Pink Book General Advice and Introduction

Prescribing Instructions for Medicines

• The Misuse of Drugs Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2023 and subsequent Pharmac rule alignment have been incorporated as applies to hospital outpatients and discharge prescribing.
• New Dispensing Medicines from Ward Stock policy replaces the previous Take Home Medication policy.

Introduction

• Reviewed

Prescribing Guidelines

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

• Reviewed

Pharmacokinetic Table

Clozapine

• Reviewed

Antimicrobial Guidelines

Surgical Prophylaxis

• Prophylaxis of pancreatoduodenectomy – added option for mild penicillin allergy.