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Legal aspects of clinical pharmacy practice
Contemporary Pharmacy Practice
|February 5, 1983
Summary
Pharmacists are taking on more clinical roles, raising legal questions about their scope of practice and potential liabilities. This paper examines the legal foundations for these new pharmacist functions and associated risks.
Area of Science:
- Pharmacy Law
- Clinical Pharmacy Practice
- Professional Liability
Background:
- Recent trends show a shift towards more clinical roles for pharmacists.
- These evolving responsibilities introduce legal complexities regarding scope of practice.
- Existing legal frameworks may not fully address new clinical pharmacy functions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the legal basis for specific clinical functions undertaken by pharmacists.
- To identify and analyze the inherent liabilities associated with these expanded pharmacist duties.
- To clarify legal uncertainties surrounding clinical pharmacy practice.
Main Methods:
- Review of relevant pharmacy laws and regulations.
- Analysis of case law pertaining to pharmacist professional conduct.
- Examination of legal precedents in clinical practice.
Main Results:
- The legal standing of certain pharmacist clinical activities is not definitively established.
- Pharmacists face potential legal liabilities for both performing and neglecting new clinical duties.
- The scope of legal protection and accountability for pharmacists in clinical roles requires further clarification.
Conclusions:
- The expanding clinical role of pharmacists necessitates a clearer legal understanding of their practice scope and liabilities.
- Legal frameworks must adapt to address the complexities of modern clinical pharmacy.
- Further legal analysis is crucial to support pharmacists in their evolving professional landscape.
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