Physician-Assisted Dying committee  As we mentioned tonight, we're not saying that pharmacists should have a role in the determination of either eligibility or competency or compliance with regard to the determination for assisted dying. The role of pharmacists would be to ensure the right drug for the right patien

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  Yes. Pharmacists already have expertise in the handling, storage, and distribution of toxic and dangerous drugs. The patient-education component, what to do if someone refuses the medication or the patient dies before the medication is given, and what to do when dangerous and tox

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  Absolutely. Of course. Pharmacists have the infrastructure, the capacity, and the supply chain management experience to deal with product returns like that.

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  Thank you. Certainly, I can appreciate that each province or jurisdiction in health care is under their directive. Regarding the guidelines that emanate from the law, I can't speak on the Criminal Code, as I don't have the knowledge base there, but certainly the guidelines that

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  Yes. We're saying the guidelines may have to be adapted by the regulators for uniqueness in their own province. I think the guidelines are the foundation to build upon to assist the regulators in that province to provide the guidance and the regulations in their particular jurisd

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  As I mentioned before, whatever protocols, treatment modalities, or therapeutic regimens are chosen, I caution the committee again to make sure that those drugs are available and accessible to Canadians and that the drugs are not subject to what we call “manufacturer backorder” o

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  To answer your question, there are a couple of things. First of all, there is no one single medication or one single prescription that will fit all. While I can't tell you exactly the types of medications that are used or the combinations, they certainly would be related to a lo

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  To answer that question, it would be best to focus on the different types of models that could potentially be out there. If we're talking about a hospital-only setting, then the physician-pharmacist relationship would be much different from what it would be in an at-home setting

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  Thank you, co-chairs, honourable members of Parliament, and senators, for the opportunity to present before this committee. My name is Carlo Berardi. I'm a practising pharmacist in Sudbury, but I'm here today in my capacity as chair of the board of directors for the Canadian Pha