Pharmaceutical Ethics and Legislation

Ética e Legislação Farmacêutica

Course code:9494333

Mara Sofia Inácio Pereira Guerreiro

Learning outcomes of the curricular unit:

The goal of this course is promoting the acquisition of knowledge and the development of attitudes and skills that enable a professional practice complying with pharmacy ethics and with the legislation governing pharmacy, medicinal products and medical devices.

Syllabus:

1. Introduction
2. Legal framework governing medicinal products for human use
3. Ethics in health care provision by the pharmacist
4. Legal framework governing community pharmacies in Portugal
5. Legal requirements pertaining to dispensing prescribed medicines and controlled substances
6. Legal framework governing the sales of non-prescription medicines outside pharmacies
7. Legal framework governing medical devices

Suggested Bibliography:

• Guerreiro MP & Fernandes AA (coord.) (2013) Deontologia e Legislação Farmacêutica. Lidel. ISBN-13: 978-9727578900
• Veatch R & Haddad A (2017) Case Studies in Pharmacy Ethics. 3ª ed. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN-13: 978-0190277000