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Coroner slams voluntary assisted dying self-administration laws that led to the death of a VAD patient’s spouse from ‘the most dangerous of pharmaceutical products’ The death of a VAD patient’s …

Victoria’s ECP of the Year and Rural Pharmacy Liaison Officer, Emily Griffin, shares with the AJP how she co-developed Australia’s first voluntary assisted dying statewide pharmacy service Emily Griffin is …

Hospital pharmacists have underlined their support for better access to VAD services, as the Territories grow closer to offering the service Earlier this month independent MP Kate Chaney introduced a …

Pharmacists are afraid to even talk about voluntary assisted dying on the telephone with doctors, the House of Representatives has heard Kate Chaney, the independent member for Curtin, has introduced …

Following its “extensive” 2023 consultation, the ACT government is setting up a voluntary assisted dying implementation taskforce The Barr government said in a media release on Thursday [8 February 2024] …

Hospital pharmacists back call to amend the Criminal Code to permit telehealth consultations for voluntary assisted dying (VAD) services  The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) is backing a …

Here’s what to expect in 2023, write Lindy Willmott, Ben White and Katrine Del Villar from the Queensland University of Technology By the end of 2023, eligible people in all …

As Victoria’s voluntary assisted dying laws are set to come into effect, the AMA’s WA branch is warning that VAD could facilitate murder From Wednesday 19 June 2019, Victorians with …

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 …

What is Victoria’s controversial Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation, and how will it impact on pharmacists?  One of the more controversial pieces of legislation in Australian history was passed in Victoria …

Debate about Victoria’s Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation is dividing the country… but what do pharmacists think? Victoria’s controversial Voluntary Assisted Dying bill – which would introduce legislation that would be …

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 …