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Pharmacy ethics and decision making/ J. Wingfield, David Badcott,foreword by Gordon E. Appelbe

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London: Pharmaceutical Press, c 2007.Description: xxi, 313 pages ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780853696896
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RS100.5 .W56 2007
Contents:
1. Ethical theory 2. Key moral concepts in healthcare 3. Moral reasoning 4. Professionalism and accountability 5. The professional decision-making process 6. Ethics in practice 7. Worked examples of decision-making 7.1. Who decides what is an emergency? 7.2. Rational decisions: palliative care versus drug abuse 7.3. A real emergency 7.4. Recycling medicines for the Third World 7.5. Protecting the reputation of the profession 7.6-7. Responsibility for the supply of unlicensed medicines 7.8. The NHS contract, responsibilities of the superindendent 7.9-10. Duty to protect the public, even from pharmacists 7.11. Duty to protect the public, even from other health professionals 7.12. Accountabilities of an employee; duties of a superintendent 7.13-14. A matter of confidentiality 7.15. Private beliefs and patients' needs
Summary: 'Pharmacy Ethics and Decision Making' is an introduction to professional ethics and accountability for practising pharmacists. It provides a grounding in moral philosophy and its application to key concepts such as human rights, consent, confidentiality and the care of vulnerable patients in pharmacy practice. It will also help pharmacists to debate and influence their involvement and positions on issues such as: palliative care and the end of life; emergency contraception; new technologies in pharmacogenetics; use of animals in research; ethical issues in clinical trials; and global aspects of pharmaceutical marketing." -- Publisher's website
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Books Books KMTC:KISUMU CAMPUS General Stacks RS100.5 .W56 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available KSM/9428

includes bibliographical references and index

1. Ethical theory
2. Key moral concepts in healthcare
3. Moral reasoning
4. Professionalism and accountability
5. The professional decision-making process
6. Ethics in practice
7. Worked examples of decision-making
7.1. Who decides what is an emergency?
7.2. Rational decisions: palliative care versus drug abuse
7.3. A real emergency
7.4. Recycling medicines for the Third World
7.5. Protecting the reputation of the profession
7.6-7. Responsibility for the supply of unlicensed medicines
7.8. The NHS contract, responsibilities of the superindendent
7.9-10. Duty to protect the public, even from pharmacists
7.11. Duty to protect the public, even from other health professionals
7.12. Accountabilities of an employee; duties of a superintendent
7.13-14. A matter of confidentiality
7.15. Private beliefs and patients' needs

'Pharmacy Ethics and Decision Making' is an introduction to professional ethics and accountability for practising pharmacists. It provides a grounding in moral philosophy and its application to key concepts such as human rights, consent, confidentiality and the care of vulnerable patients in pharmacy practice. It will also help pharmacists to debate and influence their involvement and positions on issues such as: palliative care and the end of life; emergency contraception; new technologies in pharmacogenetics; use of animals in research; ethical issues in clinical trials; and global aspects of pharmaceutical marketing." -- Publisher's website

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