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MINISTER FOR HEALTH

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO. 1422

Woden Valley Hospital - Epilepsy-

Treatment Drugs

Ms Szuty - asked the Minister for Health:

(1) Are the drugs, carbamazepeine and primidone available from Woden

Valley Hospital for the treatment of patients with epilepsy?

(2) If available, do conditions exist as to their availability for particular

patients eg (a) inpatients only or (b) patients admitted to the accident and

emergency section.

(3) If not available, (a) does Woden Valley Hospital have any plans to make

the drugs available for potential patients and (b) can the Minister explain

why both Calvary Hospital and Queanbeyan District Hospital have the

drugs available for the treatment of potential patients and Woden Valley

Hospital does not.

Mr Connolly - the answer to the Member's question is:

(1) The drugs carbamazepeine and primidone are available at Woden Valley

Hospital for patients with epilepsy.

(2) No conditions apply to the availability of carbamazepeine and primidone

for inpatients, patients in the Emergency Department, and for patients on

discharge from Woden Valley Hospital.

During Pharmacy Department hours (8.30 am - 7.00 pm) the drugs are dispensed form the Pharmacy Department. At night, both drugs are available from the after hours drugs supply room or the on-call pharmacist can be contacted to arrange supply.

(3) See the answer to (2)

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