Medicines and Poisons
Medicines & Poisons Advisory Services
Supporting Compliance, Safety and Operational Excellence
Assure Consulting's Medicines & Poisons Advisory Services help organisations navigate complex regulatory requirements while ensuring the safe management, storage, handling, transport and disposal of regulated substances.
Our team provides practical, risk-based solutions that support compliance, protect people and the environment, and give organisations confidence that their medicines and poisons management systems meet legislative and operational requirements.
Whether you operate in healthcare, mining, remote sites, industrial settings, research facilities, aged care, community services or government sectors, we deliver tailored advice and documentation to suit your unique operational needs.
How we can help
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Compliance reviews
Assessing your current practices against Commonwealth and state or territory medicines and poisons legislation, including the Poisons Standard.
- 02
Licences, permits and authorities
Preparing and coordinating applications and renewals with the relevant state or territory health department.
- 03
Policies and procedures
Site-specific procedures for ordering, receiving, storage, handling, administration, record-keeping, transport and disposal.
- 04
Storage and security assessments
Reviewing storage areas, drug safes, access controls and cold-chain requirements, including for Schedule 4 and Schedule 8 medicines.
- 05
Audits and inspection readiness
Independent audits with clear, prioritised findings before a regulator inspects.
- 06
Staff training
Practical training in safe handling, documentation and your obligations.
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Incident management
Procedures for discrepancies, losses, spills and exposures.
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Remote and site health services
Support for first aid, medical and health services on mining, remote and industrial sites.
Project clarity.
Regulatory confidence.
Results delivered.
Who we work with
- Healthcare
- Mining
- Remote sites
- Industrial settings
- Research facilities
- Aged care
- Community services
- Government
Why Assure
- Providing environmental and public health expertise since 2002
- Project management and public health advice for more than 140 COVID-19 testing and vaccination centres nationally
- Experience across Australia and internationally, in complex and high-risk environments
- A First Nations family-owned business
Talk to us
Contact Assure Consulting to discuss your medicines and poisons obligations.
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