Professional Ethics and Standards Flashcards
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Under the APC competency framework, 'cultural safety' in pharmacy practice means:
Answer: Providing care that respects and integrates a patient's cultural identity
Cultural safety involves delivering care that acknowledges and respects the cultural identities and needs of patients.
A pharmacist receives gifts from a pharmaceutical company representative. The main ethical concern is:
Answer: Potential conflict of interest influencing prescribing or product recommendations
Gifts from pharmaceutical companies can create conflicts of interest that bias a pharmacist's professional recommendations.
Which scenario represents a breach of the duty of non-maleficence?
Answer: Dispensing a medication with a known dangerous interaction without warning
Dispensing a medication with a known dangerous interaction without warning directly causes harm, violating the principle of non-maleficence.
A pharmacist disagrees with a prescriber's therapeutic choice but it is not clinically dangerous. The appropriate response is:
Answer: Dispense and offer to discuss concerns with the prescriber if appropriate
When a prescription is safe and legal, it should be dispensed, though the pharmacist may professionally communicate concerns to the prescriber.
The Australian Pharmacy Council's role in pharmacy regulation primarily involves:
Answer: Accrediting pharmacy programs and assessing overseas-trained pharmacists
The APC is responsible for accrediting pharmacy education programs and assessing the qualifications of internationally trained pharmacists.
When a terminally ill patient asks a pharmacist about medications that could hasten death, the pharmacist should:
Answer: Listen empathetically, avoid providing harmful information, and refer to palliative care support
The pharmacist should respond with empathy, uphold legal and ethical obligations, and facilitate access to appropriate palliative care support.
A pharmacist's obligation to report a notifiable condition such as tuberculosis to public health authorities is an example of:
Answer: Mandatory duty overriding individual privacy for public health
Mandatory reporting of notifiable diseases is a legally required duty that takes precedence over individual patient privacy to protect public health.