CODESOFETHI

CS,
ROLEANDRESPONSI
BILI
TES

ETHI
CS:
Def
inedascodesofmor
alpr
inci
plesorsci
encesofmor
als.I
tisor
igi
nat
ed
f
rom Gr
eekwor
d“Et
hikos”
.

PHARMACEUTI
CALETHI
CS:
Ethi
csi
nrel
ati
ont
ophar
macypr
ofessi
on.

LAW:Def
inedast
her
oleofhumanconductbi
ndt
oal
lpeopl
einst
ateornat
ion.

Di
ff
erencesbet
weenLawandEt
hics

 Lawonet
hatpr
eventcausi
ngi
njur
ytoot
her
s,butcan’
tfor
cehi
mtohel
p
nei
ghbori
nhourofneed

 Et
hicsonet
hathel
pinhourofneedt
onei
ghbori
sfunct
ionofet
hics

Codesofet
hics:

Cont
ainMor
alpr
inci
plesf
orphar
maci
st.

Ex.Sel
l
ingofmi
sbr
andeddr
ugoradul
ter
ateddr
ugi
sanof
fence,
buti
tisi
mmor
al
(
unet
hical
)al
soi
fphar
maci
sti
mpr
ovei
tssel
lbyt
his.

PCIf
ramedf
oll
owi
nget
hicsf
orI
ndi
anphar
maci
stwhi
chmaybecat
egor
izedunder
f
oll
owi
ngheadi
ngs:

1.Phar
maci
sti
nrel
ati
ont
ohi
sjob

2.Phar
maci
sti
nrel
ati
ont
ohi
str
ade

3.Phar
maci
sti
nrel
ati
ont
omedi
cal
prof
essi
on

4.Phar
maci
sti
nrel
ati
ont
ohi
spr
ofessi
on

Phar
maci
sti
nrel
ati
ont
ohi
sjob:

1.phar
maceut
icalser
vices:phar
macypr
emi
sesshoul
dber
egi
ster
ed.
Emer
gencymedi
cinesandcommonshoul
dbesuppl
i
edt
opat
ientwi
thoutany
del
ay.

2.Conductofphar
macy
:er
rorofacci
dent
alcont
ami
nat
iont
hepr
epar
ati
ons,
di
spensi
ngandsuppl
yofmedi
cinesshoul
dbecheckedi
nphar
macy
.

3.Handl
ingofpr
escr
ipt
ion:
prescr
ipt
ionshoul
dber
ecei
vedwi
thoutanyf
aci
al
 expr
essi
on.Nopar
tofpr
escr
ipt
ionshoul
dbechangedwi
thoutconsentof
pr
escr
iber
.

4.Handi
ngofdr
ug:pr
escr
ipt
ionshoul
dal
way
sbedi
spensedcor
rect
lyand
car
eful
l
ywi
thst
andar
dqual
i
tydr
ugandexci
pient
s.Dr
ugsofabusi
vepot
ent
ial
shoul
dnotbe

suppl
i
edt
oany
one.

5.Appr
ent
icephar
maci
st:
Exper
iencedphar
maci
stshoul
dpr
ovi
deal
lfaci
l
iti
es
f
orpr
act
ical
trai
ningoft
heappr
ent
icephar
maci
st.Unt
ilandunl
esst
he
appr
ent
icepr
oveshi
msel
forher
sel
fcer
ti
fi
cat
eshoul
dnotbegr
ant
edt
ohi
m
orher
sel
f.

Phar
maci
sti
nrel
ati
ont
ohi
str
ade:

1.pr
icest
ruct
ure:Thepr
icechar
gedshoul
dbef
airkeepi
ngwi
tht
hequal
i
ty,
quant
it
y

andl
abororski
l
lrequi
red.

2.Fai
rtr
adepr
act
ice:
fai
rpr
act
iceshoul
dbeadopt
edbyaphar
maci
sti
nthe
t
radewi
thoutanyat
temptt
ocapt
ureot
herphar
maci
stbusi
ness.I
mit
ati
onof
copy
ingoft
hel
abel
s,t
rademar
ksandsi
ngsorsy
mbol
sofot
herphar
macy
shoul
dbedone.

3.Pur
chaseofdr
ugs:
phar
maci
stshoul
dbuydr
ugsf
rom genui
neandr
eput
abl
e
sour
ces.

4.Adv
ert
isi
nganddi
spl
ays:
thesal
esofmedi
cinesormedi
cal
appl
i
ancesor
di
spl
ayofmat
eri
ali
nundi
gni
fi
edst
ylear
epr
ohi
bit
ed.

Phar
maci
sti
nrel
ati
ont
ohi
spr
ofessi
on:

1.
li
mit
ati
onofpr
ofessi
onalact
ivi
ty:Thepr
ofessi
onal
act
ivi
tyoft
hemedi
cal
pr
act
it
ioneraswel
last
hephar
maci
stshoul
dbeconf
inedt
othei
rownf
iel
donl
y.
Medi
cal
pract
it
ionershoul
dnotpossessdr
ugsst
oresandphar
maci
stshoul
dnot
di
agnosi
sdi
seaseandpr
escr
iber
emedi
es.
Aphar
maci
stmayhowev
ercandel
i
ver
f
ir
stai
dtot
hev
ict
imi
ncaseofacci
dent
soremer
gency
2.
Cladenst
inear
rangement
:Aphar
maci
stshoul
dnotent
eri
ntoasecr
et
ar
rangement
sorcont
ractwi
thaphy
sici
anbyof
fer
inghi
m anycommi
ssi
onorany
adv
ant
ages.

3.
li
asi
onwi
thpubl
ic:Aphar
maci
stshoul
dal
way
smai
ntai
npr
operl
i
nkbet
ween
phy
sici
ansandpeopl
e.Heshoul
dadv
iset
hephy
sici
anonphar
maceut
ical
mat
ter
s
andshoul
deducat
ethepeopl
eregar
dingheal
thandhy
giene.
Thephar
maci
stshoul
d
bekeephi
msel
f/her
sel
fupt
odat
ewi
thphar
maceut
ical
knowl
edgef
rom v
ari
ous
j
our
nal
sorpubl
i
cat
ionsAnyi
nfor
mat
ionacqui
redbyaphar
maci
stdur
inghi
s
pr
ofessi
onal
act
ivi
ti
esshoul
dnotbedi
scl
osedt
oanyt
hir
dpar
tyunt
ilandunl
ess
r
equi
redt
odosobyl
aw.

4.Phar
maci
sti
nrel
ati
ont
ohi
spr
ofessi
on:

1.
prof
essi
onalv
igi
lance:Aphar
maci
stmustabi
debyt
hephar
maceut
ical
lawsand
he/sheshoul
dseet
hatot
herphar
maci
star
eabi
dingi
t

2.
Lawabi
dingci
ti
zen:Thephar
maci
stsshoul
dhav
eaf
airknowl
edgeoft
hel
awsof
t
hecount
ryper
tai
ningt
ofooddr
ugphar
macyheal
thsani
tat
ionet
c

3.
Rel
ati
onshi
pwi
thpr
ofessi
onalor
gani
zat
ions:Aphar
maci
stshoul
dbeact
ivel
y
i
nvol
vedi
npr
ofessi
onal
organi
zat
ionsshoul
dadv
ancet
hecauseofsuch
or
gani
sat
ions

4.Decor
um andpr
opr
iet
y:Aphar
maci
stshoul
dnoti
ndul
gei
ndoi
ngany
thi
ngt
hat
goesagai
nstt
hedecor
um andpr
opr
iet
yofphar
macypr
ofessi
on.