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Fatma Sellami1, Emna Bokri2, Hajji Hekma1
1Pharmacy Department, Charles Nicolle University Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.
La Tunisie Medicale
|November 20, 2024
Summary
Pharmacists generally scored 70% on ethical dilemmas. While most ethical attitudes were observed in non-maleficence scenarios, confidentiality issues received the most disagreement, highlighting a need for enhanced ethics training.
Area of Science:
- Pharmacy Practice
- Bioethics
- Medical Ethics Education
Context:
- Pharmacists frequently encounter ethical challenges requiring decisions based on scientific knowledge and bioethical principles.
- This study addresses the need for evaluating ethical decision-making in pharmaceutical practice.
Purpose:
- To assess pharmacists' attitudes toward various ethical dilemmas encountered in their professional practice.
- To identify specific ethical scenarios that elicit varying responses among pharmacists.
Summary:
- Pharmacists achieved an average of 70% on ethical scenario evaluations.
- The highest ethical scores were noted for non-maleficence (dispensing amphetamines to a medical student), while justice scenarios received the lowest ethical ratings.
- Confidentiality scenarios garnered the most 'disagree' responses, and supplementary ethics training showed a significant correlation with confidentiality and non-maleficence dimensions.
Impact:
- Findings underscore the necessity of reinforcing medical ethics education for pharmacists in Tunisia.
- The study provides insights into pharmacists' ethical reasoning and areas for targeted training interventions.