Overview

Pharmacy Ethics is certain to be heartily welcomed by all members of the pharmaceutical profession. It is the first guide to professional ethics written specifically for pharmacy professionals. This invaluable new book features select readings and cases on the topic of ethics. The previously published readings and original cases were selected based on a national survey of pharmacy faculty. Readers will be challenged by the selection of thought-provoking, controversial articles on such topics as refilling controlled drug prescriptions, patient stockpiling of medication, the abortion pill, lethal injection, patient rights, commercialism, human experimentation, mail order pharmacy, and much more.Highlights of Pharmacy Ethics include: a broad selection of contemporary and often controversial issues. practical examples of ethical dilemmas encountered daily in the profession by the individual pharmacist practitioner. readings in pharmacy ethics and application of ethics theory to everyday situations. individual case study examples, developed specifically for teaching pharmacy ethics.

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Author:   H John Baldwin (College Of Pharmacy, Ft Lauderdale, FL, USA) ,  Steven D. Strauss ,  H. John Baldwin (Associate Dean of Health Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Wyoming, USA) ,  Kelly T. Alberts (late Assistant Professor, Philosophy Department, University of Wyoming, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Haworth Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.40cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 21.30cm
Weight:   0.862kg
ISBN:  

9781560241720

ISBN 10:   1560241721
Pages:   537
Publication Date:   07 May 1991
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

ContentsForeword Preface Part I: Readings in Pharmacy Ethics Section A: Introduction Background Theoretical Considerations Ethics and the Law Codes of Ethics Ethics, Education, and Students Section B: Social Values and Ethics Health Section C: Health Care Delivery Economics and Social Issues Right to Health Patient Rights Section D: Social Issues Death and Dying Contraception and Abortion Mind Control Section E: Applications to Medications and Pharmacy Practice Pharmacist/Patient Relations Profession or Business? Medications and Their Uses Pharmacist?s Decisions Part II: Ethical Reasoning in Pharmacy Section A: Introduction Section B: Detailed Cases and Commentary Section C: Brief Cases Index

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