Help CenterIf you have lost your medication, it is essential to take the necessary steps to replace it as soon as possible. Losing medication can be a stressful experience, but there are steps you can take to get back on track.
Replacing your regular medication should not be too much of a problem. Please get in touch with us and explain the situation.
Occasionally, "lost medication" may be misused by others, and it is imperative to check whether someone else used your medication. We ALL need to exercise a duty of care for the people around us. We must never forget about our safety and the safety of others who may have access to medication not prescribed for them.
Lost Schedule S8 medication, such as ADHD drugs and opioids, presents an additional problem of reporting and auditing by the Health Department.
- Each lost medication is recorded, and the circumstances must be explained to the Medicines and Poisons Regulation Branch.
- There must be a police report (if the medication was likely stolen) or a declaration from the patient about the loss of medication in any other way.
- Subsequently, these reports will be presented to PBS before issuing a new script. It can be an arduous and stressful process, which we must go through together.
Regulations could be very rigid and inflexible. After all, they were developed with the best intentions of ensuring the safety of this class of medication, which could be potentially very problematic if not used correctly.