Useful numbers and URL links

POISONS INFORMATION CENTRES

• Poison Information Helpine of the Western Cape: 0861555 777
• Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital Poisons Information Service: 0861555 777
• Tygerberg Poison Information Centre: 0861555 777 or www.sun.ac.za/poisoncentre
• University of the Free State Poison Control and Medicine Information Centre: 082491 0160
• Information on poisons: https://www.afritox.co.za/

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

• Rabies hotline (NICD): 082883 9920
• Viral Haemmorhagic Fever outbreak hotline (NICD): 082883 9920
• South African Vaccine Producers: 0113866063/2/00

MEDICINE INFORMATION CENTRES

• Medicine Information Centre (Cape Town): 0214066829 or 0861100531
• Amayeza Info Centre: 011678 2332
• National HIV Healthcare Worker Hotline: 0800 212 506 or 0214066782

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

• National Department Health: website www.health.gov.za
• Essential Drugs Programme : www.health.gov.za/edp.phpor SAEDP@health.gov.za
• Third line ART applications: TLART@health.gov.za
• Medicine stock availability reporting: stockalert@health.gov.za
• The National Adverse Drug Event Monitoring Centre (NADEMC): 021 4471618 or Fax: 021448 6181

MISCELLANEOUS

• Ideal weight calculator: http://www.calculator.net/ideal-weight-calculator.html#
• List of local haemophilia centres: http://www.haemophilia.org.za/centres.html
• Medicines causing QT prolongation:www.sads.org.uk/drugs_to_avoid.htm
• eGFR calculator: https://www.kidney.org/professionals/KDOQI/gfr_calculator
• Medicines requiring dose adjustment in renal impairment: http://www.globalrph.com/index_renal.htm
• Dietary phosphate restriction: https://unckidneycenter.org/files/kidney-health-library-files/renaldiet_phosphorus.pdf
• Water deficit calculator:http://www.nephromatic.com/water_deficit.php
• Risk stratification calculators in NSTEMI:TIMI: http://www.mdcalc.com/timi-risk-score-for-uanstemi/
• Grace Risk Scores: http://www.mdcalc.com/grace-acs-risk-and-mortality-calculator/