People-Centred Pharmacy - Ethical Challenges in Everyday Practice

Discover people-centred decision-making for pharmacists in this clear and practical volume Pharmacy ethics and decision-making are a critical part of pharmaceutical care. Pharmacists are routinely faced with decisions that impact the immediate and long-term health of patients, and must exercise professional judgement when the best choices are uncertain. Current guides to ethical decision-making in healthcare are generally written for doctors or nurses, overlooking the distinctive needs of pharmacy professionals in this crucial area of practice. People-Centred Pharmacy: Ethical Challenges in Everyday Practice remedies this oversight with a down-to-earth discussion of the common ethical dilemmas pharmacists face. Offering a commonsense focus, the book articulates an approach to practical ethical reasoning that considers the interests of all involved, including the pharmacist. The result is an invaluable resource for pharmacists and those studying the subject. Readers will also find:

• A text written in collaboration with pharmacy educators
• Concrete examples drawn from empirical research into pharmacy practice
• An interdisciplinary approach to the many dilemmas pharmacists face

People-Centred Pharmacy: Ethical Challenges in Everyday Practice is ideal for all pharmacy staff, as well as all students of pharmacy.

List of contents

Also by David Seedhouse xi 
Foreword xiii 
Acknowledgements xv 
What to Expect from This Book xvii 
Introduction xix 
What Is a Person? xxv 
The DPN xxxv 
Chapter 1 Category One: Should I Supply? 1 
Discussion 3 
Discussion 5 
So, What's the Right Answer? 5 
DPN Results 6 
How Does This Knowledge Help the Pharmacist? 7 
The Need for Value Judgements When the Rules Are Not Enough 7 
Discussion 9 
Related Categories 10 
Discussion 11 
Related Categories 12 
References 12 
Chapter 2 Category Two: Patient Choice 15 
DPN Results 18 
Agree with Refusing to Sell Angela Co- Codamol 19 
Disagree with Refusing to Sell Angela Co- Codamol 20 
Discussion 20 
Related Categories 21 
Discussion 23 
Related Categories 23 
Discussion 24 
Related Categories 25 
DPN Results 27 
Agree Example 27 
Disagree Example 28 
Discussion 31 
Discussion 33 
Related Categories 34 
References 34 
Chapter 3 Category Three: Best Interests of the Patient or the Business? 37 
Discussion 44 
Related Categories 44 
Discussion 45 
Related Categories 46 
Discussion 47 
Discussion 48 
Outline of the Bawa- Garba Case 48 
Failings Within the Hospital System 49 
Related Categories 50 
References 50 
Chapter 4 Category Four: Confidentiality 53 
Discussion 56 
Discussion 58 
DPN Results 59 
Discussion 60 
Discussion 62 
Related Categories 63 
Discussion 63 
Related Categories 64 
Discussion 64 
Related Categories 66 
References 66 
Chapter 5 Category Five: Individual or Family Decision? 69 
Discussion 72 
Related Categories 73 
Discussion 74 
Related Categories 74 
Using the DPN 75 
DPN Result 75 
Agree Response 76 
Disagree Response 77 
Discussion 77 
Related Categories 82 
Using the DPN 82 
Example Agree Response 83 
Example Disagree Response 83 
Discussion 83 
Related Categories 84 
References 84 
Chapter 6 Category Six: Cultural Diversity 87 
Discussion 89 
Discussion 89 
Related Categories 90 
Findings Over Time 90 
Disagree Comments 91 
Agree Comments 91 
Discussion 92 
No Man Is an Island? 96 
Why Does This Matter to the Pharmacist? 99 
Related Categories 100 
References 100 
Chapter 7 Category Seven: Third- Party Request 101 
Discussion 102 
Related Categories 102 
Discussion 103 
Related Categories 104 
DPN Results 104 
Agree Examples 104 
Disagree Example 105 
Discussion 105 
Related Categories 105 
Discussion 107 
Related Categories 107 
DPN Result 108 
Agree Examples 108 
Disagree Examples 109 
Discussion 109 
Related Categories 110 
References 110 
Chapter 8 Category Eight: The Scope of My Professional Role 111 
Discussion 113 
Related Categories 113 
Discussion 114 
Related Categories 115 
References 115 
Chapter 9 Category Nine: Compliance 117 
DPN Results 118 
Discussion 121 
Related Categories 121 
DPN Results 122 
Discussion 123 
Use of 'Fairness' in an 'Agree' Response 123 
Use of 'Fairness' in a 'Disagree' Response 123 
Related Categories 123 
Discussion 125 
Related Categories 126 
References 126 
Chapter 10 Category Ten: Personal Values 129 
DPN Result 130 
Discussion 130 
Disagree with Refusing Example (A) 130 
Disagree with Refusing Example (B) 130 
Related Categories 131 
Discussion 131 
Related Categories 132 
Discussion 133 
Related Categories 133 
References 133 
Chapter 11 Category Eleven: Public Health 135 
DPN Results 137 
Example Agree Response 138 
Example Disagree Response 138 
Discussion 139 
Related Categories 140 
Discussion 141 
DPN Results 143 
Example 'Agree' Response 144 
Example 'Disagree' Response 144 
Discussion 145 
Related Categories 145 
References 145 
Chapter 12 Category Twelve: Professional Relationships 149 
Discussion 151 
Related Categories 153 
Discussion 154 
Related Categories 159 
References 159 
Healthcare Ethics as a Decision-Making Tool 161 
Conclusion: Using Personal Judgement as a Pharmacy Professional 175 
Postscript: Ethical Challenges Will Shape the Future of Pharmacy 177 
Index 179

About the author

David Seedhouse is a widely read author and Honorary Professor of Deliberative Practice, Aston Pharmacy School, Birmingham, UK.

Product details

• Authors: David Seedhouse, David (Aston Pharmacy School Seedhouse, David (University of Liverpool Seedhouse, Seedhouse David
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2024
• EAN: 9781394218776
• ISBN: 978-1-394-21877-6
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Education, MEDICAL / Pharmacy, EDUCATION / Decision-Making & Problem Solving, Pharmacy / dispensing, Decision theory: general, Other branches of medicine