PIPH Philippine Practice Standards for Pharmacists

WEEK 10 [MIDTERMS]

Phil Practice Standards for Pharmacists (Phil PSPs)

this is to guide, advise, and provide reference to Filipino pharmacists on how they can best fulfill their duties and responsibilities as health professionals.

Phil PSP

• competency standards

• elements

• performance criteria

• evidences

competency standards

specific fundions to be carried out by a pharmacist who is deemed professionally qualified

evidences

outputs, outcomes, and/or examples relevant in achieving the competency

performance criteria

evaluative statements that specify the activities and/or tasks needed to be accomplished in order to carry out specific processes

elements

actions and processes that are expected to be performed in demonstrating a specific competency

core competency standards

these are the common competency standards accross the different practice areas

1. practices in a professional, legal, and ethical manner

2. places client’s/patient’s welfare at the center of practice

3. demonstrates ledearship and management skills

4. demonstrates cultural competence and effective communication

5. engages in interprofessional collaboration

6. commits oneself to continuing professiona development

practices in a professional, legal, and ethical manner

each pharmacist must carry out professional duties with outmost competence and in accordance to legal and ethical standards

places client’s/patient’s welfare at the center of practice

Each pharmacist must consider at all times the well being of the client/patient as the most important professional concern.

demonstrates leadership and management skills

Each pharmacist must exemplify leadership through managing conscientiously one’s work and improving client/patient outcomes by creating innovative and timely solutions.

demonstrates cultural competence and effective communication

Each pharmacist must be able to relate and communicate with people of diverse values, beliefs, backgrounds and expectations in carrying out his/her important role as medication expert.

engages in interprofessional collaboration

Each pharmacist must be able to actively work in an interprofessional and multidisciplinary environment.

commits oneself to continuing professional development

Each pharmacist must proactively seek opportunities for life-long learning and professional development.

competency standards in the different areas of pharmacy practice

1. academic pharmacy

2. regulatory pharmacy

3. manufactring pharmacy

4. community, hospital, and institutional pharmacy

5. public health pharmacy

academic pharmacy

1. prepares students to become professional pharamcists through effective teaching

2. contributes to existing body of knowledge through conduct of scientific research

3. shares technical expertise to the members of the community

4. enriches teaching with additional training and practice experience

regulatory pharmacy

1. represents the organization to regulatory authorities

2. coordinates pertinet regulatory-related marketing activities of the organization

3. participates in the development of regulatory guidelines

4. ensures quality regulatory documentation

5. ensures compliance to health vigilance requirements

manufacturing pharmacy

1. participates in quality management system

2. contributes in product life cycle management

3. maintains adequate premises and equipment

4. participates in health vigilance programs

community, hospital, and institutional pharmacy

1. provides quality medicines and other health products appropriate to the needs of the client/patient

2. compounds products in a manner that ensures product quality, safety, and efficacy

3. counsels client/patient on the safe and judicious use of medicines and other health products

4. engages actively in client/patient safety and health promotion activities

5. ensures business sustainability through efficient processes and systems.

public health pharmacy

1. identifies appropriately the health and pharmaceutical needs of the population as well as the appropriate interventions to address them

2. supports activities aimed at protecting and improving the health and well-being of the population

3. participates in policy and strategy development and implementation

4. contributes to the evidence base on how medicines-relates interventions, programs, and policies improve and protect the health of the population through academic and/or pharmacy practice research

5. ensures clinical governance and continuous quality improvement in service design and delivery

Philippine Pharmacists’ Code of Ethics

• Outlines the ethical rules and principles with the end in view of ensuring the safety and interest of the patients and the public, in general.

• The Code sets forth the professional responsibilities of pharmacists to patients and clients, to the profession, to colleagues in the profession, to allied health professionals, to the society, and to the industry.

Preamble

Pharmacists are valued and recognized health professionals who are given the responsibility within the overall health system, mainly to promote safe, effective and responsible use of medicines. Together with other health professionals, they assist patients and those to whom they provide professional services to gain maximum therapeutic benefit from their medicines.

Preamble

As pharmacy practice is not limited to the provision of direct clinical care, pharmacists also work closely with consumers, patients, carers and other stakeholders in the discovery, development, manufacture and supply management of medicines. They perform technical and leadership roles in education, research, regulations and policy development. Pharmacists help individual, families and communities maintain good health and avoid ill health.

Preamble

With these professional responsibilities, the pharmacists hereby publicly state, through this Code of Ethics, the principles that form the fundamental basis of the norms and standards in the performance of their duties and responsibilities. These basic principles based on moral obligation and virtues are established to guide the pharmacists in their relationship with and obligation to patients, consumers, carers, health professionals and other partners in particular and with the society in general.

principles

focus area:

• the pharmacist’s patients and clients

• the pharmacy profession

• other health professionals

• professional business practices

• the society

the pharmacist’s patients and clients

• A pharmacist places the health and well-being of the individual and the community at the center of professional practice.

• A pharmacist respects the autonomy and rights of the patient and recognizes cultural differences.

• A pharmacist cares for each individual with competence and compassion.

the pharmacy profession

• A pharmacist acts with honesty, integrity and professionalism in her/his relationship with patients, carers and other stakeholders in healthcare.

• A pharmacist abides by regulatory requirements, scientific principles, professional practice and ethical standards.

• A pharmacist is committed to lifelong learning to enhance professional competence.

• A pharmacist demonstrates commitment to the development and enhancement of the profession. 3

other health professionals

• A pharmacist respects and collaborates with other healthcare professionals and colleagues to achieve optimal treatment outcomes for their patients and ensures continuum of care.

professional business practices

• A pharmacist conducts the business of pharmacy in an ethical and professional manner.

FIP Code of Ethics for Pharmacists

In every country, pharmacists associations produce or support the development by competent authorities of an up-to-date Code of Ethics for pharmacists setting out their professional obligations and take steps to ensure that pharmacists comply with the provisions of that Code.

FIP Code of Ethics for Pharmacists

Consideration should also be given to contributing to the development of transdisciplinary Codes of Ethics, where the opportunities exist to do so.

FIP Code of Ethics for Pharmacists

In every country, institutions offering pharmaceutical education and continuing professional development should include the Code of Ethics, and its underlying principles of respect for the autonomy of persons, beneficence, non maleficence and justice, in their offerings for all students and professionals.

FIP Code of Ethics for Pharmacists

The obligations of pharmacists formalised in these codes should at least include:

• to act with honesty and integrity in their relationships with consumers, patients and carers, and other health professionals, including pharmacy practice colleagues, and not engage in any behaviour or activity likely to bring the profession into disrepute or to undermine public confidence in the profession;

FIP Code of Ethics for Pharmacists

The obligations of pharmacists formalised in these codes should at least include:

• to ensure that their priorities are the safety, wellbeing and the best interests of those to whom they provide professional services and that they act at all times as autonomous health professionals, recognizing the challenges posed by divided loyalties and the potential in many settings for conflicts of interest that need careful management;

FIP Code of Ethics for Pharmacists

The obligations of pharmacists formalised in these codes should at least include:

• to always act professionally, in accordance with scientific principles and professional standards, including those developed by the International Pharmaceutical Federation.

FIP Code of Ethics for Pharmacists

The obligations of pharmacists formalised in these codes should at least include:

• To co-operate and collaborate with colleagues, other health professionals, consumers, patients, carers and other actors in the healthcare delivery system to ensure that the best possible quality of healthcare is provided both to individuals and the community at large, while always considering the limitations of available resources and the principles of equity and justice;

FIP Code of Ethics for Pharmacists

▷ The obligations of pharmacists formalised in these codes should at least include:

• to respect and protect the confidentiality of patient information acquired or accessed in the course of providing professional services and to ensure that such information is only disclosed with the informed consent of that individual or as allowed by applicable legislation and regulation;

FIP Code of Ethics for Pharmacists

▷ The obligations of pharmacists formalised in these codes should at least include:

• to respect patients’ rights and recognise and respect the cultural differences, beliefs and values of patients, carers and other healthcare professionals , particularly in the event of conflict with their own moral or religious beliefs;

• to ensure continuity of care for the patient in the event of conflict with their own moral or religious beliefs, based on respect for patient autonomy;

FIP Code of Ethics for Pharmacists

▷ The obligations of pharmacists formalised in these codes should at least include:

• to comply with legislation and accepted codes and standards of practice in the provision of all professional services and pharmaceutical products and to ensure the integrity of the supply chain for medicines; and

• to ensure that they maintain competence through continuing professional development.