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HEALTH ETHICS



A patient who is always worried about herprescription medications arrives at the pharmacy

with a prescription for metoprolol. The pharmacistknows this patient very well and knows that shehas high blood pressure, but often stops hermedications because she is nervous of the side

eects the may cause. He lls her prescription butdoes not include the patient printout describing thepotential side eects and adverse reactionsbecause he hopes she will take her medication andnot worry so much. The pharmacist theninstructed her how to take the medicine properly.



Ethics ( Ethos – character )Sets of principle of good conductStandards of behavior developed as a result of society’s

concept of right and wrongStudy of moral choices that conform to professional

standards of conduct

Ethics



Ethics“used interchangeably with 'morality.‘

“ Morality deals with what we would classify as good and

evil behavior. Morals are good principles or rules of right

conduct

Phil is a pharmacist who is asked by the customerabout plan B, a morning after pill. Because Phil believes

that the use of a morning after pill is wrong, he describes

all sorts of serious side effects to people who take the

drug. As a result, the patient calls her doctor, who latercalled the pharmacy telling them what Phil said to the

patient. n your !udgement was Phil ethically correct



Values are desirable standards or qualities.

concepts that give meaning to life and serveas a framework for decision making

Etiquette ! refers how human beings relateto each other under certain circumstances"social code#

Bioethics ! concerned with how ethics isapplied to biological ethics.

Bioethics

1.Abortion

2.Family Planning .Cloning

!."enetic Science

#.HI$ AI%S

&.'rgan Trans(lantation

).En* o+ li+e (lanning



$hen you have to %udge what is rightor wrong

&eciding whether to do something ordo nothing

A dilemma ! making a di'cult choice (ut day to day ethical issues can involve)

◦ *especting people◦ Treating people with dignity◦ Treating people fairly◦ +upporting patients choices



%o,ble E++ect Princi(le Sit,ation- Some evil effect-voluntary in cause – may be permitted to

occur.

",i*ing Elements-

a. The co,rse chosen = must be good or morally neutral!.

b. The goo* = must not follow as a conse"uence of the harmful

effects! # must outweigh the harm!

c. The harm = must never be intended but merely tolerated as

causally connected with the good intended! Eam(le- ECT'PIC P/E"0A0C $ACCI0ATI'0



Princi(le o+ Totality $n individual has the right to cut off%

mutilate or remove any defective

or worn out non-functioning part

of his body&

Eam(le- organ *onations are allo3e* i+ the organ *onation 3o,l* sa4eanother +rom a serio,s (hysical threat i+ the *onation *oes not *iminish the

+,nctional integrity o+ the (erson an* i+ the organ *onation 3as an act o+

charity 3ith +ree an* in+orme* consent +rom the *onor.



Princi(le o+ Ste3ar*shi(

Princi(le o+ the In4iolability o+ Li+et is only (od who has complete control and

dominion over life# our duty is to ta)e care of it until (od ta)es it bac) from us.



Princi(le o+ Se,ality an* Procreation t underscores

*! +rocreation and nurturing of children

,! pression of loving union / companionship.

0oth purposes must be achieved only withincon1ugal bond.



autonomybenecence

nonmalecence %ustice



*espect a persons right to make their owndecisions

&o not force or coerce people to do things -nformed /onsent

Act on behalf of -vulnerable people to protecttheir rights

0ur actions must aim to -benet people ! health,welfare, comfort, wellbeing, improve a personspotential, improve quality of life



do not to in1ict harm on people do not cause pain or suering do not kill

Treating people fairly

2ot favouring some individuals3groups over

others

*espect for peoples rights



Veracity ! truth telling, informed consent,respect for autonomy

Privacy ! a persons right to remain private, tonot disclose information

Confdentiality ! only sharing privateinformation on a -need to know basis

Fidelity ! loyalty, maintaining the duty to care

for all no matter who they are or what they mayhave done



Ethics Principles

“Benefcence”

as practitioner weshould act in thebest interest ofthe patient

“Non-malefcence”

where evil or harm

should not bein1icted either ononeself or the others

“Justice” is the distributionof scarce health resources

4 the decision who getswhat treatment in terms offairness 4 equality

“Autonomy”

the patient has the

right to refuse orchoose the treatment

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