Ethics and Professionalism in Pharmacy Practice

Ethical and professional behavior concerns continue to grow in both the number of issues and complexity of those issues. Ethics and Professionalism in Pharmacy Practice offers important information on these growing concerns in the pharmacy field. This book discusses law, ethics, and morals, including ethics in one's private and professional life, professionalism in pharmacy practice, duty to benefit patients, patient autonomy and informed consent, justice in health care, patient's right to refuse care, patient confidentiality, reproductive technology, genetic testing and therapy, protection of human subjects, termination of care, and treatment of the mentally ill. Each chapter opens with a clearly stated objective, an introduction to the topic, and case studies to maximize comprehension.