Ethical Principles autonomy

1. Topic #3 : Ethical Principles Lecture :6 Dr. Mohammad Almermesh Lecturer Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy Department

2. Overview Social Ethics (morally relevant) nonmaleficence Beneficence Maximizing total net benefits Principles of

3. Overview The principle of justice (may be morally relevant), affirms that certain patterns of distribution of the good (e.g. distribution based on medical need) Other moral principles (Autonomy-Veracity- Fidelity- Avoidance of killing) Actions or practices that do not focus on maximizing the net good produced These are more individual ethical concerns Are important in traditional clinical health care ethics Acting on one and only one patient (even one patient)

4. Pharmacy Ethics Principles Benefiting the Patient and Others Autonomy Veracity Fidelity Avoidancof Killing Justice

5. Veracity Veracity (dealing honestly with patients) Many common moral systems treat lying as wrong/ traditional professional health care ethics has not Hippocratic Oath does not require that physicians deal honestly with patients/ they claim that it spares patient agony/ focusing on the consequences but not inherent moral element American Pharmacists Association ( APhA ) Code, 1969 “ a pharmacist “should strive to provide info to the pts. Regarding professional services truthfully, accurately, and fully and should avoid misleading patients regarding the nature, cost, or value of these professional services 1995 revised code” A pharmacist “acts with honesty and integrity in professional relationships.”/ its interpretation is “ A pharmacist has a duty to tell the truth and act with conviction of conscience”

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