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Hospital Pharmacy Service
Today
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Description
Taranaki DHB provides pharmacy services to inpatients at Taranaki Base and Hāwera Hospitals.
Services offered by Taranaki DHB's Hospital Pharmacy Department include:
- Clinical Ward Pharmacy - medicines reconciliation, medicine therapy assessment, promoting quality, safe, cost effective therapy to ensure the best outcomes for the patient and the organisation
- Extended hours ED serivce
- Maintenance of clinical treatment guidelines
- Medicine utilisation information
- Pharmaceutical supply - provision of all inpatient medication
- Non-sterile manufacturing
- Clinical check of chemotherapy/MAB charts
- Chemotherapy/MAB supply
- Patient counselling and yellow medication cards, on request
The Hospital Pharmacy is not able to do outpatient dispensing.
Staff
Our team is made up of clinical pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and an electronic medication management team.
How do I access this service?
Referral
We are an inpatient based service. If necessary, your treating team can facilitate contact with us.
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Hours
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Mon – Fri | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
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Sat – Sun | 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM |
We also run a 24/7 on-call service for clinical or supply issues.
Public Holidays: Closed Labour Day (28 Oct), Waitangi Day (6 Feb), ANZAC Day (25 Apr), King's Birthday (2 Jun), Matariki (20 Jun). Open Good Friday (18 Apr, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM), Easter Sunday (20 Apr), Easter Monday (21 Apr, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM).
Region
Taranaki
Website
Contact Details
Taranaki Base Hospital
Taranaki
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
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Phone
(06) 753 7814
Website
Level One, Main Corridor
Taranaki Base Hospital
David Street
New Plymouth
Taranaki 4310
Street Address
Level One, Main Corridor
Taranaki Base Hospital
David Street
New Plymouth
Taranaki 4310
Postal Address
23 David Street
Westown
New Plymouth 4310
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This page was last updated at 12:02PM on November 28, 2023. This information is reviewed and edited by Pharmacy Services | Taranaki.