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PHARMD GURU Page 1 INTRODUCTION: Pharmacy is a noble and sacred profession committed to the cause of health care of human beings. The pharmacist is a vital link between the doctor and the patient. He is charged with the responsibility of providing professional services of high order to the community at large by ensuring production of Quality Medicine and their sale and distribution to the consumers. The pharmaceutical Ethics encompasses the code of moral principles (or) the science of morals which is concerned with human character. The pharmacist of today is a drug-maker, drug-dispenser, drug-custodian, patient- counselor, drug-researcher and drug-educator and above all, an honest and patriotic citizen. The techno-professional background of the pharmacist gives him/ her confidence of providing services with ethical approach to the satisfaction of patients. The sacred values are required to be cherished and professed by the pharmacist. Government restricts the practice of pharmacy to those who qualify under regulatory requirement and expects the pharmacist to fulfill his/ her professional obligations honorable and with due regard for the well being of the society. PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACEUTICAL ETHICS: The pharmacist should be a good and law-abiding citizen conversant with Acts and Rules governing his/her profession. He/she should be a person with an attitude of service and sacrifice and concern for welfare of both patients and public. The pharmacist must be capable of upholding honor and dignity of the profession and not getting involved in any action which may bring disrepute the profession. The pharmacist should never disclose any information about patient or his family which he/she has acquired as part of professional activities, unless required to do so by law. The pharmacist should not get involved in any unethical work under duress or pressure. PRINCIPLE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
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