To promote quality use of medicines and reduce the risks associated with opioids and other medicines that can result in dependency and be harmful in overdose, a real-time prescription monitoring system is now available from the WA Department of Health.
ScriptCheckWA alerts doctors, pharmacists and other prescribers of monitored medicines, such as nurse practitioners, to potential risks that can help them make safer decisions before prescribing or dispensing a monitored medicines to their patients.
Practitioners should have received an email inviting you to register for access via the self registration portal
More information and support with implementing ScriptCheckWA in your practice is available through Practice Assist on 1800 2 ASSIST (1800 2 277478) or practiceassist@wapha.org.au
You can also find out more at the WA Department of Health Website