Ethics 👍🏼👎🏼 Flashcards
What are the 5 principles?
Autonomy: self determination. Patient had a right to decide whether they want to be treated with…
Beneficence: do good. To act in the patients best interest and supply….
Non-maleficence: do no harm. To not supply the…to prevent….eg refuse & refer
Justice: fairness. To treat the patient fairly abs provide with care appropriate to their needs
Fidelity: truthful. Being truthful to the patient Abbott concerns, maintaining confidentiality
Factors that may influence prescribing
• Patients - demand for expensive products, potential misuse
• Employers - formularies, costs/budget, guidelines
• Colleagues - requests to prescribe, advice
• Marketing - advertising, potentially misleading claims
• Professional organisations - guidance
• Experience - within limitations of skills, knowledge and experience? product familiarity, previous +ve/-ve experience
