euthanasia
SA voluntary assisted dying pharmacist team announced
Four pharmacists and one technician will dispense euthanasia drugs from Jan 31, 2023 South Australia’s Health department has named who will be dispensing drugs to terminally ill patients in that …
Pharmacists take on crucial new service
The Alfred Hospital’s pharmacy service will become the sole site for storing and dispensing voluntary assisted dying medications across Victoria In late 2017 Victoria’s Parliament passed the Voluntary Assisted Dying …
Leyonhjelm ‘dumbfounded’ over euthanasia bill defeat
A bill which would have restored Territory rights to legislate on assisted dying has been defeated in the Senate The bill, introduced by Liberal Democrat senator David Leyonhjelm, was narrowly …
Board developing VAD oversight, reporting standards
Victoria has announced the makeup of its Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board, including a pharmacist Former Supreme Court judge Betty King QC will chair the Board, Victorian Minister for Health …
VAD taskforce meets
The Victorian Government has brought together 13 health and medical experts, including a PSA representative, to start implementing Victoria’s voluntary assisted dying laws Jarrod McMaugh, a pharmacy owner in Coburg, …
The week in review
It’s been a big week for Victoria in community pharmacy Victoria’s Voluntary Assisted Dying bill has been passed; the scheme will be accessible following an 18-month implementation period. Also in …
Voluntary Assisted Dying bill passed
Victoria’s Parliament has passed the Voluntary Assisted Dying bill, which will see pharmacists involved in the euthanasia process The legislation will now go through an 18-month implementation period before it …
Euthanasia legislation passed
The Voluntary Assisted Dying bill has passed Victoria’s upper house, with some amendments The amendments included changes to the time frame for patients to use the scheme: previously, patients would …
World news wrapup: 23 November 2017
UK needle exchange scrapped after attacks; Alberta privacy breach; British pharmacist cleared of dad’s murder Shelton, England: A pharmacist has put an end to the needle exchange service at his …
Profession split on euthanasia
A sizeable minority of pharmacists would refuse to dispense drugs used in voluntary assisted dying, an AJP poll shows Last month, the lower house of Victorian Parliament passed Labor’s controversial …
Assisted dying: ‘the key word here is voluntary’
The Government won’t facilitate the approval of lethal medicines used in voluntary assisted dying, the Health Minister says And a spokesperson for the Pharmacy Guild says that the key word …
The week in review
It’s been a busy week, with several pieces of legislation affecting pharmacy The guarantee to preserve existing pharmacy location rules was among several measures tabled in Federal Parliament this week, …