Prescribers and pharmacists (for example, health professional’ letters) ‘Dear The Australian Government Department of Health/states and territory health departments State medicine information hotlines Clinical colleges and health professional peak bodies (e.g. to discuss therapeutic options) Health professional media, public media channels Appendix 4: Medicines Watch List Antibiotics, antifungals and Tobramycin Calcium gluconate injection antivirals Valganciclovr Cyproheptadine Amphotericin (IV) Vancomycin (IV) Ephedrine Ampicillin Voriconazole Glucagon injection Azithromycin Antidotes and treatments Hydralazine Benzathine penicillin for poisonings Icatibant Benzylpenicillin Activated charcoal Intravenous lipid Caspofungin Atropine injection emulsion 20%* Cefepime Desferrioxamine injection Ketamine Cefotaxime Digoxin specific antibodies Lignocaine Ceftazidime Edetate calcium disodium Noradrenaline (EDTA) Ceftriaxone Octreotide Ethanol injection Chloramphenicol (IV) Propofol Flumazenil Ciprofloxacin Sodium bicarbonate Folinic acid (calcium folinate) 100 mmol/100 mL* Colistin injection Tranexamic acid Daptomycin Fomepizole Vitamin K (IV) Dicloxacillin Idarucizumab Other Erythromycin (IV) Methylene blue injection Dantrolene injection Flucloxacillin N- Acetylcysteine injection Desmopressin Ganciclovir Naloxone injection Enoxaparin Gentamicin (IV) Pralidoxime injection Heparin Imipenem/cilastatin Sodium nitrite injection
Prescribers and pharmacists (for example, ‘Dear health professional’ letters) The Australian Government Department of Health/states and territory health departments State medicine information hotlines Clinical colleges and health professional peak bodies (e.g. to discuss therapeutic options) Health professional media, public media channels Appendix 4: Medicines Watch List Antibiotics, antifungals and antivirals Amphotericin (IV) Ampicillin Azithromycin Benzathine penicillin Benzylpenicillin Caspofungin Cefepime Cefotaxime Ceftazidime Ceftriaxone Chloramphenicol (IV) Ciprofloxacin Colistin Daptomycin Dicloxacillin Erythromycin (IV) Flucloxacillin Ganciclovir Gentamicin (IV) Imipenem/cilastatin Tobramycin Valganciclovr Vancomycin (IV) Voriconazole Antidotes and treatments for poisonings Activated charcoal Atropine injection Desferrioxamine injection Digoxin specific antibodies Edetate calcium disodium (EDTA) Ethanol injection Flumazenil Folinic acid (calcium folinate) injection Fomepizole Idarucizumab Methylene blue injection N- Acetylcysteine injection Naloxone injection Pralidoxime injection Sodium nitrite injection Calcium gluconate injection Cyproheptadine Ephedrine Glucagon injection Hydralazine Icatibant Intravenous lipid emulsion 20%* Ketamine Lignocaine Noradrenaline Octreotide Propofol Sodium bicarbonate 100 mmol/100 mL* Tranexamic acid Vitamin K (IV) Other Dantrolene injection Desmopressin Enoxaparin Heparin