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Medicines information services
Information on any aspect
of
drug therapy can be
obtained from Regional and District Medicines Informa-
tion Services.
Details regarding the
local
services pro-
vided within your Region can be obtained by telephon-
ing the following numbers.
England
Birmingham
(0121) 424 7298
Bristol
(0117) 342 2867
Ipswich
(01473) 704 431
Leeds
(0113) 206 5377
Leicester
(0116) 255 5779
Liverpool
(0151) 794 8113/4/5/7
(0151) 794 8206
London
Guy’s Hospital
(020) 7188 8750
(020) 7188 3849
(020) 7188 3855
Northwick Park Hospital
(020) 8869 2761
(020) 8869 3973
Newcastle
(0191) 282 4631
Southampton
(023) 8079 6908/9
Wales
Cardiff
(029) 2074 2979
(029) 2074 2251
Scotland
Aberdeen
(01224) 552 316
Dundee
(01382) 632 351
(01382) 660 111 Extn 32351
Edinburgh
(0131) 242 2920
Glasgow
(0141) 211 4407
Northern Ireland
Belfast
(028) 9063 2032
(028) 9063 3847
Republic of Ireland
Dublin
Dublin 473 0589
Dublin 453 7941 Extn 2348
United Kingdom Medicines Information Pharma-
cists Group (UKMIPG) website
www.ukmi.nhs.uk
Telephone numbers and email
addresses of
manu-
facturers listed in BNF Publications are shown in the
Index of Manufacturers
UK Teratology Information Service
Information on drug and chemical
exposures
in
pregnancy
Tel:
0844 892 0909
Information on drug therapy relating to dental
treatment can be obtained by telephoning
Liverpool
(0151) 794 8206
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)
Information on the national
medical
guidelines of
fitness to drive is available from:
www.dvla.gov.uk/medical.aspx
Patient Information Lines
NHS Direct
0845 4647
Poisons Information Services
UK National Poisons Information
Service
0844 892 0111
Sport
Information on substances currently permitted or
prohibited is provided in a card supplied by UK Anti-
doping.
Further information regarding medicines in sport is
available from: www.ukad.org.uk
Tel:
(020) 7766 7350
information@ukad.org.uk
Travel Immunisation
Up-to-date
information
on
travel
immunisation
requirements may be obtained from:
National
Travel
Health Network and Centre (for
healthcare
professionals
only)
0845
602
6712
(09.00–12.00 and 14.00–16.30 hours weekdays)
Travel
Medicine Team,
Health Protection Scotland
(0141) 300 1130 (14.00–16.00 hours weekdays)
www.travax.nhs.uk (for registered users of the NHS
website Travax only)
Welsh
Assembly
Government
(029)
2082
5397
(09.00–17.30 hours weekdays)
Department of Health and Social
Services (Belfast)
(028) 9052 2118 (weekdays)
List of Registered Medical Practitioners
Details on whether doctors are registered and hold a
licence to practise medicine in the UK can be
obtained from the General Medical Council.
Tel:
(0161) 923 6602
www.gmc-uk.org/register