Drugs Ethics and Quality of Life

<p>Weigh pivotal healthcare ethics law and public policy issues that resulted in tipping-point legal actionsWeighing the ethical considerations in healthcare and drug issues can be emotionally difficult and mentally challenging. Drugs Ethics and Quality of Life: Cases and Materials on Ethical Legal and Public Policy Dilemmas in Medicine and Pharmacy Practice is a fascinating casebook that clearly discusses the most contentious ethical conflicts that resulted in legal actions. This easy-to-read text provides all sides of controversial real-life cases that provoke spirited debate while teaching the fundamentals of pharmacy law and ethics. The book is a unique exploration into the basic principles of bioethics end of life care and drug research. Drugs Ethics and Quality of Life explains in detail the concepts of ethics quality of life beneficence nonmaleficence autonomy and justice. Recent cases provide illuminating backdrops for the exploration of these concepts making them easily understood. A special introduction includes important information about ethics and the pharmaceutical code of ethics. Two appendixes provide further opportunities for discussion and the examination of law and decisions and resources about drug use decisions and situations. This thought-provoking textbook plainly shows the crucial role ethics plays in today’s society. Ethical topics explored in Drugs Ethics and Quality of Life includes legal cases on:</p><ul> <li> tobacco </li> <li> COX-2 inhibitors </li> <li> medical marijuana </li> <li> the morning after pill and other emergency contraceptives </li> <li> pain medications and palliative care drugs </li> <li> physician-assisted suicide </li> <li> drug use in medically futile situations </li> <li> gene therapy </li> </ul><p>Drugs Ethics and Quality of Life is valuable insightful reading as well as a good adjunct text for pharmacy students pharmacists medical students physicians bioethicists students interested in bioethics institutional ethics committee members and anyone interested in bioethics.</p>