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Medical Ethics and Law Flashcards

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  1. Under PIPEDA and provincial equivalents, patients have the right to:

    Answer: Access their personal health information held by the pharmacy

    Privacy legislation grants individuals the right to access personal information organizations hold about them, including pharmacy dispensing records.

  2. A pharmacist suspects a patient is forging prescriptions for opioids. The most appropriate first step is to:

    Answer: Contact the prescriber to verify the prescription

    Verifying the prescription with the prescriber is the first appropriate step before making allegations or notifying authorities.

  3. The concept of 'veracity' in pharmacy ethics means:

    Answer: Being truthful with patients and colleagues

    Veracity is the ethical obligation to be honest and not deceive patients, a foundation of the therapeutic relationship.

  4. A pharmacist provides advice that directly causes patient harm. Under tort law, liability requires demonstrating:

    Answer: Breach of duty, causation, and damages

    Negligence in tort law requires proving duty of care, breach of that duty, causation, and resulting damages.

  5. In Canada, which organization is responsible for setting national pharmacy education and licensure standards recognized by provinces?

    Answer: The Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC)

    The PEBC is the national certification body that evaluates the qualifications of pharmacy graduates for licensure across Canadian provinces.

  6. A colleague asks a pharmacist to sign off on a controlled substance count they did not personally witness. The pharmacist should:

    Answer: Refuse to sign and conduct or witness the count themselves

    Signing documentation you did not personally verify is fraudulent and violates professional integrity standards.

  7. When assessing a patient's capacity to consent, a pharmacist should determine whether the patient can:

    Answer: Understand, appreciate, reason, and express a choice

    Decision-making capacity involves the ability to understand information, appreciate consequences, reason about options, and communicate a choice.