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Pooneh Salari Sharif¹, Mohammadreza Javadi, Fariba Asghari

¹Medical Ethics and History of Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;

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|August 3, 2013

Summary

This study evaluated Iranian pharmacists' attitudes toward bioethics, finding that older pharmacists and those with more experience showed lower ethical scores in certain areas. Developing pharmacy ethics guidelines is crucial for clinical decision-making.

Keywords:

Autonomy Confidentiality Ethical attitude Pharmacy ethics

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Area of Science:

Pharmacy Practice
Bioethics
Clinical Decision-Making

Background:

Pharmacy practice is shifting towards patient-centered care, increasing the need for pharmacists' clinical decision-making skills.
Pharmacists' ethical reasoning is vital for effective clinical decision-making, yet pharmacy ethics in Iran has not kept pace with medical ethics.
Special considerations are paramount in addressing ethical challenges within Iranian pharmacy practice.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess the attitudes of Iranian pharmacists regarding key principles of bioethics.
To identify potential disparities in ethical attitudes based on demographic factors like age and gender.
To inform the development of ethical guidelines and curricula in pharmacy.

Main Methods:

A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 505 Iranian pharmacists participating in continuing education programs in 2010.
Nine Likert-type scale scenarios were used to evaluate pharmacists' attitudes toward common ethical problems.
Data analysis involved calculating total scores and scores for themes like confidentiality, autonomy, non-maleficence, and justice.

Main Results:

The overall ethical attitude score for pharmacists was 17.69 ± 3.57. The most frequent ethical response was 'strongly disagree'.
Older pharmacists (>40 years) demonstrated significantly lower total ethical scores and scores in most themes, except non-maleficence.
Pharmacists with over 5 years of experience showed significantly lower scores related to autonomy.

Conclusions:

Developing comprehensive ethical guidelines and enhancing pharmacy ethics education are critical for optimal pharmaceutical care and clinical decision-making.
Further quantitative and qualitative research is recommended to identify specific challenges and pitfalls in pharmacy ethics.
Addressing ethical considerations is essential for pharmacists to navigate complex clinical situations effectively.