What is it about?
This publication is a review of the book Ethics in Pharmacy Practice: A Practical Guide. The book helps pharmacy students, educators, and practicing pharmacists understand and handle real-world ethical problems in healthcare. It combines moral theories—like fairness and respect for patient choices—with real-life examples, such as end-of-life decisions, vaccine access, and reproductive healthcare. This review highlights how the book succeeds in connecting theory with daily pharmacy practice and makes complex ethical ideas easy to understand and apply.
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Why is it important?
As pharmacists take on more responsibilities in public health, they face growing ethical challenges—especially with the rise of new technologies and health crises like COVID-19. This book offers a timely and practical resource for helping pharmacists make thoughtful and ethical decisions. Unlike many general healthcare ethics books, this one focuses specifically on pharmacy-related dilemmas, making it a unique and much-needed contribution. It is especially useful for training future pharmacists and supporting current professionals in staying ethically grounded in a fast-changing healthcare system.
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As someone involved in pharmacy education and clinical practice, I found this book especially valuable. It reflects how ethics is not just a theoretical concern but a daily part of professional life for pharmacists. From managing limited resources to respecting patient beliefs, pharmacists constantly face tough choices. This review—and the book it evaluates—provides a clear, structured way to think through those challenges. I hope it helps more educators integrate ethics into their teaching and inspires practicing pharmacists to reflect deeply on the values behind their care decisions.
Dr. Hisham E. Hasan
Jordan University of Science and Technology
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This page is a summary of: Review of Ethics in Pharmacy Practice: A Practical Guide, Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, June 2025, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s11673-025-10461-4.
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