Pharmacy Ethics (Haworth Series in Pharmaceutical Sciences)

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.