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Concord Cancer Centre Pharmacy
Concord Cancer Centre Pharmacy provides high quality pharmacy services and specialised medications for patients living with cancer and other illnesses.
We offer:
- On site sterile compounding of specialised medications
- Specialist pharmacist review of chemotherapy and other treatment protocols
- Medication supply
- Patient education about medications
- Medication information to healthcare professionals
- Medication lists for complex treatment protocols
- Private interview room
Our pharmacy team consists of Cancer Care Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians. Our pharmacists are available if you have any questions about your treatment or your medicines. We can provide you with written medication information.
Location
The Concord Cancer Centre Pharmacy is located on the Ground Floor of the Rusty Priest Building (Building 60) at Concord Hospital. We are open from 9am-4.30pm, Monday to Friday.
Pharmacy information for cancer patients
For more information, please see the resources below or visit our general cancer information page. We recommend you speak with your doctor or health professional about your specific situation.
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Anticancer Drug Treatments – Cancer Institute NSW - eviQ
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Patient information sheets about specific medications for a range of cancer types. |
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Patient Information Sheets – Cancer Institute NSW - eviQ
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Patient information about a range of topics including care at home, treatments and managing side effects. |
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Consumer Medicines Information – Therapeutic Goods Administration
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Leaflets that contain information on the safe and effective use of prescription medicine as well as some non prescription medicines. |
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NPS MedicineWise- Keeping a Medicines List
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Information and resources on how to start a medicines list. |
Frequently asked questions
The pharmacy supplies a range of medicines for chemotherapy and immunotherapy treatments including oral and injectable medications. In general, the pharmacy only supplies medications that are directly related to your treatment, for example, anti nausea medications or medications that reduce your risk of infections.
We do not supply medicines that are not related to your condition being treated at the Concord Cancer Centre, such as those for diabetes or high cholesterol.
Some medications may incur a co-payment whilst others are subsidised by the NSW Government. The pharmacist will explain which medicines will require a co-payment, it is usually the same as the standard PBS co-payment that you may be charged by your local community pharmacy.
- Have your hospital Medical Record Number (MRN) on hand
- Leave your prescription with us while you attend other appointments within the hospital
- Call us 3-5 business days in advance to order your medicine (this will allow us to order it in if we do not currently have it in stock)
Yes! We can safely store your prescription on file.
Please contact us during our opening hours to organise your medicines to be dispensed. You can also contact us ahead of time to reduce your waiting time. We advise calling 3-5 business days ahead of time to make sure that we have a valid prescription and that your medicine is available to dispense.
- Bring a current list of your medications from home.
- Do not self-administer your own medications from home while you are an inpatient unless directly advised to do so by your medical team.
- The ward pharmacist will check your medication chart and work with your treating team to ensure your medicines are safe to use in combination.
- Before you go home, the ward pharmacist will make sure you have all the medicines you need and that you understand how and when to take them.