Full Description
This is a primer in professional ethics and accountability for practising pharmacists. It provides a complementary resource to the RPSGB Code of Ethics, to guide pharmacists in their professional practice.
Contents
Professionalism and accountability; Professional cods of ethics; The professional decision-making process; Introduction to moral concepts; Key points of main ethical theories; Values and ethics in a multicultural world - human rights; Global pharmaceutical ethics, access to medicines in developing countries; Beneficience and non-maleficience; Paternalism and autonomy; Trust, truthfulness and communication; Consent and refusal of treatment; Confidentiality; Ethical issues for vulnerable groups (children, elderly, mentally disordered); Clinical trials and therapeutic research; qualitative research; Organisation and business ethics; Issues at the end of life; Human rights; Ethical issues in genetics and pharmacogenetics; Resource allocation; Practical examples of decision-making.
