GuidelinesPrimary Care STG
Useful Numbers and URL links
Useful Numbers and Url Links
POISONS INFORMATION CENTRES
| Poisons Information Helpline | 0861 555 777 |
| Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital Poisons Information Centre | 021 658 5308 Email: poisonsinformation@uct.ac.za http://www.paediatrics.uct.ac.za/poisons-information-centre |
| Tygerberg Poison Information Centre | 021 938 8596 www.sun.ac.za/poisoncentre |
| University of the Free State Poison Control and Medicine Information Centre | 082 491 0160 |
| Information on poisons | https://www.afritox.co.za/ |
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
| COVID-19 hotline | Clinicians: 0800 11 131 Public: 0800 02 999 http://www.nicd.ac.za/ https://sacoronavirus.co.za/ |
| NICD hotline (Rabies, Viral Haemmorhagic Fever outbreak, emerging respiratory pathogens, etc.) | 082 883 9920 |
| South African Vaccine Producers | 011 386 6063 011 386 6062 011 386 6000 |
National notifiable medical conditions surveillance | Helpline/SMS/ WhatsApp line: 072 621 3805 Fax: 086 639 1638 Email: NMCSurveillanceReport@nicd.ac.za |
MEDICINE INFORMATION CENTRES
| Medicine Information Centre (Cape Town) | 021 406 6829 086 110 0531 |
| Amayeza Info Centre | 011 678 2332 |
| National HIV Healthcare Worker Hotline | 0800 212 506 021 406 6782 |
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
| National Department of Health website | www.health.gov.za |
| Essential Drugs Programme | www.health.gov.za/edp.php Email: SAEDP@health.gov.za |
| Third line ART applications | Email: TLART@health.gov.za |
| Medicine stock availability reporting | Email: stockalert@health.gov.za |
| The National Adverse Drug Event Monitoring Centre (NADEMC) | 021 447 1618 Fax: 021 448 6181 012 842 7609 012 842 7610 |
| South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) | adr@sahpra.org.za 021 501 0300 Reporter (who-umc.org) |
| Central Chronic Medicine Dispensing and Distribution (CCMDD) | 012 395 8988 012 395 8362 Email: nhiccmddadmin@health.gov.za |
OTHER NUMBERS
| Women abuse helpline | 0800 150 150 |
| Child line | 0800 055 555 |
| South African Police Services Crime Stop | 0860 10111 |
| National Human Trafficking Helpline | 0800 222 777 |
| Suicide helpline | 0800 567 567 |
MISCELLANEOUS
| Antiretroviral pregnancy registry | http://www.APRegistry.com/ |
| Antiretroviral therapy: drug-drug interactions | |
| Asthma control test™ | https://www.asthmacontroltest.com/ |
| BMI-based CVD risk tool | |
| eGFR calculator | https://www.kidney.org/professionals/KDOQI/gfr_calculator |
| Ideal weight calculator | |
| Mental health conditions: support groups | |
| Renal impairment: Medicines requiring dose adjustment in renal impairment | http://www.globalrph.com/index_renal.htm |
| Scorpion identification | |
| Spider identification | |
| Valproate: acknowledgement of risk form | Valproate Annual Risk Acknowledgement Form |
Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Primary Healthcare Level, 2020 Edition