Public Holidays: Closed
Information
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Keeping Yourself Safe With Medicine
Please click on the following link for a patient information pamphlet from Waitematā DHB on Keeping Yourself Safe With Medicine. More
Website
Contact Details
North Shore Hospital
North Auckland
Phone
Inpatient Pharmacy (09) 486 8900 extn 42626; Outpatients Pharmacy (09) 486 8333
Fax
Inpatient Pharmacy (09) 486 8935; Outpatients Pharmacy (09) 486 8332
Website
Waitakere Hospital
West Auckland
Phone
Inpatient Pharmacy (09) 837 8882; Outpatients Pharmacy (09) 837 9199
Fax
Inpatient Pharmacy (09) 837 8888 Outpatients Pharmacy (09) 837 9154
Website
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This page was last updated at 5:28PM on December 8, 2020. This information is reviewed and edited by Waitematā DHB Pharmacy Services.