Jury recommends "Ava's Protocol" to better supervise unlicensed medicines after 13-year-old's death.
The inquest into the death of 13-year-old Ava Barry, who died from pneumonia due to Dravet Syndrome, has recommended a national policy to improve supervision of unlicensed medicines like medicinal cannabis. Ava's seizures significantly reduced with the use of cannabis, but her family had to move to the Netherlands to access it. The jury's recommendation, known as "Ava's Protocol," aims to ensure better administration of such special-licence medications in hospitals.
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