Western Australian Therapeutics Advisory Group (WATAG)

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Web Name: Western Australian Therapeutics Advisory Group (WATAG)

WebSite: http://www.watag.org.au

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Home Western Australian Therapeutics Advisory Group (WATAG) The Western Australian Therapeutics Advisory Group (WATAG) promotes rational therapeutic drug use and provides independent advice to health professionals and health services on issues relating to the use of drugs and therapeutics in Western Australian public hospitals and the wider community.WATAG has representation on the Council for Australia Therapeutic Advisory Groups (CATAG). The function of CATAG is to enable interjurisdictional communication, information sharing and collaboration to develop nationally consistent positions that promote the optimum use of medicines in hospitals. View the Terms of Reference of WATAG (PDF 231KB) View the WATAG Annual Report 2016-17 (PDF 776KB).The WATAG committees include: Western Australian Psychotropic Drugs Committee Western Australian Drug Evaluation Panel The WA Medication Safety Group (WAMSG) has been merged with the WA Medication Safety Network to form the WA Medication Safety Collaborative (WA MSC - the Collaborative). The Collaborative is a community of practice to identify, prioritise and facilitate collective action on system-wide issues to support best practice in medication safety across WA Health. The terms of reference for the Collaborative will be released shortly. Western Australian Committee for Antimicrobials.Critical medicines listInformation presented on the WA Critical Medicines List is for general guidance only.The stockholding values on the WA Critical Medicines List are provided as a general indication of quantity. Actual quantities held at an individual site will vary due to usage, stock expiration and supply issues. For more information about actual stock at any particular time, and access to stock in emergency situations, please contact the individual site.The information on the WA Critical Medicines List is reviewed and endorsed by the WA Toxicology Service. The list is provided by the State of Western Australia as general guidance only and must not be relied onor used as a substitute for seeking advice from a qualified health practitioner. It is the user s responsibility to verify the accuracy, currency, reliability and correctness of the information.View the Critical medicines list (PDF 745KB) For asplenia vaccination and prophylaxis in children and adolescents please refer to the PCH Asplenia and Hyposplenia Vaccination and Prophylaxis Guideline (Intranet) Immunisation record Children and Adolescents - Clinicians can refer to the Australian Immunisation Handbook (external site) for current recommendations Malaria emergency treatment in hospitals (PDF 261KB) CAPD peritonitis guidelines (PDF 330KB) Hep A and B vaccination and prophylaxis for Hep B reactivation in non HIV immunosuppressed adults - Clinicians can refer to the Australian Immunisation Handbook (external site) and the Antibiotic Therapeutic Guidelines for current recommendations Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis Guideline (PDF 3.7MB)WADEP Cannabis based products quick guide (PDF 426KB) Idarucizumab for reversal of anticoagulant effect of dabigatran please refer to Formulary 1 Melatonin Formulary note please refer to Formulary 1 Nivolumab Formulary note please refer to Formulary 1 Palivizumab prophylaxis for respiratory syncytial virus please refer to Formulary 1 Rifaximin in hepatic encephalopathy guidelines please refer to Formulary 1 Rituximab Inflammatory Myositis Advisory Note please refer to Formulary 1 Rituximab NMDAR Encephalitis Advisory Note please refer to Formulary 1 Rituximab Pemphigus Advisory Note please refer to Formulary 1 Silodosin Formulary note please refer to Formulary 1 Sugammadex guidelines please refer to Formulary 1 Tapentadol Formulary note please refer to Formulary 1WAMSGPlease see the Medication safety resource page for any clinician and/or consumer resources. HYRDOmorphone higher concentrated formulation -safety alert (PDF 244KB) Insulin high concentration insulin-advisory note (PDF 247KB) Insulin-related medication errors; strategies to reduce errors-advisory note (PDF 591KB) Pain relief medications following surgery or injury (recommendations for prescribing analgesia on discharge following surgery or acute injury) practitioner information (PDF 960KB)WAPDC Antipsychotic polypharmacy and high dose prescribing position statement (PDF 187KB) Atropine Eye Drops for Hypersalivation November 2017 (PDF 206KB) Ketamine use outside of emergency departments (PDF 207KB)

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The role of the Western Australian Therapeutics Advisory Group (WATAG) is to promote rational therapeutic drug use in WA.

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