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Barbados QEH Extends Pharmacy Hours Amid Tropical Wave Preparedness
Queen Elizabeth Hospital advises patients in Barbados to refill prescriptions due within a week before approaching tropical waves. Extended pharmacy hours on June 29 and 30, with medication delivery service available. Contact PALS for more information.
As Barbados braces for potential adverse weather associated with approaching tropical waves, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) is advising patients who have prescriptions due within a week to get them refilled as soon as possible.
To facilitate this, the hospital pharmacy is extending opening hours Saturday, June 29, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., and it will also be open on Sunday, June 30 from 8:30 p.m. to 2 p.m., the QEH said in a statement.
Patients who have already placed orders through the Medication Delivery Service will have their medication delivered over the weekend.
Further information is available at the Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS/Help Desk) at 536-4800 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., via regular or WhatsApp calls.
