PSA pilots ethics advice
April 24, 2013
THE Pharmaceutical Society of
Australia has launched a new Ethics
Advisory Service which provides
information and advice to PSA
members, as well as acting on
complaints from members.
The service, which is free of
charge for PSA members, is claimed
to be a first for pharmacy.
It’s based on the PSA’s Code
of Ethics for Pharmacists which
focuses on five key areas: the
consumer, the community, the
pharmacy profession, business
practices and other healthcare
professionals.
“The core focus of the new Ethics
Advisory Service is to provide
help and support for pharmacists
struggling with ethical dilemmas
and issues in their professional
practice,” said PSA National
President, Grant Kardachi.
He said the Code of Ethics had
been endorsed by the Pharmacy
Board of Australia, with the service
to be piloted for an initial 18 month
period.
“PSA has engaged in high-level
discussions with a number of key
stakeholders all of whom have
agreed that the Ethics Advisory
Service will be of benefit to
the profession and be widely
welcomed,” Kardachi said.
He emphasised that the new
service would operate alongside
(and in no way seeks to replace)
existing services provided by
other key organisations such as
the Pharmacy Board of Australia,
Pharmaceutical Defence Limited
and the Pharmacists’ Support
Service.
A new Ethics Advisory Panel will
be established, comprising a group
of experts who will offer advice and
assistance in response to enquiries
which may vary from “pharmacists
in a difficult work environment
to pharmacists facing an ethical
dilemma situation”.
The service can be accessed by
PSA members at www.psa.org.au.
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