The Pharmacy provides a comprehensive range of clinical and community retail services to inpatients, visitors and staff members at Giffard Memorial Hospital. The Pharmacy’s friendly, professional and courteous staff would be pleased to be of assistance with any of your needs.
We are able to assist you with the following:.
We keep a computerised prescription record of all medications dispensed for you while you are an in-patient. This allows us to check for any possible side-effects and drug interactions amongst your medications.
Any unused or expired medications can be returned to the Giffard Memorial Hospital pharmacy for safe disposal.
We are an accredited Quality Care pharmacy and will always endeavour to offer our patients the highest standard of pharmaceutical care.
Dispensing Services
A full clinical and dispensing service is offered for inpatients, Doctor’s and the general community including the following prescriptions:
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (staff only)
Private prescriptions
Inpatient Services
The Inpatient dispensary is fully recognised by the Department of Health and the Health Insurance Commission and is responsible for the supply of all medications necessary to meet the needs of the Hospital’s patients.
The Giffard Memorial Hospital pharmacy team is committed to ensuring that all patients are fully informed about their medications.
The Pharmacy also provides clinical pharmacy services including:
- Patient Interviews
- Pharmaceutical Review
- Documentation of Patient Medication History
- Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) Management
Retail Shop Hours
24 X 7
Location
The Pharmacy is located in the hospital ground floor
Enquiries
For further information the Pharmacy staff can be contacted on the following numbers:
General Enquiries – phone:
- (08656) 232 504
For After Hours Enquiries please call the Hospital Helpline on:
- 81061 67779