This document outlines the code of ethics for pharmacists. It discusses that ethics involves studying what is right and wrong in conduct and character. It then provides 8 principles that make up the code of ethics for pharmacists. The principles establish moral obligations for pharmacists in their relationships with patients, health professionals, and society. The principles guide pharmacists to respect patients, maintain competence, act with honesty and integrity, and serve individual and community needs.

1. Pharmaceutical Ethics

2. Introduction
• Ethic is the systematic
study of what is right and
wrong with respect to
conduct and character.
• Derived from Greek word=
Ethikos meaning Character.
• Ethics as a discipline is the
study of moral values and
moral reasoning
• A Covenant =Promise=
legal Contract to provide
quality pharmaceutical
care.

3. A guide of principles
designed to help professionals conduct business
honestly and with integrity.

4. Professional ethics
in an organization would mean
a set of values, principles and morals
followed in the best defined manner.

5. Codes of ethics that define
what is right and what is wrong,
which decision to take and which one to leave.

6. Under the definition of professional code of
conduct, an unethical behavior can cost a lot
to the company.

7. It will not only bring
bad name to the project, organization but
can also damage the employee's career.

8. If the employees of the organization
do not behave professionally on ethics it will
reflect badly on the organizations image
which can be very damaging overall.

9. Pharmacists
are health professionals
who assist individuals in making the best use
of medications

10. This Code, prepared and supported by
pharmacists
These principles, based on moral obligations
and virtues, are established to guide
pharmacists in relationships with patients,
health professionals, and society.

11. Code Of Ethics
1. A pharmacist respects the covenantal
relationship between the patient and
pharmacist.
 Considering the patient-pharmacist
relationship as a covenant means that a
pharmacist has moral obligations in
response to the gift of trust received from
society. In return for this gift, a pharmacist
promises to help individuals achieve
optimum benefit from their medications,
to be committed to their welfare, and to
maintain their trust.

12. Code Of Ethics
2.A pharmacist promotes the good of every
patient in a caring, compassionate, and
confidential manner
A pharmacist places concern for the well-
being of the patient at the center of
professional practice. In doing so, a
pharmacist considers needs stated by the
patient as well as those defined by health
science.
A pharmacist is dedicated to protecting the
dignity of the patient. With a caring attitude
and a compassionate spirit, a pharmacist
focuses on serving the patient in a private
and confidential manner.

13. Code Of Ethics
3.A pharmacist respects the autonomy and
dignity of each patient
A pharmacist promotes the right of self-
determination and recognizes individual
self-worth by encouraging patients to
participate in decisions about their health.
A pharmacist communicates with patients in
terms that are understandable. In all cases, a
pharmacist respects personal and cultural
differences among patients.

14. Code Of Ethics
4. A pharmacist acts with honesty and integrity
in professional relationships.
A pharmacist has a duty to tell the truth and to
act with conviction of principles.
A pharmacist avoids discriminatory practices,
behavior or work conditions that impair
professional judgment, and actions that
compromise dedication to the best interests of
patients.

15. Code Of Ethics
5. A pharmacist maintains professional
competence.
 A pharmacist has a duty to maintain
knowledge and abilities as new medications,
devices and technologies become available and
as health information advances

16. Code Of Ethics
6.A pharmacist respects the values and abilities
of colleagues and other health professionals.
When appropriate, a pharmacist asks for the
consultation of colleagues or other health
professionals or refers the patient. A pharmacist
acknowledges that colleagues and other health
professionals may differ in the beliefs and values
they apply to the care of the patient.

17. Code Of Ethics
7. A pharmacist serves individual, community, and
societal needs.
The primary obligation of a pharmacist is to
individual patients. However, the obligations of a
pharmacist may at times extend beyond the
individual to the community and society. In these
situations, the pharmacist recognizes the
responsibilities that accompany these obligations and
acts accordingly.

18. Code Of Ethics
8. A pharmacist seeks justice in the distribution
of health resources.
When health resources are allocated, a
pharmacist is fair and equitable, balancing the
needs of patients and society.

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Will Be Ranked Higher Than A Golden Pot
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It’s Not Our Outer Glamour But Our
Inner Virtues That Make Us Valuable . . .
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