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CDHB

Drug Information Service

Staff

• Tracey Borrie, Pam Buffery, Elle Coberger, Julie Knight, Marie-Claire Pow.
• 80900, pager 8264, fax 80902.
• Email: druginfo@cdhb.health.nz

Function

• To answer patient-related drug information enquiries from health professionals on a wide range of topics including:
  • Drug safety in pregnancy and breastfeeding.
  • Drug use in liver or renal impairment.
  • Pharmacokinetics.
  • Drug concentration monitoring.
  • Adverse effects.
  • Identification and funding/access issues.
• Verbal answers can usually be provided within the working day.
• Written, referenced answers are provided for more complex questions.
• The service also issues regular bulletins, available via the Clinical Pharmacology intranet site.
• The service has an external website (www.druginformation.co.nz) that contains bulletins, information on drugs in pregnancy and lactation, and other useful drug information.

The service does not:

• Undertake literature searches to assist with research or assignments.
• Provide information directly to patients under any circumstances.

Topic Code: 1288