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❓ A WA parliamentary question reveals reported thefts and losses of Schedule 8 medicines from hospitals and service providers between March 2017 and September 2019, detailing specific medications, facilities, and approximate values.

AnsweredQoN 5478Legislative Assembly

Asked

18 September 2019

Member

Mr Z.R.F. Kirkup

Portfolio

Deputy Premier; Minister for Health; Mental Health

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(1) Since 17 March 2017 have any schedule 8 medicines been reported stolen from a hospital or service provider, and if so: (a) What was the name of the medicine reported stolen; (b) From what facility was it stolen; and (c) What was the approximate value of the stolen medication? (2) Since 17 March 2017 have any schedule 8 medicines been reported lost from a hospital or service provider, and if so: (a) What was the name of the medicine reported lost; (b) From which facility was it lost; and (c) What was the approximate value of the lost medication?

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Answered

22 October 2019

Response time

8 days

(1) Yes
1(a) Medicine
1(b) Reporting Facility
1(c) Cost ($)
Dexamphetamine
Fiona Stanley Hospital
0.64
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Fentanyl
Armadale Health Service
6.04
Fiona Stanley Hospital
King Edward Memorial Hospital
Perth Childrens Hospital
Royal Perth Hospital
Hydromorphone
Albany Health Campus
21.36
Broome Hospital
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Methadone
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
6.68
Broome Hospital
Royal Perth Hospital
Oxycodone
Boyup Brook
11.75
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Peel Health Campus
Perth Childrens Hospital
Princess Margaret Hospital
(2) Yes
2(a) Medicine
2(b) Hospital
2(c) Cost ($)
Alprazolam
King Edward Memorial Hospital
0.52
Fremantle Hospital
Buprenorphine
Royal Perth Hospital
8.67
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Fremantle Hospital
Busselton Hospital
Codeine
Royal Perth Hospital
0.27
Rockingham General Hospital
Bunbury Hospital
Dexamphetamine
Princess Margaret Hospital
9.08
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Armadale Health Service
Fentanyl
Royal Perth Hospital
6.77
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Rockingham General Hospital
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Kalgoorlie Hospital
Coral Bay Pharmacy
Bunbury Hospital
Hydromorphone
Royal Perth Hospital
12.69
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Osborne Park Hospital
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Bridgetown Hospital
Ketamine
Royal Perth Hospital
11.35
Methadone
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
1.14
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Fremantle Hospital
Morphine
Royal Perth Hospital
14.82
Kalamunda Hospital
King Edward Memorial Hospital
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Fiona Stanley Hospital
North Midlands Health Service
Margaret River Hospital
Oxycodone
Princess Margaret Hospital
18.66
Armadale Health Service
Royal Perth Hospital
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Osborne Park Hospital
Joondalup Health Campus
Rockingham General Hospital
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Noonkanbah Clinic
Hedland Health Campus
Nickol Bay Hospital
Nannup Hospital
Bunbury Hospital
Narrogin Hospital
Pethidine
King Edward Memorial Hospital
1.70
Tapentadol
Royal Perth Hospital
26.24
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Osborne Park Hospital
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Bridgetown Hospital

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