Medication Ethical Dilemmas

We (Individuals) do not want an individual in jury duty under the use of illegal dugs. But, what if the individual is actually under prescription drugs?

The term ‘covert medication’ means to give medication secretly hidden in food or beverages, without consent from patients.

When a patient or an agent requests a prescription transfer, it is mandatory to be done in a timely manner. The transfer occurs between pharmacies and not members. Narcotics and controlled drugs can not be transferred. Benzodiazepine or targeted substances can be transferred only once and they are valid for a year from the date prescribed. Prescription transfers are usually done through fax machine but sometimes they can be done verbally if there are technical issues.

At first I would gather information as possible as I can about the facts that let the company that I work for to avoid the FDA inspection. Then, I will define the ethical issues that let the company evade FDA inspection. When a company is doing that only to make profit at the customer’s expense. Also, without thinking about what will happen to the people whether harms will effect on their health or benefits which is rarely will happen. Moreover, if a customer gets harm that could affect the company production and its employees may lose their jobs. The values should a company has are responsibility, Integrity, and credibility. My obligation is to make sure the company’s product matches public safety standards and has the quality that will keep

Wow, thank you for sharing your personal experience and provoking questions. I do resonate with you that it is difficult to label the conduct of covert medication as ethical or unethical since it can be different from case to case. The goal for care providers is to provide care with patients’ best interest. When a patient is not in a good state of mind, necessary interventions like you have mention in the post are appropriate.

Ethics of prescribing in Australia is a philosophy of clinical practice that follows the following four principles the form the main framework for ethical decision-making;

After a year in nursing school, drug administration and nursing responsibilities are firmly drilled into our heads. The 6 rights: right Medication right route, right time, right client right dosage, right documentation, and the right to refuse any medication. Before giving the medication the nurse must fully ensure that the patient knows what the medication is for and what to expect. The nurse must check the patient’s armband before administering medication, ask the patient to verify his name and date of birth, only administer meds the nurse has prepared herself, and if there is something the nurse is unsure about she should look it up or ask for help.

But the question still remains, how has ethics become involved in the pharmaceutical Industry? To understand this better, I will briefly talk about the history of the industry. In the late 19th and early 20th century key discoveries, such as insulin and penicillin, were made. These medicines were needed in large quantities, and thus allowed major companies that we know today to begin the mass-manufacture and distribution of these. In order to test and approve drugs and to require appropriate labeling legislation was enacted. As the pharmaceutical industry grew, prescription and nonprescription drugs became legally distinguished from one another.

that can worsen a person’s health. If the patient takes the prescribed drug correctly, than the drug

My initial reaction to this situation is to not advise them to write a prescription for their patient to give to the woman nor would I advise them to visit the woman either. If possible, I would say to that instead the patient could try to convince the woman to visit them or another doctor to examine if she actually needs the drugs for her condition. In this circumstance I consider both the physical, resident, and the woman as the primary decision makers with the patient as the stakeholder. My primary ethical question is whether it is morally permissible to write a prescription for someone who is not your patient and is it right to pay them a visit at their home.

According to the Cambridge Dictionaries Online, ethics is a system of accepted beliefs that control behavior, especially such a system based on morals ("Cambridge," n.d.). Ethics in health care is aimed at providing guidelines and codes for health care providers for their duty, responsibility, and conduct (Mohanti, 2009). Major ethical issues arise at the end-of-life, this can include aspects in pharmacology, barriers to effective pain management, drug diversion, and the role of the nurse in pain and symptom management. With the many issues surrounding end-of-life, there are also available resources out there to help.

A 17-year-old teen declined to take chemotherapy to treat her Hodgkin’s lymphoma. This is a serious ethical dilemma that comes from two ethical principles. She should be able to have the right to choose what she wants to do. But a doctor/ hospital must also do what is best for their patients. The problem is that she is a 17 year old and is still a minor so she is cared for by her parents. Because she is 17 and is still a minor her parents have the legal right to make the decision for her. Her mother feels that she should be able to choose what she wants to do regarding her health and she supports her decision. “Courts have the authority to overrule parents when their medical decisions

Everyday, healthcare professionals are faced with ethical dilemmas in their workplace. These ethical dilemmas need to be addressed in order to provide the best care for the patient. Healthcare professionals have to weigh their own personal beliefs, professional beliefs, ethical understandings, and several other factors to decide what the best care for their patient might be. This is illustrated in Mrs. Smith’s case. Mrs. Smith is an 85 year old who has suffered from a large stroke that extends to both of her brains hemispheres which has left her unconscious. She only has some brain stem reflexes and requires a ventilator for support. She is unable to communicate how she wishes to proceed with her healthcare. Mrs. Smith’s children, Sara and Frank have different views regarding their mother’s plan of care. The decision that needs to be made is whether to prolong Mrs. Smith’s life, as Sara would like to do, or stop all treatments and care, as Frank feels his mother would want. In the healthcare field, there are situations similar to this case that happen daily where moral and ethical judgment is necessary to guide the decision that would be best for the patient. The purpose of this paper is to explore and discuss, compare and contrast the personal and professional values, ethical principles, and legal issues regarding Mrs. Smith’s quality of life and further plan of care.

Thousands of people voluntarily enroll in clinical drug trials every year. They are putting their health and safety at risk by participating in a drug trial. One would think they would be doing this to promote medical advancement, but in all actuality, it is for the high dollar amounts they receive for compensation. People that frequently enroll in drug trials are often called “guinea pigs.” The monetary amount people are paid can go as high seventy-five hundred dollars. The more invasive the procedure is the higher the compensation. These “Guinea pigs” are required to pay taxes on the money they do make. (Elliott, 2008)

Specify the types of country risks that pharmaceutical firms face in international business. How do the political and legal systems of countries affect the global pharmaceutical industry?