Ethics

What’s the difference between ethics and morality?

Morality are personal beliefs

Ethics are shared frameworks

What are ethics?

It is the systematic examination of moral life designed to illuminate what we OUGHT to do

What are bioethics?

• The study of typically controversial ethics brought about by advances in biology and medicine

• The moral discernment as it relates to medical policy, practice, and research

• The study of more commonplace questions of values which arise in primary care and other branches of medicine

• Deals with the ethical questions that arise in the relationships across life sciences, biotechnology, medicine, politics, law, and philosophy.

What are the components of ethics and pharmacy practice?

• Bioethics: The good of your patients

• Business ethics: Profits and principles

• Health service ethics: Service design, resource allocation, and social injustice

What does deontology mean?

Emphasizes duties and rules

Lying is wrong, even if it would save someone’s life. A deontologist would still say you shouldn’t lie.

What does utilitarianism mean?

Emphasizes consequences from possible actions.

Lying might be considered acceptable if it prevents harm and results in more overall happiness.

What are the 4 principles of bioethics?

• Respect for autonomy

• Beneficence

• Non-maleficence

• Justice