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Ireland NPIC (01) 809 2566
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The primary clinical toxicology database of the National Poisons Information Service

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Terms and Conditions for TOXBASE® users

 

For members of the public contact:

In Wales (NHS Direct): 0845 4647
In England (NHS 111): 111
In Scotland (NHS 24): 08454 242424 or 111
In Northern Ireland: contact your local GP or pharmacist during normal hours; click here for GP services Out-of-Hours.

 

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If you have had difficulty in getting through to the NPIS by telephone then we will generally be aware of this and are trying to get the problem fixed. TOXBASE® should provide most of the information you require.

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If you are having persistent problems contact your IT department or call 0131 242 1383/1360 during office hours or e-mail mail@toxbase.org

Updated 10th Nov 2017


Please register or login to TOXBASE® to access UKTIS pregnancy reviews

The information on TOXBASE® requires expert clinical interpretation (ideally users should complete the TOXBASE® E-Learning modules; click here) and, therefore, should only be used by clinically trained medical/nursing professionals, who are responsible for the correct interpretation of the relevant clinical case history. In severe or complex cases, including multiple ingestions, and people with significant co-morbidity we recommend that you discuss your case with your poisons service: in the UK NPIS 0344 892 0111, in Ireland NPIC (01) 809 2566. If your patient is pregnant please telephone the UK Teratology Information Service 0344 892 0909.

TOXBASE® entries should not be used as patient information sheets.

Information provided by users during telephone enquiries to NPIS or from TOXBASE® questionnaires is shared between units for the purposes of managing individual patient episodes and for routine surveillance purposes.

Callers/TOXBASE® users are informed that they should be aware that information that they provide may be seen by other NPIS units and used in this way.