Poison Permits
Enable remote worksites to legally store and distribute medication without on-site doctors.
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Supply Remote Sites With Medications
Remote worksites like mines or offshore oil platforms don’t always have on-site doctors or pharmacists.
But workers still need access to their prescribed medications – and we can help.
Our practitioners are licensed to supply restricted medications to remote sites across Australia, making it easy for you to support your people and comply with workplace health requirements.
As long as you have qualified on-site medical staff – like nurses and paramedics – our team can remotely prescribe and procure any necessary medication.
Why Choose RediMed?
With 24/7 access to medical practitioners from our telehealth team, your on-site medical staff can always get the advice they need.
Legally supply medication to remote sites across every state and territory in Australia.
Access any medications under schs 2,3, 4 and 8 of the Therapeutic Goods (Poisons Standard).
Telehealth Services
Did you know we provide telehealth services via a dedicated app? Our services are designed to provide timely and convenient access to healthcare.
Why Are Poison Permits Necessary?
In some jurisdictions – like Queensland and Western Australia – medical practitioners are only permitted to store restricted medicines at certain sites, like their own clinic.
A drug like Panadeine Forte or ZOLOFT, for example, couldn’t normally be stored at a workplace.
For remote worksites, though, the lack of available pharmacies means that a large on-site supply of restricted medications might be required – which can only be provided by a medical practitioner with the right licensing.
Poison permits (known as health service permits in Western Australia and general approvals (acute health conditions at isolated sites) in Queensland) enable medical practitioners to supply those sites with the medications they need.
Each site needs to be approved for a poison permit, and qualified healthcare personnel like nurses are generally required to distribute the medications on site.
Reporting and Compliance
Our rigorous auditing and reporting help minimise the risk of improper use on site.
On-site staff must complete online consultation records, which are approved and signed by our specialists, and all clinical phone consultations are recorded and stored digitally.
On-site clinicians are required to submit monthly reports detailing medication stock levels and usage, which are then reviewed by our QA unit for discrepancies.
Our involved medical practitioner and a member of our QA unit visit each remote site once a year to inspect medical facilities, review all equipment and vehicles, and sign off on drug registers.
After an annual site visit, we’ll compile a detailed report, with recommended actions accompanying any adverse findings.
