30 Questions
What is the main focus of pharmacy ethics?
Relations between pharmacist and patient
Why is pharmacy ethics important?
To ensure high-quality patient care
What is a key aspect of pharmacy ethics?
Relations between pharmacist and patient
What is NOT a key aspect of pharmacy ethics?
Pharmaceutical progress
What is the title of the guidelines that pharmacists should follow?
Code of Ethics
What does ethics primarily deal with?
Rightness or wrongness of human behavior
Which of these is NOT considered ethics?
Following the law
What term describes an action that is right to do but not wrong not to do?
Supererogatory
How is bioethics defined in this context?
The application of ethical principles to medical and biological issues
What term defines actions that are ethically neutral because they are neither right nor wrong to do?
Permissible
Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement about ethics?
Ethics is the same as science
What does ethics primarily deal with?
Moral problems
How are ethics typically defined in contrast to morals?
Ethics are rules provided by an external source; morals are individual principles.
Which of the following categories does ethics NOT fall under?
All of the above
What does ethics formally study?
What is right and wrong
What does it mean if something is impermissible?
It is wrong to do and right not to do.
What is a system of principles governing the conduct of a particular class of human actions or profession referred to as?
Ethics
What does the study of ethics analyze?
The processes by which we decide what is right and wrong
What type of action is described by ethics?
Rules provided by an external source
What may human actions and proposals be judged by according to ethics?
Good or bad, right or wrong
What do ethics primarily refer to?
Standards of behavior
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of ethics?
What is profitable
On what is the concept of ethics based?
Value system
How are ethical norms determined?
By societal subcultures
In which areas of life do ethics play a role?
In various situations including family, citizenship, and professional life
What does ethical behavior include beyond merely obeying the law?
Obeying considered ethical positions
How is the concept of sanctity primarily characterized?
By religious norms
What is a characteristic of religious norms as compared to moral norms?
They are more absolute and inevitable
What is the term used in ethical judgments when an action is considered wrong to do and right not to do?
Impermissible
What feeling does a person experience when they violate a moral norm?
They feel guilty against their dignity
Study Notes
Introduction to Pharmaceutical Ethics
- Pharmaceutical ethics is a crucial aspect of the pharmacy profession
- It involves the principles and values that guide pharmacists' decisions and actions
Importance of Pharmacy Ethics
- Ensures the well-being and safety of patients
- Establishes trust and respect between pharmacists and patients
- Maintains the integrity of the pharmacy profession
Pharmacy Ethics in Relationships
Pharmacist and Patient
- Built on trust, respect, and confidentiality
- Involves open communication and patient education
- Requires empathy and understanding of patient needs
Pharmacist and Doctor
- Collaborative relationship to ensure patient care
- Involves sharing of patient information and medical history
- Requires mutual respect and trust
Pharmacist and Colleagues
- Involves teamwork and cooperation
- Requires open communication and support
- Encourages professional development and growth
Defining Ethics
- Ethics is not the same as feelings, religion, following the law, or culturally accepted norms
- Ethics deals with the "rightness" or "wrongness" of human behavior, considering the motivation behind the behavior
- Bioethics applies ethical principles to life-and-death issues
Ethics Classification
- Impermissible: wrong to do it and right not to do it
- Permissible: ethically "neutral", neither right nor wrong to do
- Supererogatory: actions that go "above and beyond the call of duty" (right to do, but not wrong not to do them)
Ethics vs. Morals
- Both ethics and morals refer to "right" and "wrong" behaviors, but they are different
- Ethics refer to rules provided by an external source, such as a code of conduct
- Morals refer to an individual's principles regarding right and wrong
Characteristics of Ethics
- Ethics are based on moral principles and value systems
- Ethical norms are not universal, but depend on the subculture of the society
- Ethics is a philosophical discipline about moral problems, dealing with the art of living
What is Ethics?
- The formal study of what is right and wrong
- The study of the bases or principles for deciding right and wrong
- The analysis of the processes by which we decide what is right and wrong
- A system of moral principles or standards governing conduct
What Ethics is Not
- Mere obedience to the law or compliance
- Ethics is not just following the law, but involves moral principles and values
Religious vs. Moral Norms
- Religious norms are characterized by the concept of sanctity, while moral norms are characterized by the concept of good
- Religious norms are more absolute and unconditional than moral norms
- Breaking a religious norm is considered a sin, while violating a moral norm is seen as a mistake against one's dignity
Applied Ethics
- Obligatory: an ethical obligation to perform an action, it is not only right to do it, but wrong not to do it
- Impermissible: it is wrong to do it and right not to do it
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