The 1994 Code of Ethics for Pharmacists and Pharmaceutical Care
Professor Louis D. Vottero M.S.pages: 153 - 169
- DOI: 10.1300/J060v05n01_09
- Version of record first published: 25Oct1995
Abstract:
The overwhelming acceptance by APhA membership of the Code of Ethics for Pharmacists presents the opportunity for renewed reflection on the ethic of professional pharmacy practice. For the first time a code of ethics clearly describes the pharmacist-patient relationship and establishes “moral obligations and virtues” as the ethical foundation for pharmacy practice behavior. The preamble and the ensuing eight principles provide aspirational and educational recommendations toward meeting the implicit ethical mandates of the philosophy of pharmaceutical care.