Taking action on prescription medication

For enquiries relating to prescription medication:

• 1800MEDICARE: 1800 633 422 (24/7)
  Speak to a registered nurse about any health concern for free.
• Poisons Information Centre: 13 11 26 (24/7)
  Poisons Information Centre is for emergencies such as overdose, if you have made an error with medicine or been poisoned.
• National Alcohol and Other Drug Hotline: 1800 250 015
  24-hour phone line that offers telephone counselling, information, support and referral to treatment services for anyone seeking help for their own, or another person's, alcohol or drug use

Community approach

• The Local Drug Action Teams program pharmaceutical drugs toolkit for communities

More information about taking action

• Find out more information about Victoria’s real-time prescription monitoring system, SafeScript,
• If you or a family member/friend would like to join a Pain Support Group, The Australian Pain Management Association has a nation-wide network, providing information and resources about long-term and chronic pain. They provide content for a general audience, for young people and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
• Administration of naloxone: Penington Institute provides training throughout Australia.