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The document discusses the evolving role of pharmacists from merely supplying medications to taking on clinical and advisory responsibilities, emphasizing the importance of ethical awareness in their practice. It outlines the principles of pharmaceutical ethics, the definition of pharmacy, and the concept of pharmaceutical care aimed at improving patient outcomes. Additionally, it highlights the significance of ethical codes in guiding pharmacists in their professional conduct.

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The document discusses the evolving role of pharmacists from merely supplying medications to taking on clinical and advisory responsibilities, emphasizing the importance of ethical awareness in their practice. It outlines the principles of pharmaceutical ethics, the definition of pharmacy, and the concept of pharmaceutical care aimed at improving patient outcomes. Additionally, it highlights the significance of ethical codes in guiding pharmacists in their professional conduct.

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ETHICS IN PHARMACY PROFESSION

(PHT 103)
FIRST YEAR STUDENTS

BY

DR. KAREEM OMAR RASHWAN


INTRODUCTION

Over the few last decades, pharmacists practicing in the


health systems have expanded their activities from a
predominant emphasis on the supply of medicines to an
increasingly clinical and advisory role. So it is important
for pharmacists to be aware of and respond to ethical
challenges.
In this study, we are going to declare some of the standard
principles of pharmaceutical ethics, as well as ethical issues
in different pharmacy practice aspects.
 By introducing students to study ethical concepts
or ethical principles, and allowing them to develop skills
in problem-solving and critical thinking, increasing or
heighten student sensitivity, increase professional
awareness, and indirectly, improve health care.

 Ethical Responsibility in Pharmacy Practice is


our modest contribution to these goals.

 Also we are trying to stress on the new face of


pharmacy profession to orient our new students for
their forthcoming career.
THE PHARMACY PROFESSION
Pharmacy Concept:
Pharmacy is defined as:

• The art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs


and the provision of drug – related information to the
public.

• It involves the interpretation of prescription orders, the


compounding, labeling, and dispensing of drugs and
devices, drug product selection and drug utilization
reviews, patient monitoring and intervention.
•The preparation of medicines for those who require them.

•A health profession concerned with the knowledge of


drugs and wisdom in their use.

•The profession responsible for the appropriate use of


medications, devices and services to achieve optimal
therapeutic outcomes (to improve the health care).

•A knowledge system that serves a health service by


concerning itself with understanding drugs and their
effects.
Pharmaceutical care
The current philosophy to professional practice in
pharmacy is specified as pharmaceutical care.

This concept is defined that the important role of the


pharmacist is the provision of drug therapy for the purpose
of achieving definite outcomes that improve a patient's
quality of life.

The costly social problem of Drug misadventuring


could be reduced or even eliminated by pharmacists'
intervention.
Pharmaceutical care
Rather than restricting the pharmacist's professional role to
just supplying and monitoring drug therapy, Helper and
Strand built upon concepts of clinical pharmacy to create (a
process in which a pharmacist cooperates with a patient and
other health professionals in designing, implementing, and
monitoring a therapeutic plan that will produce specific
therapeutic outcomes for the patient).
Pharmacists are establishing new standards of
pharmaceutical care and redefining their role towards the
society.
Now pharmacists must be more aware and concerned for
the welfare of the society adopting modern concepts and
professional attitude but not at the cost of the pharmaceutical
ethics.
Pharmacist:
Pharmacists are the most accessible member of the health
care team and the first source of assistance and advice and
the last one too.
A pharmacist is defined as:
One who is educated and licensed to dispense drugs and to
provide drug information .He is an expert on medication.
A graduate of an accredited school of pharmacy who is
actively employed within some phase of the profession.

One who is involved in pharmacy practice which is patient –


oriented health service that applies a scientific body of
knowledge to improve and promote health through
assurance of safety and effectiveness in drug use and drug-
related therapy.
:Forbes (an American Business Magazine)
.show that pharmacist as the top health care job in 2015

??????????WHY
.We still have a great job in comparison to many career fields

: Reasons why pharmacists have great jobs


 Diverse career options.
 Flexibility.
 Job growth potential.
 Availability of online resources.
 Respected profession.
 Autonomy on the job.

Ethics

 Ethics is a major branch of philosophy including right


conduct and good life.
 Ethics is concerned with the duties and obligations one
has to others and to himself.
 Ethics is also concerned with the rights of individuals
and how those rights are recognized and respected.
Pharmaceutical Ethics

It is the field of applied ethics comprising the study of


moral values and judgments as they apply to the
pharmacy.
Pharmaceutical ethics shares many principles with
other branches of healthcare ethics, such as medical and
nursing ethics.
ETHICAL CODES
Ethical codes provide healthcare professionals with
ethical principles and standards (Guidelines) to use in
their work.
The purpose of such principles and codes is not to
provide practitioner with right and wrong answers but
to offer a framework to use when faced with ethical
questions.
Each country’s pharmacy professional
body, board or council will use code of
: ethics or code of conduct

.As a guide to safeguard the profession

As a guide on action to be taken for


misconduct (misbehave) of the
.member pharmacists

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