

Further advice to guide their use in Queensland will be provided soon. Medical practitioners and nurse practitioners who are continuing treatment with hydroxychloroquine must mark the prescription with the words ‘Continuing treatment’.įor information on TGA-approved medicines for COVID-19 please visit the TGA website. they are a medical practitioner or nurse practitioner who is continuing treatment with hydroxychloroquine that was initiated by one of these specialist practitioners.they are one of the following specialist practitioners: dermatologist, emergency medicine physician, haematologist, immunologist, infectious disease physician, intensive care physician, nephrologist, paediatrician, rheumatologist, specialist physician in general medicine, a dentist who is a specialist registrant in oral medicine or.Prescribers are authorised to prescribe hydroxychloroquine if:

Under the Medicines and Poisons (Medicines) Regulation 2021, a prescription for hydroxychloroquine is not lawful unless written by an authorised prescriber. National Covid-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce flowcharts and guidanceįor information on the current status of these medicines see the Queensland Health List of Approved Medicines.

This Public Health Laboratory Network information sheet provides guidance on laboratory testing for COVID-19.
