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Ethics
Code of Ethics for Pharmacists
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AMCP endorses the Code of Ethics for Pharmacists. (See Code of Ethics for Pharmacists at https://aphanet.pharmacist.com/code-ethics) |
Conscientious Objection by Pharmacists to Certain Therapies |
AMCP supports a pharmacist's right to refuse to fill a prescription on the basis of the pharmacist's moral, religious, or ethical convictions. While the pharmacist's right of conscientious objection must be respected, managed health care systems must ensure that procedures are established that protect the patient's right to obtain legally prescribed and medically necessary treatments consistent with the benefit coverage provided.
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Clinical Investigations in Children
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AMCP supports clinical research focused on meeting the unique therapy needs of children where safety and appropriate use are protected and where appropriate, there is prior experience in the adult population. |
Pharmacist Recovery Programs |
AMCP supports the establishment by state boards of pharmacy of counseling, treatment, prevention, and rehabilitation programs for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and student pharmacists who are subject to physical or mental impairment due to the influence of drugs – including alcohol – or other causes, when such impairment has potential to adversely impact their abilities to function properly in a professional capacity. AMCP supports the empowerment of state boards of pharmacy to use discretionary powers in determining employment waiver requests relating to the licensure of impaired pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
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Professionalism and Professional Judgment Policy 0024 02/01/2000 Introduced 02/01/2005 Reapproved 02/01/2010 Reapproved 10/07/2014 Reapproved 04/07/2015 Reapproved 04/29/2020 Revised |
AMCP believes that it is essential to integrate professionalism concepts and standards during a pharmacy student's educational experience and throughout a pharmacist's career. Pharmacists, regardless of practice setting, must possess the requisite competencies to allow them to exercise their individual professional judgment and have complete authority for those individual professional responsibilities assumed. |
Cultural Diversity |
AMCP supports the awareness of cultural diversity that exists among health care providers and patients. AMCP recognizes the potential impact of cultural diversity related to medication use as well as access to health care. AMCP supports the development of cultural diversity competencies for health care professionals, students, and educators. |
Fraud, Waste and Abuse in Prescription Drug Benefit
10/01/2011 Introduced |
Fraud
Waste
Abuse
(See AMCP Where We Stand Position Statement – Fraud, Waste and Abuse in Prescription Drug Benefits) |