This WA parliamentary question seeks information on Schedule 4 medicines lost from hospitals and service providers year-to-date, including the name, quantity, facility, and value of each medication. The answer provides a detailed list of lost medications.

AnsweredQoN 904Legislative Assembly
Asked
21 September 2023
Portfolio
Health

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Can the Minister please advise, year to date, have any Schedule 4 medicines been lost from a hospital or service provider, and if so: (a) What was the name of the medicine reported lost; (b) How many of each in (a) were lost; (c) From what facility were they lost; and (d) What was the approximate value of the lost medications?

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Answered
8 November 2023
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
8 days
(a) – (d) The following is the Schedule 4 medicines reported as lost from all Health Service Providers for the year to date.
Medication (a)
Form
Strength
Quantity (b)
Cost (d)
Facility (c)
Clobazam
Liquid
1mg/ml
11 ml
$5.72
Perth Children’s Hospital
Clobazam
Tablet
10mg
1
$0.32
Broome Health Campus
Clonazepam
Liquid
2.5mg/mL
1 ml
$0.37
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Clonazepam
Liquid
2.5mg/mL
2 ml
$0.75
Royal Perth Hospital
Clonazepam
Liquid
2.5mg/mL
57 ml
$21.37
Busselton Health Campus
Clonazepam
Liquid
2.5mg/mL
107 ml
$40.12
Busselton Health Campus
Clonazepam
Tablet
500mcg
1
$0.06
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Clonazepam
Tablet
500mcg
1
$0.06
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Clonazepam
Tablet
500mcg
1
$0.06
Bunbury Hospital
Clonazepam
Tablet
500mcg
1
$0.06
Albany Health Campus
Clonazepam
Tablet
2mg
1
$0.10
Geraldton Hospital
Clonazepam
Tablet
2mg
1
$0.10
Geraldton Hospital
Clonazepam
Tablet
2mg
1
$0.10
Albany Health Campus
Clonazepam
Tablet
2mg
1
$0.10
Bunbury Hospital
Codeine/Paracetamol
Tablet
500mg/30mg
1
$0.38
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Codeine/Paracetamol
Tablet
500mg/30mg
10
$3.80
Royal Perth Hospital
Codeine/Paracetamol
Tablet
500mg/30mg
2
$0.76
Bentley Health Service
Codeine/Paracetamol
Tablet
500mg/30mg
2
$0.76
Albany Health Campus
Codeine/Paracetamol
Tablet
500mg/30mg
10
$3.80
Warmun Remote Area Health Service
Codeine/Paracetamol
Tablet
500mg/30mg
30
$11.40
Hedland Health Campus
Codeine/Paracetamol
Tablet
500mg/30mg
100
$38.00
Broome Health Campus
Codeine/Paracetamol
Tablet
500mg/30mg
100
$38.00
Broome Health Campus
Diazepam
Liquid
1mg/ml
12 ml
$5.38
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Diazepam
Liquid
1mg/mL
14 ml
$6.30
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Diazepam
Tablet
5mg
11
$0.22
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Diazepam
Tablet
5mg
1
$0.02
Rockingham Hospital
Diazepam
Tablet
5mg
9
$0.18
King Edward Memorial Hospital
Diazepam
Tablet
5mg
15
$0.30
Bunbury Hospital
Diazepam
Tablet
5mg
7
$0.14
North Midlands Health Service
Diazepam
Tablet
5mg
2
$0.04
Denmark Health Service
Diazepam
Tablet
5mg
4
$0.08
Bunbury Hospital
Diazepam
Tablet
5mg
4
$0.08
Karratha Health Campus
Diazepam
Tablet
5mg
4
$0.08
Karratha Health Campus
Diazepam
Tablet
5mg
1
$0.02
Bunbury Hospital
Diazepam
Tablet
5mg
16
$0.32
Quairading Hospital
Lorazepam
Injection
4mg/ml
2
$35.20
Fremantle Hospital
Lorazepam
Tablet
0.5mg
1
$0.18
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Lorazepam
Tablet
1mg
2
$0.72
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Lorazepam
Tablet
1mg
1
$0.36
Armadale Health Service
Lorazepam
Tablet
1mg
1
$0.36
Bunbury Hospital
Lorazepam
Tablet
1mg
1
$0.36
Nannup MPS
Midazolam
Injection
5mg/mL
5
$1.49
Rockingham Hospital
Midazolam
Injection
5mg/5mL
5
$16.34
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Midazolam
Injection
5mg/5mL
1
$3.27
Harvey Health Service
Midazolam
Injection
15mg/3ml
5
$3.18
Carnarvon Health Service
Midazolam
Injection
15mg/3ml
3
$1.91
Perth Children’s Hospital
Midazolam
Injection
5mg/mL
2
$0.60
Carnarvon Health Service
Nitrazepam
Tablet
5mg
1
$0.09
Perth Children’s Hospital
Oxazepam
Tablet
15mg
1
$0.05
Geraldton Hospital
Propofol
Injection
500mg/50mL
11
$48.40
Fremantle Hospital
Propofol
Injection
500mg/50mL
1
$4.40
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Propofol
Injection
500mg/50mL
28
$123.20
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Propofol
Injection
500mg/50mL
1
$4.40
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Propofol
Injection
200mg/20mL
1
$0.75
Bunbury Hospital
Propofol
Injection
200mg/20mL
2
$1.50
Corrigin Hospital
Propofol
Injection
200mg/20mL
1
$0.75
Perth Children’s Hospital
Temazepam
Tablet
10mg
7
$0.28
North Midlands Health Service
Temazepam
Tablet
10mg
1
$0.04
Lombadina Remote Area Health Clinic
Temazepam
Tablet
10mg
25
$1.00
Wyalkatchem-Koorda and Districts Hospital
Tramadol
Tablet
50mg
10
$0.72
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Tramadol
Tablet
50mg
1
$0.07
Royal Perth Hospital
Tramadol
Tablet
50mg
1
$0.07
Royal Perth Hospital
Tramadol
Tablet
50mg
40
$2.88
Jurien Bay Health Centre
Tramadol
Tablet
50mg
10
$0.72
Hedland Health Campus
Tramadol
Tablet
50mg
100
$7.20
Broome Health Campus
Zopiclone
Tablet
7.5mg
1
$0.18
Bentley Health Service

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