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Medicines information

The Medicines Information department at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital provides a service to health care professionals at UHB, Primary Care Trusts and members of the public. The MI department answer enquiries and offer advice on all aspects of drug use including:

• drug interactions
• adverse drug reactions
• compatibilities of parenteral drugs
• administration of IV solutions
• dosing and frequency of medicines
• safety of drugs in pregnancy/lactation
• safety of drugs in impaired renal/hepatic function
• administration of medication via enteral feeding tubes
• identity of foreign drugs
• provision of proactive information for both pharmacy staff and other health care professionals