Medical Toxicology Information Services (MTIS) provide 24 hour telephone information services to a wide variety of organisations. It consists of 4 services:
Please note that this department does not see patients. Patients may be referred to the clinical toxicology service, although this is not part of MTIS.
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Emergency scientific & medical services (eSMS)
The Trust contracts with both private sector and NHS organisations to provide a permanently staffed 24/7 emergency telephone response service. Clients include most of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies and some highly respected academic institutions. The services provided include:
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clinical trials emergency unblinding
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medical information for marketed products
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emergency medical response
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adverse event management and reporting
Tel (24 hour): 020 7188 0300
Tel (admin): 020 7188 0600
Fax: 020 7188 0700
Email: esms@gstt.nhs.uk
Website: www.medtox.co.uk
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Chinese medicine advisory service (ChiMAS)
This service provides use and safety information on Chinese and other traditional herbal medicine to health professionals.
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advice on safety and interactions
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investigation of suspected adverse effects
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identification of herbal material as prescribed for use in herbal prescriptions
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consultancy and research
Tel: 020 7188 0199
Fax: 020 7188 0800
Email: chimas@gstt.nhs.uk
Website:www.chimas.org
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Guy's & St Thomas' poisons unit (GTPU)
A 24-hour telephone emergency service for health care professionals within the Trust. We provide information about the risks and hazards of chemical exposures and clinical advice on the treatment and management of poisoned patients. Medical support is provided by consultant physicians and clinical toxicologists. We hold a supply of antidotes and antivenoms which can be dispatched urgently to any UK hospital, and if necessary, sent overseas.
GTPU has strong links with organisations ranging from Kew Gardens (where we employ a botanist) to the World Health Organisation (WHO) and overseas poisons units. We undertake non-telephone work such as preparing and reviewing toxicological reports for the legal and other professions.
Tel (24 hour): 020 7188 0100
Tel for 24 hour antivenom supply: 020 7188 0500
Fax: 020 7188 0700
Email: guyspoisons@gstt.nhs.uk
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Veterinary poisons information service (VPIS)
This is a subscription service which delivers information and specialist advice by telephone 24/7 to veterinary professionals on the treatment of poisoned animals.
Tel (24 hour): 020 7188 0200
Tel (admin): 020 7188 0600
Fax: 020 7188 0700
E-mail: vpis@gstt.nhs.uk
Website: www.vpisuk.co.uk