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

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.