For this weeks discussion we are to discuss ethics and pharmacy laws and why its necessary to uphold these in the pharmacy field.Pharmacy laws and ethic are very important. If you as a pharmacist/ pharmacy technician are not following the laws of your state as well as the ethics it can be very bad for you as well as your pharmacy. However i choose to write about the ethics in the pharmacy setting.
It is important that pharmacists always uphold their professional integrity and endeavor to provide the best service to their patients. By staying up to date with their patients it proves to them that the pharmacist is concerned for the health and safety of the patient and they want them to understand the importance of patients rights and privacy.
Posted below are some ethical responisibilties of a pharmacist.
•Recognize the customers heath and well being and always make it their first priority.
•respect the customers autonomy and rights
•maintain a good reputation and keep the trust of the patients
•to acknowledge wider community and supply pharmaceutical goods for optimal health
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This also includes staying up to date with all of their knowledge that could affect them and their business by bringing new patients into the facility and make sure to always promote positive outcomes for the public as well as their patients. By doing this it allows out coming patients to see in and consider the pharmacy. Having a positive outcome to the public it allows potential patients to see the pharmacist./ pharmacy is all about the protection and safety of the patient. The ethical guidelines should help impact the pharmacist to want to make sure they are up to date on all the laws as well as the rules and regulations it requires to provide the most effective and proper ways to care for their new
Large pharmaceutical industries are making big profits on medications because they charge high prices for profit. These pharmaceutical companies are overcharging for medications that are essential to maintaining the health of patients. Having such a high cost for medication prevents patients from receiving the care that they need. This may result in patients resorting to desperate measure such as stealing and other illegal acts. The pharmaceutical industry need to reevaluate their ethical standards because the way that these companies are going about pricing their drugs is preventing patients from living a health life. These profits come at an expense of people who depend on those medications to maintain a quality of life. It is not ethical
In July 2001 Robert R. Courtney’s illegal and highly unethical behavior was brought to the attention of local authorities and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Courtney’s blatant disregard for the trust patients placed in him was evidenced by his daily violations of their rights and expectations while he supposedly provided quality healthcare service. By August 2001, following investigation, the FBI filed 20 federal charges against Courtney that carried a maximum prison sentence of 196 years (United Press International, 2002). $8 million of his assets which were estimated to be in excess of $10 million were frozen to be used as restitution for victims in the criminal case. Following a plea agreement Courtney’s prison sentence was pared down to 30 years and he and his company received a $15 million fine
The clinical standards state, “All decisions made and actions taken on behalf of the patient adhere to ethical standards” (“Scope of Practice,” n.d.). I think that adhering to a professional code of ethics helps healthcare providers establish important decision making skills. Having a Code of Ethics is a vital guideline to have in the work place so we have a grasp on what is expected of a professional healthcare provider. It is crucial for the best quality of care being given to patients with equal care provided for all. The clinical standards also state, “All patients expect and deserve optimal care” (“Scope of Practice,” n.d.). Quality of care is important so that patients are given safe, respectable care. The overall objective is to achieve a high degree of patient satisfaction. By providing patients with more information and instruction, minimalized wait times, affordable costs, properly trained staff, maintained equipment, and compassionate attitudes we can give them the quality care they deserve. I think it is important to provide an excellent quality of care so that your patients want to keep coming back to the
LEADERSHIP BRIEFING PAPER Leadership Briefing Paper After spending your entire working life in one giant corporation that went down overnight; investing most of your retirement in stock options that plummet to zero; you are suddenly jobless and your retirement money is gone. Yet, perhaps even more threatening; our skilled and managerial jobs are steadily going abroad, due to poor corporate ethics. The crisis of poor ethics has jeopardized public trust, caused an erosion of organizational cultures, created human suffering, caused unemployment, and profit losses. Poor ethics
... for every pharmacist. This ratio dictates that pharmacists can not oversee every aspect of technicians’ jobs. It is this singular fact that very few people realize. The pharmacy technician who receives no formal training is responsible for not just the delivery of a patient’s medication, but also for their bill, their confidential information, and their life. The question now is, how can an uneducated individual be given so much responsibility? Technicians are granted these responsibilities because a pharmacist can not do the job alone. Pharmacists strive to mold each new technician into an employee that will realize what technicians really do. Pharmacists and technicians provide patients with safe and accurate medication in a timely manner. This is not a task for pharmacists or technicians alone; it is task that requires both personnel in order to be accomplished.
The paper looks at the physician’s code of ethics that has a direct impact on efficient and ethical health care delivery. The conduct as used by ACHE is applied here.
Physician-assisted suicide refers to the physician acting indirectly in the death of the patient -- providing the means for death. The ethics of PAS is a continually debated topic. The range of arguments in support and opposition of PAS are vast. Justice, compassion, the moral irrelevance of the difference between killing and letting die, individual liberty are many arguments for PAS. The distinction between killing and letting die, sanctity of life, "do no harm" principle of medicine, and the potential for abuse are some of the arguments in favor of making PAS illegal. However, self-determination, and ultimately respect for autonomy are relied on heavily as principle arguments in the PAS issue.
Timeliness, ethical behavior, and continuing education are just a few of the aspects of this profession that will continue to be important in the future. Making sure that these standards are adhered to will help to make the role of the physician's assistant one that is honored for those standards. This is why it is so important to make sure that these standards are kept from the beginning of the career onwards. Solid ethical principles backed by exacting standards of professional behavior are necessary to professionalize the role of the physician's
As with every code of ethics the Physician Assistant profession has revised its code of ethics to keep with the changing times in the medical field. Four main bioethical principles broadly guided the development of these guidelines: autonomy, beneficence, no maleficence, and justice.3This Physician Assistant (PA) should follow the do no harm rule, understand the patient has the right to make decisions about their care, always act in the best interest of the patient, and treat all the patients the same and make sure care is consistent for every
The general statement made in the article, “An Invitation to Abuse by Check-Cashing Stores”, is that allowing check-cashing stores to lend money to people regardless of the people’s ability to pay back is going to cause serious economic crisis. More specifically, this article is trying to argue that once the new bills are passed, the state's’ financial condition would aggravate intensively as soon as the these check-cashing stores start lending money, because the target of these stores is mainly the low-income families who living in a poor neighborhood, desperate for money while they are unable to pay back. The article states, “But the State Legislature has periodically tried to undermine regulators by supporting bills that could pave the way
The issue being discussed in the following articles is whether pharmacists should be allowed to deny prescriptions on grounds of conscience. To explain what grounds of conscience is the complexity of ethical and moral principles that controls or inhibits the actions or thoughts of an individual. The issue mainly under consideration is to force someone to perform an act against his/her religion would be a violation of their human rights. Pharmacists that believe that abortion is immoral want the legal right to exercise their religious beliefs and ethical rights and refuse to dispense the drugs for this purpose and to be protected from
First, here is some important background information about Pharmacists. A Pharmacist is someone who is trained and licensed to distribute medicinal drugs and to advise on their use. According to the Occupational Outlook Handbook Pharmacists do all of the following: "Fill prescriptions, verify proper amounts of medication to give to patients, check whether the prescription will interact negatively with other drugs that a patient is taking or conditions the patient has, instruct patients on how to and when to take a prescribed medicine, Advise patients on potential side effects they may experience from taking the medicine, Advise patients about general health topics, such as diet, exercise, managing stress, and on other issues, such as what equipment or supplies would be best for a health problem, Keep records and do other administrative tasks, Complete insurance forms and work with insurance companies to be sure that patients get the medicine they need, Teach other healthcare practitioners about proper medication therapies for patients, and lastly oversee the work of pharmacy technicians and pharmacists training."() Some pharmacists participate in compounding, where they create medications by mixing ingredients themselves. Pharmacists tha...
I was also responsible for monitoring medication orders and reviewing patient profiles to ensure that the proper drugs and dosages were prescribed and that the pharmacy technician had prepared them properly. In many instances there were mistakes made in the preparation phase and sometimes even before, with incorrect dosages or drugs being prescribed and prepared, which could result in serious adverse effects for the patient. A clinical pharmacist’s role, however, is to make sure that these mistakes never reach the
Firstly, the main role of a pharmacist is to dispense medicines to their patients according to the prescription given. Before this, they have to ensure that they delivering the right drug, the strength and dosage of the medicine are appropriate, as well as ensuring the medication is safety and can work effectively in the human body. (Swanson, 2005)
Pharmacists play a key role in patient care and well-being. Not only do quality pharmacists dispense prescriptions to their patient’s, but they also consul them on how to get superior results. By maintain a thoughtful relationship and open communication with patients, pharmacists are able to best access their patient’s needs. As a pharmacist, it would be my goal to have that strong relationship with my patients. My dad personally struggled with taking his prescriptions, as most individuals diagnosed with severe clinical depression do. Clearly it is not his pharmacist’s fault my dad didn’t take his medication before it was too late. His pharmacist simply did his job. However, as a pharmacist, I would go above and beyond, the extra mile, to access