Download or read book The Conscience of a Pharmacist written by William A. Zellmer and published by . This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Conscience of a Pharmacist; Essays on Vision and Leadership for a Profession" is a collection of editorials written by William A. Zellmer. It offers insightful, analytical commentary on topics of contemporary interest to pharmacists and pharmacy students.
Download or read book The Conscience of a Pharmacist written by William A. Zellmer and published by Ashp. This book was released on 2002 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays written by William A. Zellmer. Include comment on important events in health-system pharmacy over the past 30 years. Essays are grouped into topics (such as "Pharmacy's Professional Imper ative," "Pharmacists and Patient Safety."
Download or read book The Conscience of a Pharmacist written by Willam Zellmer and published by ASHP. This book was released on 2002-01-04 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a point in an individual's journey as a pharmacist, one becomes aware of the immense gap between the potential and the actual performance of pharmacy as a health profession. For some pharmacists, this is a fleeting cognizance with a significance so troubling that it is denied and buried forever. Other common reactions include resignation, frustration, cynicism, and escape. The most constructive response is dedication to reform of the profession, in whatever sphere of influence a pharmacist has. A spirit of reform shaped the essays in this book, which were first published as editorials in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy(AJHP). The editorials selected for this book-half of them written in 1990s, the rest earlier-are still relevant to the state of pharmacy today. In some cases, the essays offer historical perspective on particular choices the profession has made, such as the adoption of Pharm.D. degree education as the minimum for all new practitioners. The hope is that this book will attract and arouse new readers-the practitioners, educators, residents, and students who have not been exposed to the pharmacy literature of the past twenty years-and incite them to make pharmacy a better profession.
Download or read book Conscience in Context written by Robert K. Vischer and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our society has long esteemed the sanctity of conscience, and our legal system has reflected that esteem, effectively shielding the individual from state encroachment, especially in matters of religion. A rapidly expanding range of disputes, however, is not readily settled under the individual-versus-state paradigm; rather, the new battle lines are forming between consumer and provider, with both driven to live out the dictates of conscience in the marketplace. The legal community has been slow to adjust to this trend, presuming reflexively that resolutions are best reached by harnessing state power to defend some conception of individual conscience, as exemplified by pharmacists' well-publicized entry onto the center stage of our nation's ongoing culture war drama. One side invokes conscience to justify legislation that would empower pharmacists to refuse to fill prescriptions on moral grounds without the possibility of negative consequences; the other side invokes conscience on behalf of the consumer to justify legislation that would require all pharmacies to fill all valid prescriptions. Congress and the dozens of state legislatures to take up the issue have embraced the winner-take-all terms in which the combatants have framed the contest. This article asks us to step back from these two-dimensional terms of engagement and to contextualize the public relevance of conscience by outlining the contours of a marketplace where moral claims can operate and compete without invoking the trump of state power. Instead of making all pharmacies morally fungible via state edict, the market allows individual consciences to thrive through overlapping webs of morality-driven associations and allegiances, even while diametrically opposed consciences similarly thrive. The zero-sum contest over the reins of state power is replaced by a reinvigorated civil society, allowing the commercial sphere to reflect our moral pluralism.
Download or read book Freedom of Conscience for Small Pharmacies written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ethics in Pharmacy Practice A Practical Guide written by Dennis M. Sullivan and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-06-16 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook offers a unique and accessible approach to ethical decision-making for practicing pharmacists and student pharmacists. Unlike other texts, it gives clear guidance based on the fundamental principles of moral philosophy, explaining them in simple language and illustrating them with abundant clinical examples and case studies. The strength of this text is in its emphasis on normative ethics and critical thinking, and that there is truly a best answer in the vast majority of cases, no matter how complex. The authors place high trust in a pharmacist’s moral judgment. This teaches the reader how to think, based on ethical principles, not necessarily what to think. This means navigating between the two extremes of overly theoretical and excessively prescriptive. The cogent framework given in this text uses the language of competing duties, identifying the moral principles at stake that create duties for the pharmacist. This is the balancing act of normative ethics, and of deciding which duties should prevail in a given clinical situation. This work presents a clear-cut pathway for resolving ethical dilemmas encountered by pharmacists, based on foundational principles and critical thinking. Presents a clear-cut pathway for resolving the ethical dilemmas encountered by pharmacists, based on foundational principles and critical thinking. Jon E. Sprague, RPh, PhD, Director of Science and Research for the Ohio Attorney General
Download or read book Pharmacists of Conscience written by Elizabeth Chiarello and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent political conflicts in healthcare have drawn attention to the moral grounds of professional decision-making, especially whether healthcare providers should use personal moral beliefs or "conscience" to make decisions about patient care. What is less clear is how healthcare providers make such decisions. At a theoretical level, these issues speak to sociological concerns about institutional influences on discretion, especially how frontline workers respond to legal attempts to curb discretion. This study focuses on the multi-institutional environments that pharmacists - increasingly important actors in the provision of healthcare - navigate when exercising discretion in their daily practice and how institutional messages interact with individual beliefs to influence patient care. By drawing together sociological literature on discretion, multi-institutional environments, and stigma from research on law, professions, organizations, and medicine, this study helps explain how pharmacists interpret, construct, enact, and ignore sets of institutional messages in daily practice. The study investigates three main questions: 1) How do institutional environments inform pharmacists' ethical decision-making? 2) What roles do individual morality and institutional norms play in ethical decision making? and 3) How do pharmacists' perceptions of clients affect their willingness to provide ethically controversial healthcare? I address these questions with original qualitative data consisting of face-to-face interviews with 102 pharmacists across four states selected to represent different state-level policies regarding pharmacists' professional decision making: Mississippi where a "conscience clause" permits pharmacists to refuse to dispense medications they morally oppose, New Jersey where pharmacies are required to dispense all legal medications regardless of the pharmacist's moral beliefs, California where providers who refuse are required to refer the patient elsewhere, and Kansas where there is no law about moral decision-making. Within each state, I constructed a purposive sample of pharmacists working in different organizational and regional contexts. I then conducted in-depth interviews and fielded a standardized survey to all pharmacists in the sample, analyzing my data using a modified grounded-theory approach together with descriptive statistics. My central findings highlight how pharmacists act as agents of social control by constructing four gatekeeping roles - medical, legal, fiscal, and moral - and enacting them differently across organizational settings; how pharmacists rely on patients' behavior and characteristics, as well as broader cultural messages, to indicate patients' moral worth as they construct them as "deserving" or "undeserving" of care; and how professional "contingency" (i.e. a state in which one profession's scope of practice depends significantly on that of another profession) shapes pharmacists' decision-making as they draw from a "discretionary toolkit" that includes mobilizing legal, medical, and managerial third parties in decision-making. These findings bring into focus the highly nuanced strategies that pharmacists use to navigate specific dimensions of institutional environments and the challenges and opportunities they face in interacting with clients. By understanding the dynamics of decision-making in professional work, we can ultimately understand how self-regulating professional fields operate and how they reproduce and interrupt social inequality.
Download or read book Are Pharmacist s Conscience Clauses Morally and Professionally Justified written by Robert H. Williams and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In general, the context for the patient and physician relationship in the United States has transitioned from paternalism (that is the general idea that doctor knows best) to enhanced patient autonomy. The evolution of patient autonomy will be discussed to provide a context for patient rights. I will argue that enhanced patient autonomy establishes standards for the medical profession that do not support pharmacist conscience clauses.
Download or read book Conscientious Objection in Health Care written by Mark R. Wicclair and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-05-26 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historically associated with military service, conscientious objection has become a significant phenomenon in health care. Mark Wicclair offers a comprehensive ethical analysis of conscientious objection in three representative health care professions: medicine, nursing and pharmacy. He critically examines two extreme positions: the 'incompatibility thesis', that it is contrary to the professional obligations of practitioners to refuse provision of any service within the scope of their professional competence; and 'conscience absolutism', that they should be exempted from performing any action contrary to their conscience. He argues for a compromise approach that accommodates conscience-based refusals within the limits of specified ethical constraints. He also explores conscientious objection by students in each of the three professions, discusses conscience protection legislation and conscience-based refusals by pharmacies and hospitals, and analyzes several cases. His book is a valuable resource for scholars, professionals, trainees, students, and anyone interested in this increasingly important aspect of health care.
Download or read book Case Studies in Pharmacy Ethics written by Robert Veatch and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-04-10 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pharmacists face ethical choices constantly -- sometimes dramatic life-and-death decisions, but more often subtle, less conspicuous choices that are nonetheless important. Among the topics confronted are assisted suicide, conscientious refusal, pain management, equitable distribution of drug resources within institutions and managed care plans, confidentiality, and alternative and non-traditional therapies. Veatch and Haddad's book, first published in 1999, was the first collection of case studies based on the real experiences of practicing pharmacists, for use as a teaching tool for pharmacy students. The second edition accounts for the many changes in pharmacy since 1999, including assisted suicide in Oregon, the purchasing of less expensive drugs from Canada, and the influence of managed care on prescriptions. The presentation of some cases is shortened, most are revised and updated, and two new chapters have been added. The first new chapter presents a new model for analyzing cases, while the second focuses on the ethics of new drug distribution systems, for example hospitals where pharmacists are forced to choose drugs based on cost-effectiveness, and internet based pharmacies.
Download or read book Pharmacist Conscience Legislation written by Jessica Penn Lendon and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Kremers and Urdang s History of Pharmacy written by Edward Kremers and published by Amer. Inst. History of Pharmacy. This book was released on 1986 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Pharmacist written by Rachelle Atalla and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2022-05-12 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ***SHORTLISTED FOR THE SCOTTISH FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR*** 'Rachelle Atalla nails the claustrophobic atmosphere and brings this world to life convincingly in her impressive debut' THE SUNDAY TIMES, PAPERBACK OF THE WEEK 'This horrendously claustrophobic, utterly absorbing debut. The fiercely controlled narrative beautifully translates the horrendous grip of dismal routines and tiny, stolen pleasures' DAILY MAIL 'There are shades of George Orwell in this stunning writing debut, but Rachelle Atalla's voice is highly original. And wholly her own' THE HERALD 'A compulsive, claustrophobic but wonderfully compassionate read, beautifully written and set within a brilliantly realised world. Rachelle Atalla is a major talent and I can't wait to see where her mind goes next' KIRSTIN INNES, AUTHOR OF SCABBY QUEEN 'Atalla's speculative literary thriller debut draws you in with its mounting sense of tension, disquiet and desperation' CULTUREFLY THE BUNKER IS DESIGNED TO KEEP THEM ALL SAFE. In the end, very few people made it to the bunker. Now they wait there for the outside world to heal. Wolfe is one of the lucky ones. She's safe and employed as the bunker's pharmacist, doling out medicine under the watchful eye of their increasingly erratic and paranoid leader. BUT IS IT THE PLACE OF GREATEST DANGER? But when the leader starts to ask things of Wolfe, favours she can hardly say no to, it seems her luck is running out. Forming an unlikely alliance with the young Doctor Stirling, her troubled assistant Levitt, and Canavan - a tattooed giant of a man who's purpose in the bunker is a mystery - Wolfe must navigate the powder keg of life underground where one misstep will light the fuse. The walls that keep her safe also have her trapped. How much more is Wolfe willing to give to stay alive? Beautifully written and utterly gripping, The Pharmacist will be a guaranteed conversation starter when it is published. 'An unflinching portrayal of what we might all be capable of, Atalla's stunning debut is essential reading for our times' HELEN SEDGWICK 'Though set in a speculative future, The Pharmacist is very much a book for our own broken times. Its story grips and never lets go, unflinching in its portrayal of abused power, moral confusion and betrayal, but also fully alive to the redemptive possibilities of compassion, resistance and love. This is a powerful and memorable debut from an exciting new voice' WAYNE PRICE 'A triumph of a book. Character-led but taut and purposeful with action' LIAM MURRAY BELL
Download or read book The Pharmacist of Auschwitz written by Patricia Posner and published by Crux Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2017-01-18 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Without Conscience A Critique of Pharmacist Refusal Clause Rhetoric written by Jennette Lynn Silleck and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thesis analyzes the political and scientific rhetoric used to enact pharmacist refusal clauses. I examine how refusal clauses are rhetorically framed in politics as well as the"scientific"rhetoric advocates use to generate support for these laws. Additionally, I highlight the consequences these clauses have for women. Chapter one focuses on the political discourse of refusal clauses. I develop an analysis of the phrase"conscience"versus"refusal"clause. I expose how pharmacists and refusal clause advocates make discrimination claims using Cindy Patton as a theoretical framework. Finally, I examine"refusal narratives"from women who have been denied contraceptives by pharmacists. The second chapter analyzes"scientific"rhetorical strategies. Refusal clause advocates rhetorically reclassify contraceptives as an abortion method. I will discuss how this strategy of reclassification has wide implications on public policy. In the conclusion I present the negative consequences refusal clauses have on women.
Download or read book The Shocking Truth about Pharmacy written by Dennis Miller and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-06 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this explosive new book, Dennis Miller pulls the curtain wide open and exposes many previously hidden facts that are downright terrifying about pharmacy, drugs, pharmacists and chain drug stores. This is the first-ever in-depth expose'' of pharmacy written by a pharmacist. The author takes readers behind the prescription counter and reveals a wide range of critical insights that are not available anywhere else. This is an extremely important and urgently needed book for both pharmacists and the general public. It can--and should--permanently change the world of pills. It is a long overdue expose'' of the lies, hype, deceptions, distortions, and magical thinking that are so pervasive in this field. Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) sets a minimum price for paperback books using this publishing platform. The minimum price that KDP allows for this 430-page paperback book is $10.02. The author receives no royalties for the paperback version of this book. It is the author''s hope that price is not a limiting factor in the decision to read this book. The author is not interested in profiting financially from this book. The author hopes that this book prompts a widespread discussion of the critical issues regarding pharmacists, pharmaceuticals, pharmacy and, indeed, the viability of the profession. The author is not aware of any other book on the market that exposes the shocking truth from the perspective of a pharmacist. This book includes dozens of e-mails the author received from pharmacists as a result of his commentaries for nearly two decades in Drug Topics, one of the most popular magazines for pharmacists. These pharmacists'' e-mails reveal a very disturbing side of pharmacy about which the public is almost certainly unaware. With pharmaceuticals playing such a pivotal role in American society, the public urgently needs to understand how pharmacists have been complicit in legitimizing and promoting pill solutions for every conceivable health or medical problem. Pharmacy customers often say things like this to pharmacists: "I''m not sure whether I really want to take this drug my doctor prescribed. What do you think? Do you think it''s safe?" Pharmacy customers need to understand pharmacists'' attitudes and biases to fully appreciate the very wide variety of responses. Some of the issues discussed in this book include: What do pharmacists really think about the drugs they dispense? Have pharmacists swallowed Big Pharma''s Kool-Aid? Why are so many pharmacists disillusioned? Why pharmacy often resembles a religion or cult. Should pharmacists be more transparent about the risks versus benefits of pills? Are pharmacists as positive and supportive of drugs in conversations with close friends and family in comparison to discussions with customers? Do pharmacists take more (or fewer) pills than our customers? Do pharmacists feel that Americans are overmedicated (or grossly overmedicated)? Do pharmacists feel pressure from chain drug store corporate management to be basically positive and supportive toward drugs and to downplay adverse effects? Do pharmacists agree with Pharma''s overwhelmingly mechanistic and reductionist approach toward illness? What causes many pharmacists to wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat? Do pharmacists feel that pharmacy school focuses too heavily on molecules, cells and chemistry rather than on the health of the whole person? Why are pharmacists silent about the uneven quality with some generic drugs? Do pharmacists feel that many of our customers would be healthier spending their money at a farmers market rather than at a drug store? Are pharmacists nagged by the concern that they are supporting and legitimizing a model of health based disproportionately on pills rather than prevention?
Download or read book Target Corporation written by Joshua L. Cox and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In September 2005, Rachel Pourchot entered a Target store in Fenton, Missouri, intending to fill prescriptions for Ortho TriCyclen, a common hormonal contraceptive, and for Levonorgestrel, an emergency contraceptive known as the "Plan B" pill. Targets pharmacist, however, told her that he would not fill the prescription for Levonorgestrel on moral and religious grounds. As competitors Walgreens and Wal-Mart made their positions clear on the issue of pharmacists acts of conscience, Target Corporation struggled with an appropriate response that would satisfy the needs of its customers and its employees, while protecting the reputation of the firm at the same time.